Comments on: CBA Talk: Why the Owners Might Move Enough to Get the Players to Meet Them in the Middle

By: The Issues That May Cost the NBA Games

The Issues That May Cost the NBA Games — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:22:36 +0000

[...] Why the Owners Might Move Enough to Get the Players to Meet Them in the Middle September 13, 2011 [...]

By: CBA Talk: Splitting the Baby

CBA Talk: Splitting the Baby — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:56:51 +0000

[...] caution the owners not to reach too far. Most of the reasoning can be found in my “Meet in the Middle” piece. The hardliners need to recognize a real – and important – gain here, so [...]

By: CBA Talk: Kill for Money, Die for Faith

CBA Talk: Kill for Money, Die for Faith — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:31:38 +0000

[...] None. The structure remains in place for a settlement in the next few weeks along the lines of what I wrote about on Tuesday. If the owners just want the money, then they’ll play out the charade for a while, then make [...]

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:43:39 +0000

This statement sums it up.

“But you have to ask yourself — what percentage of NBA actually players sign more than one “big” contract? (Answer: usually only the few that were worth their first big one.)”

That’s why I don’t care if the players get 75% of BRI. All I want to see is fewer–not necessarily shorter–guaranteed contracts. Sign Kobe for a decade if you want to. They do it in baseball. No more than two or three players on any given team are true stars. The rest of them should feel as though they have to prove themselves each and every game. If they can’t do it, they need to get out. No fan base should ever have to suffer another Jamaal Tinsley.

By: Realist

Realist — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:29:18 +0000

“I’ll bet Rashard Lewis would jump at the chance to go back in time and sign a more reasonable deal”

What are you, high? I agree that I’d be hating on dudes on the roster that are cap killers though.

Great piece though. Doves named Donald Stirling, lol.

By: Somervillain

Somervillain — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:34:31 +0000

Thanks for the excellent piece. Explained many things I didn’t understand. My question is this: don’t the players feel like Eddy Curry and Rashard Lewis and Arenas’ deals etc are terrible for the league? It hamstrings THEIR teams from paying THEM more and allowing THEM to play on better teams. If a dude in my office was a cap killer, I’d want him out and would rather it be easy to get rid of him. So McRoberts choice isn’t so obvious, even for his own bottom line. I’ll bet Rashard Lewis would jump at the chance to go back in time and sign a more reasonable deal, rather than spend half a decade as a poster boy for poor value.