I actually run a business, and have for 20+ years. It requires taking a break from the internet, which I'm sure you can't fathom.
and what the hell does that have to do with the subject of this thread?
Yes, the owners are largely responsible for the current financial state of the league.
see, we agree on something, early on
the owners are the ones who bid up the prices of the star players
and then complain that the players have allowed them to do that
it's like they want the players to protect the owners from hurting themselves
And lo and behold, they want to fix it. And they are.
they are attempting to, anyway
they are asking the players that they are throwing money at to resist accepting their money
one hell of a solution
What the players don't get is that the owners aren't losing money right now, at least most of them.
damn, that's odd. seems like someone just recently posted a graph depicting each team and their level of profitability. that graph indicates about half of the teams are operating under water
so if half were losing money when games were being played, how is it that they will not be losing money now that games are not being played
There is no pressure or incentive to negotiate.
really
no incentive to negotiate
so, those owners don't have staff to pay while the strike is going on and no income is being generated
they have no fixed obligations to satisfy during this period of no income
by now you can probably see that i am saying 'bull ****' to such a foolish comment
The players think this is like the NFL situation, which is apples and oranges.
yes, so apples and oranges
both professional sports leagues
both at negotiation impasse
so different [/s]
The NFL owners stood to lose $200 million per week in the preseason.
the owners stand to lose $1 million per game not played and players are expected to miss $350 million per month
1,230 games played per season
and since the players have been realizing half of the NBA revenue as their compensation it appears treasonable to conclude that each side will give up approximately the same income
There was incentive on both sides. Not here.
what incentive was their for the NFL players which does not exist for the NBA players to make a deal
What else are the players going to do? The average NBA career is 4 years and change. Imagine losing 25 percent of your life earnings in one year.
and by comparison, the average career of an NFL player is 3.3 years
so much for your apples and oranges argument
The players need to kick Hunter to the curb and get a deal done.
actually, that is what they have done
they have now filed a class action anti trust action against the league and are seeking treble damages ... triple their $2 billion annual income
The owners need only sit tight and wait.
yep, wait on the court to rule on this matter ... possibly within one year
in the meantime, continue to pay the debt obligations of a firm having no income
this is a very ripe moment for some monied interests to snap up the players and form a new professional basketball league