DP and I for the most part stay out of this whole lockout thing, because news comes out and then it changes the next day and we don't really care unless games are being played.
That being said I just want to let you know that I blame the players 100% for this. In the last agreement the player's got 57% of the revenue, which I find shocking. The owners want the same, which isn't going to happen. So, they talked about doing a 50/50 split. Seems fair right? Well, the players quickly rejected it. In the NFL the players get 47%, and I know the NBA is maybe a more "star driven league", but a 50/50 split seems very fair.
I am not going to sit here and say that I understand everything they are fighting about, but unlike the NFL where I think we all were on the players side, I don't feel that during this fight. These guys make a shit load on money, and at about 1/5 of the risk.
With how terrible the economy is all over the world it's pretty sad to watch two sides fight over how they are going to split up $4.3 billion. It's also sad that they are doing it at a time when I think the NBA was really making a comeback. You have all the major markets involved. I mean shit, even Knick fans are interested. You have maybe the best talent you have ever had. Even teams that suck (Timberwovles) have serious talent, and hope for the future.
The structure of the NBA has to change in the owners aren't pulling in money, and I think asking for half the money they are generating isn't asking all that much, but the bottom line is that they are really going to hurt this sport and it's a shame.
With that being said, I will now never write about the lockout till it is finished.
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