Comments on: Reason for hope? Wednesday labor talks to expand Friday http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/28/reason-for-hope-wednesday-labor-talks-to-expand-friday/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sat, 25 May 2013 01:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: therealhtj http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/28/reason-for-hope-wednesday-labor-talks-to-expand-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53642 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:47:56 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32056#comment-53642 It really doesn’t seem like there’s any actual movement. Fish and Hunter keep carrying on with their “blood issue” nonsense. Stern plays used car salesman and gives them a soft cap so restrictive it’ll be worse than a hard cap could ever be. Neither side is apparently interested in getting anything less the a lopsided deal in their favor done anytime soon.

The middle ground is staring us all in the face, but everyone involved is refusing to acknowledge it. 52/48 Split of BRI in favor of the Players. Hard cap set at 60% of BRI (about 80 million this year) with an 8% wage holdback in escrow like in the current system. Throw in some amnesty, raise the minimum age, and lose the exceptions. Play Ball.

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