Comments on: Mychal Thompson says the players need to take 50/50 deal http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/20/mychal-thompson-says-the-players-need-to-take-5050-deal/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: therealhtj http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/20/mychal-thompson-says-the-players-need-to-take-5050-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-54955 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:09:32 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33232#comment-54955 Kurt, I know you’ve taken your position and can’t reverse it now, but your arguments simply don’t hold water. There is no CBA as of today. Nothing. Nada. “Giving back” a couple of percentage points you don’t actually have isn’t exactly a giveback, now is it? The players may want to use the last, lopsided deal as a precedent, but that does not exist. Giving back a few percentage points will probably only effect less than 10% of the 450 players the NBPA supposedly represents. Superstars will still get superstar pay and rookies and scrubs will get rookie and scrub pay. All the middle earners will get a bit squeezed, but let’s face it, no one’s ever paid a dime to see them play. I’d rather see younger, hungrier players in those roster spots, and I’m certain I’m not alone.

No one is asking for contract rollbacks at this point. The players will be guaranteed a percentage of the revenues without risk. Whether that percentage is 53, 52, 51, or 50 percent is really all that’s left to be decided. The hard cap is off the table, so all that’s left is to be decided is how restrictive the luxury taxes will be and what’ll remain of the exemptions.

So far the entire negotiation only feels like a boon to the non-competitive, small market teams. Large markets and a couple of the smaller markets with soon to be growing payrolls (OKC and Memphis), are going to feel the pinch almost immediately. Subsequent Eddy Curry-ish contracts will still happen much to the delight of the NBPA.

]]> By: bravin4evr http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/20/mychal-thompson-says-the-players-need-to-take-5050-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-54953 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:35:26 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=33232#comment-54953 Mychal Thompson needs to shut his damn mouth….

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