I hope that the NBA is freed from the contracts (which I think might happen if the union decertifies and the lockout becomes void) so that they can hire cheaper McDonalds workers who might not be as flashy but who do their jobs the right way–and for a fraction of the price.

NOW, how do these jobs like any other compare to the NBA? these ballers are the mcdonalds workers. without them, there is no NBA. it’s an empty arena. the only reason these guys are willing to gamble to negotiate into the millions of dollars is because they know their supply is very limited compared to thousands of people lining up for a McJob. a mcdonalds worker cannot negotiate because he is easily replaceable. you are going to replace kobe or dwade or melo that easy? or how about any NBA talent player? really? no, you won’t so you bite the bullet and negotiate with them. these mcjob workers have that logical right because of supply and demand in capitalism. and don’t tell me that you will replace these “greedy” players with european ones because a season into playing, those europeans will demand the same thing. talent deserves recompense. it’s like ticketmaster arranging a concert for justin beiber who is an entertainer just like these ballers and then telling him “oh, take this offer or we replace you.” the next guy in line who is talented will still demand top compensation. anyone who doesn’t is an idiot. you people on these boards poke fun at how stupid and uneducated these players are but they are right to challenge the owners.

i FULLY support the players. i can’t afford tickets to a basketball game anyway (i can’t even imagine taking out a family of 2 kids and a wife, yikes!) and even if the players were given chump change of $50k income a year, i bet anything these bloodhound owners would STILL charge an arm and a leg for a ticket (that is if they already aren’t given away as compensation perks to top execs and ceos of many publicly traded companies), thereby pocketing the millions themselves instead of paying kobe, d. rose, or lebron. that’s the only difference.