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sterlingice · 03-10-2022, 08:24 AM

That's what I'm worried about, too. The owners have those RSN contracts that they have to start paying back at 15-25 games so they're content to miss up to that many. They don't care that the fans are going to miss 20 games because it's better for them financially. But they'll blame it on the players rather than, say, going back to 144 games voluntarily (WHICH THEY COULD TOTALLY DO).

For the next part of the negotiation, they're going to use back pay as a leverage point to get what they want, just like in 2020, and things are going to get a lot more contentious. "You didn't play for 162 so why should we pay you for 162?" "Because you didn't let us play 162" and that's going to really piss off the union. And they know that. And they're fine with that.

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03-10-2022, 08:24 AM	#131
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	That's what I'm worried about, too. The owners have those RSN contracts that they have to start paying back at 15-25 games so they're content to miss up to that many. They don't care that the fans are going to miss 20 games because it's better for them financially. But they'll blame it on the players rather than, say, going back to 144 games voluntarily (WHICH THEY COULD TOTALLY DO). For the next part of the negotiation, they're going to use back pay as a leverage point to get what they want, just like in 2020, and things are going to get a lot more contentious. "You didn't play for 162 so why should we pay you for 162?" "Because you didn't let us play 162" and that's going to really piss off the union. And they know that. And they're fine with that. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"