Re: NBA Lockout and Collective Barganing Agreement Discussion
I’m really starting to believe that the agents might have been right about Hunter and his leadership and maybe they should have had him removed. This guy has had countless opportunities to stick it to the owners and time and time again he passes them up. And the opportunities are limited, so the more you pass up the less chance you have.
Now let’s say maybe…JUST MAYBE…Cuban did tell Hunter he wanted to get rid of the cap, what makes you think that Cuban will even admit to that in public? Him and the other owners haven’t said a single word to the media. Even Cuban, who loves to show his chops to the camera any chance he gets. AND I know it’s killing him that he has to side with Stern in this because we all know how Cuban would love to stick it to Stern BUT Cuban is not going to be turned against his contemporaries so easily. Now if Cuban did say this to Hunter, if Hunter was shrewd enough(which he isn’t), he could have had a secret ally to work with on the other side. Not to say that Hunter could directly talk to Cuban BUT if Hunter knows that Cuban is one of the owners just looking to make a deal without raping the players DON’T CALL HIS NAME OUT THERE LIKE THAT! If you keep talking at him in the negotiations, he probably would see you side. But now that you put him name out there in the media, you can forget that.
I’m wondering if Hunter was in class when they were teaching Negotiating 101 when he was in law school? As much as I think Donald Fehr is a snake, he’s an intelligent snake. That guy gets things done. Fehr was fortunate to work under Marvin Miller, probably the best sports union lawyer of all time. Miller was also knows for being a master negotiator as well.
I’m really starting to believe that the agents might have been right about Hunter and his leadership and maybe they should have had him removed. This guy has had countless opportunities to stick it to the owners and time and time again he passes them up. And the opportunities are limited, so the more you pass up the less chance you have.
Now let’s say maybe…JUST MAYBE…Cuban did tell Hunter he wanted to get rid of the cap, what makes you think that Cuban will even admit to that in public? Him and the other owners haven’t said a single word to the media. Even Cuban, who loves to show his chops to the camera any chance he gets. AND I know it’s killing him that he has to side with Stern in this because we all know how Cuban would love to stick it to Stern BUT Cuban is not going to be turned against his contemporaries so easily. Now if Cuban did say this to Hunter, if Hunter was shrewd enough(which he isn’t), he could have had a secret ally to work with on the other side. Not to say that Hunter could directly talk to Cuban BUT if Hunter knows that Cuban is one of the owners just looking to make a deal without raping the players DON’T CALL HIS NAME OUT THERE LIKE THAT! If you keep talking at him in the negotiations, he probably would see you side. But now that you put him name out there in the media, you can forget that.
I’m wondering if Hunter was in class when they were teaching Negotiating 101 when he was in law school? As much as I think Donald Fehr is a snake, he’s an intelligent snake. That guy gets things done. Fehr was fortunate to work under Marvin Miller, probably the best sports union lawyer of all time. Miller was also knows for being a master negotiator as well.
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