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VanCitySportsGuy · 06-13-2011, 05:58 PM

I think its a complete joke that one of the offers from the owners had a hard cap of only 45 million.

I'm on the players side. The Owners basically want a CBA that protects themselves because they can't stop handing out dumb contracts.

A hard cap would be horrible for the NBA. Just imagine if your team had a bunch of players develop and then you had to ship them out for 50 cents on the dollars because of the hard cap. This is what happened to the Blackhawks in the NHL. They were basically punished for winning the Stanley Cup.

The current CBA is already fair to both sides. We already have a soft cap, limit on the length of contracts, luxury tax, escrow tax, and incentive to stay with your own team due to more money and 1 more year on the contract.

If there is a lockout (which I predict will happen), the real losers are the fans.

06-13-2011, 05:58 PM	#23
VanCitySportsGuy NYG_Meth OVR: 23 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 9,351	Re: CBA/Lockout Discussion Thread I think its a complete joke that one of the offers from the owners had a hard cap of only 45 million. I'm on the players side. The Owners basically want a CBA that protects themselves because they can't stop handing out dumb contracts. A hard cap would be horrible for the NBA. Just imagine if your team had a bunch of players develop and then you had to ship them out for 50 cents on the dollars because of the hard cap. This is what happened to the Blackhawks in the NHL. They were basically punished for winning the Stanley Cup. The current CBA is already fair to both sides. We already have a soft cap, limit on the length of contracts, luxury tax, escrow tax, and incentive to stay with your own team due to more money and 1 more year on the contract. If there is a lockout (which I predict will happen), the real losers are the fans.