let me keep it all the way real
the cba is fucked up but not because of the players
the owners didn't want to own up to one major fact that everyone seems to overlook.....
they made bad decisions.. and hired bad people to make those decisions so they blame everyone but themselves.
the players have no power, they never did. the players don't hold teams hostages....they're under contract they have to play.
the new cba just was made to hurt the miami heat because dan gilbert was upset because he didn't put any talent around lebron he had a golden goose, didn't feed it and it left.
he tried to say big market vs little market when it was competence vs incompetence.
and now a small market team in OKC who did their job and drafted EXCELLENT can't even keep all the players they drafted.. because everyone else fucked up.
Just look around man
how many gm's blow up the teams every 2 years and try again? how are they getting so many chances...firing everyone but themselves trading everyone but themselves... right after the lockout NENE got a max deal immediately and he wasn't even healthy.
the new cba didn't prevent that dumb shit now did it?
like i said the gm's should have gotten locked out
but blaming the gm's would lead to the owners owning up to the fact that they're really to blame for hiring incompetent people to make million dollar decisions...
the players don't dictate the market...the teams do.
if the best offer for joe johnson was 4 years $35... then that's all he would have taken...
but gm's being who they are....paid max immediately just cause..