NBA Lockout and Collective Bargaining Agreement Discussion

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This is to start this thread new and shift the focus back on the issue at hand


There was another meeting today help between both sides which haven't met since the 1st

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/s...ab6132dc5.html


These outline the issues they are having
http://www.nba.com/news/labor-primer/index.html#issues


Lets look at the issues and remember what this is all about

[jfsolo]

The one positive is that they seem to have agreed to stop exchanging rhetorical jabs against one another in the media. As long as that public posturing was going on, there wasn't going to be any forward movement. Maybe, just maybe, the negotiations will now begin in earnest.

[bamalam]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/salary-cap...ry-coon-82411/

larry coon is a great source of information on all things cba
8/24 salary cap chat

[Control-X]

I wanna press the fast forward button to the end of this agreement.

[King_B_Mack]

Quote: Originally Posted by Control-X

I wanna press the fast forward button to the end of this agreement.

Same here, except I'm scared i'll be ten years older, twenty pounds heavier and pissed about nearing 40 when I let go of the button.

[da ThRONe]

Had no idea owners were claiming losses up to a billion since the new CBA has been signed.

[Dice]

I don't think the owners themselves know how much they're loosing. That's why everybody outside of the owners is questioning the numbers.

[yankeesgiants]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Had no idea owners were claiming losses up to a billion since the new CBA has been signed.

Under GAAP they are