by Caretta Caretta » 28 Oct 2011, 10:58
Niti sam im verovao kada su rekli da može da se dogodi da se ne igra cela sezona, a ne verujem im ni sada baš mnogo. Očigledno je da žele da odgovornost prebace na drugu stranu, tako što daju izjave da veruju da je dogovor blizu. Nema nikakve garancije da će pregovori opet propasti, ali kada se pažljivo pročita, nema ni jasnih naznaka da su baš toliko blizu kompromisa:
"Hunter said he thought the sides were "within striking distance of a getting a deal" on the system, but there's still no indication either side is ready to make the big move necessary to settle the BRI split.
Owners have insisted they're not going beyond 50-50, which means the sides are still about $100 million apart annually, based on last season's revenues. Players have proposed reducing their guarantee from 57 percent down to 52.5, but they're unlikely to go much further without some concessions on the system issues.
Sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that Hunter spoke to players earlier Thursday and reiterated the union's stance that players want at least a 52-48 split of BRI.
"I think we're within reach and within striking distance of getting a deal," Hunter said. "It's just a question of how receptive the NBA is and whether or not they want to do a deal."
Asked when the significant move would happen, Hunter noticed Stern sitting in the back of his press conference and said to ask the commissioner.
"Tomorrow!" Stern yelled out.
"There are no guarantees that we'll get it done, but we're going to give it one heck of a shot tomorrow," Stern said a few minutes later in his press conference. "I think that Billy and the union's negotiators feel the same way. I know that ours do."
If they don't, Stern will have to decide whether to add more cancellations to the two weeks that have already been lost."
