Billy – Hunter just appeared on the ESPN experts – Bill Simmons’ BS Report radio show, in an hour, he talked about the current problems in labor negotiations and the status quo. He said that the current progress of the negotiations stalled in 1998 is very similar, but the last week of marathon negotiations, so that he “felt able to bring more positive results.”
“I think last week we are trying to reach some consensus,” Hunter said, “I guess, now filled with uncertainties and focus more on the internal struggle, or a proposal submitted to us, big market and small market respond differently. “He of course refers to the part of employers into two camps within the current rumors, the boss of a big market team – led by Miami boss Ami Sen – need shut down immediately terminated, and led by Cavaliers owner Gilbert owner of a small market losses due to the long, so hope to use in exchange for a longer shut down their system and into a more favorable ratio.
“We do not want to be too harsh.” Hunt said.
Hunter also repeated statement, saying the players are willing to “seize every opportunity to reach an agreement with their employers,” but the attitude of employers is too tough before, insisted that they “accept the 50-50 system in order to talk about issues”, and this is the players can not accept.
Hunter said that employers in fact, a clear mind, made the beginning of labor into the proportion of 53-47 is sufficient to fill their loss, and give them a “profit opportunity.” He also said the players all the way from 57% to 52.5% yield, as is the money in the negotiations for the problem other than to have some of the initiative. He hinted that the focus of the current players no longer have much money, but to reach a fair agreement, they will be at the expense of this. Now, this issue has become of interest from a moral issue. “They are very principled man,” Hunter said, “This has become a matter of principle … … become more acute in the players.”
Hunter said last week’s marathon negotiations, many ideas sparked their interest, including Mavericks owner Mark – Kuban’s called “subversion”, the framework does not include the salary cap system. Hunter said that when he quoted the general situation of this system to listen to the players, they feel like it, and in fact, also have two or three bosses that excited about this new system, but there are some small market owners his nose.
“We are willing to Kuban’s proposal to discuss the details.” Hunt said.
Previously there have been comments to Stern as a “plantation owner” means a tendency to treat the players of racial discrimination; this, Hunt said: “I do not think David would be a racist in his negotiations so tough because he represents a group of new employer groups, those people extremely successful, earning billions of dollars, then buy the team, so they just stand on different timetables. “