Yeah...i have to agree that if they reduced ticket prices on pre-season games or limited it to 2 games, then by all means keep the 16 game season.
However, if they insist on the current model, I think it makes all the sense in the world to make 2 of those 4 games count towards something.
An extra 2 games would allow for some more premium regular season games as well. Good for revenue building if nothing else, and that's something that both sides would benefit from. An expanded roster means more jobs, more revenue means more money for players. More primetime/Grade A games means higher TV ratings and more money into the owners coffers along with those seats actually being filled and buying concessions/parking etc.
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