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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I normally never feel bad for the owners, but the more I read about this, the more I think its really the players that are the ones at fault here. They were the ones fighting for the 50/50 revenue split with the 2013 CBA, but now that revenues have disappeared for a year or two, they don't seem to want that 50/50 split anymore. All this escrow / deferred salary / % of original salary talk is really smoke and mirrors to try and get them more then 50% of revenues, no?
I understand it sucks that you signed a contract for $X million, but your only going to get 30% or whatever of that, but that's how the 50/50 revenue split works - revenue goes in the tank, so does your salary.
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I’m pretty sure the players fought AGAINST the 50/50 split. Not for it.
In 2004/2005, it was the owners that wanted linkage but the players preferred the current system.
In 2013, the owners wanted 50/50 as the players were currently getting 57%