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Originally Posted by albertGQ
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%
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They fought against going from 57% to 50%, naturally, but that doesn't imply that they were against revenue sharing in general.
Even though they originally didn't want it, it quickly became apparent to them that it meant more escalating salaries.