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Originally Posted by kcfanXIII
You are wrong on the first part. And for part two of your post had the owners not backed out of an extremely successful CBA, there would be no reason to negotiate. I side with the op that pro owner fans (current lockout specifically) are misinformed or are just too ****ing stupid to understand.
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personally, I'm open to the possibility of sympathizing with, and siding with the owners. I don't get caught up in this "the players struck so we should blame them/ the owners locked out so we should blame them" idiocy. Who cares who started the conflict through whatever legal mechanism, both sides must be happy with the deal at all times, or there will be a strike/lockout.
What I care about is figuring out who is right, no matter who started it.
The NFL owners adamantly refuse to open their books, even though NHL/NBA/MLB owners open their books to their player unions. So, by default the owners lose the PR battle in my mind. Don't wanna open your books? Too bad, you are asking the players to allow you to do things that are normally illegal and all of your peers open their books to their players. Still wanna act stupidly with your lack of transparency? Fine, f*** 'em, the owners deserve all the blame until they come to the table with every piece of information the players want.