NBA – Towards a New Collective Agreement

by Stephen Lars on Jul.06, 2011, under Basketball, Sports News

It’s time to hit the negotiation table for the team owners and the NBA players association. Time is up, the previous collective bargaining agreement has expired and we are far from arriving to a concrete negotiation on the terms on which this new collective agreement should be set up. The first delayed item, the first victim, if you will, is the free agent period, which didn’t start this July 1st.

But if things don’t move in the right direction, there is a good chance that we could be facing a shorter season. The last NBA lockout reduced the 1998-99 season to 50 games. Eventually the postseason was played without further cuts. This time around players say they’re prepared to hang in behind the lockout as long as necessary, rather than agree to the financial changes owners are seeking.

The thing here is that the smaller teams want a change. Smaller teams had been tired of losing millions in a system )the previous collective bargain agreement) that has guaranteed players 57 percent of revenues. The owners, particularly those of smaller teams, this time around are asking for an overhaul that would allow small-market teams to compete with the big spenders. If they could compete, they might just make this league even more exciting and competitive and of course, make more money.

Compared to the NFL lockout, the NBA

Next Liverpool Manager Odds Point Towards British Appointment

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The Next Liverpool Manager Odds are starting to take serious shape and although an announcement isn’t expected until the summer, you can see how the Liverpool board are thinking just by looking at the latest odds.

The current favourite at around even money is Kenny Dalglish, the man who is currently in charge at Anfield. It is easy to see why he is favourite and such a short price; he is popular with the fans and the players and early signs are that they are improving, although results haven’t quite gone their way yet. Dalglish is a worthy favourite but may just be worth taking on as his age suggests he isn’t a long term appointment.

The next name in the Next Liverpool Manager Odds is Martin O’Neill. He has been linked with a move to West Ham but that now looks dead and Liverpool seems a much better fit for a manager who is well known as someone who gets the best out of his players. O’Neill is around the 2/1 mark and it is an appointment that would make from both sides.  Don’t be surprised to see O’Neill given the Liverpool job in the summer.

Another British manager who could be up for the job is Owen Coyle. His stock is rising quickly having done a great job at Burnley and now Bolton and the fact that he is young, British and likes his teams to play football means he is going to be highly sought after over the next few years. The first big team to move for Coyle could be rewarded well, but he may have to fight for the Liverpool job with foreigners such as Frank Rijkaard, who has also been linked with becoming the Next Liverpool Manager.

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