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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 4356224, member: 591"] I'm no expert and it might not be exactly the same, but my impression from my daily watching of PTI is that there is some analogy to be made to players demanding to move on in the NBA. James Harden comes to mind. I do not follow the NBA, but I take the Cambage and Charles news as other examples of what - in the long ago - was considered the inmates running the asylum. As others have correctly pointed out, you are not going to get any notable production from a player that doesn't want to be there. Yes, the salary cap in the W is a huge problem, and cutting payroll often a necessity to make other moves. It isn't conceptually that much different in other sports, except that the amount of money is smaller. If you want to carp about comparing the league to others, I just read (again) today about the ban from taking charter air flights. The reasoning ("because they might get used to it") and the fact that it is for the life of the CBA is distressing. Becky Hammon is one who wants that to change as soon as practical (which might be 3 or more years from now). Her reasoning is that it is affecting the product on the floor, and making it less compelling for fans to see tired players compete. [/QUOTE]