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Message: [QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 5350468, member: 9864"] Rb355, you raise an interesting hypothetical scenario for sure. I suppose that if arrangements could be proposed where salaries and revenue sharing (and other favorable guarantees) were substantially far and above where the players currently stand then those would certainly have to be considered, first by the player representatives and then by the players en masse. In addition to exclusivity clauses with other leagues, there are dozens of hypothetical permutations that could be raised by owners, including restrictions on international play such as EuroCup, World Cup and Olympics as examples. I bring these examples to the forefront to address your point I placed in bold font. Simply put, there is a wide swath of players who would opt to stay away from the WNBA - regardless of guaranteed increased pay and revenue sharing - if "investment restrictions" (my term) on further professional development avenues were brought into negotiations by the owners (hypothetically speaking, of course). In other words, it is not just about who is in Unrivaled, or who is playing overseas off-season, nor is it about how individuals would respond to specific owners' proposals. The CBA effects all players, so in any and all of these hypothetical proposals, the player representatives have to take negotiation positions across many aisles, and ultimately bring them back to the players association. At this point, I do not see any blurry lines that you apparently do. In fact, I am on the other side of the street: If the owners do indeed take a position espousing "investment restrictions", [B]I think having owners of alternative off-season leagues at the table is ideal[/B] - as long as they advocate for ALL alternative off-season leagues and not just their own. This seems both wise and prudent. I agree with you that Stewie and Pheesa are incredible advocates, and I, too, would trust them to negotiate in good faith - and with transparency to their fellow players - across all lines of effort. Bottom line as it relates back to my earlier post: I fail to see how the possibility of hypotheticals would suggest that player representatives should recuse themselves in negotiations at this juncture. IMO, it makes more sense to cross any hypothetical bridges when they actually present themselves. Good discussion. You make some valid points. I appreciate the alternative view. [/QUOTE]

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