No(In the above mentioned cases).You’re totally missing out on the point. *sigh*

Go watch the movie 8 Men Out – you’ll understand what I mean. Pre-union era sports had management/ownership wilfully disrupting/injuring a player’s value or earning ability, for the sole purpose of injuring their value or ability to earn money. Not to “win games”, “make the playoffs” or anything other strategy even ancillary to that.

Their EXPRESS and EXPLICIT INTENTION was to injure their financial position or earning ability. This is what is happening here, this is what is unacceptable.

Clearly there’s a difference b/w a player being sat for perfectly good reasons and a player being screwed over b/c they’re about to be a free agent.

Sorry this doesn’t fit inside your little bubble universe inside your head – but the situations described above have been subject to union grievances and are the reason unions were needed in sports in the first place.

When Larry Brown coached the Knicks in a disasterous season, he intensionally benched quality rookie draft picks, David Lee, Channing Frye and Nate Robinson for extended periods in the season. This not only lowered their market value, but also hampered their development as players.

But whatever. I’m done. I’m tired of being insulted by you and this is a waste of time. You win.

I disagree that “icing” Arlovski is similar to demotion to prevent consummation of incentive clauses.

They’re technically giving him an “easy” fight; Jake O’Brien is unranked. But then if he can’t handle a one-dimensional, unranked wrestler, does he deserve big money?

They’re upholding their end of the contract. They’re giving him a last fight in the UFC and they’re letting him test the market. There was never a promise to Arlovski that every fight would be televised.

Koscheck/Hazelett also won’t be televised. That is more disappointing to me than missing out on O’Brien lay and praying AA for a decision.