Exciting new amnesty clause might not be very popular this seaso

Exciting new amnesty clause might not be very popular this season Waiting makes perfect sense, mostly because there's no telling if some of these amnesty-worthy players -- many of them former stars and semi-stars -- might see the lay of the land under the new CBA and decide it's in their best interest to get their acts together and earn as much of their contracts as they can. With most high-payroll teams unable to afford any of these amnestied players even at a near-minimum contract, it's not in their best interests to become free agents again just to play for another lottery squad. Plus, there's no certainty that teams can use their new cap space to sign an appreciably better player. It's much more sensible for teams to wait a little, see if their big-ticket mistakes turn things around, and act accordingly later on. The question, then, becomes why so many of us assumed that Amnestypalooza 2011 was a given when logically it makes more sense to hang back for at least a season. The answer likely has something to do with our own impatience, or at least the hope that the lockout would have some immediate qualitative effect on the league. Why exactly would it be worth it to miss real games if these new rules didn't change things right off the bat? Unfortunately, labor deals don't work quite like that, especially when so many of the biggest changes don't take effect for two seasons. For at least a season, it may seem like the lockout was a waste of time that hurt the NBA product and brand. But it's going to change this league a lot, even if we don't see tangible results for a few years. Labor deals as complicated as this one are rarely irrelevant.One of the reasons we are looking forward to Amnestypalooza is that we are all excited to see our teams (A) clear salary space to sign that new prospect who is going to win us a championship (or at least look rad in one of our jerseys) and (B) we want to see these released players - all of which are as mentioned stars or semi-stars (Joe Johnson, anyone?) - teamed up with other better players to form really cool super teams like the Miami Heat.To those that love fantasy sports, I'd sit this one out if I were you...I played football this year and I saw a number of franchise type players get hurt this year. Its kind of hard when you lose Kenny Britt and Andre Johnson for any amount of time. A lot of football players dropped like flies due to hamstrings, ankles, and other ailments. I think the team to win the title this year will be the team that stays healthy during the whole year. Don't be surprised if some dark horse team wins it this year. I can see a young team like OKC or Chicago seriously contend because they have youth on their side. The older teams like the Celtics and Lakers may benefit from the time off, but injuries always loom large for veteran teams... group buying
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