NBA Season at the Crossroads

By Jeffrey Standen   The NBA and its players appear unable to reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of labor. A number of proposals have been rejected. From available reports, the primary difference appears to center around the division of income. I suspect, however, that the division of income forms only part of the dispute; the owners have been seeking some very fundamental alterations in the structure of the league, including limits on individual salaries, terminable contracts,