Jamal Mayers thinks it would be a shame if the lockout dragged on and he remains supportive of the players' proposed CBA. "There is no way players are going to accept a rollback," Mayers said. "We've come up with a unique and out-of-the-box solution to help solve some of the small-market teams' issues. We're willing to give up over $950 million over three or four years. That's a lot of money Gary can hand out to struggling franchises. The real question that needs to be asked is, 'Are those teams that are succeeding and making a lot of money ... willing to help out the weaker teams? And why should it all come from the players?'" The two sides are expected to talk on Friday, but it probably won't be about the core economic issues. Preseason games through September have already been canceled and it seems likely that we will lose at least more preseason contests before this lockout is over.