In general, I’ve always held holdouts in professional sports with disdain. My view, based on circumstance, will fall along familiar lines of honoring the contract terms or what does these athletes need more money for. So I guess, another way to say it is that I’ve never really thought about it much, but just didn’t have any sympathy for the athlete.
Having read this article by Bill Simmons, I realize there’s a lot more to it. Simmons is usually more of a humor writer, but this time around he does a nice job of presenting an argument. Highly recommended read for sports fans.