You state the players should share the blame, but then place 99.9 of it on the owner’s. You have anti owner bias, own it.
The tactic of locking out the players is just that. The owners did not want to see a strike later this summer and without an agreement, the players likely would have gone on strike mid season.
Every topic of the labor discussions have been a gain for the players. No paycut has ever been discussed. It has always started with the players are getting a raise, the disagreement has been how much of a raise are they getting. The players are giving up nothing. So any statement that the owners are not negotiating in good faith seems misguided and unproductive.