Assume Bop were correct, and commons only received 10% of the newco (I DO NOT AGREE).
If the newco were valued at 1 billion, roughly 5 times current valuation. That values common at less than 6 cents a share.
There are 50M short at last record and there have not been fewer than 39M in my recollection. WHether that is TPG, Lehman, or JPM, I do not know, but they will have to cover if commons receive anything at all.
Additionally, as the appeals heat up, anything short of a full deal will erode the PIERS very quickly. Aurelius may hope for this, as their most questionable purchases were PIERs and the interest is being paid up to their bonds.
The estate is benefited most by going after those bonds anyway.