Stern with a more positive tone than he's shown in the past. Makes me think maybe there's hope:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/215138/Stern_Expects_Labor_Agreement_To_Prevent_Cancellation_Of_11_12_Season
First 2 weeks of season canceled and whole season will eventually be canceled as well.
Have fun watching fuzzy youtube vids of the Turkish/Chinese/Italian league allstar tourney...
From Hunter in Mannix's column:
Though disappointing to both sides and especially to fans, the result isn't a complete surprise. The union had warned players for years to save their money, knowing a work stoppage seemed likely, and executive director Billy Hunter repeated that players won't cave once they start missing pay checks next month.
"I think it goes back to a comment that David made to me several years ago when he said, 'Look, this is what my owners have to have.' And I said, 'The only way you're going to get that is if you're prepared to lock us out for a year or two, and (this) indicated to me that they're willing to do it," Hunter said. "So my belief, my contention is that everything he's done has kind of demonstrated that he's following that script."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/10/10/lockout.ap/index.html#ixzz1aUSRDJ3r
Get comfortable, its could be a while before someone blinks.
Its not emotional, its math.
The Russian is building a new palace. He is not gonna make his 5 year plan, but he got a plan.
NBA owners has money and lines of credit to stick it out.
Its ugly. Don't take sides, just find other things. ITs only entertainment.
NBA players need to realize that there is only so long they are going to be playing. Sign the dotted line and STFU, owners can wait them out LeBRon, Wade and Melo's of the world get a year older and a year closer to the door. Would love to see the entire season canceled just to see how the players do without their money especially the lower end players. Another thing the players never realize is that that their Union and Agents will be around even when they are gone. When will the players realize that the only one who shells out money to them is the owners not the Agent and Union they collect fees from the players. They are the leaches that are using the players to exist.
Vmart wrote:NBA players need to realize that there is only so long they are going to be playing. Sign the dotted line and STFU, owners can wait them out LeBRon, Wade and Melo's of the world get a year older and a year closer to the door. Would love to see the entire season canceled just to see how the players do without their money especially the lower end players. Another thing the players never realize is that that their Union and Agents will be around even when they are gone. When will the players realize that the only one who shells out money to them is the owners not the Agent and Union they collect fees from the players. They are the leaches that are using the players to exist.
+1 My new favorite poster! Vmart for Prez!
And besides the health and welfare of the agent/leeches, what happens to the player entourages???
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