NBA Discussion (Official Thread)

[BigWoof31]

The last lockout featured Patrick Ewing railing against the owners because they were treating them like modern days slaves.

It also featured Latrell Spreewell claiming there was no way he could provide for his family on millions of dollars per year.

:cheers:


I hope they sit for months.

 

[stxbuck]

I want to hear what kind of justification the inventor of twitter puts out for it's non-comedic benefit to society when guys like JR Smith and Ron Artest start tweeting when their checks run out...........

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I'm ready for another Samuel L. Jackson commercial of three guys playing H-O-R-S-E.... it's FAN-tastic!

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

I'm ready for another Samuel L. Jackson commercial of three guys playing H-O-R-S-E.... it's FAN-tastic!

nike's best series of commercials ever. don't think i've ever laughed so heartily.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqCXgUXy1n8"]YouTube - ‪Samuel L. Jackson - Nike Commercial (1998)‬‏[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1aUwcOFnQ"]YouTube - ‪Spike Lee (1998 Nike Commercial - NBA Strike)‬‏[/ame]



[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq6xaJco1bQ"]YouTube - ‪NBA LOCKOUT NIKE VIDEO 1‬‏[/ame]

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

I'm ready for another Samuel L. Jackson commercial of three guys playing H-O-R-S-E.... it's FAN-tastic!

if (read: when) we see a protracted lockout, i'll guarantee you that nike comes up with more, with slj likely reprising.

 

[jlb1705]

The best thing about this is, this isn't the NFL where a significant number of owners have football as their primary industry. In the NFL the owners can be hurt just as bad as the players if there are no games. NBA owners for the most part all made their money doing other things, and pro basketball is just another expensive hobby for them to piss away some money on. They can afford to shut this thing down for a long, long time just out of spite. They'll still make money from their primary industries. I don't think the players realize who they're trying to outlast here. I don't think they understand the difference between being rich and being wealthy and what that means for their chances in a standoff with self-made billionaires like Dan Gilbert & Mark Cuban.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

heck, two summers ago an nba owner and i were talking about the possibility of a lockout. it might have been three years ago. he thought it was likely. last summer, he stated that it was "100%" to happen. not 99%. as stated, the nba owners will opt for a lockout at the drop of a hat.

fortunately, the expansion of the minimum age requirement is one of the owners' bargaining chips. if they use that chip, college basketball and its fans will benefit.

 

[OHSportsFan]

The best thing about this is, this isn't the NFL where a significant number of owners have football as their primary industry. In the NFL the owners can be hurt just as bad as the players if there are no games. NBA owners for the most part all made their money doing other things, and pro basketball is just another expensive hobby for them to piss away some money on. They can afford to shut this thing down for a long, long time just out of spite. They'll still make money from their primary industries. I don't think the players realize who they're trying to outlast here. I don't think they understand the difference between being rich and being wealthy and what that means for their chances in a standoff with self-made billionaires like Dan Gilbert & Mark Cuban.

Yep, not only can they afford it, most would benefit from no season. With most owners losing money on an NBA season, no season actually helps their expansive portfolios.

 

[billmac91]

Yep, not only can they afford it, most would benefit from no season. With most owners losing money on an NBA season, no season actually helps their expansive portfolios.

Yup.

More than 20 NBA franchises lost money during the 2009 season. That includes the Cleveland Cavaliers with LeBron. Gilbert still lost millions on the Cavs.

The system is broke for NBA owners. Fortunately, there are 12 NBA owners who also have stakes in NHL franchises and they have seen what a hard-cap can do for the sport.

The owners are going to win, and they are going to win big.

I kind of hope a year is lost, just in spite of LeBron though. Lose a season, and then force the Heat to disband due to salary issues. As SLJ says, "it'd be fantastic".

 

[NFBuck]

Screw the players and the owners. I'm cheering for the Lockout in this one. Never gets enough support.

Yes!

I've spoken with basketball Agents that will commit their clients to projects in the Fall, as they are certain of the lock out, and no quick ending.

Double Yes! Burn that motherfucker down.

I just hope there's the same backlash that mlb suffered after '94. Fuck that sham of a league.

 

[jlb1705]

Yes!

Double Yes!

 

[buckeyesin07]

Barkley is spot on. The NBA is becoming just like MLB in terms of lack of competitive balance. They need a hard cap AND a franchise tag. Otherwise, only about 8 teams will be able to form super teams and thus win a title. Teams in flyover country can forget about winning.

 

[sepia5]

Chomp!

Chomp, Chomp!

FIFY.

 

[jlb1705]

It's on!!!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/06/30/labor.talks/index.html?eref=BrkNews

NBA in lockout after players, owners fail to reach new deal

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/06/30/labor.talks/index.html#ixzz1Qn1e3avO
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NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA players are locked out, possibly jeopardizing next season.
Union chief Billy Hunter said Thursday afternoon that owners had locked out the players after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
With this latest action, two of four major professional sports in the United States are locked out. The NFL locked out its players in March, and the two sides have been in discussions this week, trying to work toward a new deal.
Despite a three-hour meeting Thursday, the NBA and its players could not close the enormous gap that remained in their positions. The CBA was due to expire at midnight.
All league business is officially on hold, starting with the free agency period that would have opened Friday, and games eventually could be lost, too. The last lockout reduced the 1998-99 season to just a 50-game schedule, the only time the NBA missed games for a work stoppage.

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[AuTX Buckeye]

More good stuff

Hunter sidesteps question on pay

According to a report, Shane Battier took the occasion of a meeting in New York to ask players association leader Billy Hunter if he, like DeMaurice Smith, would cut his salary to $1. The mere suggestion seemed to offend Hunter, players witnessing the exchange privately told Yahoo! Sports. After Hunter told Battier he hadn't given it much thought, members of the union's executive board came to Hunter's defense. Hunter had taken the union from the red to the black in his term, done a good job, they said. Hunter never did give Battier a firm answer, nor would he answer the question for Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday. ... [There] are those in the rank-and-file who think Hunter and his executive board members have a habit of getting too snippy, too defensive with dissenting voices.