NBA Lockout and Collective Bargaining Agreement Discussion

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I'm still absolutely shocked about this entire situation

I mean you knew there was a possibility of having no season back in July and August.....but man i though they would come to their senses and work together to get this thing resolved by Oct 1st

Now as i sit here over a month later and there is no season i want someone to blame anyone to blame but i realize it's not just one person's fault

It's the entire leagues's fault......

You want to continue to love the game as a fan....but then how can you love a game when the players and owners are saying who cares about the the fan we are only concerned about "US"

a 50/50 deal and that's not good enough.....

Im sorry man, but this has nothing to do with the game...

We all love basketball, but not what we see right now

[mvb34]

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I was only kidding when I said opening day'll be Christmas of 2012. I guess Kobe doesn't have nearly as much juice as I thought he did. I really thought Kobe could get this thing done.

Really Kobe?? Players probably don't even like Kobe...

[Shakedowncapo]

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I guess the one way they could attack the league for not, "bargaining in good faith" is the artificial deadlines set by David Stern and that there would not be anymore accepted proposals.

Maybe.

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Kobe looked pissed standing back there.

I honestly can't blame him one bit. They just wasted his time anyway, knowing what they were going to do and how they fed all of this false information out over the weekend...

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Hunter just corrected Aldridge in NBA TV interview: "I am the executive dir. of the Natl Basketball Trade Association," he said.

[Outcast]

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Really Kobe?? Players probably don't even like Kobe...

I would bet they detest him, but they sure do respect him and without he has strong influence over the players. This guy has a status in the NBA and it's undeniable.

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I guess the one way they could attack the league for not, "bargaining in good faith" is the artificial deadlines set by David Stern and that there would not be anymore accepted proposals.

Maybe.

They need to stop using that meaningless buzzword, just like the crap how sorry they feel for the arena workers



Kessler just got Billy Hunter that new job title

[mvb34]

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I would bet they detest him, but they sure do respect him and without he has strong influence over the players. This guy has a status in the NBA and it's undeniable.

Yeah okay...

[Marino]

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So, when the players get humbled and lose a **** load of money, when they come back will anyone go to the games?

They just lost the casual fan, after that season last year. Geniuses I tell you.

[aholbert32]

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What should I spend my refunded season ticket money on?

[aholbert32]

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So, when the players get humbled and lose a **** load of money, when they come back will anyone go to the games?

They just lost the casual fan, after that season last year. Geniuses I tell you.

Everybody will be back. Baseball was back after the strike. Hockey was back after its lockout. Plus the NBA has bigger stars than both of those leagues.

[matt8204]

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NBA, 1946-2011

OK, I'm being a bit dramatic but you wonder how many fans will come back after all of this. The hardcore rooters will be there, but the casuals? Not so sure.

[Jm0ney2001]

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How long will it take to get a ruling in court. Will it be in time.for.next season? What if after the 45 day waiting period the union doesn't vote to decertify?

[OSUFan_88]

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How long will it take to get a ruling in court.

It could take years, if run it's full length.

[matt8204]

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Everybody will be back. Baseball was back after the strike. Hockey was back after its lockout. Plus the NBA has bigger stars than both of those leagues.

It took a few years for baseball, though. The sport really didn't get back to its pre-strike popularity until the McGwire/Sosa home run chase in 1998.