abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=12218550 99% chance of a lockout? bad for the league, good for the Blazers?
The best thing for the blazers would be the opposite of what's going to happen. Best thing for the blazers would be for there to be no salary cap - make it so Paul and Cuban are the only ones who can afford superstars. barfo
The best thing the league could do is make contracts non guaranteed, and give us 3 #1 picks to compensate for Greg's injuries (and have the Spurs draft for us).
I aree there shouldn't be a hard cap, the reason why I say its good for the Blazers is because the outlook has become much longer with both stars going down, at this point its obvious this team likes it slow and steady, rise with us slowly and steadily......
99%? No way. All labor negotiations look like that until about a week before the deadline. Neither side will make early concessions because they know it opens them up for more concessions.
There has to be either a hard cap or no guaranteed contracts if the NBA is to survive financially. The players know it as well.
What a novel idea. Another great idea would be for the Blazers to get the top 3 picks in every draft, since Paul Allen could pay for the players! That won't happen either, but it's the best thing for the Blazers!
And now it's all rooo eeened. We were gonna blither back and forth about how this effects the team, which might as well be full of fictional characters as far as we're concerned. But then you come along with your being a real person that we care about that's actually going to be seriously affected by this. roooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeened!!!!!
So true, it was just a game before HCP chimed in! Not only can the owners not afford guarenteed contracts, we as fans can't handle it either, you never know when your max contract player is gonna hit the deck! and your team you've invested in is back in the lotto!
I've seen how that movie ends ... [video=youtube;5LJEPkc4ztE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LJEPkc4ztE[/video]
Sorry to rain on the parade FAMS! I make half my yearly income from the NBA......... My wife and I are really starting to get nervous about this....... especially after I told her about what Mr. Hunter said today.
When this is over our roster could look vastly different. Even before Oden went down the management were already trying to shake things up. I offer this example: - Chad Ford LINK
I wonder if he is still out there with how he is playing now. Before the draft we wanted a nice high pick and a young point guard, not sure if we will do that now.
The league doesn't need non-guaranteed contracts...they just need to make it easier to buy a player out. Under the currrent system, a bought out player remains a cap burden for 2-3 years. Make the cap relief immediate. If a team is so desperate to be rid of a player, they can just pay him to go away, and get on with their business. This would benefit an owner like PA, who is willing to invest in his team, instead of trying to milk every penny out of it. Sadly, it would upset clowns like Sterling, and they are the only people Stern seems to care about.
A lockout would sure hurt traffic on the NBA portion of this board. The few left would be bored and start posting like me. We'd all go crazy. Denny would lose all his money.
I would start saving man. My bet is on at least 3 months of lockout. They will get replacement players in and that will put the screws on the league to get a deal done at that point.
