Chris Sheridan of ESPN thinks lockout settlement might be coming soon

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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    http://sheridanhoops.com/2011/09/05/nba-lockout-update-sides-are-closer-than-theyre-saying/

    A little pretentious in the article, but it is his blog, and a lot of what he writes makes sense.
     
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    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    Pretentious? Chris Sheridan? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    I kind of almost hope not. I want to see a bunch of NBA-ers playing in Europe for a bit.
     
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  4. THE HCP

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    This shit is driving me crazy!!!!! I almost didn't click on the link so as to not get my hopes up.
     
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    Deal coming soon?
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    "I know this because I talk regularly with a bunch of important people who tell me important things"....


    This is actually claimed by a few on here to!
     
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    I have heard this discussed over the last couple of weeks in LA. The one thing I find especially interesting is this:

    " But if there were to be a transition to a hard cap (or a harder team cap through a more punitive luxury tax system) in Year 5 or Year 6, it would allow teams a half-decade of long-term financial planning to get ready for the new harder-cap system. This is one of the areas where it seems the owners have no choice but to soften their current stance"

    This makes more sense that a hard cap would be brought in gradually as opposed to cutting high priced players, while still having to pay them. That made no sense to me from either a owner, or a player's perspective.
    I hope he is right.
     
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    fingers crossed, fingers crossed, also eyes.
     
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  12. santeesioux

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    It'd be nice to see some B-ball soon, but I don't buy that this guy has any particularly special insight.
     
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  14. Denny Crane

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    I take it you wouldn't bet on it.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm not saying unequivocally that Sheridan is full shit, but I'll believe it when I see it. The owners have almost no incentive to settle and stand to gain a lot by taking a hard line.
     
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    I'm so turned off by pro basketball I'm looking forward to gettting my refund for season tickets(hoping the season is canceled, sorry HCP)

    I doubt that basketball will go through what baseball went through (fans staying from games at the begining and for a while) but I would like to see that happen. Not once has there been mention of the fans and it sucks for the fans, it's all about the players and the owners and how much money they all get. I wish they felt the pressure of fans walking away from the sport . . . basketball fans are taken for granted.
     
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  17. BLAZER PROPHET

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    If there isn't a hard cap or non guaranteed salaries, then there was no reason for the lockout. I mean, if all this was because they were a few billion apart then the whole thing was a bunch of crap and we've been lied to.
     
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  18. Storyteller2

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    Sheridan's logic regarding the two sides being 'close' seems to be along the lines of this fictional account:

    The Redskins offer Randy Moss $2 million for one year. Moss' agent counters with a 3 year offer that would pay him $2 million then $10 million then $11 million. Are the two sides 'close to an agreement' simply because both sides have proposals that would pay him $2 million in 2011?

    Anyway, I don't buy it. And if anyone is interested, here's my more detailed response to Sheridan's piece.
     
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  19. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Very nice blog and article. I bookmarked it for regular reading.
     
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    An excellent read. Thanks for the link!
     
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