Larry Coon applying Game Theory as a model to the NBA lockout: http://espn.go.com/nba/conversations/_/id/7093569/how-prisoner-dilemma-relates-nba-lockout The upshot is that at that the two sides are continuing to posture when they should cooperate. This will likely continue until the stakes spiral in early January, which is when the stakes are so high they'll likely cooperate.
Gerald Wallace just updated his Facebook status....... Looks like Stern will have a quiet Christmas!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk..... Cause I'm a balla'!
The new percentages of BRI will be no more important than the new definition of BRI. If all basketball-related income were included in BRI, the players would probably jump at getting 47%. If BRI deductions were increased a lot, the owners would probably give players 60%. The final percentages will be for face-saving purposes only. The real change will be in the definition of BRI.
That is funny. And so true. But I will say this about Rodman, when it comes to marketing he is pretty sharp. I sat in a bar in florida with him for three hours discussing a myriad of topics, and as bizzar as the guy is, he had a lot of good ideas when it came to making money.
He has to be sharp. He made more out of his ability than anyone else could have. As for the lockout, Stern has been blowing the union out of the water on his recent radio and tv tour. He comes across as very believable and a lot of national media guys are siding with the owners.
He comes across as believable to those already inclined to believe him. I'm actually a big fan of Stern - he's a good Democrat, contributes hugely to Democratic campaigns, does things like put the All Star game in N'Awlins after Katrina... but he comes across as totally disingenuous these days. [Edit: I guess it's not just me.] I imagine it depresses him a little - having to stand up for the interests of people like Sarver he probably thinks of as idiot assholes.
Here IS Stern talking to David Aldridge. I love the way he has the NBA saying "Okay" in a very reasonable voice and the players saying "NO!" like children.
The one that was based on a lower definition of BRI so that it really works out to about the 47% that the owners were pushing right from the start (as opposed to the 57% player share that's existed since 1999). Wonder why the players were less than thrilled?
They're not going to get a better offer. Only going to get worse. The owners have all the leverage. Players need to wake up.
The Union say that if the NBA misses this season that a few franchises will have to fold. Billy Hunter is such a fucking amateur.
That's the fundamental premise of the pro-owner group, but-- To believe that, you have to believe owners that they're losing money. To believe that, you have to believe the reason they won't show complete financial statements is that they simply want to protect their privacy. And even if you go for those premises, owners still claim that a third of them make a profit, so that third is losing money during this lockout. All it will take is a sixth of the owners added to that third to make a majority to make a settlement.
JaVale McGee only acknowledged the inevitable Friday when the Washington Wizards center said a few NBA players are “ready to fold” in their contentious labor negotiations with the league. McGee and union president Derek Fisher both believe far more players are sticking together and staying strong as they head into a crucial week for the league’s future http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqV5ndec0fNNccfi0QAPux68vLYF?slug=ap-nbalabor-players
Of course some players are ready to fold! Some owners were perfectly happy with the old CBA. This is news? Tom Ziller killing it these days:
