The Official S2 NBA Lockout Thread!

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  1. THE HCP

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    Another reason to end the lockout: NBA Store in Manhattan (47 & 5th) opens tomorrow.
     
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    Just so we're clear, odds of 82-game NBA season extremely thin. Lockout would have to end, like, today. 70 more realistic
     
    THE HCP, Oct 27, 2011
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    Signs of labor optimism: Team execs cancelling scouting trips, preparing for free agency. Agents quietly reaching out to teams on players.
     
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    ^I like this FAMS!!!!!!!
     
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    I've heard from several sources that #NBA owners and players are now steadily pushing harder than ever for a deal
     
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    Earlier today, Suns player rep Jared Dudley tweeted that he's "hearing whispers about a deal being close." Other players have said the same.
     
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    Signs of labor optimism: Team execs cancelling scouting trips, preparing for free agency. Agents quietly reaching out to teams on players.
    58 minutes ago

    LETS ROCK!
     
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    Cuban has been one of the biggest proponents of ending the lockout. I think this is a good thing.
     
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    Ken Berger: Team execs I've spoken with optimistic for deal by Monday, but cautious. One says gut tells him "this will blow up one more time."
     
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    John Canzano: Jarrett Jack on lockout progress:"I don't believe anything that could happen until I see it. But I'm hearing that things have turned."

    John Canzano: Jack said, "it could all be speculation," but that he believes 50-50 may have happened.
     
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    If 50/50 happened, players must have got all of their other demands
     
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    Owners/players broke for dinner after 6 more hours of system talk. Next round of talks will center on BRI. Players intent on staying at 52%
     
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    The union was waiting on its economist to return for talks on revenue split (BRI). His presence is a little less vital on system issues.
     
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    The two sides have been meeting for seven hours now in New York, and expected to go deep into the night again.
     
    THE HCP, Oct 27, 2011
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    There's been significant progress on the luxury tax, but league sources say that there's still a couple of sticking points left to work out.
     
    THE HCP, Oct 27, 2011
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    Players currently at 52.5. Intel saying if -If! - they budge, it's not likely to be below 52.
     
    THE HCP, Oct 27, 2011
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    Beyond major items - system/BRI - still level of 'B' list issues (age limit, drug testing, conduct, draft rules) that haven't been touched.
     
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