A fifty item Christmas list? This might be the year you let them know how little those items compare to having two parents that care. I would have no problem loaning you money till the lockout ends for a smaller list.
No way! You are a good man to offer, but no thank you. That wasn't my intent of that post. Thanks Eric.
Great tweets from Ken Berger KBergCBS Ken Berger Boies believes he's caught Stern in a gotchya moment when Stern said last Thursday, "The negotiations have ended." I recall that exchange. KBergCBS Ken Berger Right after Stern said that, Silver jumped in and said, "The negotiations on this proposal have ended." Could be important distinction. Very astute pick up on Berger's part. At least I think it is
I've got about $150 I won't be paying for NBALP that I wouldn't mind seeing some of it go to HCP's kids.
1st paychecks missed: D. Howard ($745,224), Amare ($759,070), Arenas ($802,887) & Garnett ($887,499).
HCP let's us joke about his wife, even though I am pretty sure she is a great person. Do you have a relative that can be the butt of our jokes?
Similar sentiment from Bill Simmons (listen to his podcast on ESPN.com) who has repeatedly called this situation one of the biggest mishandlings in sports history.
It's so hard to understand what the hell Simmons viewpoint is. He says Stern should be fired for his colossal failures these last few months. Then he says the NHL is far better from the lockout and a great sport as a result of all their changes. Then Simmons says the NBA would be far better if they made similar changes from a lockout. Then he says the NBA will never recover from a lost season. Simmons contradicts himself nonstop in the same damn podcast.
seems like all the world is becomimg politicians, IMO the owners offer was "fair" and in the best interets of the game long term. However IMO the owners are bastards as well (just like the players) and when arrogance like this butt heads this is what happens. Perhaps it will take a season of losing a lot of money by all parties to get things bacl to some semblance of common sense. I agree the NHL is a good model and fun to watch, as is the NFL. Sometimes you just have to tear it down and start over again.
Also, people in the Bay Area love "The Man" that owns the companies and hate the "little person" represented by unions. It's called court-shopping.
Grounds for lawsuit: "Minnesota already had a full compliment of point guards and Kahn kept drafting more, costing us minutes." Signed, Luke Ridnour, Sebastian Telfair and Ricky Rubio
Heya Max, was hoping that you'd drop in with you legalish slant on things. How do you think this will end? do you this the owners ultimately prevail in the courts and we miss the season and they get an NHL style settlement in the end?
I'm not a lawyer, I'm just constantly being sued (a career hazard of working in real estate investment). My best guess is that we'll lose the season, the players will cannibalize themselves, the owners' future offers will be even worse than the 47% threatened, the new deal will be settled right before training camp and the cost structure of the league will be dramatically altered.
It's good to know that Simmons is just as ridiculous as he was a couple of years ago when I stopped reading and listening to him Ed O.
Players vs NBA class-action antitrust lawsuit filed in Oakland set for court on Feb. 29, 2012. Court official says date could be moved up.
lol at Feb. 29, they better hope it gets moved up. I think owners are now content to respond when necessary (legally) and sit back and watch the players miss checks and squirm.
