Chris Sheridan of ESPN thinks lockout settlement might be coming soon

Thanks for showing me this great little article, Storyteller. A 10-year contract is very long.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31668/nba-negotiations-in-a-handy-chart

Whenever we read, (owners or players) are offering an X% change, we should ask, for which year(s)? Does this new offer merely offset that newly offered change by making a new change in the opposite direction to make up for it, in the other years?

An X% change in an offer really only matters if it's the cumulative change for the entire 10 years, not just for the first year or 3.
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I'm also wondering why owners want 10 years so badly, when if not for the last one being 6 years, they'd be stuck in it for another 4 years. In a declining economy, reviewing the contract every 6 years would seem to be to the owners' advantage.

 

Is this Chris Sheridan guy known liar? Tons of guys that write about the NBA seem to just make stuff up. Is this Sheridan guy one of those? This article makes me think he is.

Storyteller's article sums up my feelings on this quite nicely. If'n you're like me and like to see the full url: http://storytellerscontracts.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/good-news-regarding-the-nba-lockout/

Somebody wake me up when the two sides are willing to meet more often than once a week.

 

You know me. I've been to your house. I suppose that makes us mutually important.

 

We all know your wife, Biblically anyway, so that counts for something.

 

No me. HCP met me at the door and wouldn't allow me into his home. Should I be upset?

 

No. Mrs. HCP calls everyone the minute HCP leaves the house. In fact, I get a little chafed during 7 game road trips.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6941420/nba-owners-union-talk-meet-again-thursday

 

Yet another reason why you're big-time......and I'm not.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/09/11/impact.league.vegas/index.html

 

Well, that is somewhat encouraging.

Maybe the powers that be in the league realize they risk alienating their fan base after they've actually started to show an increase in interest and revenue after being down for so many years and they don't want to risk back-sliding into the wasteland that the league became right after Jordan retired.

I find myself with this thought however: When the NFL was locked out and it looked like the season was on the brink, it depressed the hell out of me. With the NBA season on the brink, I find myself actually hoping that they miss games ... I can't quite put my finger on why I feel that way.

 

Resignation and cynicism will do that to a person. I for one hope they come together and form a deal ASAP. Sure my mind wants the lockout to drag on so the Blazers can get to optimum health, but my heart says there are too many people negatively affected by this for it drag on any longer than it has too.

 

I am changing my beliefs that this will drag on. I think the players will cave to a lot of demands and things will get started on time ish

 

I wonder if the end of the NFL lockout changed a lot of perspectives. The NBA had a very good season last year in terms of sales/attendance. If they anticipated the NFL being locked out, maybe it would've resulted in less of a loss of momentum for the NBA. The NBA is a lot easier to forget about when the other major leagues are back to business as usual.

 

Check it: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6944887&s=espn

Sheridan says the players are already caving down to asking for 54% of the revenue, down from their starting pt of 57%.

Says there's a 75-80% chance that the season starts on time.

 

Hey look at that. Scout friend/pizza guy/Teddy bear guessed right


They are gonna cave on a lot of things to get what little they can. The owners have a mission, and the players know it. If they cave on the money, they might be able to hold on to a couple of other things due to public perception

 

Deal coming soon?

 

Haha. See, now it's funny in this forum.....Well played

 

The economy is terrible, the European economy is terrible, the players' stock investments are tanking, and they have no other source of income. I'm just amazed that Derek Fisher has been able to save face thus far.