The Official S2 NBA Lockout Thread!

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  1. RR7

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    I think they withdrew thr California case, and consolidating in Minnesota.
     
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    This is exactly what Republicans in Wisconsin and Ohio tried to do. Pro-owners should rejoice! Why the long faces? This is the chaos you want in government. Why not in sports, too?
     
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    "This is now a consolidated class action on behalf of all the players," Boies said. "If we had not done this, the courts would've done it."
     
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    Coon twitters that this just consolidates two legal cases into one to save time.
     
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    I read on s2 that jr smith hurt his knee playing in china.
     
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    If they're worried about making money, they could've signed a CBA and not lost that 1/7th of their salary.
     
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    Oh, OK. Nothing important then. Carry on.
     
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    If NBA players lose in Minnesota, their lawyers will be second guessed for not litigating in labor-friendly California and 9th Circuit
     
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    Boies called league's statement "ridiculous. Weren't the ones that filed suit prematurely 3-4 months ago before there was a controversy."
     
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    NBA's statement calling this move "inappropriate" and "shopping for a forum" was just read to Boies at his office by a reporter.
     
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    Rick Buchanan, NBA executive VP and general counsel: "We assume that Mr. Boies was not happy with either the reassignment of the case ...
    .. from Oakland to San Francisco or the fact that the new judge scheduled the first conference for March 2012. This is consistent with ...
    .. Mr. Boies’ inappropriate shopping for a forum that he can only hope will be friendlier to his baseless legal claims.”
     
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    Boies on settlement talks: "They've (the nba) made pretty clear they have no interest in talking to us.
     
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    Basically short of court ordered negotiations (which might not work) don't expect the NBA Lockout to end soon. #nbalockout
     
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    As a source close to the labor talks told PBT today, the only real hope of a season is court-ordered negotiations. t.co/BX9iMZ0S
     
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    The contract in China can be voided. It's not guaranteed for injury, because there is no union in China. I have a good friend who played in the same league three years ago that JR is playing in, and he gave me this info. He also said that everything there is a crapshoot, and you never know if you're going to get you next paycheck.

    I'm well aware that JR Smith is an NBA free agent, as I posted about it more than once last season.
     
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    The latter. RT @AschNBA This really has boiled down to who picks up the phone to call whom? Lunacy. Or lawyercy.
     
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    He's not talking about an owner buying part of a team. Draco's talking about how you or I can buy shares in most teams.

    I inquired into buying shares of the Sonics in the 70s but my broker didn't want to get into it. I think team stock is traded on something like a penny stock exchange or something.
     
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  18. PapaG

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    It's not guaranteed for injury. Perhaps he'll get some special exemption, but I doubt it. Unless you've actually played in that league, of course, and know more than my close friend who spent 4 years playing there.
     
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    "With our shopping for a sympathetic court, we've found that Minnesota is our best option."
     
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    Clearly that is what Boies was doing. The feigned outrage is a nice touch, though. The fun part will be watching Boies argue against the same basic case he won for NFL owners in the 8th Circuit.
     
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