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NBA to cancel preseason and beginning of regular season.

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Marteen, Oct 1, 2011.

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  1. Marteen

    Marteen Member

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    And so it begins...
     
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  2. MadMax

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    WojYahooNBAAdrian Wojnarowski
    Unlike the NFL, the NBA's fan will go very quickly from anger to apathy. This league is threatening to destroy much of what it's created.

    I don't disagree with him...but that's in the short term.

    I liken it to the NHL situation. They lost ESPN contract...they've been on a channel you didn't even know you had...but the owners feel like it was the smartest thing they ever did, seeing it through....cancelling an entire season.

    Maybe the long view is a healthier league.
     
    #2 MadMax, Oct 1, 2011
  3. Amel

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    well

    at least something is happening....
     
    #3 Amel, Oct 1, 2011
  4. chenjy9

    chenjy9 Numbers Don't Lie
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    This is actually very true. Another NBA lockout can be as potentially devastating as the MLB lockout was.
     
    #4 chenjy9, Oct 1, 2011
  5. Clutch

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    This. I totally agree with that ... no band-aids please. Get any problems fixed for the long-term (of course, it helps my point of view that the Rockets probably a year before they can hope to be relevant anyway)
     
    #5 Clutch, Oct 1, 2011
  6. BimaThug

    BimaThug Resident Capologist
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    In other news....

    Water is wet.

    The Earth is round(ish).

    Hasheem Thabeet is tall.
     
    #6 BimaThug, Oct 1, 2011
  7. ascaptjack

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    Speak for yourself, I am a die hard Rockets fan to the end and one of the biggest supporters of the NBA, with the fact that I take hours and hours of my time to research games, stats and follow every bit of trade rumors, but even I'm slowly going to the "who gives a ****" stage.

    The Texans were always #2 after the Rockets but now the Texans have become my top priority and that won't change for a while.

    It does help that the Texans have one of the classiest all star in Andre Johnson on their roster.
     
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  8. ascaptjack

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    MoneyMase Roger Mason Jr by alanhahn
    Finished another long day of meetings. Unfortunately nothing new to report. We are still very far from a deal...
     
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  9. ascaptjack

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    Union was always right about one thing: The owners clearly refuse to start negotiating until the players miss checks.
     
    #9 ascaptjack, Oct 1, 2011
  10. MadMax

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    not speaking for anyone. just nowhere near the fan base as the NFL. i love the Rox, too. i love going to games.
     
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  11. ascaptjack

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    Think the time to doubt the resolve of a chunk of the owners to get a union busting deal is over. That the NBA hasn't moved much is telling

    WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
    NBA will cancel rest of preseason shortly and probably wait a little longer to axe regular season ones. Yet that's inevitable at this point.

    alanhahn Alan Hahn
    David Stern: "We're not near anything, but we're closer than we were before." #nba
    #fb
     
    #11 ascaptjack, Oct 1, 2011
  12. ascaptjack

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    No one needs to hear Stern call these "exhausting" days of negotiation. Exhausted are the arena workers piecing together parttime jobs now.
     
    #12 ascaptjack, Oct 1, 2011
  13. batkins

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    So this is what they accomplished in 7 hours? nothing..
     
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  14. ascaptjack

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    Pretty much. It's basically 4 battles going on in the war.

    Stern vs. Hunter
    Big Market Owners vs. Small Market Owners
    Players vs. Owners
    Stern vs. Owners
     
    #14 ascaptjack, Oct 1, 2011
  15. RedRedemption

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    And don't forget fans vs. everyone.
     
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    Fans are at the labor negotiations? Get me a seat!
     
    #16 delishman, Oct 1, 2011
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    owners feature in 3 out of 4, and all about them in battle 2.

    really irks me that i can't walk away.:mad:
     
    #17 ico4498, Oct 1, 2011
  18. RedRedemption

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    You can get front row seats... if you are an NBA player lookalike.
     
    #18 RedRedemption, Oct 1, 2011
  19. tinman

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    More NBA classics repeats on NBA TV.
     
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  20. solid

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    Sounds good, I am up for the old games. I would be fine if they just replayed the Rocket's championship series over and over and over, both of them.

    I don't like Stern, most of the owners aren't really losing money, and most of the players are spoiled brats. Cancel the whole season, lose your butts, see if I care. I am just a fan who pays for you people to be rich. If you don't want to be rich anymore, I can live without you.
     
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