If you consider the polar attitude(s) of the BBS in the past few years it seems like we have handled the lockout well. It really does suck though, although I find the NFL and fantasy football to be good fixes for right now. I understand the league is not healthy and so maybe the whole thing in necessary, but still sucks. I guess now we hope for first week of December start date? As least they have most everything figured out, someone will eventually flinch. I guess I spend about $1000 dollars a year going to games (not a season ticket holder) and more if we get in the playoffs. My wife and I have always gotten really great seats for the first home game of the year. We discussed last night that we wouldn't have to spend this money and did change it to be earmarked for a Vegas trip for Christmas. I told my wife that I would just donate the money to end the lockout and I began to think. How many NBA fans are there worldwide and what would the average fan tax be to close the 200 Million dollar annual gap that splits the parties? The tax would have to be assessed on ticket/merch/food sales I guess, but I don't know... I am sure someone here that is smarter can take the idea and illustrate if they find it worthy. I guess I was thinking that both David Stern and Billy Hunter would both blush like girls if it could be the fans that saved the game.
Love your enthusiasm, but HELL NO, that is the wrong message, let these greedy bastards work it out on their own. DD
Interesting idea, but in fairness, I am sure you deserve that money a lot more than they do. The last thing fans want to do is get neglected and then have to foot the bill for greedy Millionaire/Billionaires.
haha the NBA is one notch above the NHL... they can't afford to not play this year... if the Texans make it to the playoffs... it will be "Rockets? who?" this is a football town
I would like to have a season, but as DD mentioned it sends the wrong message, saying that the fans will reward poor financial mangement. This lockout maybe will be a blessing in disguise. When the NHL was out, they had a massive restructure, and now have a financially sound, more competitive league.
