NBA schedule to be released Tuesday

[cantthinkofanything]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6778834/despite-lockout-nba-league-office-release-schedule-tuesday

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
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The NBA lockout will soon be nearly three weeks old, but the league office is going ahead Tuesday with the release of its full 2011-12 schedule.

A league spokesman on Sunday confirmed an NBA.com report that the schedule will be released Tuesday afternoon. NBA TV will broadcast a schedule show starting at 2 p.m., with the schedule to be sent out at 2:15 p.m.

The Miami Herald reported in Sunday's editions that the Dallas Mavericks (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks) have been tabbed to play host to the Miami Heat (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mia/miami-heat) on Christmas Day in an NBA Finals rematch, but that's almost certainly contingent on the lockout being lifted in time for the regular season to start as planned on Nov. 1.

Sources told ESPN.com that the schedule, as it stands, calls for the Mavericks to open the season Nov. 1 at home against the Chicago Bulls (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bulls) and raise their championship banner.

But since the league imposed a lockout at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, owners and players have yet to even lock in a date to resume labor negotiations, with pessimism rising leaguewide about the season starting on time as the sides remain miles apart in their demands.

The NBA released its schedule two weeks later last summer -- and in two installments -- but that's largely because the league was waiting for a slew of big-name free agents to land before finalizing things. Because of this summer's lockout, there are no roster moves to wait on.

The NBA, insisting that expenses far outpace revenues, laid off 114 employees last week, which computes to 11 percent of its overall work force.
Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com.

[lefty]

What could have been

[DesignatedT]

Probably not many Natl televised games anymore.

[Bruno]

Spurs had a nice regular season calender last year. It helped them winning 61 games. We will see if this year schedule is as good.

Regarding the lockout, a good news is coming with the NFL likely finding an agreement quite early. It will put a lot of pressure on players and owners to end the lockout soon.

[ChuckD]

Actually, the NFL players pulled a fast one to force the owners back to the table. They had purchased strike insurance in the amount of $200,000 per player, payable if games are missed. Unless the NBA players did something similar, and are hiding it until the right moment like the NFLPA, we are going to miss a big chunk of games.

[shyne]

The players in the NFL got alot out of the owners, The NBA owners don't seem to be so comprimising.

[DMC]

NBA players make enough already. Let them go for endorsements if they are that good. I'm all for bargaining power, but there's no reason a 1st year college dropout should be making a million dollars to play basketball. Having these aged old farts sitting around drawing NBA welfare to the tune of 20-30 million a year is stupid too.

They will both lose if this drags on. People will just find other things to do. Hockey didn't fare well when they did this shit.

[DPG21920]

The thing is the NFL never seemed this far apart. Also, NBA players get so much more than any other American sport (besides baseball) that the NFL owners did have more room to give.

I haven't heard anything that sounds promising and IMO nothing the NFL does is an accurate indicator of anything the NBA will do. When you are so intellectually dishonest to being with, you can't even begin to negotiate in good faith and it all starts there.

[FromWayDowntown]

http://www.nba.com/gameline/spurs/

Spurs to open at home against Milwaukee on 11/2.

Dallas visits 11/4

@LAL/@PRT back-to-back in first 8 days of season.

RRT appears to be:

2/6 @ WAS
2/8 @ PHI
2/10 @ TOR
2/12 @ DET
2/14 @ MEM
2/18 @ LAC
2/20 @ UTH
2/21 @ PRT
2/23 @ DEN

George Hill return scheduled for 3/30.

Close is tough:

4/1 v. MEM
4/3 @ CLE
4/4 @ BOS
4/6 v. NOH
4/8 v. DAL
4/9 @ UTH
4/11 v. LAL
4/14 v. PNX
4/17 @ LAL
4/18 @ SAC

Play everyone in West 4 times other than PHX (2H/1A), LAL (1H/2A), MIN (1H/2A), DEN (2H/1A)

17 back-to-backs -- 4 in November, 3 in December, 5 in January, 1 in February, 1 in March, 3 in April

[DesignatedT]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/schedule/

[cantthinkofanything]

If the season is shortened, does anyone know how they treat the schedule? Do they redo the whole thing to make sure everyone plays their divsion enough times? Or do they just start at whatever date was already on the schedule when the season starts?

[Bruno]

Something that surprised me is how Spurs schedule is different than in previous years.

Spurs usually have a difficult schedule after the ASG, next year it will be the opposite: 26 games with only 8 games on the road and 4 back to back.

A March month with only 13 games played should be a first for Spurs since a long time.

Off course, the drawback is that the schedule before the ASG is more difficult than usual.

[TXstbobcat]

That works really well for me with both of the spurs games up here against the wolves falling on Friday nights.

[Ditty]

LOL the fake ass Laker fans in SA won't be able to see there lakers until April :lmao

[DesignatedT]

Only 2 afternoon game also... and both against the Clippers.

[FromWayDowntown]

If the season is shortened, does anyone know how they treat the schedule? Do they redo the whole thing to make sure everyone plays their divsion enough times? Or do they just start at whatever date was already on the schedule when the season starts?

Obviously, I think it would depend on when the lockout is resolved and how much time there is to play out a season.

In 1999, with a season that started in early February, the league just redrew the schedule.

Teams in the West played each other at least 3 times and, in some cases, 4 times -- the Spurs played the Mavs, Nuggets, T'Wolves, Suns, and Blazers 4 times. There were almost no games against the East that year -- the Spurs had 3 road games against the East (@ CLE, @ CHI, @ PHI) and 3 home games against the East (v. DET, v. ORL, v. TOR).

[cantthinkofanything]

Obviously, I think it would depend on when the lockout is resolved and how much time there is to play out a season.

In 1999, with a season that started in early February, the league just redrew the schedule.

Teams in the West played each other at least 3 times and, in some cases, 4 times -- the Spurs played the Mavs, Nuggets, T'Wolves, Suns, and Blazers 4 times. There were almost no games against the East that year -- the Spurs had 3 road games against the East (@ CLE, @ CHI, @ PHI) and 3 home games against the East (v. DET, v. ORL, v. TOR).

Thank you sir.

[Fireball]

Something that surprised me is how Spurs schedule is different than in previous years.

Spurs usually have a difficult schedule after the ASG, next year it will be the opposite: 26 games with only 8 games on the road and 4 back to back.

A March month with only 13 games played should be a first for Spurs since a long time.

Off course, the drawback is that the schedule before the ASG is more difficult than usual.

Absolutely an opposite schedule compared to last season. Very brutal in the beginning with many back to bacl games against tough opponents. But then only one back to back game on the rodeo road trip ... 18 b2bs overall ... much time for rest before the playoffs.

Could be really interesting, Spurs would need a good start like last season. But thats all hypothetical because I do not think the season will start as planned.

[baseline bum]

Spurs to open at home against Milwaukee on 11/2.


LOL... the NBA hates the Spurs, giving them Milwaukee on opening night.

[spurs10]

LOL... the NBA hates the Spurs, giving them Milwaukee on opening night.
Maybe they want to give them an easy big win...??? :lol

[FromWayDowntown]

LOL... the NBA hates the Spurs, giving them Milwaukee on opening night.

As of the end of the 2010-11 season, the Spurs are above .500 against every other NBA team during the Duncan era. The two teams that are closest to .500 against SA during that stretch are the Lakers, who are 26-27, and the Bucks, who are 12-14.

It's among the more curious stats of the Duncan era.

[JR3]

I like the schedule. The games here in utah are very late in the season, so hopefully the lockout doesn't affect.

[c whata11]

As of the end of the 2010-11 season, the Spurs are above .500 against every other NBA team during the Duncan era. The two teams that are closest to .500 against SA during that stretch are the Lakers, who are 26-27, and the Bucks, who are 12-14.

It's among the more curious stats of the Duncan era.

thats an awesome stat. just curious, but does that include playoffs?

[FromWayDowntown]

thats an awesome stat. just curious, but does that include playoffs?

Just regular season.