NBA Labor Deal "within striking distance"

[Juggity]

Might this devolving forum's woes soon be cured by the resumption of the NBA season?

According to Billy Hunter/David Stern, a deal may come within the next few days. Given that Stern was "smiling," it seems pretty certain that the players are about to get penetrated, not that that outcome was unexpected.

Link (http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/32969214)


The NBA and the National Basketball Players Assocation met for more than seven hours in New York City on Thursday, one day after the two sides spent 15 hours working to fashion a new collective bargaining agreement. No deal was reached, but there were plenty of smiles and quips to go around.

The talks, which are expected to shift focus from system issues to the split of Basketball-Related Income, will resume on Friday morning. Talks began at 2 p.m. on Thursday and lasted past 9:30 p.m., and included commissioner David Stern, deputy commissioner Adam Silver, NBPA executive director Billy Hunter and NBPA president Derek Fisher (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/6572).

"I think we're within reach, within striking distance of getting a deal," Hunter said. It's just a question of how receptive the NBA is and whether or not they want to do a deal."

Asked if he might reveal some of the deal points, Hunter said he was not yet able to. "I'm hopeful that tomorrow we will be. Commissioner Stern is back there smiling, so I guess that's a good indication."

Stern then shouted out: "Tomorrow."

So, with this jovial mood and evident progress, why didn't talks go deep into the night?

"We've been here all day," Hunter said. "We've made little progress. I think everybody is pretty wiped out after last night. What we've decided to do is recess the process until tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. We're going to reconvene and hopefully spend as much time as we possibly need in hopes of getting a deal."

[ElNono]

What's the NBA? :lol

[DPG21920]

My expectations are still tempered, but this feels significantly different than the previous meetings. I think the deal will be pretty solid with most of the system remaining the same and the BRI being lowered. Players lose out some, but they had to and overall the damage will be minimal IMO.

Leggo.

[lefty]

Well



Fuck

[Koolaid_Man]

within the black mamba striking distance

[DMC]

I don't give a fuck which side gets penetrated. Start the fucking season already.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I just don't want Sarver getting what he wants

[Koolaid_Man]

I don't give a fuck which side gets penetrated. Start the fucking season already.

why? the longer we wait the more Pennzoil Merlin gets to pump into his knees...

[DPG21920]

I just don't want Sarver getting what he wants

Like I said, I think most of the system issues will remain very similar on most accounts from what I have heard. There will be some changes, but overall the system won't have giant sweeping changes IMO.

The BRI is really not of that much importance to we the fans, the system is key and I think it will be fair.

[Nathan89]

I wanted something favorable to the small-market teams...:depressed

On the bright side I won't have to miss one of last seasons of the 00's player of the decade.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I hope you're right. People might say a hard salary cap would be best for the Suns, but a new CBA that forces Sarver to sell would do a lot more for the Suns than a hard salary cap.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I wanted something favorable to the small-market teams...:depressed

On the bright side I won't have to miss one of last seasons of the 00's player of the decade.

Dry your eyes, Nathan...Bean will still be around for a few more years

[baseline bum]

I hope you're right. People might say a hard salary cap would be best for the Suns, but a new CBA that forces Sarver to sell would do a lot more for the Suns than a hard salary cap.

:lol Never thought of it that way.

[Nathan89]

Dry your eyes, Nathan...Bean will still be around for a few more years


Off topic:lmao

[DPG21920]

Nathan, it will be favorable for smaller market teams, but it won't be a complete overhaul like they were speaking about with a hard cap and such. There will be some tweaks, but most of the exceptions will remain in some way shape or form and trades will probably have a little bit loosened rules.

Overall, the system will be fair and move the league slightly more towards what they call "competitive balance".

[DeadlyDynasty]

Hardcap will never work. The NBA needs the Lakers to be good. We are the well-spring from which the league flows.

[Giuseppe]

Hardcap will never work. The NBA needs the Lakers to be good. We are the well-spring from which the league flows.

There will be no hard cap.

Thank Christ.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Hardcap will never work. The NBA needs the Lakers to be good. We are the well-spring from which the league flows.
Yup. This isn't the NFL. America doesn't like basketball enough for the NBA to get by on being a "Competitive league with parity!"

[NRHector]

Hardcap will never work. The NBA needs the Lakers to be good. We were the well-spring from which the league flows.

fify

[Giuseppe]

^Bend overPERIOD

[NRHector]

^Bend overPERIODDPGregulatesPERIOD :lol

[Giuseppe]

lmemulatedao!!!

[pass1st]

How many games will have to be cancelled to make the next season an asterisk?

[ElNono]

Anything under 50, watch out.... :lobt2:

:lol

[ElNono]

tbh, they chickened out... they should've axed a couple of franchises, like Charlotte, Cleveland and New Orleans, tbh

[DeadlyDynasty]

Anything under 65 should have an asterisk, imo. Regardless of the number of games missed, this season probably won't be the afterthought that '99 was--a crapshoot season sandwiched between 2 great dynasties.

[ElNono]

Stern will cram 86+ games in two months if he can get away with it... and you know he can get away with it

[DeadlyDynasty]

He's a crafty jew, that's for sure

[pass1st]

http://mrslebronwade.com/?p=451

[Venti Quattro]

Would 51-82 games be not considered as an asterisk season? Would teams try and not half-ass if we have a 51-game season?

Can we get BRHornet to answer this?

[Jacob1983]

I hope this gets done fast. Mavs and their fans deserve to see that championship banner. I hope it looks better than their current banners. Their current banners are shitty looking. Too basic and boring.

[ElNono]

I would be lying if it said I didn't care to see what kind of obscene jewelry Cubes got for the players... it's going to be twice as fun too since it's going to be right after the owners were :cry about how poor they are

[mavsfan1000]

Mavs are losing Chandler I guess. Oh well. At least the Lakers get screwed as well.

[DPG21920]

What?

[Killakobe81]

I wanted something favorable to the small-market teams...:depressed

On the bright side I won't have to miss one of last seasons of the 00's player of the decade.

You sure won't Kobe will have plenty of ESPN/TNT/ABC games if you dont have the League Pass. :toast

[Killakobe81]

I would be lying if it said I didn't care to see what kind of obscene jewelry Cubes got for the players... it's going to be twice as fun too since it's going to be right after the owners were :cry about how poor they are

To be fair, he is not the one criong but I get your point. I have no sympathy for the owners. If the price gets to high dont pay especially for mid shelf fan favorite types. You pay the superstars (Lebron/Kobe etc) and the young future stars (Blake/Rose) ... but the rank and file (Bonner/Walton) types should get vet min. They were the ones overpaid.

No one made Buss or Holt pay that shit ...

[Jacob1983]

I think it will be funny if some small market team like the Thunder, Grizzlies, Hawks, or Pacers win the championship in this upcoming asterisk season.
Can you imagine a Thunder-Hawks NBA Finals? Or a Grizzlies-Pacers Finals? Stern would kill himself if either of those Finals happened.

[LkrFan]

why? the longer we wait the more Pennzoil Merlin gets to pump into his knees...

:lmao

[LkrFan]

within the black mamba striking distance

Meanwhile, MJ, being fully aware of this fact, he's somewhere doing this to his computer: :pctoss:

:downspin:

[LkrFan]

Anything under 50, watch out.... :lobt2:

:lol

Not when your best big has 50 year old knees! :downspin:

[LkrFan]

Would 51-82 games be not considered as an asterisk season? Would teams try and not half-ass if we have a 51-game season?

Can we get BRHornet to answer this?

No son. It is illegal to say a 51+ game season deserves an asterisk. That way, only one "champion" in NBA history will hold that distinction. Forever. :lol