NBA Lockout Is Over

[Slim Fiasco]

After 15 hours of negotiations Friday-into-Saturday –- and 149 days of lockout start to finish -– representatives of the NBA owners and players reached a tentative deal on settling their various lawsuits that should lead to a new collective bargaining agreement that will salvage a shortened 2011-12 season beginning on Christmas Day.

Details of what will become a new labor contract still were vague when the meeting ended after 3 a.m. ET at a New York law office. But the bones of a deal reportedly call for the players to receive a “band” share of basketball-related income ranging from 49 percent to 51 percent depending on the league’s growth (with a more reasonable shot at 51 than in previous offers). A laundry list of system issues, meanwhile, are intended to make the NBA more competitive across its 30 teams.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/11/2 ... of-a-deal/

Finally the stingy assholes came to their senses. Now I only need the Magic and Wizards to kick ass.

[Beak]

This dragged on too long. Don't really care if they play now or not. They hurt so many people that need to work & haven't been able to cause of the lockout. Basketball used to be my #1 sport, but now football has taken the top position, followed by hockey, & b ball 3rd.

Sincerely,

Lifetime fan is no more

[Ku53v]

Fuck the affected people, this is great news

[Ka0t1c]

it's good for everyone in the long run

[Beak]

I can't stand the Celtics or the Lakers for that matter. But if the Lakers can pull off this trade to get Dwight Howard & Chris Paul, they are gonna be a FORCE!
To bad I'm done with b-ball for now.

[Spyder]

I can't stand the Celtics or the Lakers for that matter. But if the Lakers can pull off this trade to get Dwight Howard & Chris Paul, they are gonna be a FORCE!
To bad I'm done with b-ball for now.

no way i see em getting either. my guess is Paul goes to celtics for Rondo and some cash or future draft pick.


either way, finally lose lazy bastards are back to work. greedy assholes
id take league minimum happily for a year doing a job i hated, my less millions
for a couple months playing my favorite sport.

must suck to be them

[Mr.DGAF]

Fuck, Lakers just traded Pau and Lamar for Chris Paul. Already hating this trade, like fucking Andrew Bynum is going to be healthy and stable for a full year. Damn, damn, damn!

[Spyder]

not the best move for them, ya paul and kobe will rape
but they need at least gasol down low...

[Beak]

I don't think they plan on keeping Bynum. Maybe a chance for them to get Howard. Especially if Orlando knows they can't resign him. If the Lakers don't get Howard, they're gonna have to get someone.

[Mr.DGAF]

That's what I was thinking, but they honestly have nobody else that could draw interest from Orlando. Bynum and what, Shannon Brown could possibly slide into that slot, but then the already ailing bench is hurt even worse. I think Howard is out, though we needed him more than Paul. I'm telling you, kobe should be the sole commander of the back court. I don't know how well he will jell with cp3. Only time will tell, and if we end up winning it all, I'll admit I was wrong. But I really hate losing Pau.

[Ka0t1c]

trades aint official yet, but will happen.


*guess not

[Ka0t1c]

Fuck, Lakers just traded Pau and Lamar for Chris Paul. Already hating this trade, like fucking Andrew Bynum is going to be healthy and stable for a full year. Damn, damn, damn!

nope, wrong again... trade is off!


http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_chris_paul_lakers_hornets_nba_120811

[RainMan44]

FUCK YES! THANK GOD THE TRADE GOT VETOED! This was a HORRIBLE deal for the Lakers.

We were going to give up ODOM and Pau Gasol for Chris Paul? LMFAO. Two 7 footers (Odom is almost 7 feet, not quite) for a 6 footer? That would basically give up our defensive presence in the inside, our depth (which we're already kind of lacking on) and our versatility....... for a point guard to create shots? (WHEN WE HAVE KOBE FUCKING BRYANT TO HANDLE THE OFFENSE ALREADY!!!)

Other Laker fans who are in favor of this trade just like it because they see the name "Chris Paul". Yes, he's probably the best point guard in the league. Yes, he would be great to have on any team. But you got to look at this from another perspective. We would be left with Bynum (who has a great chance of getting injured) and Caracters (lmao) as our bigs?

And for those who say "well, we could also get Dwight"....well, yes. But there's a huge chance that doesn't happen. What would our best offer be? Bynum and Artest for Dwight? Why would the Magic take that? Lol


Anyway, I THINK this was a bad idea. Glad it got vetoed. HOWEVER, if they could have gotten BOTH Chris AND Dwight, that might be a little different. But even then, we would lack depth.

I think we should just build in little pieces. A small trade here, a little signing of a good shooter there.

[Mr.DGAF]

Yes! Trade vetoed, thank goodness. Like Rainman said, this deal was bad for the Lakers. I guess maybe just the prospect of having another superstar was enough for the front office to orchestrate the trade. This is good, we still need work on the team, but CP3 wasn't the way to go, in my opinon.

[Ka0t1c]

yeah. it was a bad idea. i think the lakers could use someone like Redd, or even stuckey. pretty much outside presence since they got the inside game just fine. i'd would say TMac, but everyone knows his glory days are over.