NBA Lockout discussion. *Update 11/14* Union to Decertify

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Finally.

Mavs ring ceremony on Christmas?

[Bomberooski]

YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Warner2BruceTD]

The players are actually pretty lucky that they got some of the concessions that they did. Yes, overall they lost (badly), but the owners threw them quite a few bones.

[thilanwij]

I'm so happy the NBA is back!!! I can finally watch some bball with players that I know of, and now I can get the most out of NBA 2k12 with rookies.

[EmpireWF]

"B-List" Issues Yet to Be Finalized

1. NBA Draft Eligibility
Players want to keep it as is which means incoming rooks must be 19-years old & 1 year out of high school.

Owners want to bump it up to 20-years old & 2 years out of high school.

Looks like players will budge and owners will get what they want. Among the players effected would include UConn's Andre Drummond and Kentucky's Anthony Davis, both of whom would have to wait until 2013 to enter the league.


2. Round 3 in NBA Draft
Owners want another round in the draft to control costs better and give them more bodies for the NBADL.

3. Drug Testing
Owners want more stringent testing

4.Commissioner's Ability to Discipline

5. The NBADL
Owners want to be able to send players down for up to 5 years and pay them less when doing so.

Players obviously don't want to take a pay cut.

6. Pension Benefits

[Warner2BruceTD]

Based on what i've seen so far of Andre Drummond, he will be saved some humiliation by being forced to stay another year. He stinks.

[G-men]

Too bad they couldn't have cut out the fourth quarter of the season instead of the first. LeBron James would have been great if they did that.

[FirstTimer]

Players got bent over as expected but the owners at least used a bit of lube and threw them a few favors.

[Bomberooski]

I was already pumped for Christmas. Now I can't wear sweatpants in public for the next 4 weeks!

[Obst]

And there is an amnesty clause allowing each team to cut 1 player without them counting against the cap or tax.

[Sharkweather]

Owners want to bump it up to 20-years old & 2 years out of high school.

Looks like players will budge and owners will get what they want.

Best thing to come out of this whole situation. College basketball going to be rockin'

[dave]

The NBA and its players knew they had to compromise. No one gave a f--k. If the NBA season had been cancelled, other than the real workers (arena employees, bars and restaurants near the arena, etc...), no one would have give a crap.

I'm happy for the real workers and side businesses who need the NBA, but at the end of the day this dispute meant nothing to most sports fans.

Rashard Lewis is still gonna make $20M or so a year. So is Gilbert Arenas.

[CrimsonGhost56]

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[ZoneBlitz]

The NBA and its players knew they had to compromise. No one gave a f--k. If the NBA season had been cancelled, other than the real workers (arena employees, bars and restaurants near the arena, etc...), no one would have give a crap.

I'm happy for the real workers and side businesses who need the NBA, but at the end of the day this dispute meant nothing to most sports fans.

Rashard Lewis is still gonna make $20M or so a year. So is Gilbert Arenas.

LOL @ someone who likes hockey saying no one gives a shit about basketball, people dont even know what channel hockey is on.

[Mogriffjr]

LOL @ someone who likes hockey saying no one gives a shit about basketball, people dont even know what channel hockey is on.

I just noticed hockey was back when they opened up with Sidney Crosby highlights...season started last week?