Apparently, “no further talks are scheduled” means “we’ll meet tomorrow” in the crazy, dizzying lexicon that has come to define the NBA lockout.  Meetings will break with no hope of saving the season, only to have us later find out that actual progress was made.  The next meeting will break with words of hope, only […]

Unbeknownst to the general public and the media hoard that had been staking out various upscale Manhattan hotels during these negotiations, both sides

I can’t tell you how many people I’ve seen or heard talk about giving up on the NBA.  They’re done, they say, with this sport that just doesn’t care about its fans.  “DONE,” they say.  And I believe them.  But they’ll be back, because according to history (via PBT), they’ll always be back. Statistical analysis […]

I’ve written more than once on this and other spaces that the players have done a terrible PR job in this lockout.  They have largely, until recently, left the spin to others.   But now it seems like players are finally starting to throw some punches.  After Thursday’s Hindenburg ending to the talks, the Union […]

Maybe the most frustrating part of these negotiations, if we can even really call them that, is the lack, of true movement by the NBA and the owners on systemic and financial issues.  Whatever movement that has been made has come grudgingly, and, in reality, represents little more than the NBA backing off its own […]

Among all the doom-and-gloom reporting after Thursday’s talks are some points on which both sides actually did agree.  Howard Beck of the New York Times (h/t Sheridan Hoops) has a rundown of those points, incluidng an amnesty clause and “stretch exception”. There will be a one-time “amnesty” provision that will allow each team to waive […]

The first two weeks of the regular season have been cancelled and, considering the disgusting way talks ended Thursday night, more cancellations are probably coming.  But that may not necessarily mean we’re looking at a shortened season.   Two sources close to the negotiations said the union believes that Stern assured his ESPN and TNT […]

We’ve seen these guys play each other in no-defense, high-flying pro-am exhibitions that included a lot of middle-of-the road players.  But during what would have been the first couple of weeks of the NBA season, a legitimate NBA All-Star team could be globe-trotting in a six-game exhibition tour. In a trip that could resemble Team […]

Over the course of 32 hours between Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening, the NBA and NBPA sat through 24 hours of negotiations with federal mediator George Cohen.  When the talks broke last night, Cohen alone addressed the media as both sides went home without comment.  Cohen’s comments were quick, calling the talks “direct and constructive” […]

Well this is a new one.  The new Philadelphia 76’ers ownership group (which includes Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, by the way) is already making some huge changes after being approved yesterday. Not only did they immediately fire GM Ed Stefanski, they made another series of announcements including The Sixers announced lower single-game ticket prices for […]