By Chris Sheridan
So let’s say they settle the lockout Monday night/Tuesday morning. If it is the latter, that is October 11.
The sides have been saying it will take two weeks to put the agreement into writing, but let’s put a little pressure on Mr. Rube and Mr. Klempner (the attorneys from each side entrusted wth the heavy lifting) and postulate that they can get it done (and have it ratified in a player vote) in 10 days. That takes us through Oct. 21.
If training camps and free agency opened on Oct. 22, teams would have 10 or 11 days to sign players, hold abbreviated camps and get ready for the start of the regular season (there are three games scheduled for Opening Night, Nov. 1).
Could they manage that?
Coach John Thompson believes it’d be easy for everyone — except the rookies. Click here to give a listen to what else coach Thompson had to say as he and I discussed the situation on his radio show in Washington, D.C. on 980-AM.
Being a Jazz fan, the only thing worse than losing the season is losing training camp. With such a young roster and a new head coach we need all the training camp time as possible. Stupid lockout.
Being a Raptor’s fan, the only thing better than losing the training camp would be to lose the beginning of the season. With such a young roster and a new head coach, we need all the training camp, and regular season to improve. If we don’t improve, we’ll be in place for a great draft pick in a pretty deep draft. (Ok, ok, I really want to watch NBA ball, but let’s face it, if your team sucked last year, they’re not going to have an easy time improving this year, and that means that you get a shot at two quality rookies, the pick from the last draft, and a pick from the next draft…. that might be the best thing for the bad teams in the league right now.)
I guess by now everybody knows that they are not going to have a meeting before Monday unless players agree on 50-50 split. So I say we start in December n have a 65 or 70 game season. Bottom line is that NBA season is not starting starting on time.
Man this guy rocks. Im glad he’s around. Keep up the good work >>GO HEAT<<