By Nick Gibson of EuroleagueAdventures.com BARCELONA — So you’ve played in the NBA before. That’s terrific. The thing is, nobody in Europe really cares. The fans might enjoy the novelty, but your teammates aren’t impressed, your coaches won’t tie you to a longer leash, and management has a loophole at the ready whenever they feel like voiding your deal, which is most likely the heftiest on the books. Being an NBA talent means just that: you’re talented. However, talent alone is not nearly enough to compete
Archives for October 2011
Lockout update: The morning after
NEW YORK — Good morning — even though it isn’t such a good morning, is it? The whole thing blew up last night and got downright nasty afterward, and it now looks like David Stern’s Grinch prediction might actually come true. Except for two things: Stern was sidelined with flu-like symptoms and did not attend last night’s Armageddon, and Derek Fisher said he is staying in town in case talks are suddenly revived. It appears the sides need a cooling-off day, and
Lockout update: Labor talks have broken up
csprtContainer(); NEW YORK — NBA Labor talks have broken off. The split of revenues was the ultimate undoing Thursday after nearly five hours of discussions, and the sides told different stories about how things came apart. NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the union moved from 53 percent of BRI to 52.5 percent of BRI, while owners moved from 47 percent to 50. That’s when the talks broke off, with union director Billy Hunter saying the owners were not willing to negotiate over any other issues unless the
Lockout update: Progress reported
From Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “Under the league’s amnesty proposal, sources say teams would be able to waive a player and have up to 75 percent of his contract removed from the cap and tax, with the remaining balance amortized against the cap over the number of years left on the contract. The player would still be paid 100 percent of the guaranteed money owed; this would be an NFL-style cap management tool to help teams adjust to the new
Tweet of the Day: David West
Actually, Mr. West qualifies with a string of tweets: @D_West30David West Peace on this Earth will never be A Reality @D_West30David West Just remember this time in History for those of u who have Brains n use them @D_West30David West Certain so called movements n protest r merely distraction pieces @D_West30David West Revolution empowers the citizens not foreign Governments n Economies…COLONIALISM @D_West30David West I wonder if the President is going to tell people that Libya, its people and resources r owned by outsiders @D_West30David West All that Bull shit this weekend bout
Silver: “Unclear” whether an 82-game schedule is possible
NEW YORK — If it was too late to save a full 82-game NBA season, the deputy commissioner of the NBA would have said so. Instead, he pulled a page from his boss’s playbook and gave an answer that was open to interpretation. “Whether or not an 82-game schedule is possible is unclear to me,” Silver said Thursday following the conclusion of the two-day NBA Board of Governors meetings. Silver was the only one speaking on behalf of the owners after commissioner David Stern was
From Jest.com: Best lockout humor
Lockout update: Interpretations
NEW YORK — The gag order imposed by federal mediator George Cohen has left the NBA lockout writers with a dearth of quotes to work with, so let’s have a look around the Web to see what they had left in the tank after doing stakeout duty during 24 1/2 hours of talks Tuesday and Wednesday: Ken Berger of CBSSports.com looks at the salary cap math but leaves out one important piece of the equation — the money that would be freed
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