By Chris Bernucca This NBA lockout is a 12-inch stupid sandwich. The owners have been stupid in believing they could get back in one negotiation everything they have given away over the last 12 years. The players have been stupid in underestimating the backlash from a fickle fan base hit hard by a nationwide economic malaise. And both sides have been extremely stupid in coming close enough to shake hands, then refusing to with the childish insistence of “You first!” It is another in
Weijia Column: Update from China on Marbury
By Guan Weijia BEIJING — About two decades ago, there was a popular Chinese soap opera called A Native of Beijing in New York. The soap was one way Chinese people started getting a view of the American way of life. Now, in China, there is an ex-NBA star living a reality show of his own, showing people all over the world the Chinese way of life. I think we can call the show A New Yorker in Beijing. Stephon Marbury, the two-time NBA All-Star, has joined in
Hubbard column: Players beware: It’s a Cold-Blooded Financial World
By Jan Hubbard Although records for this sort of enterprise are not kept, it seems safe to suggest the two sides in the NBA labor negotiations have received unprecedented help in trying to resolve the impasse. The pack of news people who have had the tedious duty of documenting the skirmish in New York over billions of dollars have listened carefully to both sides, recorded the concerns of each and offered logical solutions. Judge Judy and Dr. Phil combined couldn’t have done better. Perhaps
In case you missed it …
By Chris Bernucca Today, Oct. 12, is International Moment of Frustration Scream Day. Really. At 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (which translates to 7 a.m. EDT for all of us infrequent flyers), all people were encouraged to go outside and scream for 30 seconds to release any deep-seated frustration. Seems like as good a day as any. Personally, I’ve had some deep-seated frustration for about 103 days.
Sheridan column (with video): Misplaced optimism explained
// By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — Well, I guess I forgot they were all lawyers — with an exception for Derek Fisher, who is nonetheless lawyerlike. An explanation is owed to my readers for the eternal optimism of the past few weeks. So here it is: I have known all of these men for years, and in the past several months I have looked all of them in the eyes — David Stern, Adam Silver, Billy Hunter, Fisher, Dan Rube, Ron Klempner, Jeffrey Kessler and
A very short column
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — I am disgusted and speechless. I trusted wise men to act wisely. I believed in common sense prevailing. I think the NBA owners are nuts to go down this road. They just lost a significant percentage of their fair-weather fans. Idiocy rules the day. How very, very sad. Not just sad. Stupid.
Guest column: Art Rondeau’s stopgap solution
A note to readers: Due to the fluid nature of lockout settlement talks, Mark Heisler’s column ran on Sunday instead of in its usual Monday slot. If you missed it, click here to read it.-CS By Art Rondeau Sunday night’s meeting between the NBA and the NBPA brought some hope to a lot of basketball fans. Although not much was said when the participants called it a night, system issues – such as the salary cap and luxury tax – were discussed, but the
Heisler column: Hold that Apocalypse
By Mark Heisler Apocalypse now, or not. The worst was about to come to pass, the majority of the media had predicted, wisely or in search of ever-more dire scenarios and ever-bigger headlines, as talks broke off last week with the NBA seemingly prepared to cancel its openers. Actually, the preferred press scenario was doomsday, the cancellation of more than the openers … like the entire 2011-12 season. Seeing any small part of it come true would have made everyone nuts, prompting speculation about
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