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.
Report: Progress made on new mid-level exception
From David Aldridge of NBA.com: “A source who has been briefed on the discussions between the two sides said Monday afternoon that the sides are close to an agreement on one “system” aspect that has proven troublesome — a new, shorter mid-level exception for free agents. Owners have sought a major reduction in the mid-level, one of the key ways that teams over the salary cap are nonetheless able to add players. Implemented in the 1999 CBA after players agreed to accept
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
See that poll to your right? It closes at 2 p.m. EDT
If you haven’t voted yet, please do. The poll is closing at 2 p.m. EDT — right when the owners and players are scheduled to begin talking to each other again. Shortly thereafter, our newest contributor, Darin Ford, will file a column on what the results showed.
Lockout update: No agreement, but sides to meet again Monday
csprtContainer(); By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — NBA commissioner David Stern was a man of few words late Sunday night when nearly six hours of collective bargaining talks ended. Stone-faced, he didn’t comment other than to say the sides would take another crack at it Monday — the day he has set as the deadline to save the scheduled Nov. 1 start of the regular season. The only guy who did much talking was players association president Derek Fisher, and he was not
Video: Latest on NBA lockout talks
csprtContainer(); UPDATE NEW YORK — Coming to you from outside the lockout talks, where the sides have been meeting for 3 1/2 hours as we hit 10 p.m. EDT. Representing the owners are Glen Taylor (Minnesota) and Peter Holt (San Antonio). The only players in attendance are Derek Fisher and Maurice Evans. David Stern and Billy Hunter are upstairs; too with their support staffs.