By Chris Sheridan I went on the radio with longtime colleague Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel this morning to talk about the NBA lockout. We touched on how his local team , the Magic, would benefit the most (along with Portland) from the amnesty provision that will reportedly be part of the eventual NBA collective bargaining agreement. Click here to listen to the interview, which aired on the Open Mike show on 740-The Game radio in Orlando. (Gremlin alert: Will not play on
Lockout update: Remember this quote
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — “It demonstrates the potential for more movement on our part.” Those words came out of the mouth of NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday after the owners offered the players a 50-50 split of revenues. So although some are writing that the players will never get an offer like that again, I’ll take the word of Silver over the word of a fellow blogissist. There is a fair chance there will be contact between the league office and the
Overseas updates: Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bogut, Tony Parker
Spanning the globe to bring you the latest on NBA players who are, who may or who may not be playing overseas this season (the drop dead date of Monday seems such a long way away, eh?) From Jake Appleman of The New York Times in Mons, Belgium: “Deron Williams, the Nets’ point guard, was here Tuesday night with his teammates on Besiktas Milangaz, a professional team from Istanbul playing a game in the Eurocup, a second-tier intercontinental competition. Perhaps Williams wished he had
Podcast: More on lockout
This is probably the longest podcast I have ever done. Thanks to Jacob Noble of TheProBasketballTalk.com for having me on. We recorded it right before the meetings broke yesterday. Jump to the 21:00 mark for when I join the show.
Sorting through the spin: Progress was made in NBA labor talks
csprtContainer(); By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — At the start of the day, the score was Players: 54; Owners 46. At the end of the day, after a doomsday-like declaration from Billy Hunter that there might not be any more bargaining sessions or a month or two, then a pronouncement from David Stern that Monday was the deadline for making a deal or losing the start of the regular season, the score had changed. It is now Players: 53, Owners 50, in terms of the
If the lockout is over, the scoop goes to …
@MettaWorldPeace Metta WorldPeace Yay No lock out 1 hour ago via Echofon Although this later tweet shows he was messin’ with folks: @MettaWorldPeace Metta WorldPeace I had alot of people fooled. Just like media. See yal should listen to ur parents. Not media. Believe in yourself. Not others Lol 7 minutes ago via Echofon
Sedano show podcast: Another optimist found?
By Chris Sheridan Jorge Sedano of 790-The Ticket had me on as a guest this morning on Miami radio, and we found ourselves agreeing on a couple of things. Like how the players’ ultimate share, 52, 51 or 50 percent of designated revenues, will produce different ratification possibilities. Sedano also does not see today as doomsday or the true 11th hour. As noted yesterday, only David Stern holds the secret stopwatch. Click here to listen to the interview.
Lockout update: Interpretations
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — From my e-mail inbox, sent by an NBA fanatic who I know personally: “The season isn’t going to start on time. The players trust the player agents to successfully manage their careers more so than Derek Fisher (a ball player) and Billy Hunter (who is no match for David Stern). Who do you have more confidence in to get you the best deal? That memo did nothing but cause more divide in the union and strengthen
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