By Chris Sheridan From NBA commissioner David Stern, via Associated Press writers Jaime Aron and Greg Beacham: “The clock is ticking, but it hasn’t struck midnight yet,” he said. “We have time to do what has to be done and we’d like to do it, actually.” In my view, the clock hasn’t even struck 11 o’clock yet. I still say the deal gets done sometime before or around Oct. 1, as I wrote in my debut column for this site less than two weeks
Mailbag: Guaranteed contracts, luxury tax
From the mailbag: Hi Chris, I have a simple idea to solve the guaranteed contracts issue and wanted your opinion… Make each contract guaranteed for the first 2 years and allow each team to dump one player per year that has played for more than 2 years on their contract (in essence the last 3 years are not guaranteed but teams can only dump one guy per year if they so desire). A grossly overpaid player hurts the game, enrages fans, and can
NBA Lockout update: Interpretations
By Chris Sheridan I’ve already given you my take on yesterday’s collective bargaining negotiations in New York. So we shall once again take a trip around the Internet to have a look at the views of the writers who have been closely covering this dispute. _ Ken Berger, CBSSports.com: “The only thing both sides agreed on after this latest round of posturing and semi-negotiating was that the players had come to the table with economic concessions the owners and NBA negotiators could live
If Nachbar returns to NBA, he’d say “Yo” to Brooklyn
By Chris Sheridan KAUNAS, Lithuania — Bostjan Nachbar indeed wants to get back into the NBA, and don’t be surprised if he ends up in one of three places: New Jersey, Toronto or Detroit. Nachbar, who has been working out for two weeks after having surgery to remove loose cartilage from his ankle, arrived Tuesday in this quaint Lithuanian city to provide color commentary for Slovenian television as his homeland plays in the quarterfinals. He has spent the past three years playing in Russia
Deron Williams makes surprise debut for Besiktas
Deron Williams, perhaps inspired by the warm welcome he received upon his arrival in Turkey, made a snap decision to play for Besiktas rather than watch their first game. He had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists in just 18 minutes of a 93-91 victory over Montepaschi Siena at the annual Bormio Tournament in Italy. Williams’ teammate on the New Jersey Nets, Sasha Vujacic, is also on the court already for Efes Anadolu and scored 30 and 18 points in his first two games. Read all about
Mozgov a monster as Russia defeats Greece
By Chris Sheridan VILNIUS, Lithuania — Once upon a time in mid-February of this year, Timofey Mozgov was the only thing holding up the blockbuster trade that sent Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks. Once the Knicks relented and agreed to give up the 7-footer, the deal went forward. But Mozgov went backward, spending most of the rest of the season on the end of Denver’s bench. “It was hard. What I take from last season was the waiting game, how to keep
Lockout links
Good morning. Is the optimism I expressed early this week when I launched this site starting to spread? In a nutshell, here is today’s news: The next big day in the work stoppage comes Tuesday, when the owners’ labor committee and players’ executive board meet for the first time since June. Then, on Thursday, the NBA Board of Governors meets in Dallas, and the union will brief several dozen players in Las Vegas on the status of negotiations. Here are today’s links from the NBA
Prediction: 75 to 80 percent chance NBA season starts Nov. 1
By Chris Sheridan I made that prediction on the air yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles (early this morning in Lithuania) on the Mason and Ireland radio show, and the reason behind it comes down to two words: Common sense. Here is the link, and you can go have a listen yourself to hear more of my reasoning.
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