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SnarfVader

2011-11-26 07:17:58 AM

And the rest of the nation yawned and switched back to football.

gtfan92

2011-11-26 07:21:24 AM

Fark you, NBA haters! I'm happy!!

betona

2011-11-26 07:23:34 AM

Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

INeedAName

2011-11-26 07:27:35 AM

I hate pro ball, but I was worried to see what would happen to college ball if it folded.

SnarfVader

2011-11-26 07:29:06 AM

betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

This!

Although, to be fair, at least the people who depend on the NBA such as the arena employees and food vendors will be able to get back to work. Personally, I was hoping the NHL would start getting attention if the season was cancelled, but alas twas not to be.

/Go Winterhawks!
//Only hockey in town.
///Has a sad.

Freakin Rican

2011-11-26 07:31:39 AM

SnarfVader: And the rest of the nation yawned and switched back to football.

betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

hope they break the deal,lol

Ackbarican_Idol

2011-11-26 07:31:43 AM

How was the union able to negotiate after they disclaimed interest?

NEDM

2011-11-26 07:36:10 AM

I'm glad at least some people realized that playing chicken with each other was hurting everyone. Here's to hoping that those who work in the basketball arenas are able to get to work soon, and that all parties squabbling over money remember this whole saga the next time. A few million dollars isn't worth seeing your professional league go down in flames.

Mike_LowELL

2011-11-26 07:36:59 AM

SnarfVader: And the rest of the nation yawned and switched back to football.

Americans enjoy sports that are a microcosm of their lives. The most popular professional league in the country is defined by unpredictable elements merging to form total mediocrity. Meanwhile, the league defined by highly-skilled individuals is a comparatively niche product. Pretty much sums up the overweight American experience.

wooden_badger

2011-11-26 07:42:01 AM

Until the deal has been voted on, there is no deal

There is still hope.

FriarReb98

2011-11-26 07:44:00 AM

SnarfVader: Although, to be fair, at least the people who depend on the NBA such as the arena employees and food vendors will be able to get back to work.

Not to mention parking lot owners/attendants, local and even slightly less local restaurants, fundraisers involving tickets, even the network scrubs at all these places that work on it all behind the scenes are currently out two months of semi-steady work. And I'm sure most of the league-organized charity work went undone while this was going on.

\was nice that CSN New England was playing classic Celts on what would have been game nights
\\wonder if there's a chance in hell of me getting tickets to see them now?

HaywoodJablonski

2011-11-26 07:44:59 AM

Please don't deprive me of two months of playoffs. Endless excitement!

Mike_LowELL

2011-11-26 07:48:09 AM

INeedAName: I hate pro ball, but I was worried to see what would happen to college ball if it folded.

The college players would have to find somewhere else to play and as a result, the level of rec league play all around the country would plummet.

HaywoodJablonski: Please don't deprive me of two months of playoffs. Endless excitement!

Oh. It's one of those threads where people confuse "single elimination format" with "high level of play". How typical.

oMaJoJ

2011-11-26 08:10:27 AM

I'd love to see what the deal looks like. Also, I want to know why so many people seemed to blame the players for the lockout. Mostly, I'm glad to have my NBA back.

/cuz 2k12 wasn't going to cut it, I haven't played for a year, picked it up on Steam and I farking suck at it.
//Now the hockey fans come in and talk about how they don't give a fark about basketball which is funny because in reality nobody gives a fark about hockey
///Let the shiatstorm

oMaJoJ

2011-11-26 08:11:24 AM

*begin

Creoena

2011-11-26 08:20:32 AM

I was hoping NBA would just go away completely...damn

gtfan92

2011-11-26 08:23:31 AM

Ishkur

2011-11-26 08:35:22 AM

66 game season starting Dec. 25?

...so the NBA finals are going to be in August?

....Actually, I'm okay with that. Summer is kind of a lull for sports (fark baseball), why not push basketball three months forward. Or better yet, have it start after football (which it does at the highschool/collegiate level anyway).

jayhawk88

2011-11-26 08:40:02 AM

It's going to be fascinating to me to find out the details of this deal, assuming it does get finalized. From everything you heard, the owners weren't going to negotiate so much as they were going to offer up a new deal that was even more in their favor. And the players weren't having it.

Who folded?

the biggest redneck here

2011-11-26 08:44:52 AM

Dammit, now several of the 8 minutes per month I watch SportsCenter will be taken up by the goddamn NBA.

Marshmallow Jones

2011-11-26 08:48:48 AM

Oh well, it was nice while it lasted...

Generation_D

2011-11-26 08:50:06 AM

Unless the deal involved Stern's head on a pike, not really interested.

Zoomaster

2011-11-26 08:51:08 AM

Great headline subby.

/the NBA sucks
//the PGA is more entertaining
///yes I'm a hater, hater of the NBA
////I just say no and turn the channel

Elephantman

2011-11-26 08:56:00 AM

Boxxyfan

2011-11-26 09:03:34 AM

inb4 buttmad hockey fans... Oh wait, too late. I'm glad they didn't cancel an entire season and made the sport permanently irrelevant.

LarryDan43

2011-11-26 09:28:14 AM

The cash advance machines started declining.

Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo

2011-11-26 09:28:41 AM

So we're only going to get eight months of pro basketball this year?

Lost Thought 00

2011-11-26 09:28:59 AM

Doesn't basketball normally start in late December?

A Fark Handle

2011-11-26 09:31:40 AM

oMaJoJ: [kobehatersgonnahate.jpg image 640x383]

funny i read that has rapers gonna rape.

i'm glad that they could reach a deal so that they can go back to shaking down taxpayers and cities...i feel like we were missing a great opportunity to give more money to douchenozzle while ignoring other vital public projects.

/fark the nba, fark stern
//fark any pro sports that demand public money (packers excluded)

bulldg4life

2011-11-26 09:33:09 AM

ctrl+f "thug"

Hmm...well, that's odd. Must be because it is Saturday morning.

A Fark Handle

2011-11-26 09:34:35 AM

Lost Thought 00: Doesn't basketball normally start in late December?

no, it starts in mid-april. just after the ncaa tournament ends. i believe the nba calls the start of the season "the first round." not sure where that name came from.

natural316

2011-11-26 09:43:51 AM

SnarfVader: betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

This!

Although, to be fair, at least the people who depend on the NBA such as the arena employees and food vendors will be able to get back to work. Personally, I was hoping the NHL would start getting attention if the season was cancelled, but alas twas not to be.

/Go Winterhawks!
//Only hockey in town.
///Has a sad.

That should tell you something about this country's interest in hockey if the only way the sport has a minimal chance of getting any attention is if another is on lockdown.

I think it's a riot that hockey highlights on sportscenter are just filler at the end of the show to have it make up the full one hour time slot

I'm willing to bet people can name the last 10 super bowl champs and I'm also willing to bet more than half the country already forgot who won the cup last year

dugitman

2011-11-26 09:44:41 AM

Hmm, guess I'll have to prepare for the Pacers sales guy. I'll probably buy a 1/2 package again if I can get him down to $25/ticket in the lower section. Attendance is so bad here I move down and sit 3 rows behind Larry Bird for most games. No idea how they stay afloat, even with the 10mil/year subsidy our dumbass city pays them.

skinink

2011-11-26 09:45:06 AM

Not interested in a settlement unless it includes a lifetime ban of LeBron from the NBA.

Devo

2011-11-26 09:52:33 AM

betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

I call BS. No one "enjoys" sports center.

SilentStrider

2011-11-26 09:54:06 AM

Meh.

HaywoodJablonski

2011-11-26 09:58:42 AM

Mike_LowELL: INeedAName: I hate pro ball, but I was worried to see what would happen to college ball if it folded.

The college players would have to find somewhere else to play and as a result, the level of rec league play all around the country would plummet.

HaywoodJablonski: Please don't deprive me of two months of playoffs. Endless excitement!

Oh. It's one of those threads where people confuse "single elimination format" with "high level of play". How typical.

Do you think it's necessary to have a 7-game series between a 70-12 team and a 41-41 team? Do you think half the league is required to truly determine the best team in the league?

enik

2011-11-26 10:13:23 AM

At least there won't be an uptick in crime when the players go back to doing the only other thing they're good at.

SanjiSasuke

2011-11-26 10:19:02 AM

Starting with Knicks v Celtics? This will be the greatest Christmas ever.

/also has Bulls-Lakers and Mavs-Heat, as bonuses

DamnYankees

2011-11-26 10:22:13 AM

Ishkur: 66 game season starting Dec. 25?

So its literally halfway between a full season and 1999.

Frank N Stein

2011-11-26 10:22:38 AM

It'll be a good sports day for me

Bears - Packers
Bulls - Lakers
Winter Classic

SilentStrider

2011-11-26 10:22:49 AM

Devo: betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

I call BS. No one "enjoys" sports center.

I call BS on your calling BS.

SharkTrager

2011-11-26 10:27:39 AM

And the season and playoffs will still be too long.

The Gordie Howe Hat Trick

2011-11-26 10:28:27 AM

natural316: SnarfVader: betona: Well, crap. I've been thoroughly enjoying SportsCenter without it.

This!

Although, to be fair, at least the people who depend on the NBA such as the arena employees and food vendors will be able to get back to work. Personally, I was hoping the NHL would start getting attention if the season was cancelled, but alas twas not to be.

/Go Winterhawks!
//Only hockey in town.
///Has a sad.

That should tell you something about this country's interest in hockey if the only way the sport has a minimal chance of getting any attention is if another is on lockdown.

I think it's a riot that hockey highlights on sportscenter are just filler at the end of the show to have it make up the full one hour time slot

I'm willing to bet people can name the last 10 super bowl champs and I'm also willing to bet more than half the country already forgot who won the cup last year

Oh that's such BS, everyone knows it was the Boston Brewers.

Ow My Balls

2011-11-26 10:28:53 AM

There is one major reason I've never liked the NBA in 30 years of being older than 8...the short shot clock and the ridiculous frequency with which teams score over 100 points. It's a terrible product. Watching the NBA for basketball would be like having an NFL where 11 offensive players take the field versus 8 or 9 defensive players. WOOO! Another touchdown! And another! And another! And another! And another! ...

lilbjorn

2011-11-26 10:29:26 AM

. . . and everyone will be out with hammies by the end of January.

DamnYankees

2011-11-26 10:30:40 AM

Ow My Balls: There is one major reason I've never liked the NBA in 30 years of being older than 8...the short shot clock and the ridiculous frequency with which teams score over 100 points. It's a terrible product. Watching the NBA for basketball would be like having an NFL where 11 offensive players take the field versus 8 or 9 defensive players. WOOO! Another touchdown! And another! And another! And another! And another! ...

You do realize there was, like, a 10 year span in the late 90s/early 00s where scoring was really low and it was a problem for the league. The Nash-led Suns brought it back.

bulldg4life

2011-11-26 10:31:21 AM

Ow My Balls: There is one major reason I've never liked the NBA in 30 years of being older than 8...the short shot clock and the ridiculous frequency with which teams score over 100 points. It's a terrible product. Watching the NBA for basketball would be like having an NFL where 11 offensive players take the field versus 8 or 9 defensive players. WOOO! Another touchdown! And another! And another! And another! And another! ...

You're right. Nothing has happened in the NFL over the past decade or two that has slanted things in favor of...say...the passing game. Nothing at all.

DamnYankees

2011-11-26 10:32:40 AM

bulldg4life: Ow My Balls: There is one major reason I've never liked the NBA in 30 years of being older than 8...the short shot clock and the ridiculous frequency with which teams score over 100 points. It's a terrible product. Watching the NBA for basketball would be like having an NFL where 11 offensive players take the field versus 8 or 9 defensive players. WOOO! Another touchdown! And another! And another! And another! And another! ...

You're right. Nothing has happened in the NFL over the past decade or two that has slanted things in favor of...say...the passing game. Nothing at all.

And nothing happened in the last 2 decades which increased scoring in baseball or anything - remember the late-90s with all those 1-0 games and bunting and stuff?

TheManofPA

2011-11-26 10:33:39 AM

Paging Mike Lowell to this thread for a Mario Chalmers update, Mike Lowell to the thread for an update please

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