After months of grueling negotiations, the NBA lockout is over and the regular season will begin on December 25, 2011. Now that NBA basketball is nearly here, I wanted to see if the lockout has changed your view on the sport. I’m already psyched by all the trade rumors (Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard, etc.), but I’m still bitter about the lockout. Hearing millionaires argue about billions of dollars in revenue is…unattractive — especially when you’re not making a lot of money and the economy is crap.
The end of the last NBA season was brilliant, but for me that buzz was mostly killed by the lockout. How about you? Has the lockout made you bitter about the NBA? Or are you excited for the season to start?
It made me bitter because I feel that players shouldnt get guaranteed contracts and still get paid if they are cut. Also I don't see why the players union felt that they deserved 57% of revenue sharing. I don't think any other major league sports union gets or wanted more than 50% in their CBA. I really wanted them to cancel it all like David Stern threatened but he gave in like a sucker.
I'll let you know. This season will be bittersweet. CP3 is outta here now or later :(
Still don't care. Frankly, basketball is irrelevant for me until after the football season is over, so they could have not played a game until February 1st and it wouldn't have made a lick of difference to me.
That being said, there's not one sports league that could miss regular season games due to a contract dispute during a recession that could make me feel anything other than loathsome. At least the NFL had the good sense to not miss any real games (preseason doesn't count).
Normally, I would agree with you, however, my NFL season ended about two months ago.
Although I do have to say that I am looking somewhat forward to the Dolphin's role as playoff spoiler for a few teams. After all, if you can't beat 'em, drag 'em down with you.
-M
On one hand, I'm excited because with a shortened season, The Heat won't have enough time to burn out at the end. On the other hand, I feel like they should have fired all the players and held open tryouts in every city there is a team.
You can give me the "superstars" argument all you want, but at the end of the day, it's all about marketing the team, the players, and winning. You can do it with anybody. Superstars are made, not born. Besides, think if what it would do to the NBA's reputation if they held open tryouts for anyone in the city. It could be like the "American Idol" of basketball… only without crappy people.
-M
I really didn't care if they were going to have a season or no season after all the fighting between millionaires and billionaires.
I was hoping it would last longer. It has been nice not having that crap on TV. Also it is much less crowded at the local bars that typically air the games.
I could do without any sports on tv ever. All they do is mess up regular programs scheduling.
I don't care about basketball until the football season is over haha!