NBA Cancels First 2 Weeks Of Season

Discussion in 'Basketball Talk' started by Sportsguy, Oct 11, 2011.

  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    After roughly 13 hours of negotiations over two days failed to close what he termed a significant gulf "on virtually all issues," NBA commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the 2011-12 regular season Monday night.Stern also suggested that the cancellations imposed on the 102nd day of the NBA lockout -- just the second work stoppage in league history to bleed into the regular season -- essentially guarantee that a full 82-game season has also been lost after fruitless talks found NBA owners and players unable to agree on key items such as luxury-tax specifics, contract lengths and annual raises.Those were not seen as the sort of issues that would derail negotiations as recently as last week, but they became as big over the last 48 hours as the sides' ongoing inability to agree on a workable split of annual Basketball Related Income."We think that we made very fair proposals," Stern told reporters in New York, describing himself as both sorry and sad about the parties' inability to get close to the framework of a deal before Monday's deadline to start the regular season on Nov. 1 as scheduled."I'm sure the players think the same thing," Stern said. "But the gap is so significant that we just can't bridge it at this time."

    Source: ESPN
     
  2. Steve12

    Steve12 The night is dark and full of terrors

    I don't watch any basketball until like April or May (whenever the playoffs start) anyways so I'm not going to miss it.
     
  3. Omen

    Omen Speeling Be Champions Staff Member

    Same. Here

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  4. themush

    themush iDIOT sAVANT

    Don't blame the owners. Players have been freaking them over for a decade now.
     
  5. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    The what cancelled who? As long as it's not the NFL, NHL, MLB...I say who cares...lol.
     
  6. themush

    themush iDIOT sAVANT

    Uhhhhh NCAA.....
     
  7. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    That crap don't go on strike...no worries. :punkrocker:
     
  8. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    I need my nba. I hope they can get atleast 50 games in this season
     
  9. ball in the baskett

    ball in the baskett First Team All Pro

    ill miss it a little not much
     
  10. ragman

    ragman Pro Bowler Fantasy Guru

    Same here.

    I don't feel bad for either the owners or the players. I feel bad for the part-time workers, such as the people who run the concession stands. How are they going to make a living during this time?
     
  11. smeags

    smeags militant geek

    the product the nba produces now blows. if i wanna see streetball i can go to any local playground and watch it for free.
     
  12. URL54MVP

    URL54MVP Pro Bowler

    I'll miss watching the Pacers since they are a young team on the rise now. :(
     
  13. Dragonite

    Dragonite Simply Arrogant!

    Season is lost, plain and simple, gear up for the long haul.


    I hope the season is lost means Detroit gets a pretty good pick automagically.
     
  14. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    Im a huge NBA fan. The past few season i have bought the nba league pbutt. Its a real bummer they might not have 1 this year