A deal to end the lockout is close. Really, it is. Both sides have negotiated on, and agreed to most of the key elements of the deal that will serve as the structure of a new collective bargaining agreement. However, as Howard Beck detailed in the above link, the last hurdle is a big one. […]
Archives for October 2011
Close, But No Cigar….Yet
Yesterday, Phillip wrote about how an 82 game season, compressed into a shorter time period, could potentially affect the Lakers. This was a topic of interest because going into Friday morning, both the owners and the players were optimistic about a deal being made to end the lockout. And with that optimism, came the prospect […]
The Lakers and Compressed Schedules
While watching some of the lockout coverage, the idea of still having an 82-game schedule should the lockout end by this weekend or early next week crept into my mind. I thought about the Lakers roster, and more importantly, the collective age of the members on their roster as it currently stands. I wondered how […]
Around the World (Wide Web): More Lockout Talk
From Henry Abbott, TrueHoop: Assuming the owners are as entrenched as ever at 50, what is there to talk about today? The system — which is really a bundle of issues that determine exactly how hard the NBA’s salary cap will be, and, related, how certain NBA players’ incomes will be. Hunter’s core concerns: “We’re […]
The Dwight Howard Sweepstakes
At some point, the NBA season will resume and talks will shift towards Dwight Howard’s potential free agency and it will be hard for the basketball world to focus on anything else. After a summer in which LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade entered the offseason as free agents and then all signed with […]
Kobe Bryant & The #NBARank Project
Full disclosure, I was a member of the committee of writers and analysts that contributed to ESPN’s NBA Rank project. What I, and everyone else that participated, was tasked with was giving a numerical score of 1-10 (with 10 being best) for every NBA player in the league. The only criteria we were asked to […]
Sunday Special: One Reason I Want The NBA Back
Having Your Cake And Eating It Too
This seems to be the owners position in these CBA talks. Thursday night, after the third consecutive day of bargaining talks under the watchful eye of Federal mediator George Cohen, the sessions ended without a deal in place to bring the NBA back. The rhetoric was strong from both sides as the owners (represented by […]
The Many Faces of Kobe Bryant
At 33 years old, Kobe Bryant has played for an astonishing 15 seasons in the NBA. He has been great for so long that it’s easy to forget that his game should be deteriorating to the point that he should now be a simple role player that contributes to a team with far better players […]
Tuesday Reading: Hardwood Hype on Byron Scott
We love looking back at past eras and players here at FB&G. Whether celebrating the many legends or critical role players that have donned the Laker colors, it’s always nice to go back in time and remember the accomplishments of those that contributed so much to the success of the Laker franchise. And in that […]