NBA Labor Talks Resume Today

by Jeff Clark on Aug 31, 2011 6:01 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

The owners and players will start talking again today (about time). Will there be any progress?

NBA, players to meet Wednesday - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

The NBA owners and players are expected to meet Wednesday in New York for just the second time since the lockout began – a meeting that could lead to more significant negotiating sessions or possibly the delay of the start of training camps. "This is a telltale meeting," said agent Billy Duffy, whose client roster includes Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo and Greg Oden. "I think we will know the seriousness of both sides’ position after Wednesday.

Not holding my breath, but this could at least lead to more serious talks.

Bonus lockout related links (hat tip to Bulls Blogger for these)

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It almost makes me cry...

There are times now (more and more times) when I find I really don’t care if they talk or not. When I really don’t care about either the players or the teams. During this lockout, and searching for basketball news, I have finally found that I can and will live without the return of basketball….The fans are the ones who have really been “locked out”.

If what both sides wanted was to lose the fans attention and loyalty, at least as far as this fan goes, they are accomplishing their goal.

by thirstyboots18 on Aug 31, 2011 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

well said Ms Boots

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Aug 31, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

SOLIDARITY FOREVER!!!!

by thereallargejames on Aug 31, 2011 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

LJ - the Socialist ...LOL...

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Aug 31, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

The NBA....where nothing happens!

by green18, 19, 20... on Aug 31, 2011 12:11 PM EDT reply actions

Gawd I hope we hear SOMEthing promising from this today.

NBA Officiating - Corrupt? Incompetent? Which is worse? Does it matter? It sucks.

by mmmmm on Aug 31, 2011 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

Workers of the World UNITE!!!!

by thereallargejames on Aug 31, 2011 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

Thank you for these awesome links, Jeff

I especially like the piece by Tim Donahue on eightpointsnineseconds. It may be “too meta” for Kelly Dwyer (another great article by him), sometimes, but I think it hits the nail on the head several times.

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"Stop running your mouths and get back to me when you get your acts together" is probably the appropriate message for the fans to send both sides.

So true (or not).

by Casperian on Aug 31, 2011 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

Just a thought

When players start signing contracts to play over seas for less money then they were making in the nba, doesn’t that hurt the players association bargaining position? I would think that would emphasize the point for the owners “they will play for less”.

by Little D on Aug 31, 2011 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

good question

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Aug 31, 2011 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

The owners' position

Is that they can wait and starve out the players. The players having other sources of income blows that strategy to bits. One thing that may have lead to an end to the NFL lockout was the revelation that the players had a lockout insurance policy that would have paid them 200K each in the event of a cancelled season. NBA players going overseas allows the players to afford some patience.

This isn’t about absolute dollar amounts; this is about players wanting their fair share of the revenue pie.

by LooseCannon on Sep 1, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions