Monthly Archives: October 2011

Berger on the NBA Lockout and the latest impasse

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jmartin437

This continues to make no sense.  Ken Berger of CBS Sports details the insanity better than I could. If they want to set $800 million aflame — the total carnage once the next two weeks of games are canceled — … Continue reading →

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Who Will Benefit from a Lockout Shortened NBA Season?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by jmartin437

It is already a given that should the players and owners reach an agreement for a new National Basketball Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, it won’t be win.  In other words both sides will have lost.  Both sides will have lost … Continue reading →

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No D-Rose, It’s Not *Just* the Owners Fault

Posted on October 16, 2011 by jmartin437

During times of labor strife, athletes should clam up.  There’s next to nothing that they can say that will put themselves in a good light.  On the court they are determined seekers striving to reach a goal against rugged resistance; … Continue reading →

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On Moneyball

Posted on October 15, 2011 by jmartin437

Friday evening I finally plunked down $13.50 (yes, $13.50) and went to see the movie Moneyball.  I had put off seeing it for a while as I have a complicated relationship to the book and an even more complicated one … Continue reading →

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Theo

Posted on October 15, 2011 by jmartin437

Barring a breakdown that would truly be Chicago Cubs-like, Theo Epstein, the General Manager who helped guide the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, will assume similar duties, albeit with a fancier title, on the North Side of … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on October 11, 2011 by jmartin437

All summer and autumn, the negotiations for a new NBA collective bargaining agreement were a matter of two contentious sides trying to emerge victorious. Now, with two weeks of regular season games cancelled, no matter what happens next, both sides … Continue reading →

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