NBA lockout started today

[pavyracer]

Looks like we may not have either pro basketball in addition to pro football. How many books you think will go belly up this fall?

[rfr3sh]

only the ones who dont offer good soccer lines

[rm18]

NFL season will happen NBA probably not but NBA is really not a very big % of a books action, lot of sports bet heavier.

[doublej95]

Could care less about the NBA.

[Bradyd]

This isn't surprising. Who thought they would come up with a deal this soon?? It's just a mere formality at this point, the lockout as we know it began when the season ended..

[Bradyd]

Could care less about the NBA.

Hence is why you are posting in an NBA thread??

[upscope]

Nothing like working hard to get your game to arguably max popularity then blow away the fans w/ a lock out.....well done NBA

[Mirar Baseball]

the chances of lebron james joining the WNBA in 2012 growing by the minute

[Legions36]

Just fu-cking great, if its not 1 thing its another these days. Don't u guys realize the less games there are the less $ there is to be made, whoever says "who cares about the NBA" is just stupid and a plain losing gambler. Dont these people make enough $ and if u guys dont think books give out more bonuses for NBA and NFL well guess what everyone loses.

[BEANTOWNJIM]

INSTEAD OF LOCKING OUT THESE F-CKING OVERPAYED JANITORS THEY SHOULD LOCK THEM UP

NO NIGERIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NEXT SEASON THE BIRTH RATE WILL INCREASE 70%, THE CRIME RATE WILL INCREASE 50%,EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN NIGERIANS DONT HAVE JOBS WHITE AMERICA HAS PROBLEMS

SHOULD DAVID STERN LOCK THEM OUT OR LOCK THEM UP

[hels]

College hoops will just get more attention. LOL at any players who became draft eligible this year if they could have played more seasons at the collegiate level.

[neverstoppers23]

The people in the know sound a lot more gloomy about the NBA deal. A cap expert who worked in the NBA said, the small market teams can't turn a profit. He mentioned he worked for Portland who were just at the cap, won 53 games, sold out every game and had great TV ratings but didn't make a profit. Obviously this system needs to be fixed, and I think they will turn to a revenue sharing like the MLB has.
He also claimed that there is a 75 percent chance the NBA misses the whole year, the sides are way too far apart and they want to make dramatic changes.


If anybody just watched PTI, this is where i got that info from

[HoulihansTX]

College football is transitioning into a year round plan...

[Rod1010]

Who cares honestly.

[Grits n' Gravy]

INSTEAD OF LOCKING OUT THESE F-CKING OVERPAYED JANITORS THEY SHOULD LOCK THEM UP

NO NIGERIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NEXT SEASON THE BIRTH RATE WILL INCREASE 70%, THE CRIME RATE WILL INCREASE 50%,EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN NIGERIANS DONT HAVE JOBS WHITE AMERICA HAS PROBLEMS

SHOULD DAVID STERN LOCK THEM OUT OR LOCK THEM UP

Well we know what beantownjim's wife will be busier than usual the next few months. Do you think she will give discounts if the whole team shows up?

[nosniboR11]

really hope they never come back, college basketball will fill my basketball void

[obamaismyuncle]

INSTEAD OF LOCKING OUT THESE F-CKING OVERPAYED JANITORS THEY SHOULD LOCK THEM UP

NO NIGERIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NEXT SEASON THE BIRTH RATE WILL INCREASE 70%, THE CRIME RATE WILL INCREASE 50%,EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN NIGERIANS DONT HAVE JOBS WHITE AMERICA HAS PROBLEMS

SHOULD DAVID STERN LOCK THEM OUT OR LOCK THEM UP

[Sawyer]

It will effect gaming industry (touts, bookies, traders/handicappers etc) in a bad way without doubt..

Hopefully NHL is on!

[robmpink]

I could live without ghetto nba jam.

[borednaz]

I do better at hockey anyways. We'll make do with NHL, MLB, and college sports. The true degens will bet WNBA for action and we'll all keep going on.

[scholesy]

man, that's a bummer, was hoping they could extend the deadline and work out a deal...

[JohnnyD4916]

They will work something out

[obamaismyuncle]

for all the ones who love this garbage they call the NBA, just find a ghetto with some rims and throw out some lawn chairs and pretend you got free tickets to an NBA game..I couldn't care less if there was never another NBA game. When Jordan, Magic, Bird and Isiah retired they took the league with them.

[Love The Action]

The people in the know sound a lot more gloomy about the NBA deal. A cap expert who worked in the NBA said, the small market teams can turn a profit. He mentioned he worked for Portland who were just at the cap, won 53 games, sold out every game and had great TV ratings but didn't make a profit. Obviously this system needs to be fixed, and I think they will turn to a revenue sharing like the MLB has.
He also claimed that there is a 75 percent chance the NBA misses the whole year, the sides are way too far apart and they want to make dramatic changes.


If anybody just watched PTI, this is where i got that info from

This is accurate. The owners are proposing a rehaul of the entire financial structure of the league. The NFL impasse is minor compared to the NBA problems. I would be surprised to see them play next year...how unfortunate as the NBA has proven to be my most profitable sport.

[bballs84]

Could last for 2 years... Imagine Lebron's hairline when this things ends

[obamaismyuncle]

[obamaismyuncle]

[maxvalue1]

I need NBA...my best sport

[FuzzyDunlop]

If any sport needs a reset button, it's the NBA. The business of the NHL is probably still hurting from the lockout, but it's worked miracles in creating parity, which will overcome business obstacles over time.

[Sawyer]

Wnba > nba

[BettingGeek]

not today, tomorrow at noon ...

[TGHMak]

I still think the owners desire for a hard cap is outlandish.

[spongerat]

yeah don't care, as long as NFL plays

[thompsontw]

To be honest I'm not sure I would notice if the NBA season doesn't start.
If hope they don't think they are as popular as the NFL.

[jbrent95]

The owners don't have a united position.