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Re: lockout very likely, what happens to the C's?
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2011, 03:47:43 PM »

Offline Tai

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It'd be a travesty if the NBA AND NFL locked out. It'd be an utter and complete joke.

Re: lockout very likely, what happens to the C's?
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2011, 04:17:57 PM »

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Just because one side at this  early stage says a lockout is 'very likely' doesn't make it so.  That is known as posturing.

Re: lockout very likely, what happens to the C's?
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2011, 11:06:52 PM »

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I think a lockout is pretty likely to happen.  The stuff going down with Republicans in Wisconsin trying to crush public workers is a big sign to me that there are a lot of rich dudes who see this as their best chance at union-busting.  I really do think that the owners are not that interested in what might be a fair distribution of revenue;  they just want to bring the hammer down and regain power.  I think its all part of a bigger picture about what is going on in the economy.
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Re: lockout very likely, what happens to the C's?
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2011, 11:12:19 PM »

Offline wdleehi

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Likely unavoidable.   Unlike the NFL which is making tons of money, the NBA has a lot of teams that do not make money.  The league already owns one team because they couldn't find a buyer.



As for the Celtics, they are built to start over in 2012.  They really want to see a short offseason where it is easier to sign a guy on a one year contract to fill out the bench while they try to earn their next contract. 


Re: lockout very likely, what happens to the C's?
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2011, 11:18:38 PM »

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