Meeting Concludes Without Deal / Ongoing Lockout Negotiations Thread

[Kiorrik]

There we go, after 16 hours, they postpone the meeting, conclusion to be tomorrow.

[Greenbean]

Call me crazy but I have a good feeling about today!

Should I post this in the "Who really believes when the stories change" thread?

After months of being really down on the Celtics and the NBA, I am getting the itch for professional basketball.

I have completely avoided the daily updates on the negotiations and basically tuned basketball out since the playoff exit.

It has been nice to tell you the truth. But I definitely miss CB and the Celtics.

Let's get this deal done!
Step aside for once Stern. As Bob Kraft would say, you are nto a deal maker, you are a deal breaker.

[LB3533]

It will just be another long drawn out meeting about nothing.

Both sides do not appear to be budging.

[Q_FBE]

Today is the Moment of Truth.......

Paul Pierce will step forward with the Final Solution......

(Maybe Shaq gets an assist here and declares his candidacy for the Governer of Louisiana).

Basketball is coming back, Bahby!!!!!

[greenpride32]

It will just be another long drawn out meeting about nothing.

Both sides do not appear to be budging.

All along I didn't expect the owners to budge much.  There's no doubt the league is failing financially.  Just look at the Hornets; they should have folded if not bailed out by the league (or relocated but for reason Stern wouldn't allow that).
There won't be any basketball unless the players are willing to move.

[Chris]

There we go, after 16 hours, they postpone the meeting, conclusion to be tomorrow.

I think it was just to spite the writers who camped out all day and night hoping for a story.

[celticinorlando]

if nothing comes out of this today..i think we can pretty much forget the majority of the season

[Chris]

I am really curious to see what happens with the revenue sharing plan, and whether the owners will actually be willing to write it into the CBA after today's meeting.  Apparently that is a big deal for the players, who want to be assured that the owners will abide by the revenue sharing for the life of the CBA, while the owners have been contending that the revenue sharing has little to do with the players, and should not be part of the CBA.

While it seems like a small issue (at least to me), if Stern shows up to mediation today, with a definitive revenue sharing plan, that the owners have agreed to put in the CBA (or some reasonable compromise), then that could be the breakthrough needed to really build some momentum and get this done.

While little things like that may not be huge in the grand scheme of things, it could be somethign the players could spin into a victory enough, that they could bend more on other issues to get the deal done. 

[Roy H.]

NBA owners and players ended negotiations after about five hours Thursday, and no further discussions were scheduled.

"Ultimately we were unable to bridge the gap that separates the two parties," NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said. "We understand the ramifications of where we are. We're saddened on behalf of the game."

The two sides remained divided over two main issues -- the division of revenues and the structure of the salary cap system.

"Hopefully, we can get back to the table but certainly a tough day, a very tough day," labor relations committee chair Peter Holt said.

Previously each side had proposed receiving 53 percent of basketball-related income after players were guaranteed 57 percent under the previous collective bargaining agreement.

Silver said the league formally proposed a 50-50 revenue split on Wednesday, and the union moved from 53 percent to 52.5 percent on Thursday.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7127448/nba-lockout-talks-break-early-thursday-planned

[Mike-Dub]

This sucks I was really having a little glimmer of hope that something could get done when I heard they were meeting for those extensive hours, but now from what we've heard today I believe there is only a slim chance that there is even a season at all.

[hwangjini_1]

heck, i decided to be an optimist about this. my fantasy basketball team looks to be rather crappy. (i have only my bad draft choices to blame...)

so......

if there is no season, i cant lose in fantasy basketball!!!!   

yes, i can see the silver lining already.

[PosImpos]

See y'all next November.

[JSD]

heck, i decided to be an optimist about this. my fantasy basketball team looks to be rather crappy. (i have only my bad draft choices to blame...)

so......

if there is no season, i cant lose in fantasy basketball!!!!   

yes, i can see the silver lining already.

A draft at this point? I can't imagine. What a horrible situation.

[SamuelAdams]

Celts are paying me 8% on my money. 

[GreenFaith1819]

C'mon NBA...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrbyvmfHG4g&feature=grec_index

This is becoming a sideshow, lol....

I know that both the players and the owners believe they are right, and I also realize that as a fan I'm only seeing a very small part of what is going on behind closed doors, but they've got to realize how bad this is making the NBA look.

In the words of the great Charles Barkley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHZnzFVZ3_o&feature=related

turrible.