NBA Regular Season 2011-2012

[Ry_Tower]

Guys let us start the new season now.

1st topic is whether you think there will be a lock-out? - IMO there will be one but like 1998-99, it will not be that long.

2nd is who do you think will meet in the finals? East: Chicago West: LAL

3rd would be the bold prediction of 2012 NBA Champs? LAL siyempre!

[Ry_Tower]

bump

[oliver1013]

Haha di halatang Lakers ka bro, will dallas defend the title? Si Chandler ata nagsusuplado, nagtaas na ng value..so we'll see.

Here is my simple thoughts on next season, Miami malakas na ang core, they are unstoppable as they have proven this season, until they reach the finals, 4th quarters to be exact..if that could be addressed then they have a chance.

Celtics are former champs with the core intact, na injure lang si Rondo kaya natalo, if they are healthy and they get a quality center..matindi parin to

Chicago...if they can get someone for Boozer and some veteran..may pagasa, but parang hindi parin nila panahon e..
Orlando..ano ba balita ke Dwight?
Atlanta..pass
indiana..pass

[Ry_Tower]

Haha di halatang Lakers ka bro, will dallas defend the title? Si Chandler ata nagsusuplado, nagtaas na ng value..so we'll see.

Here is my simple thoughts on next season, Miami malakas na ang core, they are unstoppable as they have proven this season, until they reach the finals, 4th quarters to be exact..if that could be addressed then they have a chance.

Celtics are former champs with the core intact, na injure lang si Rondo kaya natalo, if they are healthy and they get a quality center..matindi parin to

Chicago...if they can get someone for Boozer and some veteran..may pagasa, but parang hindi parin nila panahon e..
Orlando..ano ba balita ke Dwight?
Atlanta..pass
indiana..pass

So LAL at Dallas bet mo sa west ha. IMO hilaw pa nga Chi at Orl. Yung OKC talaga mas matindi yan next year basta ayusin ni Russel. Pero sa west ito fave ko, LAL, Dallas at Memphis! Babalik na si Rudy G.

[shadow]

Booooo!!!! lock out na rin muna ito, wala pa Tcash eh...

walang pagusapan NBA hanggat hinde pa nagkakabayaran

[silverworx]

Heat and LAL! ehe

[Ry_Tower]

Booooo!!!! lock out na rin muna ito, wala pa Tcash eh...

walang pagusapan NBA hanggat hinde pa nagkakabayaran

hehe, talagang pinangatawanan ah, pati sa sigy namumutawi!

[oliver1013]

Ano na ba update sa lockout

[Ry_Tower]

Ano na ba update sa lockout

Alaws pa din bro! Yung cousin ko sa Chi na season ticket holder bad trip na. Kasi freebies niya some free training camp tours!

[chua_riwap]

may nabasa ako, si kobe baka maglaro na lang sa italy pag walang nangyari sa LO.

[Ry_Tower]

may nabasa ako, si kobe baka maglaro na lang sa italy pag walang nangyari sa LO.

Yup, sinabi niya nga yan.

[james00112233]

Kobe Bryant deal -- Italian team confident Los Angeles Lakers star will sign - ESPN Los Angeles

[oliver1013]

Alaws pa din bro! Yung cousin ko sa Chi na season ticket holder bad trip na. Kasi freebies niya some free training camp tours!

Kaka check ko lang sa yahoo sports, sabi kasi last week saturday daw mag meet, meaming sunday dito, kala ko may magandang balita na...na move nanaman this coming week ang meeting...tsk tsk

[oliver1013]

Ayos kung sakali dun nalang tayo makaka panood ng nba players...counted kaya sa bilang ng singsing ni kobe kung nakapag pa champion siya ng team sa ibang bansa...heeh eh

[Ry_Tower]

Ayos kung sakali dun nalang tayo makaka panood ng nba players...counted kaya sa bilang ng singsing ni kobe kung nakapag pa champion siya ng team sa ibang bansa...heeh eh

Puwede!

[Altis6453]

Looks like David Stern has made it official:

NEW YORK -- NBA commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the season Monday after owners and players were unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout.

"The gap is so significant that we just can't bridge it at this time," said Stern, who added it's doubtful a full 82-game season can be played.

Top negotiators for both sides met for more than seven hours Monday, returning to bargaining about 14 hours after ending talks Sunday night. The two sides expect to remain in contact, but no additional formal talks have been scheduled.

Stern said both sides are "very far apart on virtually all issues. ... We just have a gulf that separates us."

Opening night was scheduled for Nov. 1, and the cancellation includes all games scheduled to be played through Nov. 14. Affected arenas have been authorized to release dates for those dates.

An ESPN spokesman said the network "has a contingency plan consisting mostly of college football and basketball" to replace locked-out NBA games.

The money split remains such an obstacle that the sides didn't even discuss it Sunday and Monday.

With another work stoppage, the NBA risks alienating a fan base that sent the league's revenues and TV ratings soaring during the 2010-11 season. And the loss of the first two weeks of games will hurt workers with jobs dependent on pro basketball's six-month-plus season. A few teams have already trimmed their staffs, and more layoffs could be forthcoming.

The success of last season, on the court, at the box office and in the headlines, convinced many that the sides would never reach this point.

But small-market owners were hardened after watching LeBron James leave Cleveland for Miami, Amare Stoudemire bolt Phoenix for New York, and Carmelo Anthony later use his impending free agency as leverage to secure a trade from Denver to the Knicks. They wanted changes that would allow them to hold onto their superstars and compete for titles with the big-spending teams from Los Angeles, Boston and Dallas who have gobbled up the last four championships.

As the lockout drags on, Stern's legacy as one of sports' best commissioners is weakened. He turned 69 last month, and although he hasn't said when he will retire, he did say this will be his last CBA negotiation after nearly 28 years running the league.

He has insisted all along he wouldn't worry about the damage to his reputation and that his only concern would be getting the deal his owners need.

It's uncertain when that will be. The sides didn't agree until Jan. 6 in 1999, just before the deadline for canceling that entire season. The league ended up with a 50-game schedule, often plagued by poor play as teams were forced to fit too many games into too small of a window.

They could keep meeting now and agree to a deal much sooner this time. Or perhaps the divide is still too great and they will decide there's no reason to rush back to the table.

On Monday, Stern, Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, owners Peter Holt of San Antonio, Glen Taylor of Minnesota and James Dolan of New York, and senior vice president and deputy general counsel Dan Rube met with union executive director Billy Hunter, president Derek Fisher of the Lakers and vice president Maurice Evans of the Wizards, and attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Ron Klempner.

Though both sides have said they believe bargaining is the only route to a deal, the process could end up in the courts. Each brought an unfair labor practice charge against the other with the National Labor Relations Board, and the league also filed a federal lawsuit against the union attempting to block it from decertifying.

Union officials thus far have been opposed to decertification, a route the NFL players initially chose during their lockout. But Hunter has said it might eventually be considered.

Players say they have prepared for a shortened season for a couple of years, knowing it could be the inevitable outcome of a difficult negotiation. The owners' initial proposal in early 2010 for a new CBA, calling for salary reductions and rollbacks, shorter contracts and a hard cap of $45 million, got the process off to a tense start.

When the sides couldn't agree to a new deal before the old one expired on July 1, Hunter said it had been difficult for the players to overcome the setback the initial proposal caused.

That's it, folks.

[spencer101173]

waaaa.... atat pa naman ako sa NBA fantasy naka lineup na yun mga players ko. hehe

[jansky]

playstation na lang muna ang NBA player ko

[oliver1013]

Curious lang ako, ano ang stance ni jordan dito as a former super super star player and currently a team owner

[Altis6453]

^ Sabin nga ng isang sports columnist, MJ is MIA.

He's on the other side of the table now. He's worried about overhead and the return on investment he's gotta make when he purchased the Bobcats.