Rabble Roundup #7: Wherein hope for the lockout's end is lost

by Tim C. on Oct 21, 2011 11:32 AM CDT in TWSS

The players union needs to de-certify and sue the league already. A lockout is pretty much the definition of bad-faith negotiation. Let's get this show on the road.

Sorry, folks. I don't have any non-basketball related links to distract you today.

PtR

JRW and other SBN blog managers give us an excellent parody of Shakespeare pertaining to the lockout.

janieannie tells it like it is.

Elsewhere

After latest NBA impasse, good luck finding someone who cares - NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball
Ken Berger pulls no punches. Woj is now jealous.

Spurs Owner Peter Holt Draws Ire Of NBPA - SBNation.com
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NBA labor talks break off - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Woj's take on THE END OF THE NBA. [Sorry, that's how he sounds sometimes]

NBPA's Billy Hunter points the finger at Blazers owner Paul Allen for NBA labor breakdown - Blazer's Edge
ummm... ok. Paul Allen is one of the richest men in the world, so he should probably can it.

NBA labor talks break down—and get ugly - NBA - Sporting News
"Wait, wasn’t the purpose of bringing federal mediator George Cohen into the NBA’s labor dispute to remove the lingering resentments that exist between the players and the owners?"

UPDATE: Read Andrew Sharp's latest posts here. Also also here.

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Yeah I don’t care anymore. Desertification might not have worked for the NFLPA, but there is no other choice

If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross

by doubleteapot on Oct 21, 2011 2:11 PM CDT reply actions

This is going to the courts …of law.

Are these ‘Rabble Roundups’ de facto ‘Detours’, btw?

by transgojobot on Oct 21, 2011 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

I don’t see why not.

Retire Bruce Bowen's #12!

by Tim C. on Oct 21, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Absolutely. Knock yourselves out.

October 10th, 2011: another day that will live in infamy
Pounding the Rock

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 21, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Due to the lockout, we couldn’t use the normal PtR terms.

by silverandblack_davis on Oct 21, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought I told you to keep quiet about that!

October 10th, 2011: another day that will live in infamy
Pounding the Rock

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 21, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Do I smell a lockout lexicon brewing?

"I know everthang they is to know about the shrimpin bidness."

by SleepCrack on Oct 22, 2011 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Never mind, I think that smell was just what the ~~poundingthe~~ Rock was cookin’.

"I know everthang they is to know about the shrimpin bidness."

by SleepCrack on Oct 22, 2011 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions

How much blame does Holt actually deserve for this? I thought he was one of the ones trying to hold things together.

I miss all of you, by the way. When the World Series end in a week I’ll have a gaping sports-filled hole, that the wreckage of my fantasy football team cannot hope to fill.

by DrumsInTheDeep on Oct 22, 2011 11:07 AM CDT via iPhone app reply actions

I has a sad. After finally coming out of my hole, I had some hopes that I might be able to see Timmeh play this season. Now my hope has been battered to the point of no return. Can college basketball start any sooner?

I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them. - Jane Austen

by CapHill on Oct 22, 2011 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs