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jrg · 2010-09-29T23:31:23-07:00

The team threads are being started...and the NBA season is nearly upon us..let this thread be used for teams w/o a thread or general NBA talk. Lets start.. _________________________________________________________________ NEW RULES? HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – The gap between the NBA game and the international game of basketball continues to shrink at a rapid pace. FIBA instituted NBA-style rule changes earlier this year (including the dumping of that trapezoid lane, the no-charge zone under the basket and the extended 3-point line). Now comes the NBA’s move towards closing the gap from the other side. The NBA D-League announced today that is has tweaked its goaltending and overtime rules, the goaltending rule will now mirror the FIBA rule that allows a player to knock the ball away when it is on the rim. Since it serves as, in the words of NBA D-League President Dan Reed, the NBA’s “Research and Development” department, it’s reasonable to assume that it’s just a matter of time before this new goaltending rule is implemented in the NBA. NBA Commissioner David Stern has been a vocal supporter of changing the rule for years. “As far as I’m concerned, FIBA has it right: It’s in play and the only thing the referee has to judge is, Did it hit the rim? That’s it,” Stern said told Sports Illustrated’s Ian Thomsen last year. “To me, that’s a sensible rule, and it would make foul shooting more fun too.” The NBA D-League tested the adidas-developed NBA Revolution 30 uniforms you will see on your favorite NBA players this season. So this wouldn’t be the first time the “R&D department” delivered the goods. If the new goaltending rule is a success in the D-League it could pave the way for one of the most significant rules changes the NBA has seen since the 3-point shot was adopted in the 1979-80 season. Seriously, can you imagine how crazy it would be to have guys like Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Gerald Wallace, Josh Smith and even an aging but cagey veteran like Kevin Garnett going after the ball while it’s on the cylinder? Talk about a potential game-changer for some of the league’s elite athletes and craftier players, a new goaltending rule in the NBA could revolutionize the game for some teams and players (the difference in rules go a long way in explaining why some NBA players flourish during international competitions and other struggle, same for the international players that thrive in their game and don’t always make a smooth adjustment to the NBA).

Nov 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM

#4636

corona55569
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oh yeah and my lakers r gonna get that title back !!!!! Bling Bling Bling it's a laker thing

Nov 10, 2011 at 2:21 PM

#4637

corona55569
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now stephen a smith shot down report !

Nov 10, 2011 at 2:23 PM

#4638

LA9erFan
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Originally posted by corona55569:
NBA lockout is over heard on ESPN 710 they agreed in principle !!!!!!

Not yet. Dave Checketts jumped the gun. But they're close, from what I understand. Stern has a conference call this evening with the owners, so it won't end before then.

Nov 10, 2011 at 2:32 PM

#4639

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Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by corona55569:
NBA lockout is over heard on ESPN 710 they agreed in principle !!!!!!

Not yet. Dave Checketts jumped the gun. But they're close, from what I understand. Stern has a conference call this evening with the owners, so it won't end before then.

yeah I just heard the same, supposely checketts is well connected in the league and is good with stern everyone wants to break a story first, so did
checketts jump the gun like me, we'll see?????

Nov 10, 2011 at 2:33 PM

#4640

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Originally posted by corona55569:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by corona55569:
NBA lockout is over heard on ESPN 710 they agreed in principle !!!!!!

Not yet. Dave Checketts jumped the gun. But they're close, from what I understand. Stern has a conference call this evening with the owners, so it won't end before then.
yeah I just heard the same, supposely checketts is well connected in the league and is good with stern everyone wants to break a story first, so did
checketts jump the gun like me, we'll see?????

Apparently the owners made a significant concession last night, which led to both sides being very close today. Let's hope that egos don't get in the way.

Nov 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM

#4641

TheSixthRing
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Kill it Jordan! Kill it like you killed Clyde and the Blazers in the '92 Finals!

Nov 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM

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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Apparently the owners made a significant concession last night, which led to both sides being very close today. Let's hope that egos don't get in the way.

I was reading something that the union will have to sell this to the players too, and there is some thought that they won't agree to it.

Nov 10, 2011 at 6:02 PM

#4643

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Originally posted by Otter:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Apparently the owners made a significant concession last night, which led to both sides being very close today. Let's hope that egos don't get in the way.

I was reading something that the union will have to sell this to the players too, and there is some thought that they won't agree to it.

The same thing's true on the owner's side. Stern initially wanted a consensus on whatever CBA was agreed to, but it looks like he'll only get 16 or 17 votes if the deal looks anything like the way it does now. This is gonna get done by the smallest of margins if it does in fact get ratified.

Nov 10, 2011 at 7:19 PM

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Stern just finished his phone call to the owners, and they will be delivering a revised offer to the players tonight. But it's based off of the current negotiations, and won't be the "ultimatum" offer that he threatened.

I think this gets done tomorrow.

Nov 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

#4645

Jcool
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KBergCBS Ken Berger

The revised proposal indeed is based on current negotiated deal points, not the reset proposal threatened if talks broke down.

Nov 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM

#4646

Jcool
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WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski

Hunter won't say whether he would accept this deal or not. Wants to get players into New York Monday or Tuesday and see what they want.

Nov 10, 2011 at 9:20 PM

#4647

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Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Stern just finished his phone call to the owners, and they will be delivering a revised offer to the players tonight. But it's based off of the current negotiations, and won't be the "ultimatum" offer that he threatened.

I think this gets done tomorrow.

Even with the players not meeting until monday?

Nov 10, 2011 at 9:59 PM

#4648

pdizo916
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Originally posted by corona55569:
oh yeah and my lakers r gonna get that title back !!!!! Bling Bling Bling it's a laker thing

ghey

Nov 10, 2011 at 10:04 PM

#4649

LA9erFan
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Originally posted by socalfan21:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Stern just finished his phone call to the owners, and they will be delivering a revised offer to the players tonight. But it's based off of the current negotiations, and won't be the "ultimatum" offer that he threatened.

I think this gets done tomorrow.

Even with the players not meeting until monday?

LOL, no. I think it'll be done the next time they get together. I just assumed it would be tomorrow.

Nov 10, 2011 at 11:18 PM

#4650

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Originally posted by LA9erFan:

Originally posted by socalfan21:

Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Stern just finished his phone call to the owners, and they will be delivering a revised offer to the players tonight. But it's based off of the current negotiations, and won't be the "ultimatum" offer that he threatened.

I think this gets done tomorrow.

Even with the players not meeting until monday?

LOL, no. I think it'll be done the next time they get together. I just assumed it would be tomorrow.

haha ya I figured that is what you meant.