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Select the month you think the 2011-2012 season will begin. IIRC, the season begins in late October.
 
I have no idea. I'm hoping for October, but I'm betting the players don't give in on anything until they start missing paychecks. However, I think that if it doesn't start before the end of January, the season will be canceled completely.
 
I voted January. It just feels right. :)

Ed O.
 
I'm much more concerned about when a lock-out will end. :)
 
August of 2012.
 
I'm pessimistic. Whenever it is resolved, my strongest hunch is that it will be too late to salvage the season.

No pain, no gain.
 
August or September which were not options for some reason.
 
The shorter the season, the better chance you get surprising results. Blazers could use any wildcard possible given this roster . . .
 
Sug said:
August or September which were not options for some reason.
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Well, since the poll question is "When will the season start?" it would be kinda strange for August or September to be an option.
 
Sug said:
August or September which were not options for some reason.
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Probably because the season doesn't start until late October.

Polish up those deductive reason skills this summer, Professor!
 
PapaG said:
Probably because the season doesn't start until late October.

Polish up those deductive reason skills this summer, Professor!
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there are two sets of questions. The thread title says "resolved", which is different then poll question. I went by the thread title and not the poll.

You seem to be an ass. Maybe you should start polishing your ass hole act during the summer.
 
I read somewhere that many NBA owners were/are also NHL owners during their last stike that lasted the entire year. I wouldn't be surprised if these same owners spilled the beans on how lucrative it was for them long-term to lock the players out an entire year to get what they as owners want. I hope I'm wrong cause a year without my Blazers will be rough......
 
The optimist in me says "December" ... realisticaly? Jesus, I have no idea. The two sides seem pretty damn far apart and this is something they've literally had years to begin working out. A NHL style lockout wouldn't surprise me.
 
I'm really hoping the owners bring non-guaranteed contracts to the NBA. I realize they put it out there and took it off the table already. I just hope they put it back on the table.

I'm so tired of athletes (not necessarily taking about Blazers or even NBA players) playing out of their minds to get a big paycheck and then slacking off once the ink dries. They need to play up to the contract they signed otherwise they should be cut. I don't care what percent of revenue the players and owners agree on. I just want to see the players keeping their end of the bargain (playing up to the contract they sign) considering in the end it's really the fans that pay them.
 
julius said:
there are two sets of questions. The thread title says "resolved", which is different then poll question. I went by the thread title and not the poll.

You seem to be an ass. Maybe you should start polishing your ass hole act during the summer.
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It's my fault that you can't read a poll question?

Do you just skim the headlines in the paper to get your news?

Anyhow, there is no way the season starts until February, at the very earliest. The problem for the players is that they can't afford to miss many checks, while most of the owners will be fine missing a season. At some point, the union will either cave, or we'll see it disbanded, with some players begging for the season to start.
 
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Last time I expected there to be no season, and I was surprised when Stern announced, if it's not settled within a week, I'm calling off the season. Suddenly both sides came to an agreement. So I'll vote for January, like last time.
 
PapaG said:
It's my fault that you can't read a poll question?
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One would assume they would be the same question.
Do you just skim the headlines in the paper to get your news?
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Oh no, I get my news in the mass emails that the Liberal Leaders of America send to me.
Anyhow, there is no way the season starts until February, at the very earliest. The problem for the players is that they can't afford to miss many checks, while most of the owners will be fine missing a season. At some point, the union will either cave, or we'll see it disbanded, with some players begging for the season to start.
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I read somewhere that some of the players (not sure how many) will still be getting checks until November. It was on NBAtv.

My guess is the ones that will suffer the most (due to having no money coming in) are the ones who have the quietest voice and no power. You know, kind of like real life.
 
Sug said:
August or September which were not options for some reason.
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In that case, I meant the option to be "October", which means no games missed. Sorry for the vagueness.
 
jlprk said:
Last time I expected there to be no season, and I was surprised when Stern announced, if it's not settled within a week, I'm calling off the season. Suddenly both sides came to an agreement. So I'll vote for January, like last time.
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The games didn't start until 2/5/99, though.
 
So now the question can be read 3 ways. When will it be resolved, when will the opening camp begin, or when will the regular season begin. This is a crucial distinction so we can decide this here and get things moving.
 
No season will happen.

On the plus side, it will be the first season Oden will have played in every single game the Blazers have.
 
maxiep said:
In that case, I meant the option to be "October", which means no games missed. Sorry for the vagueness.
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That is what I meant, there will be no loss of games. I think the main reason will be the NFL, it would actually be a PR victory for the NBA to reach an agreement before the NFL. That said, I wouldn't like to see a shortened schedule as part of the new CBA. Maybe cutting as many as 15-20 games from the schedule, as a way to justify lowering salaries. They could also spread out the games more, hence making them worth more in terms of ticket price. While less games might see like less TV revenue, they could simply show more games during the week. Just a thought.,
 
PapaG said:
The games didn't start until 2/5/99, though.
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Regular season games started then. Post-lockout activities--including preseason games--started earlier.

Ed O.
 
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