The 2011-2012 Portland Trail Blazers schedule (post lockout) is out. The first regular season game is Monday, December 26 at the Rose Garden against the Philadelphia 76ers. To see the complete schedule, go here.
http://www.nba.com/blazers/schedule/
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Lockout over
The NBA lockout is over!!
http://www.komonews.com/sports/NBA-owners-players-reach-tentative-deal--134530763.html
http://www.komonews.com/sports/NBA-owners-players-reach-tentative-deal--134530763.html
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Interview
Tune in Saturday for a really good interview. If the NBA lockout continues, there is some what of a solution for your lockout blues. Find out what Saturday morning starting at 9:34!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Astros moving to American League
KHOU Channel 11 (CBS)in Houston is reporting, the Astros will be moving to the American League.
http://www.khou.com/sports/Jim-Crane-approved-as-new-owner-of-the-Houston-Astros-134049528.html
http://www.khou.com/sports/Jim-Crane-approved-as-new-owner-of-the-Houston-Astros-134049528.html
New Mariners logo
The Mariners unveiled a new logo today, in time for their 35th anniversary. To see the logo go here, as my blog won't allow me to post a picture.
http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111116&content_id=25987734&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea
http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111116&content_id=25987734&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Krzyzewski record
Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski hold the record of, most wins as a college basketball coach (903). Bob Knight previously held it.
One other note. ALL NBA games are canceled through December 15.
One other note. ALL NBA games are canceled through December 15.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
ESPN Interview
I had an interview this week with ESPN NBA Writer, Chris Broussard on the NBA lockout. Check it out!
There are a lot of questions surrounding the NBA lockout. Is
>>>>>this a battle between Commissioner David Stern and Union Chief
>>>>>Billy Hunter? The preseason and first two weeks of the regular
>>>>>season cancelled, is the whole season next?
>>>>> I know a lot about the NBA and have been following the lockout
>>>>>closely. However, there are a lot of questions I had, and
>>>>>random people have been asking as well. I turned to ESPN Senior
>>>>>NBA Writer Chris Broussard, who took some time to answer these
>>>>>questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> THE LOCKOUT SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A BATTLE BETWEEN STERN AND
>>>>>HUNTER. IS THIS TRUE? THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES REALLY TALKING.
>>>>>
>>>>> "No! no! This is about the owners and players. This is
>>>>>about the money. Stern and Hunter are out returning to places
>>>>>of their particular parties;. No, this is not a personal thing
>>>>>between the two of them. This is strictly about the money and
>>>>>each side trying to get what they consider to be a fair deal
>>>>>for their client."
>>>>>
>>>>> WHAT ARE THE HOLD UPS AS OF NOW FROM A DEAL BEING REACHED?
>>>>>
>>>>> "There are several issues. There is basketball related
>>>>>income, how are they going to split that bit of revenue, which
>>>>>is about $4.3 billion. Players had been getting 57 percent and
>>>>>the owners now want the players just to get 47 percent, that;s
>>>>>a 10 percent decrease. Each percentage point is roughly $40
>>>>>million, that is about a $400 million hit they (the owners)
>>>>>want the players to take."
>>>>>
>>>>> "Beyond that, there is a system, the economic part is the
>>>>>basketball related income. But the system part is whether or
>>>>>not you have a hard salary cap, or a soft salary cap. Whether
>>>>>or not you have restrictions to the cap, which obviously goes
>>>>>with the soft salary cap. What kind of luxury tax you have. For
>>>>>instance, under the old agreement, you could go over the salary
>>>>>cap because it was a soft cap, but if you went above a certain
>>>>>number than you have to pay a dollar for dollar tax. Now, the
>>>>>owners want to make that tax more severe to be at least $2.00,
>>>>>and in some cases $3.00, $4.00 and even higher, $3.00 to $1.00
>>>>>if you;re over the tax. that is to discourage the big markets
>>>>>like the New York Knicks and the L.A. Lakers from spending well
>>>>>over the tax, so the smaller market teams feel like they have a
>>>>>chance to compete. The small market teams may be able to go
>>>>>over the cap, but they can;t go over it to the degree the large
>>>>>market teams can go over it...The owners are saying they need a
>>>>>certain system where smaller market teams can compete with the
>>>>>large market teams."
>>>>>
>>>>> WILL STERN CANCEL THE SEASON (THERE WERE REPORTS) IF
>>>>>MEDIATION FAILS WITH MEDIATOR GEORGE COHEN ON TUESDAY?
>>>>>
>>>>> "No! There is no way. He is saying the season might be in
>>>>>jeopardy, which is true, it;s in jeopardy now. He is not going
>>>>>to come out and cancel the entire season based on what happens
>>>>>Tuesday. I don;t even think he will cancel another few weeks
>>>>>tomorrow, he may eventually, but I don;t think he will tomorrow
>>>>>if they don;t come to an agreement."
>>>>>
>>>>> WILL SOME PLAYERS CONTINUE TO GO OVERSEAS TO PLAY? WHAT ABOUT
>>>>>A PLAYER SUPER LEAGUE?
>>>>>
>>>>> "A few more players may go overseas, but it is not a huge
>>>>>threat just because there are not a ton of teams with money to
>>>>>offer these players. China has money, but put in a rule that
>>>>>you have to stay the entire season. That took them off the
>>>>>radar for a lot of players. Especially, the super stars."
>>>>>
>>>>>"As far as the super league, that is a very difficult
>>>>>proposition and they certainly couldn;t start anything that is
>>>>>even remotely equal to the NBA. It is a really tough thing to
>>>>>do, and I think it;s a long shot to say the least."
There are a lot of questions surrounding the NBA lockout. Is
>>>>>this a battle between Commissioner David Stern and Union Chief
>>>>>Billy Hunter? The preseason and first two weeks of the regular
>>>>>season cancelled, is the whole season next?
>>>>> I know a lot about the NBA and have been following the lockout
>>>>>closely. However, there are a lot of questions I had, and
>>>>>random people have been asking as well. I turned to ESPN Senior
>>>>>NBA Writer Chris Broussard, who took some time to answer these
>>>>>questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> THE LOCKOUT SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A BATTLE BETWEEN STERN AND
>>>>>HUNTER. IS THIS TRUE? THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES REALLY TALKING.
>>>>>
>>>>> "No! no! This is about the owners and players. This is
>>>>>about the money. Stern and Hunter are out returning to places
>>>>>of their particular parties;. No, this is not a personal thing
>>>>>between the two of them. This is strictly about the money and
>>>>>each side trying to get what they consider to be a fair deal
>>>>>for their client."
>>>>>
>>>>> WHAT ARE THE HOLD UPS AS OF NOW FROM A DEAL BEING REACHED?
>>>>>
>>>>> "There are several issues. There is basketball related
>>>>>income, how are they going to split that bit of revenue, which
>>>>>is about $4.3 billion. Players had been getting 57 percent and
>>>>>the owners now want the players just to get 47 percent, that;s
>>>>>a 10 percent decrease. Each percentage point is roughly $40
>>>>>million, that is about a $400 million hit they (the owners)
>>>>>want the players to take."
>>>>>
>>>>> "Beyond that, there is a system, the economic part is the
>>>>>basketball related income. But the system part is whether or
>>>>>not you have a hard salary cap, or a soft salary cap. Whether
>>>>>or not you have restrictions to the cap, which obviously goes
>>>>>with the soft salary cap. What kind of luxury tax you have. For
>>>>>instance, under the old agreement, you could go over the salary
>>>>>cap because it was a soft cap, but if you went above a certain
>>>>>number than you have to pay a dollar for dollar tax. Now, the
>>>>>owners want to make that tax more severe to be at least $2.00,
>>>>>and in some cases $3.00, $4.00 and even higher, $3.00 to $1.00
>>>>>if you;re over the tax. that is to discourage the big markets
>>>>>like the New York Knicks and the L.A. Lakers from spending well
>>>>>over the tax, so the smaller market teams feel like they have a
>>>>>chance to compete. The small market teams may be able to go
>>>>>over the cap, but they can;t go over it to the degree the large
>>>>>market teams can go over it...The owners are saying they need a
>>>>>certain system where smaller market teams can compete with the
>>>>>large market teams."
>>>>>
>>>>> WILL STERN CANCEL THE SEASON (THERE WERE REPORTS) IF
>>>>>MEDIATION FAILS WITH MEDIATOR GEORGE COHEN ON TUESDAY?
>>>>>
>>>>> "No! There is no way. He is saying the season might be in
>>>>>jeopardy, which is true, it;s in jeopardy now. He is not going
>>>>>to come out and cancel the entire season based on what happens
>>>>>Tuesday. I don;t even think he will cancel another few weeks
>>>>>tomorrow, he may eventually, but I don;t think he will tomorrow
>>>>>if they don;t come to an agreement."
>>>>>
>>>>> WILL SOME PLAYERS CONTINUE TO GO OVERSEAS TO PLAY? WHAT ABOUT
>>>>>A PLAYER SUPER LEAGUE?
>>>>>
>>>>> "A few more players may go overseas, but it is not a huge
>>>>>threat just because there are not a ton of teams with money to
>>>>>offer these players. China has money, but put in a rule that
>>>>>you have to stay the entire season. That took them off the
>>>>>radar for a lot of players. Especially, the super stars."
>>>>>
>>>>>"As far as the super league, that is a very difficult
>>>>>proposition and they certainly couldn;t start anything that is
>>>>>even remotely equal to the NBA. It is a really tough thing to
>>>>>do, and I think it;s a long shot to say the least."
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