As the days of both the NBA and NFL lockout keep advancing, fans may have to ask themselves a question that once would be looked at as preposterous: What would I do without of arguably two of the most popular sports in the world didn’t play? Here are some possible ways time may be utilized. Men would spend more time with their wives instead of being zoned into the screen on Sundays. Libraries would be flooded more and student's grade point averages would soar. More people would watch hockey...NOT and many Lebron James thrashers would be jobless because they would have nothing to write about.
In all serious, the biggest consequence of both these lockouts (more of a negative outcome on the NFL due to the NBA being more of an individual sport) is the hard work put in the off-season by athletes to host either the Vince Lombardi or Larry O'Brien trophy. The bonding, three-day practices, pranks, etc. in the summer is what unites an organization together to overcome adversity in the regular season and surpass all doubters. Though players have made sacrifices during the hardship by staying committed to summer regimes and linking up weekly with teammates and friends, this still isn’t equivalent to mini-camp. Regardless of what the lockout result is in both leagues, a lot of players will lose a step in their game.
Despite the NFL being much more seasoned in the lockout crisis than the NBA, both national organizations are in full effect for work stoppage. Check out nba.com and tell me if you notice anything different.
A basketball player taking a pay cut due to an owner's mismanagement of spending should never transpire. These lockouts perfectly illustrate that everything in life is a business; there are no feelings. Still mad that Lebron left Cleveland? Some owners only care about one thing: the C.R.E.A.M. (Cash rules everything around me)
Though unfathomable to swallow, both leagues are heading in the direction of the 2004-05 “ghost” NHL year. There still is a plethora of time for the NBA to settle their disputes, but time can fly. The NFL would know best, who are currently on their 111th day of the lockout.
Hopefully the rigorous slaving away at a deal can be made soon because no matter what people want to admit, our society puts sports on one of the highest pedestals. With that being said, with no season in two of our most adored sports will result in 360 change whether it be in television or news. No need to quote NBA veteran Allen Iverson anymore when talking about practice. "We're talking about the season, not a game or scrimmage. The SEASON."
I didn't even think about it like that. That's true. The possibility of not having an NBA or NFL season probably gives players an incentive not to work as hard. However, Derrick Rose is going to work hard to get better, unlike Lebron James, who is going to be taking his talents to South Beach.
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JSuave nice blogs! Keep up the good writing!
ReplyDeleteI just want to share my two cents on the lockout(s). While I agree about the NFL owners being strictly about money (seeing as how they made a $9 billion profit last year), I don't think the NBA owners are being greedy. That league needs to be re-worked.
Many teams are losing money because a.) these ridiculous max contracts b.) the crippling rules of the salary cap, which lead to c.) the lack of parity in the NBA and d.) the product (unless you're a select few, like LAL, BOS, OKC, POR, DAL, MIA, ORL, and SA) being awful!
How in the world can an uncapped league like baseball have more than double the amounts of different champions since 1983 than the NBA? Baseball has a structure that works (minor league system and revenue sharing)! The NBA, from the cap, to the max contracts, to the lack of minor league system has destroyed the product! The NHL took 2004-05 to rework their product, and it is much better. The NBA may need to take a full year as well.
Dave C (La Salle U)