Comments on: If NBA cancels season, should NBA players boycott Olympics?

By: shoyaryt

shoyaryt — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:11:53 +0000

Instead of the NBA players boycotting the Olympics, I believe we, the consumers, should boycott the NBA once the league reaches an agreement. I think a full year of bypassing NBA ticketed games; NBA television packages; NBA merchandise; NBA video games… would bring these owners back to reality.

By: leearmon

leearmon — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:22:29 +0000

Sorry hystoracle, your facts couldn’t be more wrong. As someone who works for nielsen and contributes to sportsmediawatch.com, MLB;s numbers are worse than that of the NBA’s and have been for quite awhile, so your assesment that “public sentiment is too busy watching …MLB..” couldn’t be further from the truth. Also, football has always dominated all professional sports, and will continue for sometime, so that point is moot. Finally, the fact that this site continues to make articles about the lockout and the progress (or lack thereof) of a new CBA agreement speaks that people DO care about the fact that there isn’t a season, and due to the fact that you have posted a response to said league, seems to point that you care aswell.

By: hystoracle

hystoracle — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:07:01 +0000

I believe the majority of public sentiment doesn’t give a crap who’s fault it is or if there is even an NBA season.. The”majority of public sentiment” is too busy watching the NFL and MLB. And the NFL isn’t going to end until February. Right about the time College basketball becomes interesting again to the “majority of public sentiment”. A missed season will crush the NBA.. NO one barely notices it is even missing.

By: leearmon

leearmon — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:22:16 +0000

I have to respectfully disagree. First, I believe the majority of public sentiment is behind the players. I believe most intelligent sports fans understand that the owners are looking for a safety net from themselves, and really haven’t had to compromise from anything that they actually had in the last CBA ie, they are giving back demands they set at the beginning of negotiations, but those demands were not in principal in the last CBA. Also the NBA is just like any other sports league, the better you draft, the better you will be. I laugh when I hear the “small markets cant compete against the larger markets” argument. The NBA is represented by 4 teams in the largest two markets in the country. New York (Knicks & Nets) Los Angeles (Lakers & Clippers). Of those 4 teams, only the Lakers have had any type of sustained success over the past decade. Where’s the outcry for those other 3 Larger markets??? The Bulls, they were stuck in NBA purgatory after Jordan retired, until they started to draft well. First Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng, then Joakim Noah & of course Derrick Rose. The only big Free Agent signing they had was a bad one, Carlos Boozer. If Chicago can do it through the draft how come other small markets cant? Whoops, they do it too. See Oklahoma City, Portland, Orlando, San Antonio, Indiana etc. I wish someone would argue that point to me. No matter where your city is, if you cannot draft it doesnt matter. Im a Knick fan, free agents NEVER signed in New York for the past 10 years, partly because of our cap situation, and also because we didnt have talent, and both of those issues point right a the front office. Period. So if that logic applies to the top market in the U.S.A. why is it hard to believe it wouldnt apply in market #77?

By: skids003

skids003 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:41:20 +0000

You mean they aren’t playing for their country.? A country that allows them to make millions playing a game? I would have thought they were playing to be patriotic, not to enhance their brand and make more money(sarcasm).

By: bobdira

bobdira — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:30:46 +0000

Who cares?

By: savocabol1

savocabol1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:39:11 +0000

Wow. Greed really motivates all. Not enough to just want to play for your country? Wow.

By: etoharin78

etoharin78 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:14:11 +0000

“From a pure labor negotiations tactic, the players threatening the Olympics is a smart one.” That may be the dumbest thing I have ever read. Go ahead players do it and see where it gets you.

By: surly1n1nd1anapol1s

surly1n1nd1anapol1s — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:51:55 +0000

Yes, please.

By: vikesfansteve

vikesfansteve — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:38:06 +0000

The sport will not be missed. Plain & simple.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:55:57 +0000

It should go the other way-if there’s no agreement, no players will be allowed to compete.
Even better-only allow those who were on the team that earned the Olympic spot. The big names couldn’t be bothered to help us qualify, why should they get the glory?

By: jgib23

jgib23 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:46:12 +0000

Full retard, you never go full retard!

As if public perception wasn’t already in the owners favor, how much more hollow could the players make themselves look? #letusplayexceptfor-forourcountry

By: bakatadi

bakatadi — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:32:52 +0000

I fail to see what the Olympics and the NBA lockout have in common. Owners don’t even want the players in the Olympics. Ever heard of Mark Cuban? He wants insurance for Dirk. Most owners don’t want their multimillion dollar investments getting hurt.
If nothing else, the Olympics would be a center stage for the players agenda, a place where David Stern has no say, no place, no power.