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NBA Lockout 2011 Sam Amick, of SI, reported seeing “Mr. Groundhog” Bill Murray in the lobby of the New York City hotel where negotiations dragged continued for 15 hours yesterday. Of all the people who could have walked through the lobby at the latest NBA lockout meeting, none other than actor Bill Murray was said to be seen at the New York hotel where the fate of the season was being determined yet again. Mr. Groundhog Day seemed destined to be the unofficial mascot on Day No. 118 of the work stoppage, with this sure to be another failed bargaining session like so many before it and the likely sacrifice of more regular-season games to come as a result. But after nearly two years of sit-downs that too often became stare-downs and one 15-hour meeting on Wednesday, the owners and players may finally be coming out of their basketball burrow. Brian T. Smith of the Salt Lake Tribune reports on the negotiations yesterday, and the hope from Billy Hunter that we can still play 82 games (Kevin Garnett’s knees are said to be plotting a plan to sabotage that idea). A full 2011-12 NBA season might still be in play. Representatives for league owners and players met for more than 15 hours during a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) conference in New York that started about noon ET Wednesday morning and lasted until about 3:20 a.m. Thursday. Talks are set to resume at 2 p.m. ET Thursday. >NBA Players Association (NBPA) executive director Billy Hunter said after the meeting there is still a chance of preserving the entire 82-game regular season if a deal can be reached in the next four to five days. Matt Moore with CBS Sports’ Eye on Basketball gives us five takeaways from yesterday’s meeting. Number 1 is another good sign things are headed in the right direction. Lets hope Kevin Garnett and Paul Allen are tied up in some closet in the hotel and can’t derail anything. 1. It’s RIGHT THERE.Derek Fisher was adamant about expressing that the idea that there was a deal to be had is a “reach,” while David Stern chose to simply communicate that both sides had agreed not to talk about it. But if you want the best indication of where things stand, it comes from a throwaway line from a sleep-deprived Billy Hunter amid a sea of reports of optimism.By itself, Hunter referring to what the two sides have in front of them as “the deal” is nothing more than a slip of the tongue on national television, a poor phrasing. But combined with all the other indicators that there’s hope and progress that was made on Wednesday, it’s and indication of this: it’s no longer about “ideas” and “concepts.” There’s a framework, or something resembling a framework being hatched. It may have gigantic holes in it, it may not be able to support itself if you put it up on its end, but there’s structure to what the two sides are discussing.Which means that they can see it. THEY CAN SEE IT, is what I’m holding on to here. They can see it. I wish they could have seen it in August, but I’m still leaning towards hope. pic via

NBA Lockout 2011

  • Sam Amick, of SI, reported seeing “Mr. Groundhog” Bill Murray in the lobby of the New York City hotel where negotiations dragged continued for 15 hours yesterday.

Of all the people who could have walked through the lobby at the latest NBA lockout meeting, none other than actor Bill Murray was said to be seen at the New York hotel where the fate of the season was being determined yet again.

Mr. Groundhog Day seemed destined to be the unofficial mascot on Day No. 118 of the work stoppage, with this sure to be another failed bargaining session like so many before it and the likely sacrifice of more regular-season games to come as a result. But after nearly two years of sit-downs that too often became stare-downs and one 15-hour meeting on Wednesday, the owners and players may finally be coming out of their basketball burrow.

  • Brian T. Smith of the Salt Lake Tribune reports on the negotiations yesterday, and the hope from Billy Hunter that we can still play 82 games (Kevin Garnett’s knees are said to be plotting a plan to sabotage that idea).

A full 2011-12 NBA season might still be in play.

Representatives for league owners and players met for more than 15 hours during a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) conference in New York that started about noon ET Wednesday morning and lasted until about 3:20 a.m. Thursday.

Talks are set to resume at 2 p.m. ET Thursday.

>NBA Players Association (NBPA) executive director Billy Hunter said after the meeting there is still a chance of preserving the entire 82-game regular season if a deal can be reached in the next four to five days.

  • Matt Moore with CBS Sports’ Eye on Basketball gives us five takeaways from yesterday’s meeting. Number 1 is another good sign things are headed in the right direction. Lets hope Kevin Garnett and Paul Allen are tied up in some closet in the hotel and can’t derail anything.

1. It’s RIGHT THERE.

Derek Fisher was adamant about expressing that the idea that there was a deal to be had is a “reach,” while David Stern chose to simply communicate that both sides had agreed not to talk about it. But if you want the best indication of where things stand, it comes from a throwaway line from a sleep-deprived Billy Hunter amid a sea of reports of optimism.

By itself, Hunter referring to what the two sides have in front of them as “the deal” is nothing more than a slip of the tongue on national television, a poor phrasing. But combined with all the other indicators that there’s hope and progress that was made on Wednesday, it’s and indication of this: it’s no longer about “ideas” and “concepts.” There’s a framework, or something resembling a framework being hatched. It may have gigantic holes in it, it may not be able to support itself if you put it up on its end, but there’s structure to what the two sides are discussing.

Which means that they can see it.

THEY CAN SEE IT, is what I’m holding on to here. They can see it. I wish they could have seen it in August, but I’m still leaning towards hope.

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