Tuesday, August 23, 2011
NBA Lockout: 5 Positives about the NBA Lockout
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | 
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The NBA Lockout is not looking good, and the possibility of a season seems less likely each day.
The
news coming out of the situation depicts a negotiation that is not
going well, and other news about players considering playing for leagues
across the globe makes the situation seem dimmer.
Even though the NBA season might not happen, there are still some positives to be had in its absence.
It’s
hard to take solace in the fact there might be no professional
basketball this year, but every cloud has a silver lining, or in this
case, five silver linings.
Know that I want to see an end to the
lockout and the season to go on as scheduled, but in the case that it
doesn’t, here are some good things about the possible lack of an NBA
season.
Obviously, by making this comment it reveals that I am no fan of David Stern.
I feel that each season the NBA commissioner keeps an ever-watchful eye over the league and dishes out suspensions for the minimalist of offenses.
He has also been involved with a few controversies during his tenure as NBA commissioner.
The use of a new microfiber ball in 2006 and the recent clash with head coaches about their criticism of referees are just two of these many instances.
If there is no season, there might be some media attention with David Stern talking about the lockout, but not in the usual role of Big Brother watching the NBA world.
Every NBA season comes with LeBron James, and every season that comes with LeBron James comes with Skip Bayless being critical of the superstar.
For those who are not familiar with the star of ESPN2’s morning show First Take, Skip Bayless, he is known for his hyper-critical nature and how liberally he applies it to LeBron James.
Bayless often refers to James as LeBrick, Prince James and a few other names.
During the NBA season, Bayless has a near daily tirade about the shortcomings of James, and despite the comical nature of Bayless’s criticism, he is, for lack of a better phrase, beating a dead horse.
In the case there might not be a season, the LeBron critiques would be taken down to a minimum on one of the better morning sports shows.
The prospect of NBA stars playing across the globe is an interesting idea.
The style of play and strategy from the international basketball scene is vastly different from those found in the NBA.
It is very likely that international games with NBA players will be broadcast in America, because we still need our pro basketball fix. This will also offer us a unique opportunity.
American audiences rarely see players from global leagues, but the American audiences could see the more up-tempo game many international teams play and how our players fit into it.
It will be fun to see NBA players in different venues against different competition.
Ron Artest is a good player and a standout performer in the NBA.
His move to Los Angeles is one that helped one of the most historic NBA franchises capture a 17th championship, but his move to the name Metta World Peace is one that only serves to befuddle.
Artest is attempting to admirably use his status as a celebrity to affect a positive change in the world. While being admirable, this effort is misled and would be better served with direct action, i.e., leading a volunteer drive, instead of a name change.
The positive here is that without a season, we don’t have to constantly hear commentators say, “World Peace knocks down the jumper,” or, “World Peace with the slam.”
I want world peace to be a slam dunk, but I would prefer World Peace not have slam dunks.
The other side of NBA pros playing across the world is seeing the talent from around the world.
Obviously, the best of the best come to play in the NBA, but some stay to play in their home countries or the other limited options, so it will be fun to see how the two groups of talent mesh when playing on the same teams.
Most of the times we see international players it is when they are getting posterized in the Olympics. It could be a nice change of scenery for them to be making the highlights instead of being on the wrong end of the highlights.
Another possibility is that some of the international guys will get some good exposure and end up in the NBA after the lockout ends, whenever that may be. It could be like a real life, NBA version of The Replacements.
Which sounds pretty awesome to me.
source: Paul Tucker - Bleacherreport
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