Who you Got Tonight…Nobody?

Tonight usually kicks off the title question between my circle of friends…

This post was supposed to be about the start of the 2011 NBA Season.

Bulls -vs- Mavericks
OKC -vs- Lakers
Houston -vs- Utah

All of these games are cancelled for tonight and we are all forced to watch re-runs of classic games on NBATV.

The owners and players are still unable to decide on BRI; which is something that the average sports fan knows nothing about. Why should they? Basketball is a SPORT!

Although there is a business side to almost everything in life, the masses could care less about how the revenue of the league is split.

Quite frankly it’s not their business; they just want to see the game played.

The owners and the NBPA can repeat their version of Kanye West’s “Blame Game” over and over but the fans are growing weary of this insane lockout. Do they (both sides) think that due to the heightened popularity of the sport last season that fans will just forgive and forget once/if the season resumes? Have they not heard of the #occupy movement?

NBA superstars are running around the US playing in these charity games (with no defense) as a token of “appreciation” for the fans. This is only a means to stay in shape and make sure that their brands (shoes, name, etc) stay in tact during the lockout. Meanwhile, the owners are playing off of the lack of knowledge of the sports fans and publicly announcing the players’ rejection of a 50/50 split on the BRI.

Such a waste...

Fans know what they want and that’s high intensity basketball played with strategy, charisma, flare, and even a little LA Laker soap opera.

We should be discussing Kobes legacy, Durants emergence, LeBrons 1st ring, The Mavericks Championship…but sadly we can only talk about the night that was supposed to be…

Peace,

Agent34