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It was bound to happen based on the way talks were going, but today the NBA officially announced it was locking out the NBA referees. The officials Association rejected the most recent offer by a vote of 57-0 and we may be stuck with NBDL and WNBA referees as the NBA season begins. Here's a taste of what was said:
"The proposals we have made to the NBRA are extraordinarily fair ...
In what can only be described as news that's exciting in mid-September, The Blazers signed veteran power forward Juwan Howard.
He was one of many blips on the Portland radar as a backup power forward, and according to our little poll to the right, he was the individual that the majority of you wanted.
Although, "none of these scrubs" was actually first with 19 votes and Juwan had 16 votes. Whatever, it's ...
Portland Trail Blazers Name Hersey Hawkins Player Development Director
Posted: 15th September 2009 by Busta Bucket in NBA
The Blazers just sent out this nice little tidbit of information. Hersey Hawkins has joined the Blazer organization as the director of player player development. Here's the release:
HERSEY HAWKINS NAMED PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have named Hersey Hawkins Player Development Director, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today.
"We're very excited to be adding a person of Hersey Hawkins' character and stature to our team," said Pritchard. ...
Every Portland Game To Be in HD, as if Brandon Roy’s Talents Can Get Any Clearer
Posted: 14th September 2009 by Busta Bucket in NBA
The Blazers just sent out a press release with the official upcoming TV schedule. Included in that release is the news that every single game will be in high definition. That is awesome news to me but still not good for those folks with satellite. Here's the release:
TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCE ‘ALL-HD' BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR 2009-10
For the first time, every game expected to air in high definition
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland ...
This week has been less than productive for the negotiations between the NBA and its referees. On Tuesday negotiations took a turn for the worst, according to ESPN:
The NBA's most recent contract with its 60-plus referees expired Sept. 1 and Tuesday's bargaining session in New York was called to an abrupt halt by commissioner David Stern, according to one source with knowledge of the talks.
Apparently the league wants a 10% ...