Lockout... Out.

So this tentative deal that David Stern and Hunter have put together has the players recieving 51.2% and the league starting on Christmas Day(which is funny because a basketball season is what I asked Santa for). Im glad that the two sides were able to put aside their differences and get something done. The only question is, what in the hell took so long? The players ending up getting the percentage that they ultimately wanted and I am told that there are other things in the CBA that work out for the owners, so ultimately there was a compromise, that came from negotiating, isnt that what was suppose to happen? A negotiating process? Last time I checked and what it looked like from this are here is that there was a lot of demanding and a lot of built up pressure leading up to these talks. A lot of resentment from the last CBA, and unfortunately there will probably be a lot of resentment coming out of this CBA. However the hope is that they do things differently the next time they sit around the table. Hopefully they do their homework ahead of time and be in constant communication about what the league and everyone involved needs as opposed to wants.

Pickalicous

-Just sign the damn deal guys.