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Maybe the NBA should go back to playing basketball.
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The players disbanded their union?
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No, the judge didn't wait for the ruling on whether or not the players disbanded their union.

She is claiming the players have not only proved that they would suffer damage from the lockout, but also that they would ultimately prevail in court.

Expect the NFL to ask her for a stay and if she denies it, they'll go to the Feds for a stay.

I have no idea how she can make this ruling without hearing first if the players have illegally acted as a union.
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This shit ain't getting pulled together in four months.
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Same judges says her order to end the lockout won't be given a stay.

Stunning right?

Even though she acknowledges that an important ruling has yet to come down from another court determining whether or not the players are still illegally acting as a union, which they are, she:
suggested the NFL ''make a decision about how to proceed and accept the consequences'' of that choice and said she saw no evidence of ''injury'' to the league from her order that the lockout be lifted.


I think the NFL needed to present new evidence:
Exhibit A - The NBA
Exhibit B - MLB
Exhibit C - The NHL

When player contracts get out of control or when free agency becomes a farce where only the big markets can compete, the sport and the league suffer.

That's the scenario she's enabling with her ruling. She's focused on the short term and isn't thinking about the future. I'm guessing she's liberal.
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''The world of 'chaos' the NFL claims it has been thrust into — essentially the 'free-market' system this nation otherwise willfully operates under — is not compelled by this court's order,'' Nelson wrote.

What? The? Fuck? I'm not even sure where to begin to kill that sentence. You're claiming the players are arguing for a "free market" in the NFL? Economic and legal FAIL.
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Malcolm wrote:
''The world of 'chaos' the NFL claims it has been thrust into — essentially the 'free-market' system this nation otherwise willfully operates under — is not compelled by this court's order,'' Nelson wrote.
What? The? Fuck? I'm not even sure where to begin to kill that sentence. You're claiming the players are arguing for a "free market" in the NFL? Economic and legal FAIL.
She's not claiming that. She's saying that without a CBA, the owners are basically in a free market for players.

As a fan of a major market team that was pretty awesome in the 80's and very early 90's, I see this as progress.
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I'd be for the thing that makes my ticket prices not reach in excess of $50.
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Malcolm wrote:I'd be for the thing that makes my ticket prices not reach in excess of $50.

Have fun

I think even the cheapest tickets we ever had for our current season tickets were $70 each, and that was 2 rows from the edge of the stadium.




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Looks like I won't be seeing the Vikings anytime soon.
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Does anyone think Cam Newton won't be a bust?
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say he'll be better than Jamarcus Russel.
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I'll go better than Tim Couch.
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Coaching staff that helped develop Phillip Rivers will be developing him.

He has a new coach, who has some leeway after a 1-15 season. So he won't be rushed into action. We have a good run game, it will play to his strengths, and the offense will be designed around him.

I'm actually feeling good about it.

Our front office didn't have a 2nd round pick. They also haven't missed in the 1st round since 2002:
Julius Peppers
D-Williams
Jonathan Stewart
Jordan Gross
Jon Beason
Thomas Davis
Jeff Otah.

We did our research, apparently he is the real deal. It's on us to develop him into a superstar.




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They also haven't missed in the 1st round since 2002...

Just means it's more likely they'll fuck up at least once.
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