Hardline Hawks: this time, and everytime, it's personal

“They’re so close to making a deal that it would be idiotic to stop negotiations at this point.” Ahh, the naïve refrain heard ‘round the internets.  Fact of the matter is, the non-hardline owners - the Cubans and Dolans - are close to a deal with the “50/50?  Thought you’d never ask!” Players.  However, a chasm remains between the ‘Hardline Hawks’, whom Michael Jordan has become the face of, and the ‘NBA 50/50ers’.  We’re nearing the end of the second twelve hour session since ‘ultimatum hour’ and reports have been, well, sparse, and that is not a good sign.  Sorry to break it to you folks, but billionaires don’t become billionaires by makingconcessions.  It also does not help that the face of the ‘Hardline Hawks’ borders on hating humanity.  You hear about a champion’s drive to win, or how a player hates to lose.  Michael Jordan doesn’t care if he wins or loses, he only cares that you lose.  He didn’t become the greatest ever by making concessions to anyone, ever.  Hopefully, I’m just spouting apocalyptic rhetoric and will be proven wrong in the next twelve hours.  Until then, I’m bunkering down with my booze…

Thursday’s games (2)

OKC @ CHI / SAS @ POR (Famous Grouse): I’m not even going to mention how missing OKC/CHI literally knocked the wind out of me.  Drinking helps with the loss of the NBA, but going through and looking at every single game I’m missing can be painful at times.  Sipping on some scotch tonight.  I don’t even like scotch.