Labour Negotiations: 50% of the time, it works everytime

Recently, I saw the film ‘50/50’ which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which has a 50% mortality rate.  There’s a funny exchange where his best friend, played by Seth Rogen, is relieved by his friend’s odds of survival: “50%, that’s great…if you were a casino game you’d have the best odds!”  .Will there be a season?  At this point there’s a 50% chance, and unlike Rogen’s character in ‘50/50’ I do not like those odds.  While at the movie I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between it and these labour negotiations: us fans are Rogen’s character, not directly involved, but have a lot at stake emotionally; the owners and players (NBA as a whole) are Levitt’s character, who have the most at stake and could potentially ‘die’ if the cancer is not treated; and the role of cancer is played by basketball related income (BRI), which if not contained during chemotherapy (labour negotiations) could reach metastasis, and then all parties concerned are fucked.  NBA Labour negotiations have taken a tailspin this week, and it looks as if it’s all culminating today.  Let’s hope the surgery to remove the discrepancy in BRI is successful and our NBA can enjoy a long prosperous life. 


I  went to the doctor to mend my broken heart, on account of there being no NBA, and he prescribed me some drinks over the next couple days.  Here's how Friday and Saturday's games (drinks) went down...


Friday - 9 games 

BOS @ ATL / DAL @ SAS  (Redstag and coke) - Sweet drink that tastes like a Cherry Coke slushy, but I can only drink it every once and a while.


IND @ OKC / POR @ LAC  (Jack and coke) - If only this was OKC v. LAC then I'd get excited


LAL @ PHO (shot of Stoli) - The present-day Suns are a sore spot for me.  Just like my relationship with my Russian ex girlfriend.


MIL @ CHA / MIN @ PHI / SAC @ GSW (Labatt Blue) - can you say 'domesticity'? actually I have trouble saying that word, but domestic beer for domestic games.


TOR @ CLE (Jack n' Grind) - as detailed in this post, I save Jack n' Grind for the most heinous games.


Saturday - 11 Games 
I'm cheating here, but who cares.  It's Saturday, and there's 11 games so  I'll be at some house party then some bar and I'll be getting blotto (11 Jack and Cokes...minimum).