In the NBA it looks like there's been a "handshake agreement". Once again greed is the winner in major professional sports leagues. David Stern said "We want to play basketball". But obviously what he's really saying is "We want to make money". Anything to get those games played on Christmas Day. Training camps open on December 9th. (Just for a contrast. MLB just barely reached an agreement on a new 5 year CBA. Here are the stats: Days on Lockout/Strike: 0, Drama: 0, Greed: a much lesser amount than either the NFL or NBA.) Provided the Christmas Day schedule doesn't change there will be three games that day. First there will be New York-Boston. The NBA's most hyped team vs. a very old team. The only reason to watch this game would be to laugh at the lack of chemistry between Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.
The second game will be Miami-Dallas in a NBA Finals rematch. The last game of the day will be Chicago vs. the Lakers. I'm predicting that Carlos Boozer will be injured for this game. Long rumored in these negotiations is an amnesty clause. That's where a team could dump a bad, expensive contract. I haven't been able to find out if the amnesty is part of this CBA. Although unlikely, I would love if the Bulls used the amnesty clause on Loozer. Both these games could be interesting, depending on well the teams can play cohesively.
Now for those Utah Utes. In spite of this being the last regular season game of the season.... In spite of this game being senior day for 18 departing seniors... In spite of the Utes having a chance to play in the Pac 12 Championship Game against Oregon.... In spite of Utah playing the worst team in the Pac 12.... (In the could've, would've, should've department: California beat Arizona St. last night. If the Utes had beat Colorado last night, they would have qualified for the Pac 12 Championship game after USC beats UCLA today.) In spite of all those things the Utes still lost.
That's an extremely disappointing result for my alma mater. Ute kicker Coleman Peterson probably feels the worst of any Ute. He was clutch in kicking three field goals in snowy, windy conditions last week against WSU. However on a cold, clear day in Salt Lake City he missed all three of his field goals.
The Utes will now finish their first Pac 12 season by playing a meaningless bowl game. But at least it won't be as meaningless as the Armed Forces Bowl.
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