Monday's Labor Meeting Table Setter For Tuesday
The clock on the NBA season is getting close to striking midnight. It's that hour. Get a deal done now or at least the first month of basketball will be lost. The two sides bargained Friday and Saturday, reaching no deal and then took Sunday off. There was a hope -- and possibly an expectation -- that Monday's meeting might present the opportunity to close the gap and edge nearer a deal.
Nope. Didn't happen. But don't throw that hot cup of coffee all over your face in frustration. Today's meetings were just to "set the table" for tomorrow. Or so says David Stern. Stern: "It would be great to be able to make some real progress tomorrow. Whether that's possible or not, I don't know."
