Are players working? Bruce Bowen wonders

by Ethan J. Skolnick / Palm Beach Post Blogs

Bruce Bowen emerged as a legitimate NBA player during his time with the Miami Heat, and then won three championships with the San Antonio Spurs.

Bowen is now an ESPN analyst, and was at the Zo’s Summer Groove events last week.

His concern if the league again is forced to go to a compressed schedule, like in 1998-99?

“I was younger then, but for guys 32 and above, it’s going to affect them, those three back-to-backs. That’s something that you can’t prepare for, even in training camp. The biggest issue is if guys aren’t taking care of themselves right now. You remember when Shawn Kemp came back, 50 pounds heavier? Guys say ‘Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m good, good.’ But you’re not in shape like if you were in camp. Conditioning is huge. And it’s a shortened season, where if anyone gets on a roll the right way, they can go, go and go.”

With a lot of the big stars going to Europe and leaving the little guys out to dry I am pretty darn sure that the NBA is going to lose a full season and with many teams the total loses will be less then if they play a season.

Just be prepared for no NBA season because I do not see anything changing with the lockout

I'm worried about Blair. We all know he likes the munchies.

They said the same thing about Vin Baker, that he never was the same. Poor Reignman, I was a big fan.