Deadlines -- real or imagined -- typically help push the pace of complex negotiations.
But deadlines also tend to scare people, which probably helps explain why Bucks president Peter Feigin did a bit of two-step yesterday regarding the required timing of an arena financing package. Via Don Walker of the Journal-Sentinel:
Over the noon hour Tuesday, Peter Feigin, addressing a conference of commercial Realtors and shopping center executives, said, "The clock is ticking. This has to be wrapped up in the next 10 days."
However, late in the afternoon — and three hours after his comments were posted online — Feigin released a statement from the Bucks that attempted to backtrack.