David Stern cheated???
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BK_KingsFan7
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No surprise it came from the Detroit Press. The Pstons have to be the biggest whiners I've ever seen in my 9 years of watching basketball. If I were to take a shot of vodka everytime the Pistons players whined about calls, I'd drop dead by the second quarter.
This isn't a news story. It's an opinion piece written by some Detroit columnist. I've included the first couple of paragraphs and the photo captions...
This isn't news.
Stern: Commish or tyrant?
Robin Buckson/The Detroit News
•Miami's Dwyane Wade was the beneficiary of the league's officiating, leading his team to the NBA title from the free-throw line. See full image
•Jerry Stackhouse's suspension was decided by Stern. See full image
•The Cavs' LeBron James has talent, and the calls, on his side. See full image
•Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined for speaking out. See full image
AUBURN HILLS -- David Stern is either out of control or too much in control. It's not good, either way.
He might be the most effective and successful commissioner in all of professional sports, but I am starting to suspect he's gotten drunk on his own power. His need for utter and absolute control is bordering on the maniacal.
It's one thing for the commissioner to have firm control on the business side of the game, but Stern has crossed over and is now lording over the competition side, as well. And that is a real problem.
This notion hit home as I was watching 106 free throws shot in one 40-minute summer league game in Las Vegas. Actually, it first struck me, like a hammer, during the NBA Finals.
To me, the 2006 NBA Finals were contaminated by the league. How could anybody watch those games and think otherwise? The referees directly impacted the results of at least three of those games. The star treatment of Dwyane Wade was sickening.
Stern made it clear that the league needs superstars to sell and he got tired of waiting for them to ascend on their own. So, what did he do? He decided to tweak the rules and browbeat his officials.
...etc
This isn't news.
Stern: Commish or tyrant?
Robin Buckson/The Detroit News
•Miami's Dwyane Wade was the beneficiary of the league's officiating, leading his team to the NBA title from the free-throw line. See full image
•Jerry Stackhouse's suspension was decided by Stern. See full image
•The Cavs' LeBron James has talent, and the calls, on his side. See full image
•Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined for speaking out. See full image
AUBURN HILLS -- David Stern is either out of control or too much in control. It's not good, either way.
He might be the most effective and successful commissioner in all of professional sports, but I am starting to suspect he's gotten drunk on his own power. His need for utter and absolute control is bordering on the maniacal.
It's one thing for the commissioner to have firm control on the business side of the game, but Stern has crossed over and is now lording over the competition side, as well. And that is a real problem.
This notion hit home as I was watching 106 free throws shot in one 40-minute summer league game in Las Vegas. Actually, it first struck me, like a hammer, during the NBA Finals.
To me, the 2006 NBA Finals were contaminated by the league. How could anybody watch those games and think otherwise? The referees directly impacted the results of at least three of those games. The star treatment of Dwyane Wade was sickening.
Stern made it clear that the league needs superstars to sell and he got tired of waiting for them to ascend on their own. So, what did he do? He decided to tweak the rules and browbeat his officials.
...etc
You posted a thread with a pretty confusing title and only a link. All I did was add my opinion...
This isn't even new. It's been around since July 24.
Prophetess
Gallifrayain
You missed the other one Celt:
Believe the Lie.
Believe the Lie.
Prophetess
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Trust No One
Packt
Starter
I'm not a Stern fan but these rules were in place all year, they didn't appear out of the blue. Even suspensions for the minor ticky-tacky stuff were happening at the beginning of the playoffs. I do not want to go there, but Dirk is a very appealing guy marketing wise. Has the talent, skills, and the advantage internationally and with the corporate class. If a winner was going to be picked, Dirk and the Mavs would be better candidates. Is it just coincidental that he mentions only issues that affected the Pistons?
If Detroit wants to talk about Stern messing things up, let's talk about how Detroit fans messed up Indiana's season.
I'd give this piece more credit if it was about the NBA in general, but as it is it looks like bitter Detroit fans disappointed a rival trumped them and won it all.
If Detroit wants to talk about Stern messing things up, let's talk about how Detroit fans messed up Indiana's season.
I'd give this piece more credit if it was about the NBA in general, but as it is it looks like bitter Detroit fans disappointed a rival trumped them and won it all.
Dave McNulla
Bench
so stern is going to suck the life out of the game to make it more interesting? how could you guys not subscribe to that theory?
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