David Stern Goes Off on Pop, Promises "Substantial Sanctions"

[ElNono]

touting the company line:

Fran Blinebury: "Pop can't dance out of this one" (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/11/29/pop-cant-dance-out-of-this-one/)

Schmitz take: NBA should suspend Popovich for no-shows (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/magic-basketblog/os-mbb-schmitzs-take-nba-should-suspend-popovich-20121130,0,7297508.post)

[rascal]

It does in a way.


But boss in this case IMO is POP and RC not NBA

You get it.

[lmbebo]

Thinking outside the box. Couldn't Holt, Pop, etc argue with Stern and Boys? League can come down, Spurs could sue league, bring it to arbitration?

Especially if the sanctions are "substantial"

[TDMVPDPOY]

stern suspending pop makes no fkn sense, stern will come out losing since pop doesnt give a shit and would probably enjoy spending the suspension marinating his scrotum in wine and delivering a casket to the commissioner...fck him

[Mel_13]

touting the company line:

Fran Blinebury: "Pop can't dance out of this one" (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/11/29/pop-cant-dance-out-of-this-one/)

Schmitz take: NBA should suspend Popovich for no-shows (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/magic-basketblog/os-mbb-schmitzs-take-nba-should-suspend-popovich-20121130,0,7297508.post)

Can't blame them for supporting the guy who signs their checks. Meanwhile, the great majority of writers and talking heads not employed by David Stern are taking Pop's side in this.

[timvp]

:lol Brian Schmitz still butthurt about the Spurs. That's the same guy who guaranteed TD would sign in Orlando a dozen years ago. He's been writing whining articles about the Spurs ever since.

[DesignatedT]

Anxiously awaiting word on this. Stern is too proud to backtrack and eat his words.

[mando6599]

Did any of you in the DFW area listen to the Musers on the 1310 about this subject? I heard them promote the segment, but wasn't able to hear it. What did Junior say? I know he's a Spurs fan so I'm interested in his take

[Mel_13]

Anxiously awaiting word on this. Stern is too proud to backtrack and eat his words.

It's tough to come up with something that doesn't actually harm the Spurs that will also be regarded as "substantial sanctions" by any serious observer.

[Kori Ellis]

http://nba.si.com/2012/11/29/gregg-popovich-spurs-heat/?eref=sihp

Look at the percentage in favor of Pop on the poll :lol

Impressive for NBA fans.

[Mel_13]

http://nba.si.com/2012/11/29/gregg-popovich-spurs-heat/?eref=sihp

Look at the percentage in favor of Pop on the poll :lol

Impressive for NBA fans.

Impressive feat by Stern, IMO. He's universally regarded as such a monumental prick that he's managed to make Gregg Popovich into a sympathetic character.

[Mugen]

Impressive feat by Stern, IMO. He's universally regarded as such a monumental prick that he's managed to make Gregg Popovich into a sympathetic character.

I think most NBA fans, casual or diehard, respect and like Pop.

[timvp]

I can't believe that I'm reading ESPN going HAM to protect Pop and the Spurs. Hollinger's article is great and all the other ones are pretty damn good.

David Stern :lmao

[Mel_13]

Did Popovich, or Stern, sit those players?

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/52046/did-popovich-or-stern-sit-those-players

[Boomersgold]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH6Kp24FLy8

Apparently, according to Bayless and Smith, Pop sent our players home as a way of 'getting back at Stern and the NBA for an unfair schedule', not because he actually wanted to rest them.

It's also funny that everyone is saying that Pop should've rested them for the Magic game so that they would be able to play in the Heat game. Talk about marginalizing the Magic organization.....

[Dex]

I can't believe that I'm reading ESPN going HAM to protect Pop and the Spurs. Hollinger's article is great and all the other ones are pretty damn good.

David Stern :lmao

Anywhere I can find Hollinger's?

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol media is loving this trying to add more flame to the fire...

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol realgm pic thread

http://i49.tinypic.com/6p6r5v.jpg

[Mel_13]

lol media is loving this trying to add more flame to the fire...

fuel is the word you were looking for

[hater]

:lmao and ppl still think this "league" is a competitive sport? it's nothing more but "entertainment" and The Jew From Ruckers jumping up and down because of money lost just proved it

[timvp]

Tbh, Stern didn't even lose money. That's one of the weirder aspects of this hissy fit.

[hater]

oh come on. his buddies at the networks probably went off on him while they were all counting money in the vault. In their world, when your buddy loses money because of you, you lose money.

[timvp]

oh come on. his buddies at the networks probably went off on him while they were all counting money in the vault. In their world, when your buddy loses money, you lose money.

Nobody lost money.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Tbh, Stern didn't even lose money. That's one of the weirder aspects of this hissy fit.

the isrealites mafia loss alot of money last night i heard, they took the LV +13.5/-13.5 LINE BET, i assume they bet the country on the heat to win -13.5pts...LOL FAIL

[hater]

disagree. Stern's move was 100% financially motivated. you know like 99 out of his 100 every moves.

plus the sponsons definitely lost money on the commercials investment nobody watched

[hater]

btw, why aren't sponsors just treated like regular nba folk? I thought corporations were people according to our constitution :lmao

[Brazil]

Somebody has the TNT tv rating for the yesterday game?

[lefty]

Nobody lost money.

I did

I bet 10 000 000 on the Spurs

[timvp]

disagree. Stern's move was 100% financially motivated. you know like 99 out of his 100 every moves.

plus the sponsons definitely lost money on the commercials investment nobody watched

:lol The sponsors make purchases for more than one game. Plus, 1) The ratings were probably as high or higher than they would have been without the controversy 2) The controversy pushed the NBA to the headlines and will probably result in better ratings in the future

The point is the NBA didn't lose any money because this won't affect TV negotiations. TNT didn't lose any money because the ads were already sold. And with the way things played out, TNT and the sponsors will probably be better off because this has got people talking about the NBA ... which usually doesn't happen until after the Super Bowl.

[lefty]

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[Boomersgold]

:lol The sponsors make purchases for more than one game. Plus, 1) The ratings were probably as high or higher than they would have been without the controversy 2) The controversy pushed the NBA to the headlines and will probably result in better ratings in the future

The point is the NBA didn't lose any money because this won't affect TV negotiations. TNT didn't lose any money because the ads were already sold. And with the way things played out, TNT and the sponsors will probably be better off because this has got people talking about the NBA ... which usually doesn't happen until after the Super Bowl.

So if you think it wasn't motivated by financial losses, then what problem does Stern have with resting our oldest players?

[polandprzem]

So if you think it wasn't motivated by financial losses, then what problem does Stern have with resting our oldest players?
Embarrassment and unprofessional and not sportsmanship.

[timvp]

So if you think it wasn't motivated by financial losses, then what problem does Stern have with resting our oldest players?

Power trip, mostly.

[hater]

:lol The sponsors make purchases for more than one game.
what difference does that make? to greedy millionaires a buck lost is lost money. Again we are not talking about your or me regular folk. we are talking about greedy money counting billionaires


1) The ratings were probably as high or higher than they would have been without the controversy

prove it


2) The controversy pushed the NBA to the headlines and will probably result in better ratings in the future

Pop, Spurs in the headlines for a few days is not going to result in better ratings. Never did, never will :lmao :lmao



The point is the NBA didn't lose any money because this won't affect TV negotiations. TNT didn't lose any money because the ads were already sold. And with the way things played out, TNT and the sponsors will probably be better off because this has got people talking about the NBA ... which usually doesn't happen until after the Super Bowl.


So if this was not financially motivated, what was the reason of Stern's actions? He geniuinely felt bad for the regular NBA paying folk :lmao :lmao please :rolleyes

[Mel_13]

So if you think it wasn't motivated by financial losses, then what problem does Stern have with resting our oldest players?

Pop gave a big EFF YOU to the league by doing this in a nationally televised against the defending champs. If he had done the same thing the night before in Orlando, then Stern says nothing. This is an aging dictator asserting his power.

[elbamba]

touting the company line:

Fran Blinebury: "Pop can't dance out of this one" (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/11/29/pop-cant-dance-out-of-this-one/)

Schmitz take: NBA should suspend Popovich for no-shows (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/magic-basketblog/os-mbb-schmitzs-take-nba-should-suspend-popovich-20121130,0,7297508.post)

The arguments are dumb. I have a simple solution for improving Stern's product: drop 15 games during the regular season and get rid of back-to-back games. It is absolutely absurd the number of games they play and we see players take games off all the time. They might play in the game, but they do not give 100%. Say what you will but Pop gets the most out of his players every night for reasons like last night. He knows how to coach.

One other thing. I bet not one damn Miami fan went to the game last night to watch the Spurs. They went to see Lebron dunk. The only disappointed fans would have been Spurs fans at the game, until they had a close game that the Spurs almost won.

[Dingle Barry]

That many people watch the X Factor? I was forced to watch that garbage during an NLCS rain delay and wanted to kill myself. That show will make its viewership even dumber than they already are. God help us all.

[Boomersgold]

1) The ratings were probably as high or higher than they would have been without the controversy 2) The controversy pushed the NBA to the headlines and will probably result in better ratings in the future






prove it






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These ratings don't look too bad. :rollin

[TDMVPDPOY]

the tv ratings and ad breaks, what sponsorship and ads were they selling? lol stupid insurance, kia motors, some bullshit fast food chain...oh yeh selling fake ass next generation nba ballers

[Whisky Dog]

How anyone can think any money was lost is beyond me. They had a good ratings share for the time slot.

Stern doesn't care about the fans, but he cares about the image and he felt pre game that this sort of thing will look bad for image. That apology to fans was just bS posturing all in the name of image. In the end we ended up with a far more entertaining game than we would have otherwise. Almost saw the unthinkable happen: Gary Neal out duel Lebron James :lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol the nuggets tv rating after the spurs game....

[Mel_13]

Confusion around NBA and league office on how Stern structures fine for Spurs. Some believe he'll hit organization, not Popovich personally.

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA

[TDMVPDPOY]

aint we under the cap, wont hurt us, we just collect it back when the nba distributes the revenue sharing luxury tax collected to the teams under the cap

[Dex]

How can Stern fine the Spurs or penalize them?

They didn't break any rule.


A law has to exist before it can be broken. If Stern wants to try to change the rulings, have at it. But him doing anything against the Spurs would be completely unjustified, and if he tries, I would love to see them try to contest it.

[timvp]

So Stern is going to penalize his right-hand man in labor negotiations because a coach made a coaching decision?

[Juggity]

How can Stern fine the Spurs or penalize them?

They didn't break any rule.


A law has to exist before it can be broken. If Stern wants to try to change the rulings, have at it. But him doing anything against the Spurs would be completely unjustified, and if he tries, I would love to see them try to contest it.

Exactly. Ex post facto.

[TDMVPDPOY]

So Stern is going to penalize his right-hand man in labor negotiations because a coach made a coaching decision?

lol holt on the left, bonner on the players union team...pop on the coaches...we are in a win win situation

[Dex]

Dammit, ESPN just had JVG on commenting on the situation but the volume was muted where I'm at. Anybody catch it for a recap?

[smaka]

So, Stern obviously wanted to show the whole public and people watching game on national TV how good, awesome, great, super cool his Miami monkeys are in comparison to Spurs, but of course Pop saw it coming and fucked with him like a cat plays with mouse. Pop is the best! Fuck yo team clown Stern.

[TampaDude]

lol holt on the left, bonner on the players union team...pop on the coaches...we are in a win win situation

^ this

Stern is between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

[TDMVPDPOY]

did anyone felt that last night during the quarter/half interviews, pop couldve just continue to be a bitch and give out his one word answers or continue with the shenanigans if it wasnt barkley interviewing him.....all game he kept his calm, and didnt show any sort of expression that sterns words got to him...

[quentin_compson]

Stern probably thinks Pop needs to get over himself.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Stern probably thinks Pop needs to get over himself.

next time pop should just reply back in russian/serb during the interviews, fck stern and tnt would rush to punch in subtitles

[CubanMustGo]

Stern probably thinks Pop needs to get over himself.

Yes, the most successful coach in the league (who is still coaching) in the last decade needs to take tips from Stern. :lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

pop should finish the season with a championship so he has 5 rings, rock up to sterns house and iimplant the 5 rings into his face....5>0

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)

[TampaDude]

pop should finish the season with a championship so he has 5 rings, rock up to sterns house and implant the 5 rings into his face....5>0

^ this

[timvp]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)

I've been waiting for Wojo ... let's see if he brought the goods :hungry:

[Obstructed_View]

They should have played. They had a day off on Tuesday and had a short flight from Orlando. They are getting paid millions. What would our bosses think if we told them we were too tired to work since we worked 4 days in a row? I know the bosses were the ones who made the decision but the question is still the same.

Really sad to see you kill your own argument before you're finished typing. Ironic that you clicked "submit".

[dougp]

I've been waiting for Wojo ... let's see if he brought the goods :hungry:

That article is great.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)

Powerful piece by Adrian Woj. It is basically an article about how the "Emperor has no clothes and is a closet Knicks homie who partakes into that wretched franchise's illegalities". Powerful and supportive words about the Spurs and the Spurs way as well. Great piece.

[TDMVPDPOY]

pop sends one rocket over, stern replies back with SANCTIONS instead of 1 sanction

all his doing is making this team bond together more, the heart of a regular season champion will prevail

[TampaDude]

Fuck Stern.

[DPG21920]

I can't wait for the Woj article about this either way :lol

Boom goes the dynamite.

[Spurs da champs]

EDIT

[silverbora]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)

damn good article

[Mugen]

Woj dropped the hammer down.

[lefty]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)

holy shit


Woj shitting on Stern, eating his kids and fucking his wife in front of him

[Obstructed_View]

That's quite possibly the best Spurs article I ever read. Excellent job.

[timvp]

I've been waiting for Wojo ... let's see if he brought the goods :hungry:

Goods been broughten :wow

[Mel_13]

Great article. Makes me feel even better about a Spurs fan.

[TheSkeptic]

I understand acting overly haughty over minor indiscretions, I've made a career and monthly payments on a gleaming 2008 Toyota Corolla out of it, so Stern's heavy-handed response to Popovich's move rings true. After a few weeks of sitting on the sidelines and hand-stitching the bunting to be draped as he sets to his victory tour, Stern needlessly moved in to protect the honor of Absolutely No One in response to a game that would be forgotten in a matter of days even if Tim Duncan tipped in a game-winner off of a Tony Parker miss.



http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/david-stern-threatens-san-antonio-spurs-sitting-players-170637381--nba.html

:lol

Although it's not as good as Woj's article, Dwyer's was also a pretty good read. I think it's linked on Woj's.

So does anyone know what Hollinger had to say?

Note: I don't really agree with Dwyer calling the game one-sided though. Spurs bench kept it really close and probably could've won.

[ace3g]

(https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN)Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN (https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN) As @Monroe_SA (https://twitter.com/Monroe_SA) mentioned to me earlier, Pop clearly chose to target MEM game rather than MIA. Why? Playoff tiebreakers.


Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN (https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN) The Spurs, as well as any team, know how difficult a playoff series in Memphis can be. Beating MIA doesn't help as much as beating MEM. \

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN (https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN)
And if you don't think Pop sees the road that far ahead, you obviously haven't been paying attention.

[99 Problems]

Dear Mr. Stern

I'm very upset that Pop sent the big 3 home.
However I think that the NBA can make it up to me by sending me a signed Anthony Davis top.
Thanks in advance

kinds regards
S. (Slam) Dunk

[Manu20]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA (https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA) Column: David Stern's failed culture war against the San Antonio Spurs. http://tinyurl.com/csz25xs (http://t.co/kgki2YgB)


The Spurs wont need lawyers.....just have them print out this article :wow

[polandprzem]

GR8 art for the spurs fans :D

[99 Problems]

Punishment for Spurs fans will be that the Spurs will have to play a home game in an empty stadium.

That home game will be in Sacramento.

[bigfan]

Wojo's article was frickin outstanding.

[lefty]

lol competitive ethics

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/sports/basketball/spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-makes-a-point-to-commissioners-chagrin.html?_r=0

[quentin_compson]

Yes, the most successful coach in the league (who is still coaching) in the last decade needs to take tips from Stern. :lmao

You realize I wasn't being serious, right?

By the way, great subtle quote from Woj on the Heat audience: "Mostly, they come to watch LeBron and D-Wade, or they don't come at all."

[jestersmash]

Exactly. Ex post facto.

Nope. I originally thought so as well, but apparently there's no relevance of "ex post facto" in contract law.

[Cry Havoc]

I guess you don't think the NHL is a major sport.

Honestly, the NHL has far less national appeal to work with. NBA superstars transcend the national landscape, Stern had WAY more than his fair share of them post-Jordan, and has repeatedly shown that he has no idea to market a player/team that won't go out of their way to market themselves. The NHL has to do a LOT more work to make people tune-in in the first place. The NFL has got it figured out. Baseball learned from it's big strike. Stern is just making repeatedly inane decisions that torpedo the sports reputation because his ego won't ever let him admit to making an error. That isn't to say that Bettman is good, but he's got a sport that has been on the decline. The NBA is succeeding in SPITE of what Stern does and he still manages to nearly sabotage it at every turn.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Not all who write on nba.com (or who work with TNT) is taking the company line.

David Aldridge over a few tweets has defended Pop as well - https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt

[Spursfanfromafar]

This one from the old angry writer, Charley Rosen - http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2012/11/30/rosen-popovich-v-stern-who-wears-the-dunce-cap/ , who too takes Pop's side.


Indeed, Stern has no business deciding who a coach chooses to play and not play.And what does Stern do now?
Follow through and fine Pop and/or the Spurs organization?
Suspend Popovich?
However, no matter how substantial the expected sanctions might be, there’s no way that Stern will intimidate Pop and prevent the best coach in the league from reprising this same move when he feels it will be in the best interest of his ball club.
And what if San Antonio had won the game?
Perhaps Stern would have applied his substantial sanctions to the Heat.

[timvp]

Rosen is the last person to ever side with the Spurs :lol

Bad day at the office, eh Stern?

[Mel_13]

For those that don't know, Rosen was an assistant coach under Phil Jackson in minor league basketball in the 80s. His writing has been less than favorable to the Spurs over the years.

[ace3g]

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI (https://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI) Fast forward to June...Spurs win the title...Pop, with Stern next to him, asked the key to the season. "That rest we got November 29th."

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI (https://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI)
Wow. Stan Van Gundy with some stinging words for David Stern in a taped interview. Catch the interview on @NBCSportsTalk (https://twitter.com/NBCSportsTalk) at 6 ET

[Whisky Dog]

Damn, Wojo just called Stern a flat out crook.

Just basically called him a kike midget creeping around like a dentist with ether

Called it like it is

[Mugen]

Damn, Wojo just called Stern a flat out crook.

Just basically called him a kike midget creeping around like a dentist with ether

Called it like it is

Hmm I think i missed that part of the article, Goebbels.

[Whisky Dog]

Hmm I think i missed that part of the article, Goebbels.

I guess you don't watch Boardwalk Empire

[Mugen]

I guess you don't watch Boardwalk Empire

You are correct.

[timvp]

It's getting late in the day. You gotta think Stern has to do something within the next hour or two.

[DPG21920]

:wow Stern has gone off the deep end.


@daldridgetnt: Breaking - NBA has suspended Popovich 5 games in addition to a 1 million dollar team fine. The players that missed the game were also suspended 2 games per league sources

























































j/k

[Whisky Dog]

You are correct.

You'd be a lot cooler if you did

[Mel_13]

Not funny, DPG

[DesignatedT]

:lmao

[DPG21920]

For real this time - no discipline being taken :lmao


@RedsArmy_John: Wait... so now the NBA is NOT disciplining the Spurs? http://t.co/472HLcDO (via @sa2ny2004 )

[99 Problems]

NBA will force Spurs to play only those players with Da, Le or De in their names. Thankfully Spurs will be able to have 2 players on the court for the next game, Blair and Nando.

[DPG21920]

d8y2JG00Wk0

[DPG21920]

There will be no sanctions at all :wow. Very surprised that Stern actually bit the bullet on this one but now I'm more concerned that something awful will happen.

[Mel_13]

Stop it, DPG. That clip is from yesterday.

[DPG21920]

Really? That one was an honest mistake - I didn't realize it. It just popped up on my Twitter feed right now by the dude from Red's Army.com.

Didn't realize it was an old video tbh..

[timvp]

That video was posted yesterday. DPG with another troll job :td

[Dex]

:lmao DPG with trolling so hard, even he got trolled.

[DPG21920]

Really? That one was an honest mistake - I didn't realize it. It just popped up on my Twitter feed right now by the dude from Red's Army.com.

Didn't realize it was an old video tbh..


That video was posted yesterday. DPG with another troll job :td

First of all, relax girl. It's not really a troll job when you post "j/k" in the open. Secondly, I did not see the video was old as it just popped up on my Twitter timeline. :cry

[DPG21920]

:lmao DPG with trolling so hard, even he got trolled.

:lol Pretty much this

[timvp]

DPG melting down after he getting trolled by his own Twitter account :lol

Instant karma goods by the trolling gods :lmao

[DPG21920]

Deleting posts is telling me.

[TimmehC]

No sanctions? Something tells me Memphis is going to get away with playing very physical tomorrow.

[TD 21]

There will be no sanctions at all :wow. Very surprised that Stern actually bit the bullet on this one but now I'm more concerned that something awful will happen.

The only thing I'm concerned about is the Spurs getting screwed on calls in the playoffs . . . but it's not like we haven't seen that before.

What can he really do though? It's not like he can doc the Spurs draft picks or suspend the big three for five games each. He's ignorant enough that we probably shouldn't rule out Pop being suspended, but most likely, we're looking at a fine ranging from $100K-250K, I'd imagine.

The question is, will the fine be legit? Unless Wojnarowski somehow comes up with the details, it's all but certain we'll never know, but I honestly think it's a possibility they announce that but don't actually fine them. There's two reasons why they might do this: 1) They have no grounds for doing this, so if the Spurs wanted this to turn even uglier, they could sue the league. 2) Isn't Stern close with Holt?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Stern has lost it.

It's an 82 game season and Pop can manage his roster any way he sees fit. I'm surprised more teams aren't strategically resting players as the Spurs have done over the past few years.

Stern threatens to sanction the Spurs for doing something clever that will benefit their team, but won't do anything about the rampant tanking for draft picks?!? Double standard, much?

This is BULLSHIT. I'm out. :pctoss :lmao

[DPG21920]

No sanctions? Something tells me Memphis is going to get away with playing very physical tomorrow.


The only thing I'm concerned about is the Spurs getting screwed on calls in the playoffs . . . but it's not like we haven't seen that before.

What can he really do though? It's not like he can doc the Spurs draft picks or suspend the big three for five games each. He's ignorant enough that we probably shouldn't rule out Pop being suspended, but most likely, we're looking at a fine ranging from $100K-250K, I'd imagine.

The question is, will the fine be legit? Unless Wojnarowski somehow comes up with the details, it's all but certain we'll never know, but I honestly think it's a possibility they announce that but don't actually fine them. There's two reasons why they might do this: 1) They have no grounds for doing this, so if the Spurs wanted this to turn even uglier, they could sue the league. 2) Isn't Stern close with Holt?

:lol Now I see why timv:cry deletes posts faster than Superman.

I am not sure if there will be sanctions or not. That post of mine was when I saw a video that appeared to be new, but was a day old popped up on my Twitter timeline.

We know nothing at this point.

[rascal]

Really sad to see you kill your own argument before you're finished typing. Ironic that you clicked "submit".

How do you figure I killed my own argument? What was the argument and how was it killed?

[Obstructed_View]

How do you figure I killed my own argument? What was the argument and how was it killed?


Does not make sense.


rascal's own keyboard debunked his own point.


Beat me to it.

[rascal]

You did not answer the questions.

[Obstructed_View]

You did not answer the questions.

And I won't bother to. Clearly I'm not the only one that was amused by your self-defeating post. Don't go all Chumpdumper on everyone. Just let it go.

[rascal]

And I won't bother to. Clearly I'm not the only one that was amused by your self-defeating post. Don't go all Chumpdumper on everyone. Just let it go.

Throw shit then run away because you don't have a clue on how to support your own bull shit. The forum is full of posters like you.


Still did not answer the questions of what was the argument and how was it killed, so nothing to back up your statements that I killed my own argument.

[Obstructed_View]

Throw shit then run away because you don't have a clue on how to support your own bull shit. The forum is full of posters like you.


Still did not answer the questions of what was the argument and how was it killed, so nothing to back up your statements that I killed my own argument.

Other than three other people laughing at you about it. Says something stupid, can't laugh about it, then demands details about the obvious and declares victory. Fortunately, this forum is NOT full of posters like you.

[Salty]

bump :rollin

[Rudisha8]

only chance of the regular season to see lebron, wade and chalmers in san antonio :cry :cry :cry

[Mal]

only chance of the regular season to see lebron, wade and chalmers in san antonio :cry :cry :cry

You must be pissed. Making account to say that

[ace3g]

“We were on the plane,” he said. “but we didn’t move anywhere. We were just looking at some things, trying to clean it out and they found out…it wasn’t safe to take off in that plane.

“And they checked out the next earliest flight, it was commercial. We didn’t purposely go Southwest the next day to let everyone know we weren’t going to play. The plan was supposed to be getting back the night before so we could have more rest. Obviously it didn’t work out the way we wanted to.

“At the time, it wasn’t as funny, especially when we got the fine. But afterward, looking back at it, it’s one of the things you go through. We saw a lot of you guys (media) at the airport. At that point, we knew it was going to be a big deal.


http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2013/06/05/green-recounts-the-infamous-southwest-flight/

[KenziE]

man ACE with the goods again !!! cheers

[wut]

Anyone else STILL think this whole thing was bogus? Miami fans supposedly would only see the Spurs ONCE this season. Karma is a bitch. They may not like what they see when they get to see the Spurs' stars.

[jesterbobman]

I really hope that if the Spurs Win, Pop sits down at the Press Conference, Says "Pretty happy with that use of $250k", Then Leaves.

[phyzik]

http://i.imgflip.com/1udpv.jpg

[elmanutres]

Better hope "Substantial Sanctions" didn't actually mean rigging a game or 2 against us in the finals against the heat

[DOS CHAINZ]

Now I understand that last stupid question Timmy was asked earlier today. Dumbass reporter should have asked Pop that stupid shit.

Someone should press up some shirts saying "F*** YOUR SANCTIONS!" & wear them to the home gms. I was kind of upset those 2 punks Bron & Wade didn't even dress in a suit & sit on the Miami bench in SA. They hid in the locker room all game.

[Legacy]

Classic. :wow

All I have to say is... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! :lmao

:rollin Good times indeed.

[Legacy]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1UY8okPVJJ0/UNOOjcTfAKI/AAAAAAAADB4/jshCLkB1sQM/s1600/483633_546319035396625_653040124_n.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=y3UFxwJPSymG1M&tbnid=X0P72NWHFs9m0M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmemesnba23.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F 12%2Fbasketball-memes-or-political-memes.html&ei=4qKwUazQBYW3qAGChoGIBw&bvm=bv.47534661,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNFvqN_4i0btBhXu7N5B51ZCjH9e8Q&ust=1370616716469421)