Buck Harvey: The Spurs paid the $250,000 fine

[Uriel]

Gregg Popovich said it best last weekend. David Stern’s concern is business and his concern is his team. With that, Popovich moved on.

So has the $250,000. According to those in the Spurs’ front office, the check is in the mail.

Read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/buckharvey/2012/12/stern-keeps-talking-spurs-keep-winning/

[ploto]

Of course they did.

[TDMVPDPOY]

pop bending over

[racm]

Wonder what not paying would have meant.

[ElNono]

Was there any doubt?

[Splits]

shoulda sent one of those oversized lottery checks. who the hell uses checks anymore?

[tmtcsc]

shoulda sent one of those oversized lottery checks. who the hell uses checks anymore?

Unfortunately for me, the old lady in front of me in the checkout line at HEB. Never fails.

[polandprzem]

Was there any doubt?

Yup

According to what Bruno was saying

[timvp]

Of course they say that.

Fixed.

[FkLA]

Fixed.

You dont think they payed it ?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

YESSS! YESSSSSSSSS! YESSSSSSS!

[ElNono]

tbh, last I checked... what Stern wants, Stern gets...

[HI-FI]

fucking bullshit. can't wait til that fucker retires and spends all his time with his Council on Foreign Relation buddies, plotting new world order shit. get him out of the basketball game.

[SA210]

pop bending over

[Seventyniner]

I hope they paid in pennies. Or barrels of oil. Or shares of Groupon. Or Richard Jefferson jerseys.

[JRHernandez88]

Good. Pay the man his money, move on.






Next game against Portland on TNT, rest them again. Have them there suited up or lie about their health, doesn't really matter.

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

what would happen if they didn't pay it?

[JRHernandez88]

what would happen if they didn't pay it?
Wouldn't want to know tbh. The man ALREADY has a personal problem with us.

[JRHernandez88]

Gregg Popovich said it best last weekend. David Stern’s concern is business and his concern is his team. With that, Popovich moved on.

So has the $250,000. According to those in the Spurs’ front office, the check is in the mail.

Read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/buckharvey/2012/12/stern-keeps-talking-spurs-keep-winning/
Cool avy bro. :fro

[ploto]

Fixed.

Sure - because other teams have to pay their fines but somehow the Spurs do not.

Sometimes if you want to make a point, you know you will have to pay the price. See Cuban, Mark

[Old School 44]

The NBA ignores the Halloween picture and the Spurs keep quiet regarding "restgate" and pay the fine. Done deal.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

Um, as opposed to what? Stern has broad discretion to fine teams and individuals for conduct "detrimental to the NBA". There's no recourse.

[Dex]

Yes, the "check is in the mail".

[TDMVPDPOY]

spurs aint payin shit, atm its all sugar coating from stern

if u want, u can always audit the books and ascertain that 250k... :D

[Mel_13]

For 250K the Spurs:

1. Improved an already effective bench, especially those players at the very end of the bench (DeColo, Joseph, and Anderson). The development of those players was advanced several weeks in one game. The Spurs have already cashed their first dividend check on that investment with the Milwaukee win.

2. Further exposed Stern for colossal hypocrite that he is. Pop completely owned Stern's ass in provoking him into a public temper tantrum where he ominously promised "substantial sanctions". Stern couldn't deliver on that promise and has been the subject of derision as a result of his petty, ineffectual action. Pop will continue to rest players as he sees fit.

250K is a bargain, IMO.

[dunkman]

Pop could have saved that 250.000 for the Spurs, but tbh now I think it was a message for Stern about how the refs called the last two playoffs games vs OKC.

[Spursfanfromafar]

While one feels outraged at this travesty of "justice", I think Pop & his Spurs are staying true to their motto of keeping it "players first". If anything, this adds pressure on the NBA league office, the referees to play it fair and correct vis-a-vis the Spurs or else, considering the backlash that Stern has received, anything untoward will only make it even more ugly for David Stern and his minions.

[Darius Bieber]

Spurs should really mess with Stern and list Duncan, Ginobili and Parker as "DNP - Flu-Like Symptoms" for the Portland game.

[rascal]

Was there any doubt?

There was a lot of doubt by many on here.

I thought they paid the fine. There was no reason for Stern to let the Spurs off and not pay the fine.

[CubanMustGo]

Spurs should really mess with Stern and list Duncan, Ginobili and Parker as "DNP - Flu-Like Symptoms" for the Portland game.

DNP - Stern allergies

[SA210]

Of course they paid, definition of "soft". Starts at the top.

[superbigtime]

Spurs office should put the fans first, not the players ... fans could've used a 250k discount towards parking and beer.

[JRHernandez88]

Of course they paid, definition of "soft". Starts at the top.
So would the majority of the board actually prefer to start a pride war against the commissioner?? I doubt we would end up on top. The odds are stacked against us as it is.

Spurs office should put the fans first, not the players ... fans could've used a 250k discount towards parking and beer.
I agree with your signature sir. I salute you.

[wildbill2u]

I hope they paid in pennies. Or barrels of oil. Or shares of Groupon. Or Richard Jefferson jerseys.

The fans tried that once. After a really shitty call in our first NBA playoff series back in the day (Washington Vs. Spurs), our coach Doug Moe said enough to get a fine ($12,000??) Fans started a drive and collected pennies. I don't think the NBA would accept them but it was fun and let the coach and team know we supported them.

[Reck]

Spurs would have been worst off fighting this. Good move.

[Drachen]

I hope they paid in pennies. Or barrels of oil. Or shares of Groupon. Or Richard Jefferson jerseys.

To move the mass required of this form of payment, they would have to pay far in excess of the original 250k on delivery charges alone.

Is there even a warehouse (or an airplane hanger) which could store this amount?

[Libri]

Spurs cancel check,

Check bounces,

Stern's blood pressure rises,

Stern gets stroke.