Even opposing players see how much Stern hates the Spurs

[snickles]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20130124-mavericks-chris-kaman-why-david-stern-hates-the-spurs.ece

"That’s why David Stern hates the Spurs. I probably shouldn’t say that but he doesn’t like when the Spurs are in the finals because the ratings go down. People say that all the time. I don’t know how true it is but you hear stories all about that is that the ratings are down. Their basketball is the purest basketball you’re going to find, in my opinion, in the NBA, just watching them play. They play a nice pace game. They’re defense is solid. Their plays are solid. They get all their guys involved. That’s why when he sat them guys against the Heat and sent them home, they still almost won that game.”



i wonder how much kaman will be fined for that...

[timvp]

Chris Kaman dropping truth bombs.

[TampaDude]

Wow...Kaman with the goods! :toast

[bklynspursfan]

"Chris Kaman has been deported back to Germany, and no one is really sure why" will be the story this weekend.

[Brunodf]

He will be a FA...

[elemento]

Kaman with the goods :toast

[TE]

:tu

[wildbill2u]

Maybe he'd like to play here when he becomes a free agent? If so, this is a subtle start. :toast

[Cry Havoc]

It's probably well-known/regularly talked about when NBA players get together about which teams get perennially shafted by Stern and the refs. It's amazing that Stern has made it so obvious over so many different circumstances, and yet hasn't been thrown out of his job. Dude is as crooked as American sports get, and will gladly throw a team under the bus in pursuit of the $$$. I'm aware that sports are about making money, but there is a lot of money to be lost if you destroy the integrity of the game. Stern has done everything in his power to disregard that integrity in his tenure. The Ewing pick, the rule changes, losing Seattle as a franchise in such an underhanded way, losing the Kings as a franchise TO Seattle (which IS a big deal, it's going to depress the economy in Sacramento), fines for smaller market teams/lesser players, Kings in 2002, Spurs vs Mavs in 06, Heat vs Mavs the same year, Spurs last year (check the Reddit thread, EVERY fan of EVERY other team and even some OKC fans were fucking ashamed/outraged at the calls in game 6), the Gasol collusion, endorsing those stupid power balance bracelets as "performance enhancements", openly stating that he wants to see LAL vs LAL in the finals every year... it's a miracle the NBA as a product hasn't completely tanked yet.

[HI-FI]

damn, that quote felt good, like vindication. I always liked that guy, anyone with that bad of a haircut keeps it real.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Nice! I'm glad somebody has said something in regards to the Sith Lord; on another note, thank you CK for your service in the NBA, you will now be playing for the El Paso Padres.

[TampaDude]

It's probably well-known/regularly talked about when NBA players get together about which teams get perennially shafted by Stern and the refs. It's amazing that Stern has made it so obvious over so many different circumstances, and yet hasn't been thrown out of his job. Dude is as crooked as American sports get, and will gladly throw a team under the bus in pursuit of the $$$. I'm aware that sports are about making money, but there is a lot of money to be lost if you destroy the integrity of the game. Stern has done everything in his power to disregard that integrity in his tenure. The Ewing pick, the rule changes, losing Seattle as a franchise in such an underhanded way, losing the Kings as a franchise TO Seattle (which IS a big deal, it's going to depress the economy in Sacramento), fines for smaller market teams/lesser players, Kings in 2002, Spurs vs Mavs in 06, Heat vs Mavs the same year, Spurs last year (check the Reddit thread, EVERY fan of EVERY other team and even some OKC fans were fucking ashamed/outraged at the calls in game 6), the Gasol collusion, endorsing those stupid power balance bracelets as "performance enhancements", openly stating that he wants to see LAL vs LAL in the finals every year... it's a miracle the NBA as a product hasn't completely tanked yet.

Got a link to that Reddit thread you mentioned?

[ambchang]

Kaman will, from now until eternity, average 6 fouls a game, playing 4 minutes a game.

[boutons_deux]

CK doesn't express much on the court, running up and down the court with his head down and expressionless. These comments show there's much more there.

[DapDaGenius]

Respect to Chris Kaman. I honestly don't understand how the ratings would drop so bad in the finals if the other team is the Heat, Knicks, or even Bulls.

The ratings couldn't be any worse than a Bucks-Jazz finals. Could they? :depressed

[chapnis]

I have a new respect for Kaman.

[temujin]

I see something bad coming for Kaman.
Really bad.

These guys are haters and killers, no kidding.

[HI-FI]

It's probably well-known/regularly talked about when NBA players get together about which teams get perennially shafted by Stern and the refs. It's amazing that Stern has made it so obvious over so many different circumstances, and yet hasn't been thrown out of his job. Dude is as crooked as American sports get, and will gladly throw a team under the bus in pursuit of the $$$. I'm aware that sports are about making money, but there is a lot of money to be lost if you destroy the integrity of the game. Stern has done everything in his power to disregard that integrity in his tenure. The Ewing pick, the rule changes, losing Seattle as a franchise in such an underhanded way, losing the Kings as a franchise TO Seattle (which IS a big deal, it's going to depress the economy in Sacramento), fines for smaller market teams/lesser players, Kings in 2002, Spurs vs Mavs in 06, Heat vs Mavs the same year, Spurs last year (check the Reddit thread, EVERY fan of EVERY other team and even some OKC fans were fucking ashamed/outraged at the calls in game 6), the Gasol collusion, endorsing those stupid power balance bracelets as "performance enhancements", openly stating that he wants to see LAL vs LAL in the finals every year... it's a miracle the NBA as a product hasn't completely tanked yet.
I've always despised the guy. He's too crooked for my tastes. I also hate how people defend him by saying "well before Stern, basketball was on tape delay." of course shit was different then, there was no cable, no internet, three channels. Getting anything on the air back then was much harder than now since there was less coverage/air time. I think the game would've been just fine with the better athletes (MJ was going to change the game regardless) and also the improvements in technology that make it easier to follow the game.

Stern has done some good things, but I think there could have been a number of candidates who could've improved the product and profitability without making the league seem fixed.

[Bruno]

Great quote by Kaman. :tu

[chapnis]

February 2014 can't come soon enough

[Em-City]

Anti-jew Kaman with the pro-spurs goods

[HeroSquad]

Anti-jew Kaman with the pro-spurs goods

What does Jewishness have to do with this?

[mexicanjunior]

I heard that interview on 1310 The Ticket (BaD Radio show)...he sounded so complimentary of the Spurs, almost like he was subtlety asking Cuban to move him there if possible since Carlisle seems to have problems playing him and Dirk at the same time.

[ffadicted]

man DAT interview... so full of "i don give a fawwwwwk" truth BAWMBZ

[biskvito]

Stern about to revenge his ancestors.

[Obstructed_View]

I wonder who's more angry about that quote, Cuban or Stern.

[KaiRMD1]

I feel like Kaman is itching to come to SA after playing under Cuban although Carlisle ain't a bad coach. Hell, he coached Ron Artest during the prime of his crazy

[Cane]

If ya ever listened to the Bill Simmons interview with Stern after the Spurs won the 07 Championship, Simmons kept hammering the point about the Spurs low ratings and how those numbers made Stern feel about the league (it was like Simmons was teasing Stern). A few months later and we see trades where the legendary Lakers/Celtics rivalry got conveniently re-ignited, and the ratings have been awesome ever since....

#black and silver tinfoil hat

:downspin:

[Cry Havoc]

Got a link to that Reddit thread you mentioned?

Yep. Sort by new though because it's the 4th quarter that you want to read comments from.

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/uowqz/game_thread_san_antonio_spurs_23_oklahoma_city/

[Texas_Ranger]

Kaman also with some truth about the Lakers drama.... respect.

[temujin]

February 2014 can't come soon enough

NOTHING is going to change.
Nothing.

[Kidd K]

Respect to Chris Kaman. I honestly don't understand how the ratings would drop so bad in the finals if the other team is the Heat, Knicks, or even Bulls.

The ratings couldn't be any worse than a Bucks-Jazz finals. Could they? :depressed

Exactly, that's the main thing I always bring up whenever people claim the Spurs get shitty ratings in the Finals. You have to look at who they were playing too. I'm not saying the Spurs are the biggest draw in the league, but I don't think they're exactly in the bottom half. I think they're top 10. Probably in the 6-10 area, but still. . .that doesn't exactly suck.

Spurs' opponents in the Finals:

1999: Knicks, and the Finals ratings were among the best since Jordan retired. Only less than a point worse than the 3 best rated finals. 0.8 worse than one, 0.3 and 0.2 worse than the other two. Very small difference.

2003: The Spurs beat the bandwagon Lakers team and faced the eastern conference team from New Jersey that was already in the Finals last year. Doomed to be bad ratings.

2005: Spurs again face the eastern conference team who was in the Finals the year before. And since the Spurs won the year before that, no one wanted to see it.

2007: Spurs faced the Cavs in an expectedly lopsided matchup. Worst rated because it was Cleveland, and the series was basically a squash match.


Notice how Lakers/Magic got shit ratings too. It's takes two to make a good Finals. Spurs did most of their work BEFORE the Finals (other than 2005). Can't really blame them for the eastern conference only fielding teams from places no one cares about, or teams that defaulted into the Finals since the east sucked.

[Libri]

Kaman will suddenly become a foul magnet.

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

Bad ass Kaman!

[Captivus]

"Chris Kaman has been deported back to Germany, and no one is really sure why"

I know why, Basketball Reasons!

[Obstructed_View]

The only time the Spurs were mentioned in the pregame show was for Wilbon and Magic to complain about how much Stern hates the Spurs.

[DesignatedT]

respect.

[Samr.]

CK is trolling Cuban and Stern.

Bet he gets a little gift basket courtesy of Pop, Buford, and Holt. Also bet he gets fined around $25-30k for that too.

It'd be awesome if Pop stepped up and offered to pay his fine.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

I've always despised the guy. He's too crooked for my tastes. I also hate how people defend him by saying "well before Stern, basketball was on tape delay." of course shit was different then, there was no cable, no internet, three channels. Getting anything on the air back then was much harder than now since there was less coverage/air time. I think the game would've been just fine with the better athletes (MJ was going to change the game regardless) and also the improvements in technology that make it easier to follow the game.

Stern has done some good things, but I think there could have been a number of candidates who could've improved the product and profitability without making the league seem fixed.

Question do you think the NBA will be better off with Adam Silver?

[racm]

2013 offseason: Spurs sign Chris Kaman, to backup Duncan and Splitter

:downspin:

[HI-FI]

Question do you think the NBA will be better off with Adam Silver?
I honestly don't know. temujin above knows more about the inner workings and he doesn't think so. I've heard Bill Simmons say he thinks Silver could be more responsive to the fans than Stern. All I want out of Silver is to make the league as balanced as possible, with better parity via the luxury tax and more objective officiating. It really shouldn't be that hard.

[Thomas82]

Was just about to post this...

[spurraider21]

What does Jewishness have to do with this?
Kaman is German, Stern a Jew

[Whisky Dog]

But Kaman isn't a Nazi I do not believe

[spurs10]

Right the hell on Chris Kaman!!

[temujin]

Question do you think the NBA will be better off with Adam Silver?

Spot the difference.

[widowmaker]

Respect to Chris Kaman. I honestly don't understand how the ratings would drop so bad in the finals if the other team is the Heat, Knicks, or even Bulls.

The ratings couldn't be any worse than a Bucks-Jazz finals. Could they? :depressed

I think the ratings go down because the spurs don't get marketed the same way the lakers, heat, Boston, Knicks, Oklahoma, chicago and now Brooklyn do. The casual NBA fan wouldn't care to watch a spurs finals because it is shoved down their throat year round that the spurs "are old and boring" no matter how good they are.

[DapDaGenius]

I think the ratings go down because the spurs don't get marketed the same way the lakers, heat, Boston, Knicks, Oklahoma, chicago and now Brooklyn do. The casual NBA fan wouldn't care to watch a spurs finals because it is shoved down their throat year round that the spurs "are old and boring" no matter how good they are.

No shit...

[Darkwaters]

...substantional sanctions forthcoming...

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Spot the difference.

I'm not questioning your rationale I'm asking a question because I simply don't know, so can you please elaborate.

[spursmartyr]

What does Jewishness have to do with this?


Kaman is German

Stern is Jewish


.....duh?

[pgardn]

He must hate the Lakers as well. No CP.

And Dwight the huge prekindergarten saves them?

[skulls138]

Kaman will, from now until eternity, average 6 fouls a game, playing 4 minutes a game.

He probably has a good back up plan, like play in the German league, so feeld free to say whatever the hell he wants. Prost to Kaman.

[snickles]

stern is somehow behind this, im sure /nod

Mavericks C Kaman has a concussion
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Dallas Mavericks (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal) center Chris Kaman (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3709) did not play against the Portland Trail Blazers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/por) on Tuesday night because of a concussion.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mavericks-c-kaman-concussion-034810873--nba.html

[TJastal]

stern is somehow behind this, im sure /nod

Mavericks C Kaman has a concussion
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Dallas Mavericks (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal) center Chris Kaman (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3709) did not play against the Portland Trail Blazers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/por) on Tuesday night because of a concussion.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mavericks-c-kaman-concussion-034810873--nba.html

Very fishy to say the least.

[thispego]

Question do you think the NBA will be better off with Adam Silver?

FUCK NO! Silver is Sterne's little lap dog. He will continue the tyranny.

[BobaFett1]

Stern is a master of ducking out of questions when he gets interviewed. Guy time for him to go has passed him by. I Like to watch Spurs. Team ball is great. Not everyone is on the Kobe bandwagon.

[dunkman]

Marion has said its difficult to win a game 5 on 8, after the Mavs played OKC. After all, Kaman is a Mav. I guess everyone noticed the WCF's were rigged in 2012. It was too blatant in game 5 and 6, the Spurs practically had no chance of making the finals.

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[DMC]

Kaman :toast