LOL CLIPPERS

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Originally Posted by ElNono

:lmao:lmao:lmao

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Crofl

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

Also - no class at all. It's ok (even if bad business) to change your mind. It's not ok to publicly shame a franchise that legitimately wanted you and that you are screwing over.

The hard fouls on Blake/DJ should be fun.

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Who's going to deliver the hard foul? Dirk, Chandler or Matthews? :lol Seriously, I hate the Mavericks - but this is pretty bad.

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Originally Posted by Thompson

Who's going to deliver the hard foul? Dirk, Chandler or Matthews? :lol Seriously, I hate the Mavericks - but this is pretty bad.

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People already hated the Clips - not just DAL. More people will hate them now.

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Originally Posted by rastaspur

Most states have laws which can monetarily punish lawyers for filing suits they know or should know with reasonable diligence. Usually called accountability acts. Hell, even ass backward states like Alabama, Mississippi and south Carolina have these laws. I've had opposing counsel drop frivolous suits on several occasions by threatening to file a claim/suit under the accountability rules. They are somewhat akin to the sarbanes-oxley act which holds accountants liable.

The short answer is a lawyer with a scintilla of moral fiber and pride wont get in the habit of filing frivolous suits.

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I don't think it's a frivolous suit. Basically it's a contract between two people that involves a third party, the nba. It's like if i said "i'll pay you $500 to paint my fence but only if you buy from my friend Rob" (Rob is the nba) and is on vacation. Before he comes back painter backs out.


This type of case is of no value because there will be other painters. There is only one Deandre Jordan and the contract was time sensitive. The issue of whether the nba can supersede state law may or not be settled, but there may be other issues.


The main reason they won't sue though, is because it's a partnership and the nba won't let one owner sue another in public.

Mavs should target Delly now, tbh.... flop all over DeAndre knee for the season ender

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Originally Posted by K...

I don't think it's a frivolous suit. Basically it's a contract between two people that involves a third party, the nba. It's like if i said "i'll pay you $500 to paint my fence but only if you buy from my friend Rob" Rob is the nba and is one vacation. Before he comes back painter backs out.


This type of case is of no value because there will be other painters. There is only one Deandre Jordan and the contract was time sensitive. The issue of whether the nba can supersede state law may or not be settled, but there may be other issues.


The main reason they won't sue though, is because it's a partnership and the nba won't let one owner sue another in public.

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Not a frivolous suit at all, that's silly. I agree the team owners will decide on what to do internally. And Ballmer just became an owner. Terrible move by him. He should have stayed far away.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Body

Sure can. And will. They need to keep Cuban reasonably happy about this. Teams have been compensated for this sort of thing before.

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If there's no rule against it, the league can't do anything other than make a rule going forward. Clippers will not be punished by the league. Other teams may punish by not dealing with them, but the league can't do anything.

Cuban is goin to do hack a deandre all game out of angst

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Originally Posted by ducks

I will root for any team playing clippers

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+1

I have always liked CP & Griffin, as well as Doc. But after this, I truly lost all my respect for them. This is just not right.

Still going.

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

Also - no class at all. It's ok (even if bad business) to change your mind. It's not ok to publicly shame a franchise that legitimately wanted you and that you are screwing over.

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It may be more than that. Jordan may get a chunk chewed out of his ass... and out of this contract. There's a legal principle known as "promissory estoppel", and it has some teeth.

If you tell a guy that he's got a job, and he quits his old job, sells his house, and moves all his shit to another city - and then you tell him you changed your mind? Promissory estoppel. You made a promise that he relied on, acted on, and it cost him a bunch of money. He can't force you to give him the job, but he may be able to force you to pay for the damages he sustained.

I don't know if they have special provisions for sports contracts, but I bet Cuban's lawyers are looking at it already. The damage to Cuban and the Mavs would probably put a pretty big dent in Jordan's salary. Cuban doesn't need the money, but I'd love to see a court make an example out of that monkey-ass Jordan.

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Originally Posted by CP48107

+1

I have always liked CP & Griffin, as well as Doc. But after this, I truly lost all my respect for them. This is just not right.

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never liked CP or Griffin - lack of integrity/character. This scenario proves my theory.

I wasn't speaking to the merits of the suit. Just to haters generic comment. A lawsuit has to basically be complete bullshit and you cant justify it or back up your claim at all.This probably passes muster. My understanding of the moratorium rules is Cuban would have no case. Frivolous? No. Winnable? No.

Yikes.

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Originally Posted by Thompson

Who's going to deliver the hard foul? Dirk, Chandler or Matthews? :lol Seriously, I hate the Mavericks - but this is pretty bad.

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Cuban's got enough money to bring a guy out of retirement for one game to do the job. How about Shaq-a-Jordan?

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Originally Posted by InRareForm

Cuban is goin to do hack a deandre all game out of angst

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Bounty ball.. 1M cash if you injure him

PlAying Video game trying to beat spurs on TV with joystick

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Originally Posted by Russ

Pretty much Longhorn vs. Aggie. :flag:

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Yup. Hook em.

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Originally Posted by Russ

Pretty much Longhorn vs. Aggie. :flag:

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Originally Posted by InRareForm

Cuban is goin to do hack a deandre all game out of angst

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I'm betting on 40FTs in the first meeting in Dallas.

Chandler Parsons
@ChandlerParsons


I thought I had a good pump fake. 19m
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Originally Posted by GSH

It may be more than that. Jordan may get a chunk chewed out of his ass... and out of this contract. There's a legal principle known as "promissory estoppel", and it has some teeth.

If you tell a guy that he's got a job, and he quits his old job, sells his house, and moves all his shit to another city - and then you tell him you changed your mind? Promissory estoppel. You made a promise that he relied on, acted on, and it cost him a bunch of money. He can't force you to give him the job, but he may be able to force you to pay for the damages he sustained.

I don't know if they have special provisions for sports contracts, but I bet Cuban's lawyers are looking at it already. The damage to Cuban and the Mavs would probably put a pretty big dent in Jordan's salary. Cuban doesn't need the money, but I'd love to see a court make an example out of that monkey-ass Jordan.

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Again, this won't work. No lawsuit will be filed. Jordan had no legal obligation to sign with Mavs and Mavs knew it.