"I apologize to all NBA fans. This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming."
hate to say it... but "told ya".... you don't with Stern
Very interesting considering I quoted Adam Silver stating there was nothing against the rules with regards to the Spurs decision.
F Sterm
Stern. they should've looked at the proposed schedule before making it official.
Lets wait to see what these sanctions are before you make that comment.
Tbh I'm very surprised The big 3 let it happen.
This is going to be very interesting.
My first thought: WTF?!?! Now coaches aren't allowed to coach their own teams as they see fit.
Sternie, it's your own damn fault for a schedule that made no sense. The Spurs play four games on the road in five days. The Heat sit at home until the Spurs arrive.
Fix yo' schedule-making software, bro.
David "Lame Duck" Stern? Screw him.
Substantial sanctions? Weren't they sanctioned enough by playing 4 games in 5 nights on the road?
Coaches can't coach? F stern, to be totally honest.
Exactly. The NBA did this to themselves. The schedule is ing re ed.
"I apologize to all NBA fans. This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming."
We will see if any sanctions actually come down. There is precedence here (Spurs and other teams doing this with no fine) and there is absolutely no rule against it. Any sanctions would have a very difficult time holding up in court. Wonder if it will come to that.
What sanction is he going to impose? "If players are healthy, they must play X amount of minutes?"
Suddenly, a lot of players might start coming down with the flu, or an old Spurs standby, "tendinosis." What is Stern going to do then, demand a doctor's note?
David Stern and his hype machine. Maybe he should worry more about the drunk monkeys he has working out the schedules, and less about decisions that any coach in the league has the right to make.
P.S. Props to Bruno, who was dead on with his prediction.
F Stern. You have a doubleheader on TNT every Thursday night that is supposed to be a showcase for the NBA. How hard would it be to ensure that the four teams that play on Thursday are all scheduled to be off on Wednesday? Stern should apologize for the amateurs he employs to create the league's schedule.
Edit: I see that while I was typing that timvp said all this already.
how is this ANY different than the numerous teams that sit their players before the playoffs? Like Kenny said, how is it any different than bringing the players and playing them 8 mins?
This is 100% about the money, and not the sport. He's pissed because this is a "big tv game" and now ratings / money / investors will be "cheated". Bunch of bull if you ask me. Thank you David Stern for making it clear that you don't give two s about the sport of basketball, just the NBA as a business/entertainment medium.
I guess the only argument is all teams will likely face a stretch like this, no?
lol wow that's bullcrap. The spurs had a bull schedule.
I'm curious as to what Pop's counter-move to such a sanction would be. Do you think if Stern created some sort of rule against this kind of thing then Pop would just start playing the big three for 1 minute in rest games or something like that?
he can probably fine them under basketball reasons. he's a lawyer, he knows his back is covered.
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