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Title: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: bsfins on October 25, 2012, 02:52:56 pm Adam Silver will take over as Comish...I'm not a Basketball fan,but thought I'd pass it along...
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--david-stern-stepping-down-feb--1--2014-25361209.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--david-stern-stepping-down-feb--1--2014-25361209.html) Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Landshark on October 25, 2012, 02:53:41 pm Where is Sunstroke? I've seen him rip David Stern in the past. He must be dancing with joy at this news.
Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Phishfan on October 25, 2012, 03:23:38 pm Stern was terrible.
Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Fins4ever on October 25, 2012, 03:54:54 pm I heard on the radio during a trivia contest that Stern is the longest tenured commish of any sport with 30 yrs. That is a long time.
I am not a follower of B ball either, but I have friends that are and none of them like him. Not sure why. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: EDGECRUSHER on October 25, 2012, 06:05:46 pm He sucks because the league is fixed with corrupt officials deciding games instead of the players. I am sure there are a bunch of Heat fans on this board, but their first championship was a complete travesty. Not as bad as Kings/Lakers which has now been confirmed as being fixed by the former ref who was jailed for fixing games for the mafia.
If I want my sports to be predetermined, I'll watch wrestling. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Phishfan on October 26, 2012, 10:03:07 am I am not a follower of B ball either, but I have friends that are and none of them like him. Not sure why. The biggest issue I have that comes to mind for me currently was the voiding of the Chris Paul trade to the Lakers last year. League owners protested to Stern that New Orleans should not be allowed to trade Paul into a large market. The Lakers deal offered better players to N.O. but the deal that eventually was approved by the league, Paul to the Clippers. How can you deny his trade because of the market size and then allow a trade to a team that plays in the exact same arena? Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: masterfins on October 26, 2012, 01:04:50 pm I think Kim Jong Goodell learned how to be a Commish by watching Stern. Stern made money for the owners and players, but the game itself has suffered. The only time I'll watch an NBA game is playoff time, and even then the early rounds are fixed to give certain teams an advantage to make the finals.
Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on October 26, 2012, 04:47:14 pm I think Kim Jong Goodell learned how to be a Commish by watching Stern. Stern made money for the owners and players, but the game itself has suffered. The only time I'll watch an NBA game is playoff time, and even then the early rounds are fixed to give certain teams an advantage to make the finals. While I have plenty of complaints with Goodel, comparing Goodel to Stern is like comparing Marino to Ryan Leaf. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Dave Gray on October 31, 2012, 05:04:42 pm Stern deserves credit. He's hated, but he did usher in a new era to the sport. He made it a star league, instead of a team league, which really helps set it apart from the others.
Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Phishfan on October 31, 2012, 06:00:20 pm Stern deserves credit. He's hated, but he did usher in a new era to the sport. He made it a star league, instead of a team league, which really helps set it apart from the others. I don't think credit is deserved there. The NBA ranks very low to me currently and Stern was the comish during its demise. The "star" method of play and lack of team focus is one reason I'm only watching the playoffs. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Jim Gray on October 31, 2012, 06:23:03 pm One of the sports shows was talking about how the NBA has changed since Stern took over 30 years ago. I don't remember everything, but if only a fraction of this is true, it's pretty amazing
- grew the number of teams (gave us the Heat!) - league has grown in popularity by 30 times - when he took over, 1/3 of the franchizes were broke, now the league is profitable - when he took over, the finals were televised on tape delay (amazing....they couldn't get on live TV) - he brought credibility to a thug league where drugs were rampant Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: mecadonzilla on October 31, 2012, 07:04:12 pm - he brought credibility to a thug league where drugs were rampant Drugs are not rampant now in the NBA? Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Spider-Dan on October 31, 2012, 07:18:58 pm When was the last time an NBA player died from a drug overdose?
The NBA of the early '80s had players with major cocaine problems. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Landshark on October 31, 2012, 09:38:05 pm When was the last time an NBA player died from a drug overdose? The NBA of the early '80s had players with major cocaine problems. Len Bias Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Spider-Dan on October 31, 2012, 10:30:00 pm Len Bias died in 1986, right in the beginning of the Stern era, which was my point.
When you look at other players like John Lucas or David Thompson or Michael Ray Richardson or Chris Washburn, you can see that the NBA had a much bigger problem with drugs in the '70s and '80s than it does today. Title: Re: David Stern to Step down as NBA commissioner Post by: Landshark on October 31, 2012, 10:39:20 pm Len Bias died in 1986, right in the beginning of the Stern era, which was my point. When you look at other players like John Lucas or David Thompson or Michael Ray Richardson or Chris Washburn, you can see that the NBA had a much bigger problem with drugs in the '70s and '80s than it does today. Exactly. But Len Bias is the perfect example of how drugs can ruin an NBA career. |