Thread: Pop Can’t Dance Out Of This One

Originally Posted by King87

The fans were not going to watch these guys play. That's why this is irrelevant. What is the basis of the fine?

The basis of the fine is that he intentionally compromised the integrity of the competition. Also, for being a dick.

Conduct detrimental.

That would be an awful fine. Sorry Commish, I sent our players home...they weren't going to play...

Pop did nothing wrong. Overreaction.

Originally Posted by King87

That would be an awful fine. Sorry Commish, I sent our players home...they weren't going to play...

Pop did nothing wrong. Overreaction.

What if an NFL team literally dressed 26 players, and all of those 26 players were not starters? And then they didn't even require those other 27 players to be in the stadium?

Originally Posted by smith49

I'd be pissed if I had spent a couple hundy on a ticket. I get the premiss pop is going for but if I were a paying customer I would want my $$ back.

It's not Pop's job to please the fans. It's his job to do what's best for the Spurs.

Resting his dudes for the playoffs everyone knows they are going to make is what he was doing.

The season is too long. And Stern is a dbag. The emporer has no clothes.

Stern can't fine them for a rule that doesn't exist. I've never seen the rule where a coach can't manage his team however he pleases.

Sten makes up rules as he goes. Enjoy the circus.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

What if an NFL team literally dressed 26 players, and all of those 26 players were not starters? And then they didn't even require those other 27 players to be in the stadium?

Then you have that same situation of darn.

David Stern is a comedy. Think about it.

Yes, the season is too long, and yes Stern is a power hungry douche. But you negotiate that stuff through collective bargaining. This is the equivalent of civil disobedience, which is great in matters of politics and government, but the NBA is big business. Pop is biting the hand that feeds.

How dare he send these guys home. They may actually get time to spend with their families. They may be able to clear their heads and enjoy some down time. They should have sat on the bench for no reason because that's "professional".

Ha. Wow. $250,000 fine.

Way to stick it to the man, Pop. Hope it was worth it to get your point across.

Ridiculous fine. This happens in every sport. Baseball players get days off all the time and NFL teams bench all of their stars when they have clinched a playoff spot in the last week. Even tanking NBA teams rest their stars at the end of the season to move up in the lottery. Stern is opening up a Pandora's box here.