So that would be like colluding to make a deal favorable for an organization... where all outside parties aren't privy to impact decision. That deal had been agreed to according to Dell Demps, who looked like peon fall guy GM at the time.

Now he wants to block the Clips/Celts trade because he feels it's a prearranged packaged deal? Wait a second...the Clips discussed acquiring Garnett mid-season. Which was Jordan and Bledsoe for Garnett. So that part of the deal was real, has always been. Now it's Jordan and 2 1st for Garnett, not much difference.

As far as Doc Rivers is concerned...he has said before he doesn't want to rebuild. He had reservation of returning last year if they didn't re-sign Garnett(who was thinking of retiring as was Duncan). So he easily could have quit this summer and been hired by the Clips no problem. Agent could have contacted the Clippers in the background without anyone's knowledge.

So is Stern suggesting the Clips are surrendering a 1st rounder in efforts to land Doc as compensation, when they really want Bledsoe still?

Stern also gift Cleveland 2 #1 picks in 3yrs post Lebron and he has the gall to question other teams business?

Don't get me wrong we know the Clips/Celts are talking about many things(they probably aught not) but let's cut the crap Stern.

Feb 2014 can't come soon enough. I can't stand his double standard ways. The same Commish who allowed the Celtics/Sota(Ainge/Mchale) deal and Lakers/Grizz deal to help both teams become relevant simultaneously.

3G4G wrote:Now he's done this before in hypocritical fashion where he blocks the Lakers/Rockets/Hornets deal because it didn't benefit the Hornets(citing "FOR BASKETBALL REASONS"...knowing he was trying to gift Benson the new owner, although they(the NBA) had full ownership at the time.

So that would be like colluding to make a deal favorable for an organization... where all outside parties aren't privy to impact decision. That deal had been agreed to according to Dell Demps, who looked like peon fall guy GM at the time.

Now he wants to block the Clips/Celts trade because he feels it's a prearranged packaged deal? Wait a second...the Clips discussed acquiring Garnett mid-season. Which was Jordan and Bledsoe for Garnett. So that part of the deal was real, has always been. Now it's Jordan and 2 1st for Garnett, not much difference.

As far as Doc Rivers is concerned...he has said before he doesn't want to rebuild. He had reservation of returning last year if they didn't re-sign Garnett(who was thinking of retiring as was Duncan). So he easily could have quit this summer and been hired by the Clips no problem. Agent could have contacted the Clippers in the background without anyone's knowledge.

So is Stern suggesting the Clips are surrendering a 1st rounder in efforts to land Doc as compensation, when they really want Bledsoe still?

Stern also gift Cleveland 2 #1 picks in 3yrs post Lebron and he has the gall to question other teams business?

Don't get me wrong we know the Clips/Celts are talking about many things(they probably aught not) but let's cut the crap Stern.

Feb 2014 can't come soon enough. I can't stand his double standard ways. The same Commish who allowed the Celtics/Sota(Ainge/Mchale) deal and Lakers/Grizz deal to help both teams become relevant simultaneously.

time to tell stern goodbye... this guy meddles way too much..

3G4G wrote:

martin wrote:what's your source behind this?

Hoopshype via.... Marc Stein's Twitter

if you gonna post something like this it's prob wise to also include exact text of what someone said?

tkf wrote:

3G4G wrote:Now he's done this before in hypocritical fashion where he blocks the Lakers/Rockets/Hornets deal because it didn't benefit the Hornets(citing "FOR BASKETBALL REASONS"...knowing he was trying to gift Benson the new owner, although they(the NBA) had full ownership at the time.

So that would be like colluding to make a deal favorable for an organization... where all outside parties aren't privy to impact decision. That deal had been agreed to according to Dell Demps, who looked like peon fall guy GM at the time.

Now he wants to block the Clips/Celts trade because he feels it's a prearranged packaged deal? Wait a second...the Clips discussed acquiring Garnett mid-season. Which was Jordan and Bledsoe for Garnett. So that part of the deal was real, has always been. Now it's Jordan and 2 1st for Garnett, not much difference.

As far as Doc Rivers is concerned...he has said before he doesn't want to rebuild. He had reservation of returning last year if they didn't re-sign Garnett(who was thinking of retiring as was Duncan). So he easily could have quit this summer and been hired by the Clips no problem. Agent could have contacted the Clippers in the background without anyone's knowledge.

So is Stern suggesting the Clips are surrendering a 1st rounder in efforts to land Doc as compensation, when they really want Bledsoe still?

Stern also gift Cleveland 2 #1 picks in 3yrs post Lebron and he has the gall to question other teams business?

Don't get me wrong we know the Clips/Celts are talking about many things(they probably aught not) but let's cut the crap Stern.

Feb 2014 can't come soon enough. I can't stand his double standard ways. The same Commish who allowed the Celtics/Sota(Ainge/Mchale) deal and Lakers/Grizz deal to help both teams become relevant simultaneously.

time to tell stern goodbye... this guy meddles way too much..

wow, when I made a thread months back hating on Stern, I got bashed by the multitudes. This dude may have helped take the NBA global but, he's also responsible for the watering down of the NBA with too many expansion teams and now he wants to add 2more.

tkf wrote:time to tell stern goodbye... this guy meddles way too much..

in terms of the LAC-Celts trade, why is he meddling too much?

Uptown wrote:

martin wrote:

tkf wrote:time to tell stern goodbye... this guy meddles way too much..

in terms of the LAC-Celts trade, why is he meddling too much?

He's not. Like it or not, its against the rules set forth by the CBA....Many reasons to hate n Stern. This is not one of them...

Why didn't he meddle when Ainge and Mchale made a sweetheart deal?

Why didn't he meddle when Shaq left L.A. and Kobe/Lakers were floundering from the sex scandal so Memphis decided to help them out with Gasol trade? Wasn't West GM of the Grizzlies at that time?

He picks and chooses when to enforce the law and when not to when it serves HIS overall interests. I have a theory as to why he's bo guarding this trade.

3G4G wrote:

Uptown wrote:

martin wrote:

tkf wrote:time to tell stern goodbye... this guy meddles way too much..

in terms of the LAC-Celts trade, why is he meddling too much?

He's not. Like it or not, its against the rules set forth by the CBA....Many reasons to hate n Stern. This is not one of them...

Why didn't he meddle when Ainge and Mchale made a sweetheart deal?

Why didn't he meddle when Shaq left L.A. and Kobe/Lakers were floundering from the sex scandal so Memphis decided to help them out with Gasol trade? Wasn't West GM of the Grizzlies at that time?

He picks and chooses when to enforce the law and when not to when it serves HIS overall interests. I have a theory as to why he's bo guarding this trade.

What reason could he have had to meddle with the KG and Gasol trades? What rules were being broken that he could have enforced? Do you have any examples of him ignoring rules in favor of certain teams?