NBA 2016-2017 Season Thread

[lawyerdad]



i'd be surprised if there wasn't a moral turpitude clause, but considering the moral standards of many pro sports team owners, i'm not sure being a racist would qualify. operating standard might be the old "caught in bed with a live boy or a dead girl"

Fair point. I mean, the California Bar has a moral turpitude standard and I've been practicing for over 20 years . . .

 

[lawyerdad]



An important question remains unanswered,

Who is the girl pictured above between the Hoe and the racist?

And can't somebody buy her a sandwich?

 

[foodguy]



Fair point. I mean, the California Bar has a moral turpitude standard and I've been practicing for over 20 years . . .

thankfully, journalism has not gone in for any such shenanigans.

 

[HRoi]



HRoi, where does the "no" answer come from? Not doubting you, but I would be very surprised to learn the league doesn't retain some fairly broad authority along the lines of "conduct detrimental to the NBA".

No knowledge, just a belief that the commish would not be granted powers to strip an owner of his team. These powers and by laws, after all, are created and approved by the owners themselves, who each have a powerful disincentive to facilitate their own demise.

With that said, I'm sure Stern during his reign had a fairly influential voice in getting franchises to change hands. I just don't think he ever would have been able to 'fire' an owner who'd dug in his heels

More realistically, Silver has powers to fine (definitely this, as Mark Cuban has shown us), suspend or remove draft picks. He'll probably also be forced to go through some bullshit sensitivity training

 

[indesertum]

well sterns have a big hand in stepiens deciding to sell the cavaliers to the gund brothers but that team was terrible. so... who knows

 

[ethanm]

This is the only thing you need to hear about Sterling...

Bomani Jones on The Le Batard Show. Really worth a full listen.

https://soundcloud.com/904to305/bomani-jones-dis

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Isn't this the Marge Schott situation all over again? It would surprise me if the NBA did not have similar tools to deal with an owner who is a public embarrassment. The funny thing is, the Clippers would still be terrible if the Commissioner didn't block the Hornets' trade of Chris Paul to the Lakers. The Commissioner giveth, and he taketh away.

 

[NAMOR]



This is the only thing you need to hear about Sterling...

Bomani Jones on The Le Batard Show. Really worth a full listen.

https://soundcloud.com/904to305/bomani-jones-dis

this is great. thanks

 

[wojt]

What did Sterling say this time?

Bargnani has the stamina to do it. He's just ******* terrible at it. It goes beyond not caring. Lapses in judgment and even after all this time in the league still doesn't understand what to do on defense

I sort of agree, he is decent man to man but boy he gets lost of defense it's hilarious sometimes his defense lapses are pure gold

 

[Brothersport]



Mike Woodson is available.

Nice. Honestly, there should be a bidding war for Stan Van this offseason.

 

[RFX45]

 

[HRoi]



Isn't this the Marge Schott situation all over again? It would surprise me if the NBA did not have similar tools to deal with an owner who is a public embarrassment. The funny thing is, the Clippers would still be terrible if the Commissioner didn't block the Hornets' trade of Chris Paul to the Lakers. The Commissioner giveth, and he taketh away.

IIRC Schott was overthrown by her minority partners. That's different - an internal power struggle among company owners - albeit something that was precipitated by similar ****** behavior

 

[Neo_Version 7]

Classic pic, RFX. If that happened today, you can bet he'd become a meme

 

[johanm]

99% sure that Adam Silver and Donald Sterling are currently hammering out the details of a deal whereby the NBA will announce tomorrow that the Clippers ownership is being transferred to Eric Miller, Sterling's son-in-law. Silver will announce this as some type of extraordinary punitive measure, even though this has been Sterling's transition plan all along.

 

[edmorel]

So, I wonder what college team Frank Vogel will be coaching next year........