Has Mr. Stern gone too far in fining league representatives when even mentioning names of college/high school kids by name? (ie: Jordan fined for mentioning Durrant's name or DannyAinge getting fined for sitting next to Durrant's mom at a game?) Please explain this rule to me as i'm unclear of what it actually is.
2007-03-22 07:58:34 · 5 answers · asked by bookworm019 3 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The league said D. Ainge violated rules demanding that contact be kept to a minimum between team executives and potential NBA draft picks, until college players officially declare for the draft.
I know why Stern would fine some NBA team executives because this rule is a "set in stone" one, but at the same time these executives have no way of knowing for sure that the players they contact will become a member of their organization. This is why we have an NBA Draft. So Jordan and Ainge can sweet talk an athlete as much as they want, its not a guarantee that they will acquire them.
As far as him being a good commissioner goes, the line between yes and no is very thin. He has taken away much of the indiviualism of the game by implementing the dress code rule. Not only this, but it seems as though he is running out of ideas that will bring the All-Star game back to life. Seriously, All-Star weekend in VEGAS??? Can he get anymore desperate?? I think it may be time for a change!
2007-03-22 08:32:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kris P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a way I guess he's trying to preserve the fairness, I just don't see how much of an affect saying a player's name or talking to his parents will have on a draft pick considering it is a lottery style pick. Is Stern a good commissioner? Overall he's pretty good. He seem's to have a true love for the game, and always answers contraversial questions without avoiding them. I respect that. My only beef is he is kind of hypocrytical in a way. Not to say he's a racist or anything, but it seems like he's trying to control the blackness of the NBA. As African Americans we pride ourselves on being unique and not forgetting where we've come from. So by putting a dress code on players in only one sport that just so happens to be mostly black kind of says to me that where you come from and what you're used to is not good enough for me to showcase. Yet the most jersey and sneaker sales come from urban youth who relate to these players. Also I still can't get over the age limit. Baseball, golf, and the olympics don't have an age limit, so why should basketball. To me that's saying hey, we're tired of all these black kids coming from the ghetto at 18 and 19 making millions of dollars. Hopefully they'll go to college and learn some manners before they come to the NBA. I'm tired of people blaming the poor play of the NBA on high school kids. No one forces a team to pick a player. They do so on their own will. The problem is coaches can't develop players anymore because in this "what have you done for me lately" world coaches only have a few years to make an impact.
2007-03-22 08:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by bernard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He sucks! The integrity of the game has declined like never before. Both players and organizations are ignoring rules left and right.
Stern is a joke and need to be replaced by someone with balls.
2007-03-22 08:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by Son of Krypton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's an angry white man who likes to control. He did an wonderful job in the 90s, but his antics are just getting silly.
Did you happen to read Arenas' new blog? It's deep.
http://www.nba.com/blog/gilbert_arenas
2007-03-22 10:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by JC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell NO!
2007-03-22 09:07:38 · answer #5 · answered by jdwj76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋