Comments on: David Stern is not as freaked out by all this player movement as you are http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sun, 19 May 2013 02:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: leearmon http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-34361 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:45:21 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=18165#comment-34361 Wouldn’t consider Marc Gasol “a bucket full of old practice balls and a couple of used sweat bands” and Stern wasn’t apart of Abdul-Jabbar’s trade either.

]]> By: purdueman http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-34354 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:48:43 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=18165#comment-34354 Bottom line? All that Stern really cares about are the TV ratings, because that’s the fuel that feeds the beast. That means Stern wants strong teams in LA, Chicago, Miami and New York and he’s now got that. If you don’t believe me, just look at how puppet master Stern orchestrated Memphis sending All Star Pao Gasol to the Lakers for what amounted to a bucket full of old practice balls and a couple of used sweat bands. Stern didn’t care where La Bron went, just so long as it wasn’t back to Cleveland. Mello is a lot better TV in New York than he ever was or could be in Denver. And Boozer rounded the Bulls out into a contender. No, Stern right now is one very happy man.

]]> By: denverhoopdreams http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-34344 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:26:04 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=18165#comment-34344 Right? OKC still has a lot of cap space, whether its under this CBA or the next. They have a bunch of great players to build around, and after adding Perkins they’re in an even better situation. Pending he stays healthy of course.

They’re saving money, playing to a small market team that doesn’t get them TONS of revenue but enough, and WINNING.

Charlie Sheen would be proud of OKC, they got the tiger blood in them.

]]> By: leearmon http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-34340 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:56:18 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=18165#comment-34340 Correct, but the fact is, even if he does what Lebron did he would have played with OKC for 7 years! If a team has a generational superstar and cant add the right pieces around them, you cant blame the player if he choses to leave after 7 years. I think the argument people make when bringing OKC up as a small market team succeeding is the fact that they have done it the right way thus far. They have drafted well, used their scouts correctly and havent overpaid. San Antonio is probably the best example, but when looking ahead to the future, its hard to ignore that maybe the smallest market (OKC) has the best future going forward.

]]> By: sknut http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/04/david-stern-is-not-as-freaked-out-by-all-this-player-movement-as-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-34337 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:38:12 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=18165#comment-34337 The whole notion of Durant-Westbrook in OKC is a bit misnomer, I know Durant signed his extension but he will be of the same age as LeBron when that extension is up. I am not saying he won’t stay but its a bit of a stretch to use them as an arguement to small market teams staying together.

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