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  • ojandpizza
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2011
    • 29807

    #106
    But think about what this all boils down to anyways... This is a non-conference road game. This has VERY little effect on the Spurs record, playoff seeding, season success, etc etc.. So why is it a problem? It's not like its a big time division or even a conference game, this has little significance to the Spurs.

    If I was Pop I would tell Stern to **** off lol.. That's just me though

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    • ex carrabba fan
      I'll thank him for you
      • Oct 2004
      • 32744

      #107
      Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

      Originally posted by ojandpizza
      But think about what this all boils down to anyways... This is a non-conference road game. This has VERY little effect on the Spurs record, playoff seeding, season success, etc etc.. So why is it a problem? It's not like its a big time division or even a conference game, this has little significance to the Spurs.

      If I was Pop I would tell Stern to **** off lol.. That's just me though
      I agree with everything you said but Stern still has his duties. I don't think Pops was in the wrong one bit but that's not our job or place to say, it's Stern's. I don't think it's really that unfair for the Spurs to face some sort of consequence, now what that consequence will be is what I will possibly disagree with.

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      • bigeastbumrush
        My Momma's Son
        • Feb 2003
        • 19245

        #108
        Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

        SMH

        @IanBegley: NBA fines Spurs $250,000 for their decision to send four players home prior to the Spurs' Nov. 29 game in Miami.
        @HowardBeckNYT: Stern concludes statement by saying that the Spurs "did a disservice to the league and our fans."


        Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
        Are you really blaming Stern for injuries?
        "Best interests of the league". It's contradictory.

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        • ex carrabba fan
          I'll thank him for you
          • Oct 2004
          • 32744

          #109
          Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

          Can't be too mad about a fine. Stern needs to go slap the schedule maker in the face now.

          Said NBA commissioner David Stern in a statement: "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans."

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          • bigeastbumrush
            My Momma's Son
            • Feb 2003
            • 19245

            #110
            Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

            Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
            Can't be too mad about a fine. Stern needs to go slap the schedule maker in the face now.

            Said NBA commissioner David Stern in a statement: "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans."
            Who the **** cares?!?

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            • BearClaw
              Pro
              • Jan 2010
              • 671

              #111
              Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

              All of ESPN is questioning why the spurs didn't sit players against Orlando and it's despicable. Why are the Miami Heat bandwagoners
              more important than the Orlando fans? If Stern wanted to bring the league to the forefront he'd start to market and push teams as a whole instead of just one player.

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              • Fresh Tendrils
                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                • Jul 2002
                • 36131

                #112
                Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                I'd love it if the teams met in the Finals.



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                • BlastX21
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 2118

                  #113
                  Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                  250,000? Unbelievable.

                  Well whatever. From the statement, it looks like it wouldn't have been an issue if he had informed everyone beforehand, so as long as he does so, they should be fine. Still bogus, but whatevs.
                  Originally posted by Kaiser Wilhelm
                  there should not be ties occurring in the NFL except when neither team wins the game.

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                  • Gibbz
                    All Star
                    • Aug 2005
                    • 8240

                    #114
                    Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                    This sets a pretty scary precedent. With this fine Stern is basically showing that he can set lineups and minute distribution if he chooses to do so.

                    **** him and the league. The game was really entertaining anyway.

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                    • stlpimpmonsta
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2011
                      • 1545

                      #115
                      Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                      Stern wouldnt let that happen (see last yr).

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                      • snepp
                        We'll waste him too.
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 10007

                        #116
                        Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                        Originally posted by jeebs9
                        How do they rest players in baseball? I know they don't rest entire starting line ups. Just asking.
                        Ron Gardenhire is notorious for putting together embarrassing getaway-day lineups where the entire bench will start at the same time, sitting the best players in the process. It's been driving Twins fans nuts for years.
                        Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists Association

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                        • BlastX21
                          MVP
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 2118

                          #117
                          Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                          To someone who knows the economics of the situation:

                          Who pays the fine? The owner? Coach? Players? Mixture of all three?

                          Where does the money go? Stern's wallet? Bonuses for the board of directors?
                          Originally posted by Kaiser Wilhelm
                          there should not be ties occurring in the NFL except when neither team wins the game.

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                          • ex carrabba fan
                            I'll thank him for you
                            • Oct 2004
                            • 32744

                            #118
                            Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                            Cannot compare this with baseball in any sense.

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                            • snepp
                              We'll waste him too.
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 10007

                              #119
                              Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                              And Stern crying about it being a "disservice to the fans" is really rich. What a hypocritical douche.
                              Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists Association

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                              • The 24th Letter
                                ERA
                                • Oct 2007
                                • 39373

                                #120
                                Re: San Antonio Spurs to Receive Sanctions for Resting Players

                                David Stern: "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans."


                                I hope we appeal, I really do...

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