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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #120 on: November 30, 2012, 11:38:17 AM »

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And if Pop has such a problem with the schedule, he needs to take it up with his owner.  Owners are given the chance to approve the schedule before it is finalized, and are generally given some flexibility to move things around.  But the Spurs owner signed off on it.

This is kind of supposition, though - how do we know Pop didn't complain, or that the Spurs owners didn't try to get the schedule changed and were rebuffed?  Popovich said he'd planned this since the schedule came out, so he was definitely aware of it well in advance.

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« Reply #121 on: November 30, 2012, 11:47:41 AM »

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I think its silly, Stern can't start dictating how coaches manage minutes in the games so what's the point? Does he just want Tim Duncan to sit their on the bench?

Overreaction of a cranky old man because TNT executives freaked out on him.

I think this is a simple case of Pop taking things way too far to the point that Stern had to step in. 

There is a point where it becomes so egregious against what the fabric of the game, and sports in general, that you have to step in and say that its not acceptable. 

When you look at the whole situation, 4 best players being sent home, despite being healthy, for a game against the best team in the league, I just don't think you can look at it and make an argument that the Spurs were trying to win the game.  And when it is that clear that you are not trying to win the game, then it has hit the point where stepping in is necessary.

So egregious?

As Fafnir said you can't dictate the minutes anyway.

What are you talking about not trying to win a game? The Spurs don't have to try and win everygame. How many times do you see teams mail in a game early? The goal isn't to win every single game youbare trying to win a championship and I think popp should have the right to send those guys home if he thinks its for the better of the season.

Such a joke that Stern stomps his feet because it was the Heat. Im pretty sure nothing would be said if they were playing any other team not that it matters anyway.

I just find every "argument" in favor of stern or against Popp to be absolutely ridiculous.

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« Reply #122 on: November 30, 2012, 11:51:45 AM »

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And if Pop has such a problem with the schedule, he needs to take it up with his owner.  Owners are given the chance to approve the schedule before it is finalized, and are generally given some flexibility to move things around.  But the Spurs owner signed off on it.

This is kind of supposition, though - how do we know Pop didn't complain, or that the Spurs owners didn't try to get the schedule changed and were rebuffed?  Popovich said he'd planned this since the schedule came out, so he was definitely aware of it well in advance.

Im so confused..... they approved the schedule so they should play everyone when healthy? Huh? How many minutes should he play his healthy stars? How heath do they need to be? Can he sit out 2 stars pr only one at a time?


Am I taking crazy pills?!?!?! I feel like people are screwing with my brain.

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« Reply #123 on: November 30, 2012, 11:54:05 AM »

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And if Pop has such a problem with the schedule, he needs to take it up with his owner.  Owners are given the chance to approve the schedule before it is finalized, and are generally given some flexibility to move things around.  But the Spurs owner signed off on it.

This is kind of supposition, though - how do we know Pop didn't complain, or that the Spurs owners didn't try to get the schedule changed and were rebuffed?  Popovich said he'd planned this since the schedule came out, so he was definitely aware of it well in advance.

Im so confused..... they approved the schedule so they should play everyone when healthy? Huh? How many minutes should he play his healthy stars? How heath do they need to be? Can he sit out 2 stars pr only one at a time?


Am I taking crazy pills?!?!?! I feel like people are screwing with my brain.

What's worse this or blocking a trade? I guess some will defend both....lordy lordy
When you own a team, you can block whatever you want.

Fining a team for sitting players, that's a whole other can of worms.
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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #124 on: November 30, 2012, 12:14:10 PM »

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So egregious?


I give it the twitter test.  When I went on twitter yesterday, when it was announced that Pop had sent all those guys home (and before Stern had sent everything), it was blowing up with comments about it.  It had become a major story.  To me, that means that it a significant enough stray from the norm that it is worth addressing. 

If Doc sits KG for a game, there will be a note of it, but it won't be the topic of conversation of every basketball writer in the league, no matter what team they are covering.  But, when you send your 4 best players home before a nationally televised game against the best team in the league, that is noteworthy, and therefore crossing the line IMO.

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« Reply #125 on: November 30, 2012, 12:14:50 PM »

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No rule was violated.  Until there is a rule that states what Pop did was wrong, no one should be sanctioned. 
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« Reply #126 on: November 30, 2012, 12:17:48 PM »

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The only reason this is getting attention was because it was a National TV game. This game isnt broadcasted I bet Stern makes no beef with it. Just cause its on national tv doesnt mean Pop should change his gameplan.

Do you know how much TV pays for rights to broadcast? Believe it or not NBA is all about business not chips. TNT did not pay for scrubs. Believe me Stern got a call from the brass at TNT. Forget about lowly fans that pay for a ticket. TV is the big deal...

Also, you must understand that the fans are the biggest idiots in this equation. They are part of the production, yet PAY for the 'right' to be. Think about that for a moment.

Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #127 on: November 30, 2012, 12:19:42 PM »

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So egregious?


I give it the twitter test.  When I went on twitter yesterday, when it was announced that Pop had sent all those guys home (and before Stern had sent everything), it was blowing up with comments about it.  It had become a major story.  To me, that means that it a significant enough stray from the norm that it is worth addressing. 

If Doc sits KG for a game, there will be a note of it, but it won't be the topic of conversation of every basketball writer in the league, no matter what team they are covering.  But, when you send your 4 best players home before a nationally televised game against the best team in the league, that is noteworthy, and therefore crossing the line IMO.

I don't think it was crossing the line at all.  Sure the TNT executives probably threw a hissy fit but I'm sure Pops could care less and its not his job to appease them anyways.  He's doing what he thinks is right for his team and given the circumstances, I'm totally cool on that.

I think Stern was reactionary and threw a hissy fit without fully thiinking things through here.


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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #128 on: November 30, 2012, 12:21:06 PM »

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This is not like going to a concert... this is a TEAM sport, meaning there are multiple players on a team, they are there to step in when a player is out (w/e the reason)... when you buy tickets to see a band/singer there are no guys waiting in the wings to step in for them!

You, as fans/businessmen of basketball KNOW going into every game there is a chance that you may not get to see your favorite players AHEAD of time! There are no guarantees (said or unsaid) on who you will see at a basketball game, that's why the team is named San Antonio Spurs and not Duncan, Manu, and Parker. If the fans are upset then that's on them for not knowing what sport they are watching!

If I go to see Usher in concert I am guaranteed to see him on stage, if I go to a Spurs game, I am guaranteed to see the Spurs play, not individual players... if I don't see Usher, I get a refund, if I don't see the SPURS play (if it's their fault), I get a refund. Duncan and Parker are NOT the Spurs, they are just players (who can change at any time) on the Spurs team!


I cannot say I totally agree witht his post.. Teams do not exist in a vaccum nor are teams faceless. To say you pay to watch a team and not individuals is a non sequitor because the team is made of individual players. These franchises have faces and they do market individual players. If I go to watch the Clippers I expect to see CP3 griffin and DeAndre, and there better be a good reason if they are scratched from the lineup. If players did not matter then teams would not market them and put them in ad campaigns to lure people to buy season tickets or even individual tickets.

I also disagree that the NBA is about chips. That is only for the fanatics (fans). Believe it or not there are alot of spectators that go to games just for entertainment and dont give a bleep who wins the chip. The real fans could probably not care less if their team rests players because real fans has their eye on the prize,  but think about the coporate executive that invites his business associates from china to a game at in his box because Lakers are in town and he knows the chinese like Kobe, but kobe is a scratch not because of injury but ;just because' that will p--- him off. I remember when we had Olowokandi on the Celtics and the Cs came to town to play the Clippers I went to that game but I was  not happy because Pierce was a scratch - and in that particular case the Cap was a scratch due to injury. Imagine how upset I would have been if he was scratched on a coache's choice.

Believe it or not but NBA tix are expensive and some families plan for some of these games some scrape money together to make someone's day or dream (special days). Think about the father that maybe put some money together to get his child a ticket to the game because though he lives in Miami is youong child is a huge Duncan fan. That kid would be crushed. That is not what the NBA wants. I am sorry to say but Pop was wrong on this one, and I can see how moves like this can set the league up for litigation.



1) Players come and go for many reasons but who is still there? The fans. That should tell you that the majority aren't there for the "stars" but are there for the players as a collective for what they do for the team. When KG retires, a few of his fans will probably latch on to another player or w/e but watch the stadium still fill up without him!

Yes, you need the elite players to actually win but to get fans in the seats? Sure for some of the fans, but when I look at terrible teams w/ terrible players who still have stands full of people (maybe not sellouts but a lot of fans)... teams that are filled with players you wouldn't want on the bench of yours, it leads me to believe that the vast majority pay to see their team and the players as a collective, not as individuals.

I bet if you go to the average fan wearing a jersey or shoes of one of Sterns hyped up players, the majority of them couldn't tell you much of anything about that player, except for probably that their good and if they have won a championship lately. I bet if you ask the majority of people who wear Jordans about him they probably can only tell you he won some championships and was a great player and the most they probably saw of him was an old clip in a commercial or online.


I can find you 5 people right now who can only tell you LeBron is a good player and that he won them the chip AND they have his jersey in their closet. The only reason they have the jersey is b/c the Heat won the chip. They didn't buy it b/c they like him or even care about him, they just know that he is one of the best players on the team (b/c they hear his name a lot and saw him a few times) but I can tell you that before Mia won none of them owned anything with Lebron on it and could care less about him... they just know that "their team" won, so they bought one of the popular jerseys from the Heat. If it was fashionable to wear a Heat jersey with no name on it they would have bought that instead! Matter of fact I can even introduce you to a few people who hate the Bulls who are "fans" of the Celtics who wear a jersey from players on the Lakers b/c it matches their shoes, pants, and hat... it something I would never do b/c to me that's not a real fan but I hold my judgements to myself. So I asked one (my cousin), and he said I just wear it b/c it matches my fit (and I'm sure b/c it's "popular"). A lot of people wear/buy merchandise of the "star" players but not b/c they like those players it's because it's pushed through marketing and it's fashionable.

2)Did I say the NBA was only about chips? I don't think I did, I said people go to the games of bad teams like Bobcats and Wizards (teams that rarely win 30+ games much less championships)... so I'm fairly sure I didn't say that. Of course some are there for entertainment that's obvious. Even I go to a game of teams I have never even heard of b/c it's the only thing to do around here sometimes... I never thought I was the only one. As cheap as some tickets are... cheap entertainment! But those are usually the people the furthest distance from the action or are the rich people (I'm talking about the ones there solely for entertainment purposes).

3) I have been to many sporting events, I am aware that tickets can be costly.

About the people scraping up money to see those players, honestly, it's a nice thought but they would still be in the same predicament if those players were hurt... there are NO GUARANTEES a certain play will be there/play! A dad could buy tickets for a game the same day and the best players can come down with a virus or something and be out, all after being just fine the day b4 and playing bball. While it's sad for the kid, it's life, you don't always get what you want! What are you saying, they deserve a refund? Pfft.

Scratching fans for injury or illness or other legit reasons is acceptable, you cannot do it just because you feel like it. It wont work. NBA will lose business or get sued.

Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #129 on: November 30, 2012, 12:29:02 PM »

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I think its silly, Stern can't start dictating how coaches manage minutes in the games so what's the point? Does he just want Tim Duncan to sit their on the bench?

Overreaction of a cranky old man because TNT executives freaked out on him.

I think this is a simple case of Pop taking things way too far to the point that Stern had to step in. 

There is a point where it becomes so egregious against what the fabric of the game, and sports in general, that you have to step in and say that its not acceptable. 

When you look at the whole situation, 4 best players being sent home, despite being healthy, for a game against the best team in the league, I just don't think you can look at it and make an argument that the Spurs were trying to win the game.  And when it is that clear that you are not trying to win the game, then it has hit the point where stepping in is necessary.
They weren't trying to win the game against the Heat, they were trying not to lose the game against the Grizzlies in addition to losing the game to the Heat.

Pop, realized that with an old team the 4th road game in 5 nights was too much for some of the players to handle and with a return game at home just 2 days later, he wanted to make sure he beat the team at home that is in their conference and will be competing with them for playoff seeding.  It think he truly believed that the 4 players weren't going to be effective enough to beat the Heat and by playing them may not have been effective enough to beat the Grizzlies.  He'd rather put his team in the best position to win both games, and they nearly beat the Heat.
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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #130 on: November 30, 2012, 12:31:05 PM »

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This is not like going to a concert... this is a TEAM sport, meaning there are multiple players on a team, they are there to step in when a player is out (w/e the reason)... when you buy tickets to see a band/singer there are no guys waiting in the wings to step in for them!

You, as fans/businessmen of basketball KNOW going into every game there is a chance that you may not get to see your favorite players AHEAD of time! There are no guarantees (said or unsaid) on who you will see at a basketball game, that's why the team is named San Antonio Spurs and not Duncan, Manu, and Parker. If the fans are upset then that's on them for not knowing what sport they are watching!

If I go to see Usher in concert I am guaranteed to see him on stage, if I go to a Spurs game, I am guaranteed to see the Spurs play, not individual players... if I don't see Usher, I get a refund, if I don't see the SPURS play (if it's their fault), I get a refund. Duncan and Parker are NOT the Spurs, they are just players (who can change at any time) on the Spurs team!


I cannot say I totally agree witht his post.. Teams do not exist in a vaccum nor are teams faceless. To say you pay to watch a team and not individuals is a non sequitor because the team is made of individual players. These franchises have faces and they do market individual players. If I go to watch the Clippers I expect to see CP3 griffin and DeAndre, and there better be a good reason if they are scratched from the lineup. If players did not matter then teams would not market them and put them in ad campaigns to lure people to buy season tickets or even individual tickets.

I also disagree that the NBA is about chips. That is only for the fanatics (fans). Believe it or not there are alot of spectators that go to games just for entertainment and dont give a bleep who wins the chip. The real fans could probably not care less if their team rests players because real fans has their eye on the prize,  but think about the coporate executive that invites his business associates from china to a game at in his box because Lakers are in town and he knows the chinese like Kobe, but kobe is a scratch not because of injury but ;just because' that will p--- him off. I remember when we had Olowokandi on the Celtics and the Cs came to town to play the Clippers I went to that game but I was  not happy because Pierce was a scratch - and in that particular case the Cap was a scratch due to injury. Imagine how upset I would have been if he was scratched on a coache's choice.

Believe it or not but NBA tix are expensive and some families plan for some of these games some scrape money together to make someone's day or dream (special days). Think about the father that maybe put some money together to get his child a ticket to the game because though he lives in Miami is youong child is a huge Duncan fan. That kid would be crushed. That is not what the NBA wants. I am sorry to say but Pop was wrong on this one, and I can see how moves like this can set the league up for litigation.



1) Players come and go for many reasons but who is still there? The fans. That should tell you that the majority aren't there for the "stars" but are there for the players as a collective for what they do for the team. When KG retires, a few of his fans will probably latch on to another player or w/e but watch the stadium still fill up without him!

Yes, you need the elite players to actually win but to get fans in the seats? Sure for some of the fans, but when I look at terrible teams w/ terrible players who still have stands full of people (maybe not sellouts but a lot of fans)... teams that are filled with players you wouldn't want on the bench of yours, it leads me to believe that the vast majority pay to see their team and the players as a collective, not as individuals.

I bet if you go to the average fan wearing a jersey or shoes of one of Sterns hyped up players, the majority of them couldn't tell you much of anything about that player, except for probably that their good and if they have won a championship lately. I bet if you ask the majority of people who wear Jordans about him they probably can only tell you he won some championships and was a great player and the most they probably saw of him was an old clip in a commercial or online.


I can find you 5 people right now who can only tell you LeBron is a good player and that he won them the chip AND they have his jersey in their closet. The only reason they have the jersey is b/c the Heat won the chip. They didn't buy it b/c they like him or even care about him, they just know that he is one of the best players on the team (b/c they hear his name a lot and saw him a few times) but I can tell you that before Mia won none of them owned anything with Lebron on it and could care less about him... they just know that "their team" won, so they bought one of the popular jerseys from the Heat. If it was fashionable to wear a Heat jersey with no name on it they would have bought that instead! Matter of fact I can even introduce you to a few people who hate the Bulls who are "fans" of the Celtics who wear a jersey from players on the Lakers b/c it matches their shoes, pants, and hat... it something I would never do b/c to me that's not a real fan but I hold my judgements to myself. So I asked one (my cousin), and he said I just wear it b/c it matches my fit (and I'm sure b/c it's "popular"). A lot of people wear/buy merchandise of the "star" players but not b/c they like those players it's because it's pushed through marketing and it's fashionable.

2)Did I say the NBA was only about chips? I don't think I did, I said people go to the games of bad teams like Bobcats and Wizards (teams that rarely win 30+ games much less championships)... so I'm fairly sure I didn't say that. Of course some are there for entertainment that's obvious. Even I go to a game of teams I have never even heard of b/c it's the only thing to do around here sometimes... I never thought I was the only one. As cheap as some tickets are... cheap entertainment! But those are usually the people the furthest distance from the action or are the rich people (I'm talking about the ones there solely for entertainment purposes).

3) I have been to many sporting events, I am aware that tickets can be costly.

About the people scraping up money to see those players, honestly, it's a nice thought but they would still be in the same predicament if those players were hurt... there are NO GUARANTEES a certain play will be there/play! A dad could buy tickets for a game the same day and the best players can come down with a virus or something and be out, all after being just fine the day b4 and playing bball. While it's sad for the kid, it's life, you don't always get what you want! What are you saying, they deserve a refund? Pfft.

Scratching fans for injury or illness or other legit reasons is acceptable, you cannot do it just because you feel like it. It wont work. NBA will lose business or get sued.

Sued for what exactly?


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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #131 on: November 30, 2012, 12:32:02 PM »

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"Breach of you should do what I want waaaghh"?

Exactly.  That won't hold up anywhere.

Look, its blows for the fans who expected to see Duncan & Co. but its live sports, there are no real guarantees outside of seeing two teams play.


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Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #133 on: November 30, 2012, 12:37:50 PM »

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This is not like going to a concert... this is a TEAM sport, meaning there are multiple players on a team, they are there to step in when a player is out (w/e the reason)... when you buy tickets to see a band/singer there are no guys waiting in the wings to step in for them!

You, as fans/businessmen of basketball KNOW going into every game there is a chance that you may not get to see your favorite players AHEAD of time! There are no guarantees (said or unsaid) on who you will see at a basketball game, that's why the team is named San Antonio Spurs and not Duncan, Manu, and Parker. If the fans are upset then that's on them for not knowing what sport they are watching!

If I go to see Usher in concert I am guaranteed to see him on stage, if I go to a Spurs game, I am guaranteed to see the Spurs play, not individual players... if I don't see Usher, I get a refund, if I don't see the SPURS play (if it's their fault), I get a refund. Duncan and Parker are NOT the Spurs, they are just players (who can change at any time) on the Spurs team!


I cannot say I totally agree witht his post.. Teams do not exist in a vaccum nor are teams faceless. To say you pay to watch a team and not individuals is a non sequitor because the team is made of individual players. These franchises have faces and they do market individual players. If I go to watch the Clippers I expect to see CP3 griffin and DeAndre, and there better be a good reason if they are scratched from the lineup. If players did not matter then teams would not market them and put them in ad campaigns to lure people to buy season tickets or even individual tickets.

I also disagree that the NBA is about chips. That is only for the fanatics (fans). Believe it or not there are alot of spectators that go to games just for entertainment and dont give a bleep who wins the chip. The real fans could probably not care less if their team rests players because real fans has their eye on the prize,  but think about the coporate executive that invites his business associates from china to a game at in his box because Lakers are in town and he knows the chinese like Kobe, but kobe is a scratch not because of injury but ;just because' that will p--- him off. I remember when we had Olowokandi on the Celtics and the Cs came to town to play the Clippers I went to that game but I was  not happy because Pierce was a scratch - and in that particular case the Cap was a scratch due to injury. Imagine how upset I would have been if he was scratched on a coache's choice.

Believe it or not but NBA tix are expensive and some families plan for some of these games some scrape money together to make someone's day or dream (special days). Think about the father that maybe put some money together to get his child a ticket to the game because though he lives in Miami is youong child is a huge Duncan fan. That kid would be crushed. That is not what the NBA wants. I am sorry to say but Pop was wrong on this one, and I can see how moves like this can set the league up for litigation.



1) Players come and go for many reasons but who is still there? The fans. That should tell you that the majority aren't there for the "stars" but are there for the players as a collective for what they do for the team. When KG retires, a few of his fans will probably latch on to another player or w/e but watch the stadium still fill up without him!

Yes, you need the elite players to actually win but to get fans in the seats? Sure for some of the fans, but when I look at terrible teams w/ terrible players who still have stands full of people (maybe not sellouts but a lot of fans)... teams that are filled with players you wouldn't want on the bench of yours, it leads me to believe that the vast majority pay to see their team and the players as a collective, not as individuals.

I bet if you go to the average fan wearing a jersey or shoes of one of Sterns hyped up players, the majority of them couldn't tell you much of anything about that player, except for probably that their good and if they have won a championship lately. I bet if you ask the majority of people who wear Jordans about him they probably can only tell you he won some championships and was a great player and the most they probably saw of him was an old clip in a commercial or online.


I can find you 5 people right now who can only tell you LeBron is a good player and that he won them the chip AND they have his jersey in their closet. The only reason they have the jersey is b/c the Heat won the chip. They didn't buy it b/c they like him or even care about him, they just know that he is one of the best players on the team (b/c they hear his name a lot and saw him a few times) but I can tell you that before Mia won none of them owned anything with Lebron on it and could care less about him... they just know that "their team" won, so they bought one of the popular jerseys from the Heat. If it was fashionable to wear a Heat jersey with no name on it they would have bought that instead! Matter of fact I can even introduce you to a few people who hate the Bulls who are "fans" of the Celtics who wear a jersey from players on the Lakers b/c it matches their shoes, pants, and hat... it something I would never do b/c to me that's not a real fan but I hold my judgements to myself. So I asked one (my cousin), and he said I just wear it b/c it matches my fit (and I'm sure b/c it's "popular"). A lot of people wear/buy merchandise of the "star" players but not b/c they like those players it's because it's pushed through marketing and it's fashionable.

2)Did I say the NBA was only about chips? I don't think I did, I said people go to the games of bad teams like Bobcats and Wizards (teams that rarely win 30+ games much less championships)... so I'm fairly sure I didn't say that. Of course some are there for entertainment that's obvious. Even I go to a game of teams I have never even heard of b/c it's the only thing to do around here sometimes... I never thought I was the only one. As cheap as some tickets are... cheap entertainment! But those are usually the people the furthest distance from the action or are the rich people (I'm talking about the ones there solely for entertainment purposes).

3) I have been to many sporting events, I am aware that tickets can be costly.

About the people scraping up money to see those players, honestly, it's a nice thought but they would still be in the same predicament if those players were hurt... there are NO GUARANTEES a certain play will be there/play! A dad could buy tickets for a game the same day and the best players can come down with a virus or something and be out, all after being just fine the day b4 and playing bball. While it's sad for the kid, it's life, you don't always get what you want! What are you saying, they deserve a refund? Pfft.

Scratching fans for injury or illness or other legit reasons is acceptable, you cannot do it just because you feel like it. It wont work. NBA will lose business or get sued.

Sued for what exactly?

Sued for brach of contract that is what the NBA enters into when they sell tickets to an event. It is a contract. You pay money and you expect a promised event. That event includes the players that the NBA advertized. Those who say there are no gurantees miss the point because that argument applies to ANY contract. There are no gurantees in life what you expect in a contract situation is good faith and fair dealing. There is no reason to sit players that have been advertized to play, and are healthy enough to play.

Re: Stern to fine Spurs for sitting players
« Reply #134 on: November 30, 2012, 12:39:47 PM »

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Sued for what exactly?
exactly.

sure, some sue-happy idiot that bought a ticket will possibly try a lawsuit but it has no legal grounds and would get tossed out.  there's nothing on the ticket that says 'Player X will be playing".  The fan assumes/wishes that to be the case.

if this type of lawsuit were to proceed, think how many would open up if a team traded a big name/fan favorite player.  Could people who bought season tickets or tickets to games later in the year then sue that team or the NBA because they won't be able to see that player now?  hardly.  if that were the case, I have bone to pick with Danny for the tickets I had for games in the years he traded Antoine (the first time) and Perk since I really liked them as players and wanted to see them play.   ::)