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| RIP David Stern. |
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| May he RIP. |
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Inspector Gadget
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RIP David Stern  |
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| Sad start to the new year... Rest peacefully Mr Stern |
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| RIP boss! |
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He did a great job making the NBA into a popular and profitable organization. RIP.
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| Great visionary and businessman to take the sport globally. RIP. |
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unleasHell
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Laker fans have a long memory...
Stern said he voided the trade to help NO, but considering the trade of CP3 to the Clippers was the year that NO was so bad that they got the AD pick!
And if AD had gone somewhere else, he might not be a Laker today...
time to forgive and move on...
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3peat_pete
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| unleasHell wrote: | Laker fans have a long memory...
Stern said he voided the trade to help NO, but considering the trade of CP3 to the Clippers was the year that NO was so bad that they got the AD pick!
And if AD had gone somewhere else, he might not be a Laker today...
time to forgive and move on... |
That voided trade turned out great for us after almost a decade. |
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Dr. Laker
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As a Christian, I say RIP.
As a Lakers fan . . . sympathies to his family.
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| Love him, hate him, or be ambivalent to him, there’s no question he left his mark on the NBA and helped build it into the power it is today, behind the play of Magic/Bird/Jordan and then the whole slew of superstars after. |
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| unleasHell wrote: | Laker fans have a long memory...
Stern said he voided the trade to help NO, but considering the trade of CP3 to the Clippers was the year that NO was so bad that they got the AD pick!
And if AD had gone somewhere else, he might not be a Laker today...
time to forgive and move on... |
Wow this can give me closure |
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venturalakersfan
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Bobby Marks pointed out that since Stern was known for globalizing the NBA, it is ironic that the top 2 all star vote getters are international players.
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DrDent
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He deserves props for his work towards the goal of globalizing the NBA and also helping the NBA become more profitable for its players.
I mean no disrespect to the man's memory, but he certainly frustrated me as an NBA fan, however. We can 20/20 the NO CP3 issue, but I do recall the sheer amount of frustration I felt (and other Laker fans) by his vetoing of the trade, and his ever changing defense of it. Then last night on the radio I was reminded of his no issue with letting the Sonics leave Seattle, but then fight tooth and nail to keep the Queens in Sac-of-Potatoes. There's also the time, under Riley's Lakers, he sanctioned the team cuz Riley rested the players. Just kinda felt like he would single out the Lakers from time to time, or just make questionable decisions as a commissioner.
In any event, I'm sure my perception is warped or somesuch, but honestly that's my memory of him: A mixed bag, both appreciative, and simultaneously, frustrated, with his term as a commissioner. Nonetheless, he left his mark on the game, and it's always sad to see someone go. In the end, regardless of my disagreement with the man, I do believe he was coming from a good intention. |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Bobby Marks pointed out that since Stern was known for globalizing the NBA, it is ironic that the top 2 all star vote getters are international players. |
Definition of irony
1a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c: an ironic expression or utterance
2a(1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2): an event or result marked by such incongruity
b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
— called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
3: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning
— called also Socratic irony
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony
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| unleasHell wrote: | Laker fans have a long memory...
Stern said he voided the trade to help NO, but considering the trade of CP3 to the Clippers was the year that NO was so bad that they got the AD pick!
And if AD had gone somewhere else, he might not be a Laker today...
time to forgive and move on... |
Word on basketball reasons.
The man played a part in growing the NBA to a multi billion dollar enterprise, expanding the league, developing the G League and WNBA. Gotta give him props for that.
Jalen Rose brought up something interesting.. the dress code thing was a “wink wink”. It was about appeasing sponsors and advertisers but not really a big deal.
Now NBA players get paid about as good as anyone in sports except for big soccer stars or NFL QBs. Or if you’re the best (Jordan, Kobe, LeBron), the best.
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venturalakersfan
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| SD2Hollyweird wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | Bobby Marks pointed out that since Stern was known for globalizing the NBA, it is ironic that the top 2 all star vote getters are international players. |
Definition of irony
1a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c: an ironic expression or utterance
2a(1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2): an event or result marked by such incongruity
b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
— called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
3: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning
— called also Socratic irony
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony |
Take that up with Bobby Marks, or just learn to read.
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | SD2Hollyweird wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | Bobby Marks pointed out that since Stern was known for globalizing the NBA, it is ironic that the top 2 all star vote getters are international players. |
Definition of irony
1a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c: an ironic expression or utterance
2a(1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2): an event or result marked by such incongruity
b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
— called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
3: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning
— called also Socratic irony
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony |
Take that up with Bobby Marks, or just learn to read. |
Way to not take responsibility for your own mistakes -- YET AGAIN 
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