blotsfan

^asshole... and its Ruth, no doubt.

Why didn't we get Lakers-Cavs in 2009? Everyone wanted and expected to see that series. There was a major marketing campaign building towards it. Why didn't David Stern orchestrate it so we got to see that rather than the meh Magic series? Also, why isn't Blake Griffin a Thunder? Oklahoma City was a bad team its first year, and having the local star would've ensured that they would be a prominent fixture in Oklahoma City for a long while. Not to mention the Timberwolves have averaged being 1 pick different from their position in the standings since they've started to become bad. They've only been the worst or second worst team once in that stretch, last year. Also, the whole point of the lottery is so people like you don't bitch and moan about teams intentionally tanking to get the top pick in the draft. Obviously it still happens, but not as much thanks to this.

By that logic, doesn't almost any job parallel slavery? If you look at a normal job, and take away the fact that you get paid to do it, it'd be slavery.

It was a difficult choice between Bettman and Selig, but I went with selig because while both had problems with the unions, leading to a lost season, Selig's absolute failure to face the steroid problem is going to be a permanent taint on the sport long past what Bettman has done. I'm giving Goodell the benefit of the doubt because the NFL hasn't lost its season yet. As for David Stern, you people are crazy. He's not only the best of the 4, but one of the best commissioners ever in any sport. He might be a jerk, but he took the NBA from a rapidly declining league to the worldwide success it is today.