Stern suffers brain hemorrhage

[XpertDBA]

I offer his family and close ones my prayers.

Him.....meh.

[JAWA]

All I can say is "Karma is a bitch."

Fuck Stern. He didn't give a fuck about us when our team was being stolen, why should I give a fuck about him now, if ever? To hell with that miserable bastard.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

He grew the NBA into a global business through shrewd marketing and at the expense of the game itself. Whenever i hear his name i will always associate not just our Sonics getting stolen away, but the deification of one player and the bending of rules and the biased officiating that went along with that, as well as teams like the Sonics, Jazz, Suns, and Trailblazers that never had a chance going up against that corruption of the game.

[DanielVogelbach]

He grew the NBA into a global business through shrewd marketing and at the expense of the game itself. Whenever i hear his name i will always associate not just our Sonics getting stolen away, but the deification of one player and the bending of rules and the biased officiating that went along with that, as well as teams like the Sonics, Jazz, Suns, and Trailblazers that never had a chance going up against that corruption of the game.

Eh... stars get the calls. Not just MJ, but Malone and Barkley too. And Kobe and Lebron and James Harden. Teams had the opportunity to beat Jordan, but simply failed. If you want to talk about teams never having a chance, how about the Golden State Warriors with Curry, Green, Thompson, and Durant?

[D-train]

Its actually really sad.....................that it didn't kill him.

[JAWA]

Its actually really sad.....................that it didn't kill him.

Surprisingly, many Sonics fans are wishing him the best. I guess I see their point, they don't want to be as vindictive as him even though he did screw us out of the NBA not once but twice. Still, I wish him nothing but the worst from here on out and that also goes to rest of the Fugly Four.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

He grew the NBA into a global business through shrewd marketing and at the expense of the game itself. Whenever i hear his name i will always associate not just our Sonics getting stolen away, but the deification of one player and the bending of rules and the biased officiating that went along with that, as well as teams like the Sonics, Jazz, Suns, and Trailblazers that never had a chance going up against that corruption of the game.

Eh... stars get the calls. Not just MJ, but Malone and Barkley too. And Kobe and Lebron and James Harden. Teams had the opportunity to beat Jordan, but simply failed. If you want to talk about teams never having a chance, how about the Golden State Warriors with Curry, Green, Thompson, and Durant?

Remember that push-off by Jordan of the Utah defender right before he sank the series-winnning jump shot in the '98 finals? He got away with shit like that all the time. He could get away with pretty much anything. He could take 4 steps with the ball tucked away and dunk it and if anyone breathed on him it was an "and one". And on the other end he could totally grope-fuck whoever he was guarding and not draw a whistle. It was ridiculous and led to the decomposition of team basketball at all levels as the media looked to anoint the next "Jordan" based on how flashy they looked dunking the ball.

[DanielVogelbach]

He grew the NBA into a global business through shrewd marketing and at the expense of the game itself. Whenever i hear his name i will always associate not just our Sonics getting stolen away, but the deification of one player and the bending of rules and the biased officiating that went along with that, as well as teams like the Sonics, Jazz, Suns, and Trailblazers that never had a chance going up against that corruption of the game.

Eh... stars get the calls. Not just MJ, but Malone and Barkley too. And Kobe and Lebron and James Harden. Teams had the opportunity to beat Jordan, but simply failed. If you want to talk about teams never having a chance, how about the Golden State Warriors with Curry, Green, Thompson, and Durant?

Remember that push-off by Jordan of the Utah defender right before he sank the series-winnning jump shot in the '98 finals? He got away with shit like that all the time. He could get away with pretty much anything. He could take 4 steps with the ball tucked away and dunk it and if anyone breathed on him it was an "and one". And on the other end he could totally grope-fuck whoever he was guarding and not draw a whistle. It was ridiculous and led to the decomposition of team basketball at all levels as the media looked to anoint the next "Jordan" based on how flashy they looked dunking the ball.

How is winning 72 games not team basketball? The next team to do it was the Warriors with 73, coached by Steve Kerr a former member of the 72 win Bulls team. Were Kerr's warriors not playing team basketball? You simply can't destroy the competition to the tune of 72-73 wins without all 5 guys on the court working in synchronicity. Stern didn't make Jordan, Jordan made Jordan. Jordan was a team player and a great defender. He won titles by passing to Steve Kerr and John Paxton for game winning shots. Any player who can elevate their game to an elite level is going to get the calls. Jordan is arguably the greatest NBA player ever and in my opinion the most iconic athlete of my lifetime without any question. So, would you be surprised that he was marketed or that he got some whistles in his favor? There were many other stars marketed. There was Barkley, Malone, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller. They all got their fair share of the calls. The Supersonics got their fair share of calls. Officials were in love with Detlef Schrempf and Rickey Pierce. The NBA is always going to work that way, because they have human beings performing the referee duties. Plenty of reasons to hate on Stern. No reason to tarnish the legacy of #23 while you're at it. Kid was balling since North Carolina.

[Moe Gibbs]

He grew the NBA into a global business through shrewd marketing and at the expense of the game itself. Whenever i hear his name i will always associate not just our Sonics getting stolen away, but the deification of one player and the bending of rules and the biased officiating that went along with that, as well as teams like the Sonics, Jazz, Suns, and Trailblazers that never had a chance going up against that corruption of the game.

This is what made watching NBA playoffs ...unwatchable. It turned my stomach. Anyone who was blind to this needs to pop a fist full of RED PILLS.

The NBA is just one notch above WWW wrestling in my book. I have my doubts about DE ENN EFF ELLE as well.

[DanielVogelbach]

The NBA will always be a game based around superstars simply because of the format of basketball. If you have Kevin Durant on your team, you're gonna be good. That's not any sort of conspiracy by the commissioner. It's just the way the game works. When a guy like Shaquille O'neal, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitski, Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, or Lebron James comes along it's not some sort of league conspiracy that they dominate. And, its no conspiracy that they get favorable calls from the officials, either. If Jordan winning six rings was such a conspiracy, then why did they let the games be so close and come down to the final shot? Was it not possible for any of those shots to rim out?

Just look at these rigged victories!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... e=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... e=emb_logo

And, you're calling a foul on this?!?!?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... e=emb_logo

Utah was at home with the ball prior to the shot, but Jordan stole the ball from Malone. Also, Utah still had a possession after MJ made his shot, but the Bulls defended it! TEAM DEFENSE! Hardly a rigged victory. As for the "push off", no way you call that at that point in the game... especially when Russell totally bit on the fake and went flying.. MJ completely juked him.

Clearly there's no conspiracy when Toronto wins the 2019 championship and teams like OKC go to conference Finals while the Lakers and Knicks suffer losing seasons. Michael Jordan was an amazing talent. This idea that MJ wasn't promoting team basketball is absurd. The Bulls won 72 games. MJ was an amazing defender and passer. He made everyone around him better. He took the torch from Larry and Magic and launched the league into the stratosphere. Like I said, Stern didn't make Jordan. Jordan made Jordan. Also recall that he didn't win an NBA Finals until his 6th season. What type of conspiracy is that? I guess that was part of Stern's plan to have the Pistons hold MJ back for a while.