Is Stern over using his power? (Dallin)
So as many of you know a couple days ago a trade when down between the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets, and the New Orleans Hornets. here is the trade breakdown.
Los Angeles Lakers receiving G Chris Paul
Houston Rockets receiving C Paul Gasol
New Orleans Hornets receiving Lamar Odom, Luis Scola, Kevin Marin, Gordan Dragic, and a 1st round pick for '12
After many hours of owners being on the phone and finalizing this deal. The commissioner stepped in and declined that trade, now should he do that? many peoples argument is that the NBA owns the Hornets and so he should get a say if it should happen, which is true they do own them but David hired Dell Demps to make these kind or decisions because if Stern was to make these moves it would look bad on the league. Also he said he canceled it for NBA related reasons not as a owner. The problem is that by Stern cancelling this trade makes the league look bad, because now Stern looks like some evil dictator that has full control of the league and as one NBA player tweeted it makes the NBA look fixed. Dan Gilbert from the Cleavland Cavaliers Email David Stern and Said
"It would be a travesty to allow the Lakers to acquire Chris Paul in the apparent trade being discussed"
he also brought up that is should be voted by the other owners. If they owners who are involved in the trade all agree on it then if should happen because they are looking for the best interest of there team. The Lakers get there guy in Chris Paul, the Rockets get the center they have needed since losing Yao Ming, and they Hornets get value out of Paul instead of next year having him just walk away and they gain nothing (just ask Cleavland how awesome that is).
If they wanted to not have these kind of problems with players walking or demanding trades and creating "super teams". Then they should have settled that in the lockout. Not by having the commissioner stepping in and running it how he wants . Apparently the lockout didn't do anything different besides adding money to the owners pockets. The players are still in charge if they don't want to be somewhere (small market teams) they will demand a trade or walk when they are a free agent and form "super teams".
Nothing changed because of the lockout. Players will still try and form super teams and destroy equality in the NBA. Thats why the NFL is so big, because a team like Green Bay and a team like the Saints can win it all and teams in big markets are on the same level. Plus looking at this trade with Stern declining it it hurt the Hornets more than it helped the Lakers in my mind. But i have a feeling that David Stern is on borrowed time and will be gone soon.
ReplyDeleteThis is real bad for the nba. Especially since the league had just finished setting up the new rules and everything these teams have done is well within all the guidelines the owners and players and stern himself agreed on. Stern has nothing to back up his reasoning for this other than either he's being a dictator or the league is fixed.
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