KTAR Reporting: Steve Kerr Not Returning as GM.

[Cheesebeef]

I know this is a thread hijack, but the Sixers just traded Dalembert to Sacramento for Nocioni and Spencer Hawes.

meh.

 

[SunsTzu]

richer than we could ever fathom.

On the road they don't even need to use their own money. They get either $50 or $100(forget which) a day for food while traveling.

 

[SunsTzu]

I know this is a thread hijack, but the Sixers just traded Dalembert to Sacramento for Nocioni and Spencer Hawes.

Sixers continue to show how much damage a bad GM can do.

 

[Covert Rain]

On the road they don't even need to use their own money. They get either $50 or $100(forget which) a day for food while traveling.

I think that was the point. That WAS not happening. Sarver refused to pay for the breakfast meals so Jason picked up the tab. I think the point here is that this is just one example. Paula reported "little things", suggesting that this was just one example of Sarver being cheap.

 

[SunsTzu]

I think that was the point. That WAS not happening. Sarver refused to pay for the breakfast meals so Jason picked up the tab. I think the point here is that this is just one example. Paula reported "little things", suggesting that this was just one example of Sarver being cheap.

The NBA provides the per diem on road trips not the team.

 

[Chaplin]

I think that was the point. That WAS not happening. Sarver refused to pay for the breakfast meals so Jason picked up the tab. I think the point here is that this is just one example. Paula reported "little things", suggesting that this was just one example of Sarver being cheap.

Where in the world did you get that tidbit of information?

 

[Covert Rain]

Where in the world did you get that tidbit of information?

Paola Boivin reported it. Someone on one of the other threads linked it. She also said in the article "little stuff" which insinuated that was only one example.

Here is the quote:

"And the little stuff, such as Jason Richardson paying for teammates' breakfasts during the playoffs when a team normally would pick up the tab."

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[joshstmarie]

Tell me again how the Suns get Whiteside and Henry in the 2010 draft. Did I miss something. Are you assuming that teams are going to be selling their draft picks. I know it happens but where are you getting this.

Its another one of slins wet dreams. Dont put to much into it

 

[Chaplin]

Paola Boivin reported it. Someone on one of the other threads linked it. She also said in the article "little stuff" which insinuated that was only one example.

Here is the quote:

"And the little stuff, such as Jason Richardson paying for teammates' breakfasts during the playoffs when a team normally would pick up the tab."

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You should check the other threads. She wrote again this morning that it was game 1 of the portland series and that the team paid for everything after that game.

 

[Covert Rain]

You should check the other threads. She wrote again this morning that it was game 1 of the portland series and that the team paid for everything after that game.

I think your missing the point. It was obviously an issue. Meaning someone in the organization made a big deal out of it so that it was finally fixed. Also, it appears that there are other "little" things going on.

 

[padsboltsbearssuns]

I just heard on KTAR that the players had to purchase their own tickets for wives and family for the playoffs. I know they can afford it but still this info gets out among the players. We are quickly becoming the last place you want to play in the NBA.

BTW, I have a friend who works for an NBA franchise and came out for a suns game and invited me along. He got me into the lower area where the pre-game meal was served for media, visiting staff etc. He was shocked when he was told you required to pay for the meal. He remarked that in his 10 years in the NBA he has never seen that.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I just heard on KTAR that the palyers had to purchase their own tickets for wives and family for the playoffs. I know they can afford it but still this info gets out among the players. We are quickly becoming the last play you want to play in the NBA.

BTW, I have a friend who works for an NBA franchise and came out for a suns game and invited me along. He got me into the lower area where the pre-game meal was served for media etc. He was shocked when he was told you required to pay for the meal. He remarked that in his 10 years in the NBA he has never seen that.

oy gevualt.

 

[Covert Rain]

I just heard on KTAR that the players had to purchase their own tickets for wives and family for the playoffs. I know they can afford it but still this info gets out among the players. We are quickly becoming the last place you want to play in the NBA.

This is the exact kind of crap that we used to hear about another organization down the road.......Arizona Cardinals. Everybody blasted that organization for creating a "cheap" environment and one in which people were not rushing to come work for or play for.

Just another example. We know there are more coming and this is not the end of this fiasco.

 

[SunsTzu]

Players buying tickets is the norm everywhere. Players get a certain allotment but have to pay for additional tickets. I'm not sure about the media but I knew someone who was part of the drum crew and they got free food.

 

[devilalum]

Players buying tickets is the norm everywhere. Players get a certain allotment but have to pay for additional tickets. I'm not sure about the media but I knew someone who was part of the drum crew and they got free food.

I never cared much for the way the Colangelos pampered the media. For years I felt like I never got a straight story from the media when it came to the Suns because JC had them all in his hip pocket.

 

[Gaddabout]

I just heard on KTAR that the players had to purchase their own tickets for wives and family for the playoffs. I know they can afford it but still this info gets out among the players. We are quickly becoming the last place you want to play in the NBA.

BTW, I have a friend who works for an NBA franchise and came out for a suns game and invited me along. He got me into the lower area where the pre-game meal was served for media, visiting staff etc. He was shocked when he was told you required to pay for the meal. He remarked that in his 10 years in the NBA he has never seen that.

One wonders if they made players buy additional pairs of socks.

It seems so petty, but there is a SOP for good pro organizations, and SOP states you don't nickel-and-dime everyone because it eats away at confidence in the organization's commitment to winning. Colangelo went way overboard and spent money he didn't have (or the majority owners he represented), but he did have the right idea on how to run a pro organization.

This is how you run a bank, not an NBA team.

 

[elindholm]

but every breakfast after that was paid by the team, about $19,000 worth.

What the hell were they having for breakfast, caviar and truffles?

 

[mojorizen7]

What the hell were they having for breakfast, caviar and truffles?

Only a bountiful feast will suffice.

 

[padsboltsbearssuns]

Players buying tickets is the norm everywhere. Players get a certain allotment but have to pay for additional tickets. I'm not sure about the media but I knew someone who was part of the drum crew and they got free food.

The way I understood the report of KTAR is that they got no free allotment but had to pay for any tickets to the game.

 

[Bufalay]

ugh... woulda could shoulda!

Nash
JJ
Marion
Stat
KT

Barbs
Raja
James Jones

That team, if everything worked out (yes, including getting JJ back and Amare not having micro-fracture)... would have MAULED people. I mean DESTROYED people... for at least 3 years.

sigh.

Didn't they get James Jones from a trade exception in the Joe trade? As we all know, if you take James Jones off that team, they aren't very good.

 

[SunsTzu]

The way I understood the report of KTAR is that they got no free allotment but had to pay for any tickets to the game.

I'm fairly certain the league not the team requires an allotment of tickets for the players(because they get them for away games as well).

 

[SunsTzu]

Didn't they get James Jones from a trade exception in the Joe trade? As we all know, if you take James Jones off that team, they aren't very good.

James Jones was far from a consistent contributor and the team likely would of looked to add front court help had things unfolded that way.

The fact that you think James Jones is the difference between that team being good and not very good seems quite odd to me.

 

[Cheesebeef]

One wonders if they made players buy additional pairs of socks.

It seems so petty, but there is a SOP for good pro organizations, and SOP states you don't nickel-and-dime everyone because it eats away at confidence in the organization's commitment to winning. Colangelo went way overboard and spent money he didn't have (or the majority owners he represented), but he did have the right idea on how to run a pro organization.

This is how you run a bank, not an NBA team.

sigh... I so miss JC's class/competitive spirit. He may never have won a title, but he did everything he could to try and win one (and brought the city it's only title in the sport where he could literally try to buy one).

 

[Cheesebeef]

James Jones was far from a consistent contributor and the team likely would of looked to add front court help had things unfolded that way.

The fact that you think James Jones is the difference between that team being good and not very good seems quite odd to me.

i'm pretty sure he's being facetious.

 

[Covert Rain]

I'm fairly certain the league not the team requires an allotment of tickets for the players(because they get them for away games as well).

I seriously doubt that any such mandate exists from the league perspective. I have often heard ticket allotments as part of negotiations in player contracts. That tells me it's up to the team and has nothing to do with the league.