Report: Stern Makes 20+ Million per Year

[boisesuns]

http://eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/31035301

Didn't know that, but not surprised.

 

[BC867]

And he plays lousy defense, too.

 

[carey]

It's a guess. Only a handful of people know what Stern makes. I'd wager his own wife doesn't even know. I absolutely loathe how everyone says he is ALWAYS the smartest guy in the room. He might be, but he's also ALWAYS the biggest ******* in the room.

Well, the smartest guy in the room is going to cost us a season of basketball. So, **** him.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It's a guess. Only a handful of people know what Stern makes. I'd wager his own wife doesn't even know. I absolutely loathe how everyone says he is ALWAYS the smartest guy in the room. He might be, but he's also ALWAYS the biggest ******* in the room.

Well, the smartest guy in the room is going to cost us a season of basketball. So, **** him.

i agree. i hate the guy. if he's so smart, why the hell is his league losing so much damn money?

 

[Bert]

i agree. i hate the guy. if he's so smart, why the hell is his league losing so much damn money?

Yep he's so full of crap it's not even funny.

I'll never forgive him for the suspensions. Definition of a hypocrite. I've seen it happen again and again in games during and not during an "Altercation" and NOT A SINGLE player has been suspended for tip toe'ing across the line.

Stern when it happend to the Suns: "We have to follow the letter of the law."

Stern when it happened again in the playoffs a few seasons later (cant remember who it was): "I think we enforced the spirit of the law."

It's done and gone and I haven't even discussed it in years but just knowing how much this arrogant prick is making stirs my angst towards him all over again. He's a freaking liar and he screwed us and I'll flat out never forgive him.

 

[95pro]

remember stern didnt even make it to phoenix for the all-star festivities?? lol what a douche

 

[BC867]

I've seen it happen again and again in games during and not during an "Altercation" and NOT A SINGLE player has been suspended for tip toe'ing across the line.

Stern when it happend to the Suns: "We have to follow the letter of the law."

The hypocrisy is that Duncan did it earlier in the very same series and faced no consequences. A precedent had been set, then disregarded days later.

That is what made Stern a fool. Among other things.

$20+ million per year for arranging a scenario of not making his product available to the public.

 

[overseascardfan]

Anyone think he will offer to take the $1 a day salary like Goddell did during the lockout?

 

[Superbone]

Anyone think he will offer to take the $1 a day salary like Goddell did during the lockout?

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6...-nba-lockout?campaign=rss&source=NBAHeadlines

 

[Griffin]

The hypocrisy is that Duncan did it earlier in the very same series and faced no consequences.

Actually he did it in the same game, which made the ruling all the more ridiculous.

 

[mojorizen7]

Its a corrupt league...i think it started with Mr Sterno and how he "masterfully" resurrected it in the late 80's.

His time to step down will come...eventually.

 

[Mainstreet]

i agree. i hate the guy. if he's so smart, why the hell is his league losing so much damn money?

This.

 

[boisesuns]

His ego is as big as some of the guys who play the games

 

[Mainstreet]

His ego is as big as some of the guys who play the games

Exactly.

I'd give up a season or more if David Stern was replaced as Commissioner and Robert Sarver sold the Suns to an owner who put the interest of the team and their fans first.

IMO, the NBA would not be going through this mess if Jerry Colangelo was the NBA Commissioner.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Actually he did it in the same game, which made the ruling all the more ridiculous.

there was no fight when Duncan did it. making it not ridiculous at all. as I've always said, i had no problem with Amare's suspension, but Diaw was cowering back to the bench the second the fight started. his suspension was complete and utter BS.

 

[Superbone]

there was no fight when Duncan did it. making it not ridiculous at all. as I've always said, i had no problem with Amare's suspension, but Diaw was cowering back to the bench the second the fight started. his suspension was complete and utter BS.

Brilliant strategy by Horry. (My loathing for him knows no bounds.)

 

[Cheesebeef]

Brilliant strategy by Horry. (My loathing for him knows no bounds.)

yup.

 

[DeAnna]

That's an obscene amount of money - no wonder the NBA is losing money.

Roger Godell makes half his salary.

 

[Griffin]

there was no fight when Duncan did it. making it not ridiculous at all. as I've always said, i had no problem with Amare's suspension, but Diaw was cowering back to the bench the second the fight started. his suspension was complete and utter BS.

But there wasn't really a fight when Amare and Diaw got up. Not a single punch was thrown and it ended as quickly as it begun. The point is, as "black-and-white" that rule may be, it's still up to Stern to determine what constituted an altercation and what didn't, therefore making it a subjective call that he can apply as he sees fit by simply redefining "altercation" every time.

Anyway, we are probably just beating a very dead horse here at this point.

 

[AzStevenCal]

That's an obscene amount of money - no wonder the NBA is losing money.

Roger Godell makes half his salary.

They all make ridiculous sums of money but to be fair, Stern has been Commissioner for 30 years while Goodell is just starting out.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

there was no fight when Duncan did it. making it not ridiculous at all. as I've always said, i had no problem with Amare's suspension, but Diaw was cowering back to the bench the second the fight started. his suspension was complete and utter BS.

Agreed. I always felt that Amare deserved his suspension. I disagreed with the way they upheld it though. The Commissioner has a lot of power, there would have been no uproar (outside of San Antonion) had he chosen to delay Amare's suspension so as to not reward the instigator. Amare should have been forced to sit out the first game that did not involve the Spurs.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

But there wasn't really a fight when Amare and Diaw got up. Not a single punch was thrown and it ended as quickly as it begun. The point is, as "black-and-white" that rule may be, it's still up to Stern to determine what constituted an altercation and what didn't, therefore making it a subjective call that he can apply as he sees fit by simply redefining "altercation" every time.

Anyway, we are probably just beating a very dead horse here at this point.

I always felt in the worse case scenario, the Suns should have not been made to sit both of their centers in game 5 since Horry initiated the fiasco. Amare and Diaw could have served their suspensions in alternate games if they must. Clearly SA got the advantage back by some dirty play. The series was tied 2-2 returning to Phoenix for game 5 when Amare and Diaw had to serve suspensions. Definitely not a fair trade for Horry's suspension but I guess Stern does not look for fairness. I wonder what he would have done if there was a major brawl and not enough players were available to suit up for both teams. I bet he would have staggered the suspensions.

 

[Irish]

It was absurd. Horry was an over the hill bench warmer who got a one game suspension for initating a hocky check, while Amare was the core of the Suns and he got a two game suspension. Stern never made a secret of loaching Sarver and had his chance for payback.

IMHO, Stern should have been fired just for the Donahue fiasco. It happended on Sterns watch, it was Stern's mionions that overlooked the growing complains against the refs, it was Stern that would fine anybody who doubted the honest of the Refs and yet Stern did nothing to clean up the problems.

 

[Mainstreet]

It was absurd. Horry was an over the hill bench warmer who got a one game suspension for initating a hocky check, while Amare was the core of the Suns and he got a two game suspension. Stern never made a secret of loaching Sarver and had his chance for payback.

IMHO, Stern should have been fired just for the Donahue fiasco. It happended on Sterns watch, it was Stern's mionions that overlooked the growing complains against the refs, it was Stern that would fine anybody who doubted the honest of the Refs and yet Stern did nothing to clean up the problems.

I agree on both points. IMO, the Donahue fiasco was swept under the rug too quickly for me. Also Stern could have staggered the suspensions of Amare and Diaw since they were not the cause of the incident created by Horry. Stern seemingly rewarded Horry's behavior by taking out two of the Suns centers for game 5. The decision made by Stern required some judgement which was lacking.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It was absurd. Horry was an over the hill bench warmer who got a one game suspension for initating a hocky check, while Amare was the core of the Suns and he got a two game suspension. Stern never made a secret of loaching Sarver and had his chance for payback.

you got that completely backward. Amare got 1 game and Horry got two. Amare blew it. He shouldn't have come off the bench and he got punished for it. That's not Stern's fault. If Stern really picked favorites, he wouldn't have demolished his beloved New York Knicks when they were set up to face the Bulls in the 1997 playoffs, renewing one of the league's great rivalries, when they got brought off the bench by PJ Brown's throw down of Charlie Ward in the second round of the playoffs.