Sterling Attempted To Rescind Bledsoe, Redick, Dudley Deal

[sunsfan88]

Two days after the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a three-team trade involving Eric Bledsoe, Jared Dudley, J.J. Redick and others, Donald Sterling instructed his team president, Andy Roeser, to rescind the deal.
The deal had already been agreed upon and leaked to the media, but could not become official until July 11 when the moratorium was lifted.
It was up to Doc Rivers to change Sterling's mind, but Redick and his representatives couldn't wait much longer on whether his four-year, $27 million deal would be upheld.

Redick's other suitors were beginning to reach deals with other similar players.

Rivers had sold Redick that the culture of the Clippers was changing, but the turn of events showed that Sterling remains unpredictable.

Rivers was embarrassed and humiliated after agreeing to come to the Clippers with ultimate authority and he feared that his credibility in future talks would be paralyzed if this deal was rescinded.

There are some that believe Rivers would have been forced to step down if Sterling didn't relent.

"It never got to that," one source told Yahoo Sports, "but it might have had Sterling not come around."

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--c...rly-thrown-into-chaos-by-owner-012846814.html

I have always felt like Sterling was a worse owner than Sarver even though some disagreed with me.

There's no doubt that he is now. This is a really a good read, I highly suggest clicking on the link and reading the whole thing. Here's one part from it I thought was interesting

Yes, Sterling had been fond of Bledsoe. He was young, explosive, impactful on the Clippers' second unit. Some believed too, that Sterling stereotyped Redick and didn't want to pay $27 million for a bench player.

 

[Superbone]

To my knowledge, Sterling is the worst human being in the NBA.

 

[TJ]

To my knowledge, Sterling is the worst human being in the NBA.

Sterling is Sarver who hates minorities. Dude is the biggest racist amongst all owners. This guy has been accused of refusing to rent homes to African-Americans on numerous occasions and making ignorant racial statements. The guy is scum as a human being.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Sterling is Sarver who hates minorities. Dude is the biggest racist amongst all owners. This guy has been accused of refusing to rent homes to African-Americans on numerous occasions and making ignorant racial statements. The guy is scum as a human being.

Those are pretty vicious statements to make just upon accusations and rumor. While Sterling may have been really foolish in this situation, I would want to see first hand info before I jump to these conclusions.

 

[Mainstreet]

Anything Donald Sterling does not surprise me. What interests me more is how Doc Rivers would have handled the situation if Sterling refused to cooperate. Rivers is one of the most respected coaches in the league. A lot of teams would have wanted to gobble him up if the situation became untenable.

 

[Neo]

Those are pretty vicious statements to make just upon accusations and rumor. While Sterling may have been really foolish in this situation, I would want to see first hand info before I jump to these conclusions.

Google "donald sterling racist" or read the source articles on the bottom of his wikipedia page. It is pretty well documented that he is an awful person.

 

[BillsCarnage]

I have always felt like Sterling was a worse owner than Sarver even though some disagreed with me.

Sarver isn't the worst, he's just not the smartest and needed to let right basketball people do their jobs.

 

[TJ]

Those are pretty vicious statements to make just upon accusations and rumor. While Sterling may have been really foolish in this situation, I would want to see first hand info before I jump to these conclusions.

Google "Donald Sterling." Before you even finish the Sterling part, the word "racist" pops up in the suggestion box.

 

[sunsfan88]

Google "Donald Sterling." Before you even finish the Sterling part, the word "racist" pops up in the suggestion box.

I did the same with Robert Sarver and the word "immigration" popped up

 

[Lefty]

Those are pretty vicious statements to make just upon accusations and rumor. While Sterling may have been really foolish in this situation, I would want to see first hand info before I jump to these conclusions.

Sterling is one big racist who should not be an owner.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Sterling is one big racist who should not be an owner.

I know nothing about the "racist" claim and I'm not at all swayed by Google responses. I will say this though. Sterling shouldn't be an owner and separate from that, he shouldn't be a racist.

Steve

 

[devilalum]

I have always felt like Sterling was a worse owner than Sarver even though some disagreed with me.

Its not even close if you factor in longevity.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Sterling shouldn't be an owner
Steve

This. He is a terrible owner.

 

[bankybruce]

If were as smart as he thinks he is, he would move the Clippers to Seattle. Even if the Lakers miss the playoffs and the Clippers make a deep playoff run, it will still be the Lakers town.

 

[JS22]

Its not even close if you factor in longevity.

And at least Sarver is showing that, perhaps, he can learn from his mistakes. As much as I dislike him as an owner I'm happy that he seems to be doing the right things lately.

 

[CardsFan88]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jones/060810

In the article it states he was even sued by the Department of Justice.

In November, Sterling was ordered to pay a massive settlement in that case. Terms were not disclosed, but the presiding judge said this was "one of the largest" settlements ever in this sort of matter. The tip of the iceberg: Sterling had to play $5 million just for the plaintiffs' attorney fees.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2542741

Federal prosecutors contend that Sterling, his wife, Rochelle, and their family trust refused to rent to many prospective tenants, treated them poorly and misrepresented the availability of apartments to them in the city's Koreatown section.

The defendants also are accused of refusing to rent to black prospective tenants in Beverly Hills as well as families with children looking to rent apartments that the defendants owned or managed in Los Angeles County.

I think I've even seen some stuff on TV (probably ESPN) about Sterling's racism. So that's why I searched for something ESPN might have.


As for Sterling vs $arver....

Sterling was just cheap, and $arver was wishy washy...a cheap guy who can't accept that label, so he backtracks, only to go cheap again, and then backtracks....

But Sterling had a 30 or so year label of being downright cheap. But also in a sense $arver is worse, because Sterling made money and $arver didn't. But both impacted the team majorly because of being cheap. Just Sterling had the balls to accept it.

I don't know what's worse, having a cheap owner who knows he's cheap, or a cheap owner who doesn't think he is.

In recent years Sterling has been less cheap, but this shows he still likes to get involved.

$arver it seems has finally gotten the hint that...
a) you can't live off the fat others accumulated forever
b) teams aren't easy to build
c) Phoenix fans are fickle
d) No one wants to see your foam finger
e) Hire REAL basketball people
f) Then let them do their job

We'll see if it continues, but as I said when he first started his penny pinching ways with JJ, that I sure hope he learns before he destroys the team and everything JC built.

Well he destroyed it, took the team with the most young talent, and most stockpiled picks and penny pinched and wishy washed his way to where we are. He didn't make money and still tanked the team

Ryan McDonough is his first legitimate choice imo that he's made that hasn't pushed the team backwards, and I hope that starts a trend.

 

[Chaplin]

This same argument again? Haven't we proven over the years that Sarver was never cheap, just dumb?

 

[Cheesebeef]

This same argument again? Haven't we proven over the years that Sarver was never cheap, just dumb?

I think the best way to sum up the suns title contending Sarver years was "penny wise, pound foolish."

 

[CardsFan88]

This same argument again? Haven't we proven over the years that Sarver was never cheap, just dumb?

When you don't sign guys to reasonable contracts, sell off picks, and make dumb move specifically to shed payroll, it's cheap.

Anytime you specifically make a bad move in order to shed payroll, it's cheap.

What was dumb of him was that he couldn't handle being cheap, so he'd then take on payroll, but then become cheap again and shed it, so on and so forth.

He paid a premium to send the players away to shed payroll.
He paid a premium (in terms of NBA assets) to bring in lesser players to avoid being cheap.

So he was dumb because he destroyed the team and didn't make money, Sterling made money.

He was dumb AND cheap. But pennywise, pound foolish is a pretty good descriptor as well. That said, HOPEFULLY, he's learned, and after only about a decade.

 

[JCSunsfan]

When you don't sign guys to reasonable contracts, sell off picks, and make dumb move specifically to shed payroll, it's cheap.

Anytime you specifically make a bad move in order to shed payroll, it's cheap.

What was dumb of him was that he couldn't handle being cheap, so he'd then take on payroll, but then become cheap again and shed it, so on and so forth.

He paid a premium to send the players away to shed payroll.
He paid a premium (in terms of NBA assets) to bring in lesser players to avoid being cheap.

So he was dumb because he destroyed the team and didn't make money, Sterling made money.

He was dumb AND cheap. But pennywise, pound foolish is a pretty good descriptor as well. That said, HOPEFULLY, he's learned, and after only about a decade.

Again, I think DAntoni was a big part of that. When your coach says that he is not in the business of developing rookies, why draft them? Trade away those picks and get a free agent or something that he will use.

Sarver's biggest mistake was not keeping Jerry Colangelo deeply involved in the decision making process and as his most trusted confidant.

 

[Chaplin]

Again, I think DAntoni was a big part of that. When your coach says that he is not in the business of developing rookies, why draft them? Trade away those picks and get a free agent or something that he will use.

Sarver's biggest mistake was not keeping Jerry Colangelo deeply involved in the decision making process and as his most trusted confidant.

This.

I'd say his overpayment to guys like Marcus Banks, Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress far outweigh trading away draft picks, which wasn't as much a money issue as it was a playing time issue with D'Antoni.