OT: Stern gets medieval on Arenas's ass

I'm a huge gun control advocate, but this is absurd:

This might be what he means:


But also, I'm pretty sure this didn't help Gilbert's case:

 

It's not that absurd. It just says indefinitely, not infinitely.

 

I find this official statement by the Wiz amusing, or at least odd.

 

Looks like we need a merge with the other thread.

 

So - are they saying "get a sense of humor Stern" or are they saying "hey, can you suspend them too, and save us MORE money?"

 

I had suspended for the season without pay in the 'pool.' He'll get on the court much sooner if he is 'properly' contrite and kisses Master Stern's ass.

I'm not sure I know all the facts so I'm not saying what is appropriate.

 

How much do you think the Wiz hopes he gets banned. I am sure they would love to be off the hook for that money.

 

Well, right after that, they said this is also unacceptable. So not sure what is so odd about that. They were coming down on their own players for joking around with Gilbert.

 

Luckily for Gilbert, there is a pretty strong union behind him.

 

Ha ha ha ha you know it. 4.5 years left on a 6 year 111 million dollar deal. Every game suspended is a bonus to their pocketbook, even if they don't rid themselves of the whole contract.

 

Oh, I understand they want to take a stand and send a message to their other players. I just thought it was an odd thing to say in a press release -- that their other players thought this serious incident was funny. Definitely they want to send out a message to the fans and the players that they think it was unacceptable.

 

Stern had to do this.

 

I think that its obvious the Wizards would hope for an indefinite suspension. They now they messed up when they signed Arenas to that huge contract. 2 years wasted on injuries (the 2nd year he could've came back at the end of the season but instead shut it down), this year potentially wasted on this. They know he is not worth the money. This might be a chance to get out from underneath his albatross of a contract.

 

If he ends up going to the pokey good luck with that. They can bust the contract based upon breach of contract at that time.

 

Absolutely he had to.

 

In all seriousness... who works somewhere were the bringing 3 guns to work as a joke thing would fly?

 

Isn't there anyone on Arenas' payroll that could tell him how he needed to behave through all this mess... stupid...

 

Bringing firearms to work = Instantly fired where I work. Corporate policy.

 

I once got suspended a week for telling a bitch where I worked to "Fuck Off"...I imagine I woulda been fired if I threatened her with a gun.