Semi OT: Stern kills Cowherd

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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    illmatic99, Dec 21, 2011
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Stern's an imperious bully and cowherd is a witless twat ... and we all lose.
     
    Nikolokolus, Dec 21, 2011
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Hah. I got to agree with the OP here. Stern comes out looking pretty good after this interview.
     
    Sedatedfork, Dec 21, 2011
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    Cowherd blows and David Stern made a great trade.
     
    huevonkiller, Dec 22, 2011
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    huevonkiller Change (Deftones)

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    "I accept your apology". Lol, Stern knocked this guy out.

    NOH facts:

    10,000 season tickets, sponsor commitments higher than some cities, cable arrangements higher than most. New Orleans will also not need revenue sharing.
     
    huevonkiller, Dec 22, 2011
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    Man, I thought the thread title was literal. Now I'm disappointed again.
     
    BrianFromWA, Dec 22, 2011
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    I was listening and got a kick out of it. I like Stern. He's a straight shooter.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Dislike Stern's passive-aggressive lecturing.
     
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    David Stern vs. Dick Cheney. On pay per view. It must happen.
     
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    Not a Stern fan, but Cowherd (and most of the LA media) were wrong to keep throwing Howard's situation into the same category. How many times did it need to be explained that this situation was different? Hopefully Laker fans (like CC) can move on.

    BTW I heard Colin on a LA talk show yesterday after this interview. He was kissing Stern's ass.
     
    Pinwheel1, Dec 22, 2011
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    Darn, was hoping Stern literally killed Cowherd so that he'd be relieved of commissioner duties and we wouldn't have to hear Cowherd on the radio anymore.
     
    DeanMoriarty, Dec 22, 2011
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    Passive-aggressive is the best of both worlds.

    It's like you're too cool for school.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Pwned!

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    It still baffles me that prominent sports muckrakers continue to refuse to acknowledge that the Hornets owners had every right to turn down a proposed trade they deemed not in their best interest. As if they are bound to do whatever the Flakers want. Baffling.
     
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  15. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I believe that's what's called a win:win situation.

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    I don't get why the Chris Paul non-trade to the Lakers was at all controversial at the time... but at THIS point, when the Hornets got a much better deal later? Clearly Stern made the right call in the interests of the Hornets.

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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    The proverbial 'two birds with one stone'.
     
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    Stern pwns cowherd. So far this season, I have given some props to Stern. He made a great GM. Too bad for NO, he is still an NBA commish. He probably would have built a solid team for them.
     
    magnifier661, Dec 22, 2011
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    Stern is so pompous...but that was rather delicious.
     
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    The criticism of Stern came from an 'anonymous' source within the Hornet organization who leaked that the trade to the Lakers was done, and that the league had approved. At that point, Dan Gilbert wrote his letter to Stern, and supposedly the NBA and Stern reconsidered the deal and stopped it, with three different reasons for doing it within the first hour.

    So, the story from the source was that Stern acting as the NO "owner" was a cover-up, because the league had approved the trade prior to some other owners objecting to it. Hence, the reason the deal was killed was because of other owners, and not Stern acting as an owner.

    Stern is a very skilled lawyer, and I certainly wouldn't take anything he says at face value. There is at least some smoke to this story, still, no matter what spin Stern puts on it now. Without the NO source, I'd be willing to believe Stern 100%.
     
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