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Baddy Chuck · Post #121 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:59 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:The league addressing the important issues

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The Michael Redd rule.

skbucks1985 · Post #122 » by **skbucks1985** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 11:22 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Adam Silver is the **** woooooorst.

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Adam Silver was asked about the rising cost to watch a season of NBA games as a fan of a particular team, considering all the games on either cable or streaming services. He said that there a bunch of games that will go on free, broadcast TV, and that fans can also consume the league in other ways besides watching games, noting that the NBA is a highlight league.

What this quote tells me and I believed it to be the case before I saw this but I feel even more strongly about it now is that we are about to be in year 1 of the NBA's new 11 year TV/streaming contract and that Adam Silver will retire at some point during this contract.

The NBA has seen a significant overall viewership drop during his tenure but that drop has been largely meaningless because it hasn't redounded to the detriment of the league in its TV contracts. I think at some point over the next decade there's going to be a realization that the NBA is an overvalued media property and we see a fairly significant drop in their next contract. But Silver's going to be gone by that point and the next person is the one who is going to shoulder the blame for that.

blazza18 · Post #123 » by **blazza18** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 11:54 pm

I thought they tweaked that rule last season :dontknow:

Ron Swanson · Post #124 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:02 am

Imagine completely brushing off legitimate fan concerns about sky-rocketing streaming costs and how the league is pricing out the average fan while also echoing "let them eat cake" vibes. Silver is such a tone deaf moron.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #125 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 3:51 am

MickeyDavis wrote:The league addressing the important issues

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This is a great change and hopefully it's retroactive. Now the NFL needs to stop counting spikes as pass attempts and kneel downs as rush attempts.

BroncoBuck · Post #126 » by **BroncoBuck** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:57 am

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Plausible deniability gone, but I’m sure Silver is going to give them the lightest slap on the wrist at this point. The irony of old Skeletor not having a back bone.

Plossum · Post #127 » by **Plossum** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 11:43 am

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Plausible deniability gone, but I’m sure Silver is going to give them the lightest slap on the wrist at this point. The irony of old Skeletor not having a back bone.

Maybe Ballmer really is that stupid :lol:

blazza18 · Post #128 » by **blazza18** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:29 pm

There’s your smoking gun. Unbelievable reporting from Pablo and his team.

braindazer · Post #129 » by **braindazer** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:57 pm

Could you imagine if that was the Bucks that tried pulling that fast one ?

Post #130 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:14 pm

Just incredible reporting.

Matches Malone · Post #131 » by **Matches Malone** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:34 pm

braindazer wrote:Could you imagine if that was the Bucks that tried pulling that fast one ?

Silver would probably make them move to Seattle because he hates small markets.

Post #132 » by **paulpressey25** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:39 pm

Pablo is just diabolical. He lured Ballmer into the Ramona interview trap. And then drops the hammer.

Strip him of ownership. That would be the penalty that would hurt the most.

FrieAaron · Post #133 » by **FrieAaron** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:00 pm

Coming up with some other explanation than the obvious was already stretching credulity to it's limit. It's just straight up impossible now.

BUCKnation · Post #134 » by **BUCKnation** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:28 pm

Episode also shows why it was so easy for Pablo to get so many witnesses willing to say something. They were putting this no show kawhi deal over employee payroll.

MoreTrife · Post #135 » by **MoreTrife** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 3:20 pm

See Silver's comments?
"While acknowledging that he has “very broad powers” to punish the Clippers, Ballmer and Leonard if the league determines that the franchise defied NBA rules and circumvented the salary cap, Silver told reporters after a board of governors meeting Wednesday that he would be “reluctant to act” without substantial proof."

Nothing is going to happen. **** Silver.

raferfenix · Post #136 » by **raferfenix** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:31 pm

It’s not load management it’s extortion:

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emunney · Post #137 » by **emunney** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:27 pm

Should be clear that if the NBA investigation doesn't turn up more than Torre has, it's because they don't want it to.

BroncoBuck · Post #138 » by **BroncoBuck** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:48 pm

emunney wrote:Should be clear that if the NBA investigation doesn't turn up more than Torre has, it's because they don't want it to.

Onion headline “Internal Investigation Finds No Wrongdoing”

Post #139 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:17 pm

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Yup.

MoreTrife · Post #140 » by **MoreTrife** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 11:56 pm

The newest PTFO is great. The reporting on Dennis Wong being the only other owner and covering the late payment. I mean holy **** what more do you need Silver!?!?