If you were David Stern . . .

ponder276 · Post #1 » by **ponder276** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:21 am

What would you change about the NBA?

Personally, I would get rid of the whole "fouling at the end of the game" strategy, which makes for very boring, very drawn out basketball. It could easily be eliminated by a rule change along the lines of:
"In the last 2 minutes of the game, when a team over the limit commits a non-shooting foul, instead of shooting two free throws and giving up possession of the ball, the fouled team will shoot only one free throw, but regardless of whether the free throw is made or not, the fouled team will keep possession, inbounding the ball from the sidelines."

GuyverX · Post #2 » by **GuyverX** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:24 am

If I were David Stern...I would resign.

Captain_Morgan · Post #3 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:30 am

If I were David Stern, I would strip naked and cut my wee wee off and bleed to death.

AgEnT50 · Post #4 » by **AgEnT50** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:18 am

Captain_Morgan wrote:If I were David Stern, I would strip naked and cut my wee wee off and bleed to death.

lol ouch

HarlemHeat37 · Post #5 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:31 am

I find "changing the L" to be overrated..there isn't much that needs to be changed, other than reffing the game better, which isn't something they can change easily..it would help if Stern and the refs didn't rig a title in 2002 though, that would give them more credibility in their effort to make it better..hopefully they try though..some people need to accept that it's a tough game to officiate though..

I've never found an NBA game to be boring..I don't watch teams like Memphis, because they don't interest me, but it's more because of their mediocrity..but when playoff-caliber teams are playing, I don't really see how a game can be boring to watch..

I would change the NBA's marketing and presentation though..luckily for us this year, we had the Celtics win a title..they are a class team with an unselfish superstar and great team play..they're lucky they played in Boston though, because it would have been different otherwise..the NBA needs to stop marketing guys with questionable pasts, and that can be considered bad role models to anybody..

ESPN's basketball coverage is also terrible..ABC as well, but not as bad..

DaDragicShow · Post #6 » by **DaDragicShow** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:56 am

If I was David Stern I would seriously commit suicide lol.

10scott10 · Post #7 » by **10scott10** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:58 am

give TNT exclusive broadcast rights to the NBA

Basketball1 · Post #8 » by **Basketball1** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:58 am

GuyverX wrote:If I were David Stern...I would resign.

ljp24 · Post #9 » by **ljp24** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:42 am

10scott10 wrote:give TNT exclusive broadcast rights to the NBA

Fantastic! Now the NBA isn't broadcasted on a local channel anymore. You're a genius

britblazerdude · Post #10 » by **britblazerdude** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:46 am

If I was David Stern I would stop spending money that NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION on the fricken WOMENS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION...

Post #11 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:24 am

To be honest, I'd call less touch fouls, and that would really be about it. Maybe give a little more breathing room on trading.

LOOSH · Post #12 » by **LOOSH** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:29 am

NOT MOVE TEAMS OUT OF HUGE MARKETS TO OKLAHOMA CITY.

Rasho Brezec · Post #13 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:34 am

I would get rid of the luxury tax and guaranteed contracts.

Roscoe Sheed · Post #14 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:46 pm

Refs need to be supervised by an independent entity so the fans don't rightly think that the league rigs outcomes. This is the one thing that I agree with Phil Jackson on

greenbeans · Post #15 » by **greenbeans** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:52 pm

go turn myself in for robbing the city of Seattle

mcmasterballer1 · Post #16 » by **mcmasterballer1** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:03 pm

greenbeans wrote:go turn myself in for robbing the city of Seattle

+1

TheSheriff · Post #17 » by **TheSheriff** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:20 pm

I would do away with restricted free agency.

BobbyLight · Post #18 » by **BobbyLight** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:25 pm

TheSheriff wrote:I would do away with restricted free agency.

So all the small market teams can lose their good players to LA, Miami or New York. It'd be just like baseball, and that's not a good thing.

jenn_gp · Post #19 » by **jenn_gp** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:25 pm

If I was David Stern, I would stop relocating teams with 41 years of history in it's city to a D-League market.

The, I'd retire cause I'm showing my age mentally and physically.

Prophet_C · Post #20 » by **Prophet_C** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:29 pm

Get rid of guaranteed contracts
Better reffing
Kick Nate Robinson out of the league.
Get rid of some franchises