GMGreggor
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Post by GMGreggor on Apr 1, 2008 20:50:43 GMT -5
And I would bet pretty good money if teams tried to do this in any professional league even if there was'nt a rule in place disciplinary measures would be taken. And then the two teams that get punished would sue the league and would EASILY win. The CBA would never allow the NBA to do that. Well, not that it really matters but I think you're wrong there. The CBA is an agreement between the league and the players. This I dont think would be a CBA issue. This is a league owners/management fairplay issue. The 2 teams would be under the umbrella of the lg hiearchy. If they want to continue to have that little NBA logo and be affiliated with the NBA they have to follow whatever the commisioner/league decides is in it's best interests. As a matter of fact if they tried to pursue this in court I'd bet there would be a pretty substantial countersuit by the other teams in the league as well as the lg. You'd be opening yourself up to a lot of stuff there potentially.
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A2J
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Post by A2J on Apr 1, 2008 21:04:20 GMT -5
Greg wins.
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Post by AllStar0608 on Apr 1, 2008 21:16:59 GMT -5
And then the two teams that get punished would sue the league and would EASILY win. The CBA would never allow the NBA to do that. Well, not that it really matters but I think you're wrong there. The CBA is an agreement between the league and the players. This I dont think would be a CBA issue. This is a league owners/management fairplay issue. The 2 teams would be under the umbrella of the lg hiearchy. If they want to continue to have that little NBA logo and be affiliated with the NBA they have to follow whatever the commisioner/league decides is in it's best interests. As a matter of fact if they tried to pursue this in court I'd bet there would be a pretty substantial countersuit by the other teams in the league as well as the lg. You'd be opening yourself up to a lot of stuff there potentially. Not true. Its just like how Odell Thurman and the Bengals filed the case against the NFL with help from the people with disabilities act. The leagues commissioners in sports do NOT have total control. The Owners and Players would NEVER be a part of the league. The CBA contains the power in the system for all parties. These CBAs are hundreds of pages. The other teams would NEVER sue against 2 teams who felt they were getting screwed by the league because it would ruin the CBA and give the power to the players and the league because the owners wouldnt be united. Then a lot more revenue would be put towards player salaries at some point. Owners have to stay united, so if 2 teams felt they were getting the shaft the other teams would jump behind or at least not go against and stay out of it. David Stern's powers are checked. It isnt a dictatorship. David Stern is amazing actually. He was able to get the salary cap in a great position in the NBA and he got the power balanced quite a bit so that everyone would be happy and agree. If the NFL and MLB would do the kind of stuff that David Stern did in the NBA their leagues would be a lot better quickly and NFL is already strong now but would get even stronger.
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GMGreggor
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Post by GMGreggor on Apr 1, 2008 21:31:27 GMT -5
You are talking about a player vs. the lg,commisioner issue. It is not close to the same thing.
This would be an agreement between 2 clubs owners/GM's vs the lg. When you buy stakes in a league,you sign an agreement to abide by it's rules which would include judgements in certain cases which may not be covered by the rules. When you buy a KFC restaurant. you agree to cook the chicken as per their standards. You cant just decide to use your own recipe so long as you want that picture of the Colonel on your sign. It's in essence the same thing.You are waaay off base here.
On one point however you are most likely right, the chances of a team filing suit against the lg would be slim to none. The rewards would not be worth the risks,so you'd lose a draft pick. Thats a hell of a lot lighter than the lg maybe folding. What good would that do you then?
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