^UPDATE: 'Generallissimo' Stern fines Spurs $250,000 for sitting players; Justified? - Page 6

**ragman** · 12-03-2012, 11:19 AM

I think the Spurs and the Heat play each other again on March 31 in SA. What if Spoelstra decides to sit Bosh, Bron Bron, and Wade for that game? Fans who have tickets for that game in SA would throw a fit!

**Reg** · 12-06-2012, 03:05 PM

How Spurs could have avoided Stern's wrath

08:02 AM ET 12.06 | Commissioner David Stern added some transparency to his hardline stance against San Antonio. [While in New Orleans, Stern] fielded some questions about the $250,000 fine he handed the Spurs for resting Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green against the Heat a week ago. Stern defended his action and hinted that he might have intervened to prevent the benchings had the Spurs informed him of their intent before sending the players home from Orlando. "The beauty of that is I don't know," Stern said. "It depends. I said it's the totality of the circumstances. I would suggest to you if we had been notified it wouldn't have happened. So maybe from their perspective they did the right thing, but not from mine."

San Antonio Express-News

**LMD** · 12-06-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Reg

. I would suggest to you if we had been notified it wouldn't have happened.

So, why does Pop get paid then? Fire him and let Stern coach.

12-06-2012, 03:05 PM	#42
Reg Ray's #2 Hero/Gramps HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pontiac,MI Posts: 39,316 Reputation: 1285 My Mood: : $303068	How Spurs could have avoided Stern's wrath 08:02 AM ET 12.06 \| Commissioner David Stern added some transparency to his hardline stance against San Antonio. [While in New Orleans, Stern] fielded some questions about the $250,000 fine he handed the Spurs for resting Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green against the Heat a week ago. Stern defended his action and hinted that he might have intervened to prevent the benchings had the Spurs informed him of their intent before sending the players home from Orlando. "The beauty of that is I don't know," Stern said. "It depends. I said it's the totality of the circumstances. I would suggest to you if we had been notified it wouldn't have happened. So maybe from their perspective they did the right thing, but not from mine." San Antonio Express-News __________________

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12-03-2012, 11:19 AM	#41
ragman Senior Member Casual Fan Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 448 Reputation: 48 : $4475	I think the Spurs and the Heat play each other again on March 31 in SA. What if Spoelstra decides to sit Bosh, Bron Bron, and Wade for that game? Fans who have tickets for that game in SA would throw a fit!

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