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RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - JamesConway - 10-08-2019
Unpopular opinion and it doesn't sem like it will become an option: but if the Rockets were to fire Morey then holy smokes, that would be an opportunity for us to upgrade our front office significantly Imo. Luka + KP, a 1st at the 2020 draft, Brunson, Jackson.....I'd love to see what Morey could do with a roster like that.
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - fifteenth - 10-08-2019
(10-08-2019, 11:08 AM)JamesConway Wrote: Unpopular opinion ...
(10-08-2019, 11:08 AM)JamesConway Wrote: ...upgrade our front office ...
It turned out that Rosas didn't want to work for Donnie. Morey might not want to do that either.
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - ClutchDirk - 10-08-2019
As of February of 2018, NBA China was valued at more than $4 billion or $133 million in value for each of the 30 teams, according to Mike Ozanian of Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2018/02/26/mark-tatum-talks-about-the-nbas-enormous-success-in-china/
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - SleepingHero - 10-08-2019
(10-08-2019, 11:08 AM)JamesConway Wrote: Unpopular opinion and it doesn't sem like it will become an option: but if the Rockets were to fire Morey then holy smokes, that would be an opportunity for us to upgrade our front office significantly Imo. Luka + KP, a 1st at the 2020 draft, Brunson, Jackson.....I'd love to see what Morey could do with a roster like that.If Morey wants to be an assistant GM then sure.
I think Donnie is on par, arguably better GM than Morey. Donnie rebuilt this team by trading for 2 superstars. Donnie also found Dirk. Wanted Giannis.
Morey's only real success has been trading for Harden. It's was a helluva trade but Donnie has had 20 years of success.
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - ClutchDirk - 10-09-2019
https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/1181837852558217216
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - fifteenth - 10-09-2019
(10-09-2019, 08:17 AM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/1181837852558217216
Dear China,
Why overreact so much? Chill a bit. Don't kill your citizens for what goes on inside their own heads, and instead, relax and watch a little basketball.
Sincerely,
Fifteenth Man
P.S. If you want to be communist so that you can have more control over your people and consolidate the country's wealth inside of the party, we get that, but at least let them watch basketball...and stop killing them.
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - dirkfansince1998 - 10-09-2019
Anyone thinking that this might have an impact on the salary cap in the next few seasons?
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - Kammrath - 10-09-2019
(10-09-2019, 08:47 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Anyone thinking that this might have an impact on the salary cap in the next few seasons?
That is a SUPER interesting question.....and my guess is YES, it would if China really breaks their connections to the NBA. People in the NBA wouldn't be responding with "kid gloves" if they didn't fear significant loss in revenue.
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - ThunderMav - 10-09-2019
Good hope they cancel all games over there. Europe provides more players anyway should be having more/all PS there.
https://twitter.com/gogowachs/status/1181765079697633281
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - ThunderMav - 10-10-2019
https://twitter.com/ThunderND/status/1182326918017929222
https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1182290925109891073
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - Kammrath - 10-10-2019
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1182259937386389504
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1182268022473547782
https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1182092945366962177
RE: NEWS: Morey makes controversial statement about China...will he lose his job? - ClutchDirk - 10-10-2019
(10-10-2019, 02:07 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1182259937386389504THJ chances of being traded to a cash strapped team more likely next off-season...
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1182268022473547782
https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1182092945366962177
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - ThunderMav - 10-10-2019
Good. Go to India or Africa instead screw China
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - Kammrath - 10-10-2019
https://twitter.com/HernandezJavier/status/1182286290621874177
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - fifteenth - 10-10-2019
So they don't want to lose the NBA, just put the NBA in it's place (subservient to the party)
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - Tyler - 10-10-2019
Translation: China recognizes that they're losing control of the situation. They figured they could bully the league and owners, but they forgot that they don't control the US population. The first time fans organize at a nationally televised NBA game to all visibly and vocally support Hong Kong, the genie will be out of the bottle and neither the NBA nor the Chinese government will be able to silence it. And if the only solution for the Chinese is to ban the nation's favorite sport, I don't think that's going to go over very well with the population no matter how they try to spin it.
Neither China nor the league wants that, so I absolutely bet they'd collectively like for all of this to go away. The question is whether it's too late.
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - SleepingHero - 10-10-2019
(10-10-2019, 03:53 PM)fifteenth Wrote: So they don't want to lose the NBA, just put the NBA in it's place (subservient to the party)Which is insane to me.
A communist totalitarian government is strong arming an American company for not agreeing with its ideals. NBA should just walk away.
It will hurt in the short-term but long term the NBA doesn't have to appease censorship. It's a slippery slope. If you let China dictate what you can tweet, then what's stopping them from pulling the same stuff if lets just say Lebron said in a press conference that Xi was awful and China is terrible?
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - ThunderMav - 10-10-2019
This topic won’t just go away. Not when the NBA harped on social issues and even banned a state from hosting ASG. Not when coaches like Kerr and Pops lash out at POTUS yet are silent now. Not when commish said he encouraged players to “speak out”.
But now they are censoring our own reporters and others? No way this goes away. Had they stopped it a few years ago then sure, that would be consistent. But all the sudden they decide to play dumb? Its going to get louder.
Really great article go to link to read the whole thing:
In recent years, the NBA has become famously political. During the heyday of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA permitted players to wear slogan-printed T-shirts in support, and stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul spoke out loudly on the issue.
The Sacramento Kings actually announced a partnership with the local branch of the movement. And NBA players have had little problem denouncing President Trump, whom James called a "bum."
In 2017, Commissioner Adam Silver actually tried to blackmail the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, by pulling the All-Star Game, all in an attempt to restore the so-called "bathroom bill" for transgender people.
The NBA has reaped the benefit from its benevolent attitude toward left-leaning social activism, too. Silver, like former Commissioner David Stern before him, has been praised ad infinitum by the press, compared favorably to that alleged corporate hobgoblin Roger Goodell of the NFL.
Silver told CNN just last year that "part of being an NBA player" is social activism and a "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important." Silver stated the league wants players to "be multi-dimensional people and fully participate as citizens." He specifically explained that the league had a role in ensuring that the situation remains "safe" for players afraid of suffering career blowback.
Then the NBA came up against its own corporate interests.
And the NBA caved.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ben-shapiro-the-nba-vs-china-social-activism-ends-at-home-this-is-what-really-motivates-the-league
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - LifeAquatic - 10-10-2019
(10-10-2019, 05:20 PM)SleepingHero Wrote:(10-10-2019, 03:53 PM)fifteenth Wrote: So they don't want to lose the NBA, just put the NBA in it's place (subservient to the party)Which is insane to me.
A communist totalitarian government is strong arming an American company for not agreeing with its ideals. NBA should just walk away.
It will hurt in the short-term but long term the NBA doesn't have to appease censorship. It's a slippery slope. If you let China dictate what you can tweet, then what's stopping them from pulling the same stuff if lets just say Lebron said in a press conference that Xi was awful and China is terrible?
I wish the players would just say what they want anyway. What is the NBA going to do, silence LeBron or Harden? They need their stars and its pretty clear what side of the issue the western democratic fans are on here..
RE: NEWS: China upset w/ NBA...teams planning for 20-21 salary cap to drop up to 15% - Hypermav - 10-10-2019
I wish China would ban me from watching the Cowboys some days. Seriously though, central government control of fandom...smh.