Comments on: Kobe Has to Play http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-106669 David Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:22:40 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-106669 David Stern is the reason the NBA is as successful as it its. Mass marketing and PR is the major attribution to the success of the NBA. Is it because the players are that much better. I think not. I mean sure you've got tremendous athletic talent in the NBA today and you had tremendous athletic talent in the NBA in yesteryears league. The difference is Marketing. Is the BIG MAC really that much better than the whopper? I think not...if you cannot market your product then it really doesn't matter how good you product is. As to David Stern running a monarchy....there's is a reason why the NBA All-Star game is the most popular All Star Game of all major sports. This too is a part of marketing...it may seem meaningless to the individual teams but it may be the single most important game to the league as a whole (check the ratings). Ultimately the means justify the ends. Means: Everybody plays if they are able to. Ends: Non-college graduates are rewarded for their athletic abilities and receive multi-million dollar, multi-year contracts to play basketball. If I were Kobe, my only response to David Stern would be "Thank you." David Stern is the reason the NBA is as successful as it its. Mass marketing and PR is the major attribution to the success of the NBA. Is it because the players are that much better. I think not. I mean sure you’ve got tremendous athletic talent in the NBA today and you had tremendous athletic talent in the NBA in yesteryears league. The difference is Marketing. Is the BIG MAC really that much better than the whopper? I think not…if you cannot market your product then it really doesn’t matter how good you product is. As to David Stern running a monarchy….there’s is a reason why the NBA All-Star game is the most popular All Star Game of all major sports. This too is a part of marketing…it may seem meaningless to the individual teams but it may be the single most important game to the league as a whole (check the ratings). Ultimately the means justify the ends. Means: Everybody plays if they are able to. Ends: Non-college graduates are rewarded for their athletic abilities and receive multi-million dollar, multi-year contracts to play basketball. If I were Kobe, my only response to David Stern would be “Thank you.”

]]> By: kid juicey http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23985 kid juicey Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:57:26 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23985 is issue 39 on newstands yet ? is issue 39 on newstands yet ?

]]> By: kobeef http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23652 kobeef Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:07:56 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23652 Anyway - forget Kobe for now - the news of the day is that the Hawks just got Mike Bibby from the Kings for a bunch of expiring contracts and Sheldon--freakin--Williams. Talk about robbery....the Kings got nothing for him. LeBron ust be going out of his mind watching this shit happen around him...Also, it is pretty east to see that the rest of the GM's are working to make sure the Cavs suck and they have a chance to get lebron when he leaves Anyway – forget Kobe for now – the news of the day is that the Hawks just got Mike Bibby from the Kings for a bunch of expiring contracts and Sheldon–freakin–Williams.

Talk about robbery….the Kings got nothing for him.

LeBron ust be going out of his mind watching this shit happen around him…Also, it is pretty east to see that the rest of the GM’s are working to make sure the Cavs suck and they have a chance to get lebron when he leaves

]]> By: dagwaller http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23651 dagwaller Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:05:43 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23651 I don't know how much I agree with it, but you can see how the stars of today have been treating the Olympics - they're afraid of getting hurt, so they just don't play. You don't even get a gold medal for winning the All-star game - why WOULD anyone show up? Mrcanadian, how many other jobs are there where you get paid millions to play a game, while wearing shorts and a tank top, on tv, all while having thousands if not millions people cheering you on? Plus endorsement money? If I had a thousand fans cheering for me at work, and they voted me as the best ____ worker, and wanted me to spend one extra day doing what I do, even if I didn't do my best that day, I wouldn't let a headache or busted pinky get in my way. I don’t know how much I agree with it, but you can see how the stars of today have been treating the Olympics – they’re afraid of getting hurt, so they just don’t play. You don’t even get a gold medal for winning the All-star game – why WOULD anyone show up?

Mrcanadian, how many other jobs are there where you get paid millions to play a game, while wearing shorts and a tank top, on tv, all while having thousands if not millions people cheering you on? Plus endorsement money? If I had a thousand fans cheering for me at work, and they voted me as the best ____ worker, and wanted me to spend one extra day doing what I do, even if I didn’t do my best that day, I wouldn’t let a headache or busted pinky get in my way.

]]> By: kobeef http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23650 kobeef Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:02:58 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23650 I king of see the NBA's point. If Kobe was going to get surgery to fix his twisted finger I am sure they would let him do that....but...the fact that he wants to take the ASG off even though he played last week and will play next week.... I'd take that as a suggestion from Kobe that he can play thorugh the pain when he wants to....it teling the fans you don't want to play in the ASG (and being given the OK to skip it) would set an example that many other players would like to follow. I king of see the NBA’s point.
If Kobe was going to get surgery to fix his twisted finger I am sure they would let him do that….but…the fact that he wants to take the ASG off even though he played last week and will play next week….

I’d take that as a suggestion from Kobe that he can play thorugh the pain when he wants to….it teling the fans you don’t want to play in the ASG (and being given the OK to skip it) would set an example that many other players would like to follow.

]]> By: sans http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23649 sans Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:28:19 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23649 Jim Gray? C'mon, Stuart Scott is the ultimate wannabe cool guy. He's fairly annoying at it. Oh, and they did the same thing to Chuck back in the day. Jim Gray? C’mon, Stuart Scott is the ultimate wannabe cool guy. He’s fairly annoying at it. Oh, and they did the same thing to Chuck back in the day.

]]> By: MajaLeeg http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23648 MajaLeeg Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:21:28 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23648 What happened with Sean Williams and LaMarcus Aldridge after the Rookie-Soph game? What happened with Sean Williams and LaMarcus Aldridge after the Rookie-Soph game?

]]> By: Adrian Zapata http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23643 Adrian Zapata Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:02:34 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23643 Im guessing Jim Gray? Im guessing Jim Gray?

]]> By: mrcanadian http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23642 mrcanadian Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:58:18 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23642 not surprised. the nba/david stern is pretty much run like a dictatorship. sure players make the money, but whatever stern says goes. from the dress code, to suspensions, to participating in the olympics and all star games. imagine any other job where your boss tells you, you have to come in even though you are hurt/sick. not allowed. they can suggest that you come in, but you wouldn't get fired for it if you have a valid reason. in the nba...nope, stern has that power. it's pretty much unconstitutional. not surprised. the nba/david stern is pretty much run like a dictatorship. sure players make the money, but whatever stern says goes. from the dress code, to suspensions, to participating in the olympics and all star games.

imagine any other job where your boss tells you, you have to come in even though you are hurt/sick. not allowed. they can suggest that you come in, but you wouldn’t get fired for it if you have a valid reason. in the nba…nope, stern has that power. it’s pretty much unconstitutional.

]]> By: word http://dimemag.com/2008/02/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-23637 word Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:46:07 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/16/kobe-has-to-play-in-the-all-star-game/#comment-23637 lol which tv reporter was that cuz I can think of like 5 who try too hard lol which tv reporter was that cuz I can think of like 5 who try too hard

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