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[Ghost of Podkolzin]

I respectfully disagree. Silver has led the league to catastrophic viewership rates. Has allowed the league to become politicized, which inherently divides the viewership. And I have zero critiques about the actual politics regarding it.  But like Michael Jordan said, republicans buy sneakers too, and Silver has polarized his viewership. I don’t think that’s the main reason why viewership is down, but it is up there. 

Then he’s bastardized the history of the league by allowing ads on jerseys. All so these rich owners could get a few extra million which in comparison is chump change for eye sores on jerseys. He then allowed ads to be shown DURING the game while free throws were taken!!

And his most grave sin, was allowing gambling to enter the league. It’s so ridiculous that every single place you look, the league is promoting gambling. It’s so pervasive that players are saying it’s affecting them and we’ve already had a lifetime ban from a player betting on himself.

He’s a bad commissioner every way I see it. But he’s made the owners a lot of money so he’s kept around.

Completely respect your opinion, but...

Politics... If politics shouldn't be part of the game, why the National Anthem?  Among the second verse "No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave".  If singing a song which contains lines about terrorizing slaves so they don't flee isn't "political" (160 years too late), I'm not sure what is.  

I'm also a soccer fan, so the ads on jerseys my response to was "about time".

Gambling... to me that's like people thinking certain crimes are up (that aren't) simply because it's covered more.  I lived in NOLA during the point shaving scandal.  Where gambling is dangerous is when you leave it in the dark.

How can he be a bad commissioner every way, but made the owners a lot of money?  ie more revenue...   from fans???