Comments on: Stern and Brand ponder new age limit rule

By: mamalickaboobooday

mamalickaboobooday — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:08:10 +0000

Who are you? I belive you know me b/c you are trying to bust my balls…which I am very much appreciative of. Unmask thyself dear friend. You're someone in b-town, yes, but not much else is revealed…

Who art thou???

By: keithr812

keithr812 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:03:54 +0000

MAMALICKABOOBOODAY ,AFTER READING YOUR COMMENT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD HAVE PAID A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION IN ENGLISH. I'VE SEEN 3RD GRADERS WHO CAN PUT FULL SENTENCES TOGETHER. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, ITS SPELLED THERE, NOT THE. COME ON MAN SERIOUSLY.

By: keithr812

keithr812 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:49:58 +0000

MY ONLY COMMENT IS I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S ACTUALLY A PHOTO THAT CAPTURES HOW MUCH OF A DOUCHEBAG MYLES BRAND REALLY IS. I'D STILL LIKE TO FIND THIS “man” IN A DARK ALLEY SOMEWHERE AND INTRODUCE HIS ANUS TO MY SIZE 13.

By: bz

bz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:27:34 +0000

a. i'll look at their resume, but if it only says high school, it gets weeded out.

b. it's not solely their age at all. i specifically said that it was because of their experience. it just so happens that because they are young, they don't happen to have that experience. it is my right as an employer to require a certain amount of experience.

you are right in that the union has a certain amount of power in whether or not this happens, but the fact of the matter is that the nba does have the right to require a certain amount of experience outside of high school.

By: mamalickaboobooday

mamalickaboobooday — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:08:10 +0000

Who art thou???

By: keithr812

keithr812 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:03:54 +0000

By: keithr812

keithr812 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:49:58 +0000

By: bz

bz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:27:34 +0000

By: B_MD

B_MD — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:37:30 +0000

Exactly, and for every Brad Miller there's 1,000 Todd Fuller's.

But the basic point is still that for every Kobe there isn't a DeAngelo Collins. I noted above that since 1995 (KG's draft year) 37 high school players have been drafted, and 31 were on a roster, plus Jonathan Bender would be if he hadn't gotten injured. 31-out-of-37 have remained in the league, that's an absurdly high rate.

By: SteveEyl

SteveEyl — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:54:39 +0000

You may turn down people every day, but if you did it:
A. before interviewing them or even seeing their resume
B. solely on the basis of their age (after they are emancipated adults), you might be in a little legal trouble

I think the answer is the union and the CBA, not the employer's right to hire/fire….