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Post by sh17 on May 18, 2009 20:56:52 GMT -6
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Post by Bubba JD on May 18, 2009 21:25:40 GMT -6
LULZ!!!!!
hate to say it, but i agree with McMahon on this. he got the rights to use the building first. it's not his fault that the Nuggets aren't smart enough to plan ahead.
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Post by Hollywood on May 18, 2009 21:36:15 GMT -6
Not to mention that the Pepsi Arena is contractually obligated to rent the building out to Vinnie Mac, so they'd be breaching their contract if they give way to the game and force Vince to change things up on the fly. They could've easily gone to David Stern ahead of time and let them know that WWE has the building rented out so the NBA could've set the schedule accordingly.
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Post by sh17 on May 18, 2009 22:10:31 GMT -6
Man, the Nuggets run-ins with billionaires lately have been a problem. First Cuban pissed off K-Mart, now McMahon is mad at them and rightfully so. Let's hope Denver gets raked over the coals for this damn big blunder
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Post by fawn on May 19, 2009 15:41:24 GMT -6
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Post by freak on May 19, 2009 15:41:49 GMT -6
While I'm with ol' Vinnie Mac here, his beef is with the NBA, not with the Nuggets. And considering some of his hires, he should be the last person talking about bad business decisions (Scott Steiner, anyone?)  |
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Post by Hollywood on May 19, 2009 16:33:57 GMT -6
Vince's beef isn't solely with the NBA, other than the fact that they're standing behind Stan Kroenke and not accommodating the WWE in regards to the fact that they had the arena booked first and are trying to claim that the game can't be rescheduled. Vince's beef is also with Stan Kroenke, who didn't provide any provisions in the contract stating that a change of date for the event could be possible, and therefore is in breach of contract.
Why the NBA couldn't do a double-header on Tuesday night baffles me, seeing as that they could start the Cavs/Magic game at 6 PM Central, followed by Lakers/Nuggets. I mean, I've seen games start at 9 PM Central... in Dallas! It's perfectly doable for a double-header. But no, the NBA wants to puff their cow chests out there like the arrogant pricks that they are, thinking that they're untouchable. It's funny to see the occasional "real" sports fan try to use this as a soapbox to rail on wrestling and its fans. Those jocks will really feel dumb when it's finally revealed that the NBA is the biggest work of all the "real" sports.
And Fawn, as for that picture, good shtick! Where'd you find it?
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Post by freak on May 19, 2009 17:05:17 GMT -6
Who composes the schedule, the Nuggets or the NBA?
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Post by Hollywood on May 19, 2009 17:07:33 GMT -6
The NBA makes the schedule, but Stan Kroenke was the one that signed the contract with WWE and had more than enough time to tell David Stern that the Pepsi Center would be booked for May 25.
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Post by freak on May 19, 2009 18:19:36 GMT -6
The NBA makes the schedule, and as far as I'm concerned the discussion ends there.
Vince is ripping into the Nuggets, but he should be ripping into the Lakers for not finishing the Rockets off fast enough.
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Post by sh17 on May 19, 2009 18:42:11 GMT -6
Freak, not sure if that was schtick or not, but you're completely in the wrong here. If you're the owner of a professional sports team, and you think your team even has the slightest possibility of making the playoffs then you need to just blanket block it out until you find out otherwise. They reserved this event Aug 15 of LAST YEAR, and had a contract which was signed and agreed upon by both parties that yes this was the event we agreed upon. WWE is not breaching the contract by trying to claim what they agreed to and paid for in order to perform at the arena. Kroenke and his bunch is however, and it is such an idiotic oversight by them. You would think the team that occupies the arena comes first, and you would take them priority. Just saying
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Post by Bubba JD on May 19, 2009 21:04:39 GMT -6
While I'm with ol' Vinnie Mac here, his beef is with the NBA, not with the Nuggets. And considering some of his hires, he should be the last person talking about bad business decisions (Scott Steiner, anyone?) i have to disagree with you on this. the Nuggets were the ones who failed to rent the building out, ahead of time. if their owner has no faith in the team to make it this far, then WWE shouldn't be penalized. it was up to the Nuggets to plan things out ahead of time, not the NBA. the NBA can't remind the teams to make appropriate plans, in advance. what happened is a breach of contract, pure & simple. the Nuggets owner, who i must remind you, is also the owner of the building. he made the contract with WWE. he's in breach of the contract. no two ways around it. you can't just back out of a contract because you made a fuck-up. contracts would be worthless if people could do that without reprecussions. how would you like it if someone backed out of a legally binding contract with you, because they didn't have the forsight to plan better? |
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Post by freak on May 19, 2009 21:30:37 GMT -6
I repeat...Vince's problem should be with the NBA for scheduling, not with the arena management.
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Post by sh17 on May 19, 2009 21:45:17 GMT -6
No, again his beef is not with the NBA. They make their schedule regardless of what owners do with their buildings. This is negligence on the part of the Nuggets owner, who should have taken into account all possibilities his team could have been put in. This is a simple contract between the owner of the Pepsi Center(which is the Kroenke Group) and the WWE, the NBA has no involvement whatsoever.
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Post by freak on May 19, 2009 22:21:05 GMT -6
...except for the fact that they drew up the schedule for the playoffs and the Nuggets didn't.
Not to say Vince doesn't have a right to be mad. His anger is misplaced.
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