An open letter to Adam Silver

Source: www.poundingtherock.com --- Friday, January 10, 2014
On February 1st, Adam Silver will replace David Stern as commissioner of the NBA. This seems like a good time for an avid NBA fan to deliver a few words of advice to the new league boss and show him how to make his first year in power really count. Must Reads An openletter to Tim Duncan Wes Thorne (Izee) After the 2012-2013 season ended, Wes Thorne wrote a very different kind of letter to our beloved Timmeh. If you missed it, do yourself a favor and check it out now. Must Reads An openletter to Tim Duncan What's up, Commissioner Silver? That sounds good doesn't it? Commissioner Adam Silver . Go ahead and let that simmer. I'm sure it feels good to take the helm, and you deserve it after all the work you've done to get here (which, I'm assuming, is more than emceeing the second round of the NBA Draft). You aren't officially commissioner yet but, as ESPN reported , the NBA board of governors will officially give you the keys to the magic kingdom in February. It's a big job, and all eyes will be on you early on to see how you handle it. But this isn't a Machiavellian letter filled with devious and quasi-legal ways to keep the throne. In fact, holding onto this position should be as easy as simply not rocking the boat. Being the head of one of the most popular sports leagues in the world might sound like a position of power but, truth be told, the power in the NBA rests in the hands of the owners -- and all they'll want is a clean tr ...