According to Detroit Pistons beat writer for the Detroit News Vincent Goodwill, Brooklyn Nets guard Jerry Stackhouse thinks the NBPA needs top-to-bottom change, meaning the removal of not only executive director Billy Hunter (who has been placed on indefinite leave by the NBPA following an investigation into nepotism and questionable business practices) but also former NBA guard and current NBPA union president Derek Fisher.
Stackhouse, who does not have a role in All-Star Weekend, will travel to Houston during the weekend to “make his voice heard” to the players.
You can read Goodwill’s full story here. Below are some select tweets from Goodwill on Stackhouse:
NBA vet @jerrystackhouse calls for Derek Fisher, Billy Hunter& the executive committee to go. “we need wholesale changes all the way around”
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
Stack: “everybody’s pointing the finger at Billy and rightfully so. at the same time we’ve sat and allowed those moves to be made.”
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
More Stack: “Derek has stepped up and has really tried to grab the reins but I think he has to go too. The whole system is flawed.”
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
Stackhouse said he’s making a trip to All-Star Weekend in Houston to speak to the players, to make his voice heard
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
Stack: “Billy’s talked so much about what he’s done. We have shorter salaries, a hard cap. Make sure you take credit for that, too.”
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
Stackhouse said the players should have a new committee/president/exec director in place when new commish Adam Silver takes office Feb 2014
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013
Stackhouse: “It’s too much happening behind closed doors. Start fresh, take a vote on everything.”
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 7, 2013