First sentence, it's quite clear you have no idea what you're talking about. You're out of your depth.
@ you trying to be clever and cherry-picking while embarrassing yourself with wrong information about pop and silly generalizations. Good job.
Andgar set himself up as a person who has a greater understanding of the game BECAUSE he played basketball. His experience as a player has jackshit significance And, yeah, if you're going to use "Some of you don't even play basketball" as a leading statement, it would be nice if your resume contained something more notable than your career on the blacktop. Playing Internationally, at the collegiate or NBA level? Definitely more of a unique perspective.
I'm not even going to bother with your stuff about Stern and Silver. It's just awful.