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Convinced that Pop has something against national tv
Or am I just crazy
Or am I just crazy
The 2014-2015 NBA Season Thread. Lock It Up Please: The Golden State Warriors Are The Champions
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thats awesome
hope it works out for you
dont give up hope though, if a few more of our guys get hurt you might be able to make this lakers roster
Yup. Keep playing man.
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wtf?
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the fix is in
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might actually end up watching a game
might actually end up watching a game
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tyson looks so much different that when i last saw him play for the knicks 
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No, he has something against the ridiculous demands of the NBA schedule and he understands the importance of rest more than most.
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Moreso that he cares more about the well being of his team than the leagues crazy scheduling demands
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Rest? You're an NBA player.
You are paid to play 82 games.
Play. Just play. No excuses. You have all day to rest. All they ask is to play for 20-40 minutes a night.
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the spurs dont care what you think
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Where's that article about flying, switching time zones, lack of sleep etc that makes rest even more crucial
That lockout season was something else
That lockout season was something else
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pop and the spurs can do whatever they want. if you are afraid they wont play, dont buy a ticket.
rockets definitely didnt have complaints
rockets definitely didnt have complaints
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No excuses except what science and medicine tells us.
Stop making sense man, stop.
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Genuinely have the utmost respect for what the Spurs do and it's obvious that what they do and how they go about doing it is very successful.
However it still doesn't make it right. Pretty sure "rest" isn't an adequate reason to not report to work. Granted, this type of work is obviously a bit more physically demanding, but this is what you signed up for when you made a decision to play in the NBA. Point blank.
Is the scheduling with the back to backs, 4 in 5's, etc. a bit harsh? Yes. But IMO the fans don't need to suffer because you feel that your star players need "rest" at certain points in the season. As I said, fans pay their hard earned money sometimes months in advance to see teams and certain players play. It is not fair to them and to basically say "the hell with the fan" is not right, not right at all.
I do think the scheduling is a bit harsh and it should be altered, but until then as a pro you have to deal with it. Not reporting for work because of "rest" is unprofessional to me.
However it still doesn't make it right. Pretty sure "rest" isn't an adequate reason to not report to work. Granted, this type of work is obviously a bit more physically demanding, but this is what you signed up for when you made a decision to play in the NBA. Point blank.
Is the scheduling with the back to backs, 4 in 5's, etc. a bit harsh? Yes. But IMO the fans don't need to suffer because you feel that your star players need "rest" at certain points in the season. As I said, fans pay their hard earned money sometimes months in advance to see teams and certain players play. It is not fair to them and to basically say "the hell with the fan" is not right, not right at all.
I do think the scheduling is a bit harsh and it should be altered, but until then as a pro you have to deal with it. Not reporting for work because of "rest" is unprofessional to me.
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If the spurs way of preserving players ultimately leads into the cutting out preseason and starting the season in mid october (Thereby cutting out back to backs and a lot of the 4 game in 5 nights) then I'm all for it however
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I understand what you're saying, but in my opinion the onus is on the league to fix the problem, not the Spurs.
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It's not a problem though. Pop can get away with it because he's been successful. Players used to take pride in being able to play a full season. It's a joke as well as the notion is of them wanting less games in the first place.
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