Official 2016-2017 NBA Season Thread - NBA rules Chris Bosh has a career ending injury

[buc em]

If you only attend NBA games when superstars come to town you aren't a true NBA fan.

Somewhere in that crowd last night there was a family with not much money that had to save up just to be able to get tickets to that game to be able to see LeBron and Kyrie in person for the first time. They not true NBA fans because they don't have season tickets?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

You understand teams can just SAY their players are sick and "rest" them right.

Again, there is no way to enforce that rule

 

[a-friend]

Of course I understand that.
Stop acting like this is some rubix cube type puzzle to figure out or maneuver around.

Again, this isn't some micro manage rule.

It would be put in place to make it official that "resting" is against company policy.

If Coaches want to lie and say 4 players have the flu 5 minutes before or after tipoff then that's what they'll do, but what they won't be doing is telling the reporters that they are resting 4 guys because of a b2b or 3/4 or 4/5 night games all while saying "yes they're healthy, they're just "resting" "

 

[antidope]

If someone is sick they don't play, simple.

The rule wouldn't be some "micro manage" to tell coaches how to police their teams if someone is sick or injured.

The rule would be to keep teams from resting 4players that aren't sick and aren't injured.

You have Coaches that are blatantly telling you they are "resting" players, that can be policed without micro managing like you are suggesting Antidope

You don't know if they're sick or not though nor would the league. Someone says they're hurt, then that is it, and they won't play.

So now we're gonna be ok with everyone just lying to the public?

 

[a-friend]

Dude.
You guys are too simple.
Oh well.

 

[Mr.Guy]

Somewhere in that crowd last night there was a family with not much money that had to save up just to be able to get tickets to that game to be able to see LeBron and Kyrie in person for the first time. They not true NBA fans because they don't have season tickets?

First world problems...

 

[addict4sneakers]

Just have the rockets, thunder, Bucks, and wizards play every Saturday night.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Dude, you keep saying it isn't micro-managing. How is telling a coach/gm/player/team the conditions in which they ARE allowed to rest THEIR players NOT micro-managing.

Not sure you understand what micro-managing is. You have misused it 3 times in the last hour.

Point blank, they can do what they want and will continue to do so. There isn't a rule that can't be circumvented to prevent resting.

I feel for the fans that spend thejr money though, I do. But nothing can be done here

 

[mister friendly]

I don't think you should get mad at players resting.

These players play harder than any era before in the history of the NBA.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I don't think you should get mad at players resting.

These players play harder than any era before in the history of the NBA.

And how do you measure that? [emoji]129300[/emoji]

 

[antidope]

Making this a polarizing issue is a mistake. Lets complain about something that has no answer, and rile up the public in the process, so when no answer is provided they get even more upset. Genius.

The league would be better off going and putting the muzzle on the commentators.

 

[rbk93]

Really no way you can stop players from resting.  They'll probably just fake an injury if they can't just say it's for "rest."

 

[hardens beard]

Wrestling night was

Lol at us winning as soon as we sit Parsons for the year. Would've saved ourselves about 5 L's if we did this sooner like everyone wanted.

Now that the finesse gawd is on the shelf, strike the rockets wanting the grizzlies in the 1st round.

 

[hardens beard]

Just put guys who wanna play on prime time. Put OKC on every Saturday and reward Westbrook and any other star who plays every night.

Punishing these guys ain't gonna make them play. The next best thing is to reward the guys who are playing every night.

 

[big j 33]

Regardless, the players union wouldn't agree to that at all. Or if the rule was somehow imposed without approval, it would be an immediate issue at the next CBA negotiations.

 

[tyevvyotcu]

maybe the league should stop putting teams on the second night of a b2b on prime time tv

 

[mister friendly]

maybe the league should stop putting teams on the second night of a b2b on prime time tv

Ding ding!

 

[hardens beard]

That back to back stuff ain't no excuse.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Westbrook 32/10/8 on zero days rest
Harden 31/8/12 on zero days rest

Rest is for suckers

 

[tyevvyotcu]

neither one of them will be playing in june

 

[rbk93]

We don't know that.  I sure as hell don't want to see another Warriors/Cavs rematch this season.

 

[addict4sneakers]

neither one of them will be playing in june

June ain't promised, B.

Neither of them are playing alongside all stars.

 

[hardens beard]

And neither will one of San Antonio or golden state.

 

[a-friend]

I'm pretty sure you don't understand micro managing TBH.

Putting a rule into place and then closely overseeing it anyway because you don't feel it's being followed would be a pretty damn precise example of Micro managing.

Putting a rule in place because someone you pay to play Basketball isn't playing Basketball, and you want them to play because that's what you pay them for isn't micro managing.
Thats business, period.
Being a company and wanting your employees to do what you pay them for, isn't micro managing.

Yea, you have know idea what micro managing is.
Take a lap bro.
And start all over.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

If they claim injury make them provide a doctor's note from a league sanctioned doc, not a team doctor. If it turns out there's nothing there, no game check. If you're not gonna play and nothing's wrong, why should you get paid? Make me the commissioner. I know how to get **** done