**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[equality]

Unless somewhere in the rulebook it states teams have to play their NBA stars if they're eligible, I don't see how the League are able to enforce anything. Sets the precedent that the NBA can really enforce any rule they want

 

[niceshoes247]

Unless somewhere in the rulebook it states teams have to play their NBA stars if they're eligible, I don't see how the League are able to enforce anything. Sets the precedent that the NBA can really enforce any rule they want

I paid good money to go see stars

 

[B Sox]

I legitimately don’t get the joke

Nobody wants to go listen to that blog boy stuff.

 

[ill steelo]

Don’t really understand the parallel. Those 3 guys didn’t want to play.

 

[addict4sneakers]

JR and Melo were malcontents. I don't know Parsons deal but I don't think he was trying to play. AD is a superstar who insists on playing and the reason people attend games. Big difference

Requesting a trade mid season is kind of malcontentish, maybe?

 

[B Sox]

JR and Melo were malcontents. I don't know Parsons deal but I don't think he was trying to play. AD is a superstar who insists on playing and the reason people attend games. Big difference

So publicly demanding a trade midseason isn't an action of a malcontent?

 

[P C H]

What’s the difference between rest and load management

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Requesting a trade mid season is kind of malcontentish, maybe?

I would call that a reach, sir

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

So publicly demanding a trade midseason isn't an action of a malcontent?

If you want to put what AD did (it wasn't public until the pelicans leaked it) on the same level as JR and melo's situations, feel free

 

[HIM]

I’m still trippin cuz I thought it was a wrap after Jarret Jack droped a #jackbomb a few months ago.

 

[amitt5504]

What’s the difference between rest and load management

You can BS "load management" to a random injury lol

 

[User 15002]

I thought the anti-resting policy and fines were directly tied to nationally televised games... No?

Frankly, if I'm the Pels, I suit him up, start him, and then play him on very limited minutes.

I'd dare the NBA to start reaching into regulating time he spends on the court.

Kill the man’s career averages.

 

[B Sox]

If you want to put what AD did (it wasn't public until the pelicans leaked it) on the same level as JR and melo's situations, feel free

I mean, what exactly did Melo do that made him a malcontent?

 

[essential1]

that's true, but the team is just so dysfunctional, it's hard to put the blame solely on him.

Dysfunctional or not. Team hasn’t gotten better 1 bit in 4 years, 3 of which he’s been the man

He plays nothing like him, but it feels very Melo-ish. Amazing scorer, can put it in the bucket, but is he making the team that much better.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I mean, what exactly did Melo do that made him a malcontent?

I don't know bro. Yall can act like you don't understand the politics and the difference between Anthony Davis and Jr smith all you want. The fact that nobody noticed or cared about those guys until it happens to AD says everything. Those guys aren't helping teams and nobody wants them

 

[HIM]

To this day I still wonder how Kawhi didn’t get fined for refusing to play after being cleared.

 

[lynchpin33]

What’s the difference between rest and load management

Nothing it's all a form of #Popoviching

 

[everysingletime]

Lol I just read the title of this thread.

If it's news that you shot a three, that's when you know all you should do when you hit the gym is practice jump shots.

I think Boban still leads Simmons in 3pta this season lmao

 

[amitt5504]

To this day I still wonder how Kawhi didn’t get fined for refusing to play after being cleared.

Because it was injury related to him sitting. Aint like the Spurs were the one's sitting him on purpose

 

[Moheezy]

So....Ingram plays worse with LeBron, yet the majority of his minutes are with Bron. That's just bad time management.

 

[HIM]

Because it was injury related to him sitting. Aint like the Spurs were the one's sitting him on purpose

I’m not saying the spurs should have been fined. Im saying he should have been. He was cleared for like two months and refused to play


Also, I hope the Suns give up on Booker like some people in here are doing. The division is already looking tough with GSW, Kings, and Clippers all in the playoff hunt. Don’t need the Suns to join the mix.

 

[amitt5504]

I’m not saying the spurs should have been fined. Im saying he should have been. He was cleared for like two months and refused to play


Also, I hope the Suns give up on Booker like some people in here are doing. The division is already looking tough with GSW, Kings, and Clippers all in the playoff hunt. Don’t need the Suns to join the mix.

I hear you lol but the same could be said for Fultz last year lol Difference is that Kawhi was away from the team, say if he was there and refused to play, then you can easily fine him

 

[B Sox]

I don't know bro. Yall can act like you don't understand the politics and the difference between Anthony Davis and Jr smith all you want. The fact that nobody noticed or cared about those guys until it happens to AD says everything. Those guys aren't helping teams and nobody wants them

Lol I understand that there is a difference. Just seems like a slippery slope for the league to basically decide to value it's players differently.

 

[drewsone]

So....Ingram plays worse with LeBron, yet the majority of his minutes are with Bron. That's just bad time management.

yeah he doesn't fit tbh lol he's a ball stopper and iso-centric. would see him literally use 18 seconds of the shot clock to dribble into his spot near the paint and fade away lol

Luke has to learn to stagger them.. idk how hard that is but hey im not an NBA coach

 

[B Sox]

yeah he doesn't fit tbh lol he's a ball stopper and iso-centric. would see him literally use 18 seconds of the shot clock to dribble into his spot near the paint and fade away lol

Luke has to learn to stagger them.. idk how hard that is but hey im not an NBA coach

Staggering seems to be an issue with many coaches in the league. Feel like it seems like common sense to us fans that it should be done.