Should Pro Athletes Party/Club During the Playoffs? Why/Why Not? - Explain Your Answers

[DCAllAfrican]

Yes it is inspired from the Jalen Rose 5/17 Podcast. (JR Smith)

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[jumpmanpro97]

they should have the choice to party, if they were really serious about winning I think they shouldn't party. But look at Michael Jordan what were the stories about him gambling in atlantic city the night before playoff games.

 

[651akathepaul]

It's there choice, so whatever. Doesn't look good though. I know I wouldn't.

Being eliminated from the the playoffs is different. Party on!

 

[jj watt]

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

 

[you big dummy]

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[jjs07]

if it doesn't affect your play, party on...

If you pull a JR Smith, you deserve the scrutiny.

*Not the night before a game tho

 

[DCAllAfrican]

if it doesn't affect your play, party on...

If you pull a JR Smith, you deserve the scrutiny.

*Not the night before a game tho

But how does one determine whether or not play if affected? Because the assumptions can ALWAYS be made that, "If ____ didn't party he could have played better."

 

[nikekid6]

personally think its different for diff sports/ people.

all bodies react different
i ran track so it was a HELL NO
but for bball i dnt see why not. u got all day to sober up.
baseball... eh maybe not because of timing.
football... anyone but the QB lol
soccer... all that running may be a good way to puke which may be needed

 

[leclutchjames]

I mean JR could've just had an off night? It's happened before

Knicks are a Team, they didnt lose because JR and JR only

 

[bigmike23]

if it doesn't affect your play, party on...

If you pull a JR Smith, you deserve the scrutiny.

*Not the night before a game tho

But how does one determine whether or not play if affected? Because the assumptions can ALWAYS be made that, "If ____ didn't party he could have played better."

so this going to turn into a classic DC thread where you question and 2nd guess anyones response?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

so this going to turn into a classic DC thread where you question and 2nd guess anyones response?

Reported for disrespecting my religion. No man can predict the future.

 

[champcruthik]

JR and Beard can't do it.

MJ and Iverson can.

 

[dmxfury]

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

Yep. You have to realize though how it looks and what people all say, regardless if it actually affects you or not. Just how it is

 

[Trey Bantz]

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

/thread

 

[gmsboy1]

It is a players right to do/choose as they please. This is the same issue as the Rose thread.
People thinking they own/employ a player. That's what right.

But, what's smart is to not do it just to sidestep the unnecessary scrutiny. Back then guys like MJ could do it because Twitter/Instagram/etc.
wasn't there to blow up there spot. Plus there are the extreme random cases like Plaxico shooting himself (diff sport I know), Hawks players
getting double shots from Boston bartenders, etc; that really could affect the player/team.

Playoffs are a small part of the year. Get it in during the offseason, and rest days during the season.

 

[mister friendly]

Of course you shouldn't party during the playoffs or days before the game.

 

[5am6oody72]

Rihanna went hard. "F you and your wack *** team!"

To answer the topic at hand, I don't believe that going out to the club or drinking the night before a game will necessarily negatively affect the player's performance 100% of the time. I've personally had times where I had 10 drinks or so and went to sleep at 1-2 am, woke up at 5:30 and felt wide awake and went for a 4 mile run before work and felt totally fine. Of course that's more the exception than the norm, but the point is if they aren't drinking that much/not at all and aren't hungover it likely won't impact their performance as much as some people might think.

That being said, it presents a bad image to the public and if I were an athlete I'd NEVER go out during the playoffs. Even if I felt like my body could handle it I'd rather do everything I could to make sure what I did/ate/drank in my downtime had me feeling as good as possible to perform during the game.

 

[jjs07]

so this going to turn into a classic DC thread where you question and 2nd guess anyones response?

Pretty much Being a contrarian for the sake of being one...we know his deal

JR and Beard can't do it.

MJ and Iverson can.

Yup.

Rihanna went hard. "F you and your wack *** team!"

To answer the topic at hand, I don't believe that going out to the club or drinking the night before a game will necessarily negatively affect the player's performance 100% of the time. I've personally had times where I had 10 drinks or so and went to sleep at 1-2 am, woke up at 5:30 and felt wide awake and went for a 4 mile run before work and felt totally fine. Of course that's more the exception than the norm, but the point is if they aren't drinking that much/not at all and aren't hungover it likely won't impact their performance as much as some people might think.

That being said, it presents a bad image to the public and if I were an athlete I'd NEVER go out during the playoffs. Even if I felt like my body could handle it I'd rather do everything I could to make sure what I did/ate/drank in my downtime had me feeling as good as possible to perform during the game.

To piggy back off of what you said (about the bad public image), it gives people PLENTY of ammo if you have a bad game or series. It's easier for people not to speculate if you don't put yourself in that position.

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

Two of the best points in here....

 

[antidope]

if it doesn't affect your play, party on...


If you pull a JR Smith, you deserve the scrutiny.


*Not the night before a game tho

But how does one determine whether or not play if affected? Because the assumptions can ALWAYS be made that, "If ____ didn't party he could have played better."

so this going to turn into a classic DC thread where you question and 2nd guess anyones response?

 

[beh235]

I agree with Jalen when he said perception is reality. If you want to do it, make sure you're not being photographed wylin' out where everyone can see you. JR made a spectacle of himself, had be been quiet and chillin it would have been all good and a non issue. I don't think it was bad, he had time to do so and still be responsible for his job. He's done this in Denver, it's been said. It's only magnified because he's in NYC is all.

 

[frshstunna]

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

Yup, its their job just like everybody else...if they are the type of person that can stay out but still do the job when its game time, sure party all you want...if they are the type where you can see the effects from a night of partying the day after, probly not a good look to stay out too late

 

[dipsetgeneral]

I don't see a problem wit' it. Me personally, is live it up win or lose.

 

[acidicality]

As long as it doesn't negatively affect their job performance, why not? I think this applies to all of us people living our everyday lives representing the companies we work for too.

 

[nikekid6]

This is a job.

And it depends on the person.

Some people can go to a club all night, get 3 hours of sleep, throw some water on their face and you would never know the difference.

Other people look like death and their job performance is ****.

The only person that truly knows is the athletes themselves, so they should know better.

We're on the outside looking in and can only make guesses, and they aren't educated guesses.

JJ do u party on saturday nights?

 

[rexanglorum]

The general rule should be no partying and by partying, I mean no drinking alcohol.

NBA players live a pretty nocturnal lifestyle since they play games at night and usually are unable to fall asleep before 2 or 3 am. So if a player is gambling or sleeping around in the wee hours of the morning, that is not a big deal.

Drinking alcohol is another matter. Alcohol messes with your endocrine system and thus delays the body's ability to recover from hard physical activity.

In the NBA playoffs, starters and key bench players play more minutes, almost everyone is, at best, battling minor and nagging injuries and energy and hustle are what decide series between teams with roughly equal levels of talent. You should be doing and not doing what ever is required to have your "legs," late in games and late in a series.

If you play organized basketball at any level, you should not be drinking during the entire season. That should be especially true for professionals during the post season.