Knux-Future
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That's one guy (who is also a starter).
Come on, you are better than this.
It really is a non issue.
Are you just mad because it happened to the Lakers once?
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2012-13 Nov NBA Season |OT2| Westbrook demands a trade to Grinnell College
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That's one guy (who is also a starter).
Come on, you are better than this.
It really is a non issue.
Are you just mad because it happened to the Lakers once?
It was 25K. 25K wasn't "substantial sanctions". Buss just didn't give a fuck since the lawyers fee would likely be higher.
Knux-Future
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and I'm sure the Heat fans are torn up about it too.
I mean seriously why is this a thing?
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Warriors lol.
white dynamite
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Jarret Jack...wtf are you high, man? Denver must be offering him some prime kush if he throws this game or something.
What kind of question is this? How many Spurs fans even on GAF? I haven't seen TCB in a while.
MegaKungFuRadio
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Oh hey, giving Denver a won game again.
Black Mamba
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In 1990 it was.
No one knows what stern will do so I'm not going to argue based on what you assume he is doing.
Iggy was dribbling that ball before he got fouled. Should be two not three.
DJ Crimson
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LeBricked it.
Of course their play is awful, but fans know that beforehand. I wouldn't have a problem with this if Pop had just give a warning. If he had said a week ago or so, "Look, it's a long road trip, so that day, I'm resting my guys."
Take a look at spurstalk.com
Black Mamba
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If Andre is inbounding use a big to defend him mark.
Think about it though, depending on when you buy those tickets you don't know for sure if that's a key game, or the playoffs have already been decided. There's still the same uncertainty. It's maybe a bit unfortunate to the fans but i think every team has the right to do this. Injuries happen all the time, randomly, and you may not see players in that way as well.
That's just an inborn risk fans have to take i think. They don't have the right to demand to see these players just because they bought these tickets. Maybe a game will be a great 2OT thriller. Maybe it'll be a crapfest. It's always a risk.
Also lo and behold this was a tight game! People have nothing to complain about!
ReturnOfTheRAT
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WTF was that.
Angry Puppy
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im new to basketball and i dont understand that nuggets play. explain please
I've been watching for over 20 years and I don't understand it lol
Knux-Future
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So now he has to run every decision he makes by the league office to make sure it's okay with them?
He is a coach, shit changes on the fly, He sees them more than anyone else. So for his team he decided it would be best for them to rest this game.
and once again ....,he's done this a ton.
DNP-Old.
or would you rather him go "hmmm my dudes are tired but it's a nation TV game...gotta play em...and then get dusted because his team was tired? Or better yet get hurt?
He doesn't owe the fans shit in November. They got a game. And the home fans more than liekly wasn't coming out to see Tim Duncan. Refunds is a joke. You don't get a refund after your team shits the bed, you aren't getting one now.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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No
white dynamite
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Should have been Dubs ball.
HOLY SHIT IGGY
HOLY SHIT IGGY
Black Mamba
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Wow.
No good
No good
MegaKungFuRadio
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Oi. This is almost as bad as the 3OT FT brickfest.
Dark Stalkers
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somebody was about to get shot
Gully State
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Refs dodged a bullet there...
white dynamite
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What a train wreck of an ending. Jarret Jack and the refs were practically handing the game to the Nugs, but they didn't want none of that.
RBelong2Us
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David Lee completely shits on Gasol at this point, even with his whack ass D
I get what you're saying, but you've got to understand where Stern is coming from. This is no longer a sport, it's a business built on entertainment, and its stars. That's how they've built this up to the point where players get paid millions. Many fans don't care about seeing a competitive game, if they can't see their stars. That's how these games are sold to the networks, and how they're marketed to fans. Here in Chicago, a game isn't isn't marketed as, "come see a great game between the Bulls and Lakers!" It's, "Come see Kobe!"
That's how the NBA has built itself into the multibillion dollar machine that it is. That's why Pop gets paid millions. He coaches stars, and it's stars people want to see. It may not be fair. It may not help from a sports perspective, but it's the truth.
Yeah i get that. And i don't know about the bylaws of the nba or whatever. I'm sure it's probably legal for stern to do that. But it's still wrong to me.
What if a star player acts up? Is a coach not allowed to discipline him and make him sit out a marquee match-up?
What if a star player asks for the rest? Is a coach not allowed to grant his star player that wish to preserve his health?
What if a star player is coming back from injury, is cleared to play, but the coach decides to have him debut after a marquee match-up versus a ho-hum opponent to ease him in?
What if a star player is coming back from injury, is cleared to play, but the coach only plays him 10 minutes to ease him in?
What if a star player is having a terrible game and the coach decides to sit him for most of the second half in order to keep the hot hand on the floor that plays the same position?
What if a coach fucking coaches?
What if a star player asks for the rest? Is a coach not allowed to grant his star player that wish to preserve his health?
What if a star player is coming back from injury, is cleared to play, but the coach decides to have him debut after a marquee match-up versus a ho-hum opponent to ease him in?
What if a star player is coming back from injury, is cleared to play, but the coach only plays him 10 minutes to ease him in?
What if a star player is having a terrible game and the coach decides to sit him for most of the second half in order to keep the hot hand on the floor that plays the same position?
What if a coach fucking coaches?
Iamwolfthing
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That shouldn't have mattered because they gave Denver the ball even though Faried clearly knocked it out, and then they gave it to them again after it was out on Lawson.
What if a star player gets in REALLY bad foul trouble early in both halves and only plays fifteen minutes? Should the league have unwritten rules to accomodate star players getting the benefit of the doub--- hahaha oh wait it already does.
So what if a player is in the coach's dog house? And what about at the end of the season when teams rest their players? I remember going to a Heat vs. Raptors game in I believe March 2011 but they sat out James Bosh and Wade...not exactly the game I paid for so do I deserve a refund?
I think it sets a bad precedent to start taking action... Especially against a team like spurs who have older players and just game off 6 games in 10 days. I get that it's a business but that doesn't mean Stern should interfere with how coaches do their job.
Edit: damn it Reilo beat me to the what if game lol
I think it sets a bad precedent to start taking action... Especially against a team like spurs who have older players and just game off 6 games in 10 days. I get that it's a business but that doesn't mean Stern should interfere with how coaches do their job.
Edit: damn it Reilo beat me to the what if game lol
ryutaro's mama
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Pop was right in what he did.
Stern is a POS.
And laughing my ass off @ that fucker threatening "sanctions"...what are they gonna do, strip scholarships and enforce a 2 year Bowl game ban?
GTFO, asshole.
Stern is a POS.
And laughing my ass off @ that fucker threatening "sanctions"...what are they gonna do, strip scholarships and enforce a 2 year Bowl game ban?
GTFO, asshole.
MorisUkunRasik
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generally this is how I feel about DNPs. A case by case basis is necessary in regards to playing guys.
If Pop or any coach for that matter is making boneheaded decisions that hurt the team or their chances to win, it's up to ownership to over rule him or let him go.
It's up to fans to vocalize displeasure with bad coaching.
It's not up to Stern.
Does any of this apply to what happened here? and I've already said, this isn't a sport anymore, it's entertainment. "Coaches fucking coaching" doesn't apply here anymore, and hasn't in a long time. Pop wants to get paid millions? Then, he's going to have to change some things.
ryutaro's mama
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And what happens if overwork causing an injury to his aging trio?
Mike Brown damn near tried to kill Pau Gasol last year with his fucking overwork.
I applaud Pop for knowing his guys and looking at the big picture (all while fucking Stern on a nationally televised game)
That's what this shit is about.
If he sat them during that Magic game, not a single fuck would have been given.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Dunno how the league could make a player play in a game. It's near impossible. Even if they put on a warm up, Stern can't say you have to play to play everyone in a warm up. Rose sat on the bench with warm ups on but had a torn ACL.
Steve Trash and Grant Hill missed a lot of games last season to get rest. They weren't hurt.
Steve Trash and Grant Hill missed a lot of games last season to get rest. They weren't hurt.
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