Dalembert Not Having Fun. (Hughes Said Similar) It Is a JOB.

[BballerShotCaller]

These players need a reality check. Nobody ever said playing professional
sports is guaranteed to be fun all the time. They need to remember that it still comes down to being a JOB.

A job with demands and pressures to produce in areas of the game that are not necessarily fun, like rebounding and defending, or some other aspects that aren't glamorous.

How about they switch jobs for a year with an auto mechanic, truck driver, insurance adjuster, etc, etc. then use that reference point to come back and tell us how much fun the job of NBA player is in comparison.

[halfHAVOC]

for the money they get, they dont deserve to have fun

[blkout]

If it's not fun then retire. They've already made enough money for the next 3 generations of their families to live off, the league is full of prima donnas.

[A.J.]

and the funny thin g is that he is starting and he is still not having fun

[Cosmic_Backlash]

These players need a reality check. Nobody ever said playing professional
sports is guaranteed to be fun all the time. They need to remember that it still comes down to being a JOB.

A job with demands and pressures to produce in areas of the game that are not necessarily fun, like rebounding and defending, or some other aspects that aren't glamorous.

How about they switch jobs for a year with an auto mechanic, truck driver, insurance adjuster, etc, etc. then use that reference point to come back and tell us how much fun the job of NBA player is in comparison.

wow, you just fabricated that players "don't produce when they aren't having fun". Did you see the game? Dalembert put up 22/13 on 10-11 shooting, and now your saying he should should just shutup and play? How much better do you expect Dalembert to play? This thread is bogus.

[NetsForce]

When a team's best center is Robert Swift and he's not even playing I'm pretty sure I could put up 22/13 on 10-11 shooting.*

*If I was 7-feet tall and super athletic.

[Cosmic_Backlash]

When a team's best center is Robert Swift and he's not even playing I'm pretty sure I could put up 22/13 on 10-11 shooting.*

*If I was 7-feet tall and super athletic.

thats not a justification. The original poster said

"A job with demands and pressures to produce in areas of the game that are not necessarily fun, like rebounding and defending, or some other aspects that aren't glamorous. "

Dally puts up 10 and 2.3 a game for rebounds and blocks.

and the fact he calls him out after a night he did exceptionally well is foolish.

also, tell me how come Kwame Brown doesn't put up those numbers on Robert Freaking Swift? How come nobody makes a thread on how he doesn't have a pasion for a game, everyone attacks him how he just sucks, but I guess that means he doesn't have a passion for a game since even he can't blow out swift, right?

[GJense4181]

That's what free agency is for.
If you don't like your employer, after a few years you can go find a more fun work environment.

[Rooster]

I'm completely in Dalembert's camp on this one. The guy's playing great ball but the Sixers are terrible and thanks to not dealing Miller, I have to question how committed they are to the future. What this is telling me is that Dalembert is more competitive than to sit and take it while his team tanks and opens up cap space. The kind of player who won't put up with that crap is the kind of player I want on my team, maybe you guys are happy with players who just CTC and say "hey, I can lose just fine, it's a job".

Anyone who loves the game of basketball hates losing.

[BballerShotCaller]

I'm completely in Dalembert's camp on this one. The guy's playing great ball but the Sixers are terrible and thanks to not dealing Miller, I have to question how committed they are to the future. What this is telling me is that Dalembert is more competitive than to sit and take it while his team tanks and opens up cap space. The kind of player who won't put up with that crap is the kind of player I want on my team, maybe you guys are happy with players who just CTC and say "hey, I can lose just fine, it's a job".

Anyone who loves the game of basketball hates losing.

But the Sixer's aren't tanking it. They're not terrible, they are currently playing above expectations.

[NetsNash13]

I'm completely in Dalembert's camp on this one. The guy's playing great ball but the Sixers are terrible and thanks to not dealing Miller, I have to question how committed they are to the future. What this is telling me is that Dalembert is more competitive than to sit and take it while his team tanks and opens up cap space. The kind of player who won't put up with that crap is the kind of player I want on my team, maybe you guys are happy with players who just CTC and say "hey, I can lose just fine, it's a job".

Anyone who loves the game of basketball hates losing.

uhh, I think you had a mental lapse for a second there! The sixers are the 7th Seed in the East and are playing very very well ever since Thaddeus entered the starting lineup. Granted, they are still below .500 but this is a team that just traded AI away last year and went on a good run then as well. They have a good amount of cap space to improve in the offseason and will still have a 15th-ish pick this year to improve with. They are not tanking in any way.

[Anticon]

The Spurs have a lot of fun. So do the Pistons, and so do the Celtics, Suns, and Lakers.

Good teams have a lot of fun. Philly does not. Neither does Milwaukee or Indiana.

So the less fun it is, the less likely that team is to be successful. So having fun does matter.

[SlickWilly8]

Poor little Daly, not haveing fun getting payed MILLIONS to play a GAME!!!!! I bust my A$$ all day at my job and won't ever come close to the jack he makes. F**k You Dalembert

[Cosmic_Backlash]

The Spurs have a lot of fun. So do the Pistons, and so do the Celtics, Suns, and Lakers.

Good teams have a lot of fun. Philly does not. Neither does Milwaukee or Indiana.

So the less fun it is, the less likely that team is to be successful. So having fun does matter.

Correllation does not mean causation. You can't say them being successful is because they are happy. You could argue it the opposite way too.

[Anticon]

Of course, being a good team makes you happier.

And there have been teams who've won titles where the guys have hated each other.

But creating a good atmosphere is a part of winning. It's a part of chemistry. Just look at Milwaukee - a perfectly talented team, but everyone is miserable. And so they play underneath their potential.

[Young_Star11]

LMAO @ Dalembert

He gets $10+ million per season to play basketball!

[Cammo101]

Orlando is having lots of fun, send Dally our way.

[10scott10]

I know a lot of people are here are getting pissed, but how many people get pissed if they aren't getting any respect at your work. there are tons of high paid cubicle people who quit their jobs caused their pissed. can't he just say he isn't happy without everyone trying to kill him. or are people not allowed to complain about their job anymore.

[GJense4181]

I find nothing wrong with these comments.
Each athlete is an asset. An employee. They sign a guaranteed contract with their end of the bargain being to obey orders given to them by the coach and other management to the best of their abilities. It is each NBA player's job to play the game of basketball.
When you boil it down, the league is just an multi-billion dollar entertainment machine, which also happens to be sport.
I personally can't fault Dalembert for being honest. Nobody faults you for having fun/enjoying yourself when your team is winning. It's expected. Why isn't the opposite scenario acceptable, then? Why can't somebody be unhappy when their team is losing? It's certainly wrong to be HAPPY when losing. You also cannot be upset on a successful team. We expect players to dehumanize themselves and avoid opening up UNLESS they are on a winning squad. It certainly makes it difficult to say the right thing and be truthful at the same time.

[High 5]

Didn't he just say he was "trying to get back having fun?" That he "hasn't had fun in a while?" People love to overreact.