3D Chess wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:The load management is something I can argue for on either side. But if I had to pick one, I'd side with the fans. Look, I get it - players are bigger, faster, and stronger, and I get that the pace of the game is quicker, which is obviously harder on these guys. I understand why they need to rest.
HOWEVER....
These guys are paid well enough to do what they do. Plus it's guaranteed money. They are getting paid, no matter what happens out there. Not to mention the fact that the season starts earlier in order to cut down on B2B games, these guys are pampered via private jets (no need to squeeze into a commercial flight like the old days), stay at the best hotels, and have the best trainers and medical staff money can buy. Oh, and let's not forget - these guys aren't soccer players out there where they play with no breaks. These guys get TV timeouts, so it's not like they're out there running 12 minutes straight.
The next round of CBA negotiations is going to be very interesting. I wonder if load management will become a talking point.
This is not about dudes not playing so they can kick their heels up and chill... it's so they can perform during the playoffs, which is the ONLY thing that matters when it comes down to it. Kawhi flat out said he was only able to perform the way he did (ie. historically great) in the playoffs because of the way the Raptors managed him over the course of the regular season, where wins and losses are not do-or-die for a true contending team. As long as it's the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, teams are smart to do it. Brad does it by cutting minutes, other teams do it by resting guys from entire games.
Well of course the guy who wants to skip games is gonna say skipping games helps him lmao. I understand if it’s an older guy, especially big men, but a wing in his 20s saying he needs rest is BS
