Sunday 4/10 Game Thread - Final day of the Regular Season!

Madhouse · Post #21 » by **Madhouse** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:23 pm

Cubbies2120 wrote:
Perseus1966 wrote:Serena.... i love you
Jrue
Thanassis
Nwora
Carter
Mamu
ok Jrue out after 1 sec

Why did they start Jrue and pull him?

why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

Mind_Odyssey · Post #22 » by **Mind_Odyssey** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:25 pm

Positive news

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Kurtz · Post #23 » by **Kurtz** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:27 pm

Bucks tanking for that coveted 3rd seed in the East.

Cubbies2120 · Post #24 » by **Cubbies2120** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:29 pm

Madhouse wrote:
Cubbies2120 wrote:
Perseus1966 wrote:Serena.... i love you
Jrue
Thanassis
Nwora
Carter
Mamu
ok Jrue out after 1 sec

Why did they start Jrue and pull him?

why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

That's what I'm asking - was there a stipulation in his contract that if he plays X games he gets a bonus, or was it a personal record of some sort, etc.

Madhouse · Post #25 » by **Madhouse** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:30 pm

Cubbies2120 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
Cubbies2120 wrote:
Why did they start Jrue and pull him?

why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

That's what I'm asking - was there a stipulation in his contract that if he plays X games he gets a bonus, or was it a personal record of some sort, etc.

it's number of games

Wolfgang630 · Post #26 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:30 pm

Smart bucks lol

scrabbarista · Post #27 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:35 pm

scrabbarista wrote:Is there even a single game where both teams are incentivized either to win or to lose? Seems like every matchup is one where one team wants to win and the other team wants to lose (or one team could care less either way, while the other is incentivized, or both teams could care less).

I mean, seriously, if there was a way to parlay like 8-12 of these games just picking the winners, you could make a fortune.

Maybe there was. I dunno. I don't gamble.

PD28 · Post #28 » by **PD28** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:36 pm

So Memphis sitting everyone out huh - do they celtics want this win tho?

amcoolio · Post #29 » by **amcoolio** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:36 pm

Eric Collins going in on the Bucks sitting their players lol

sortpar · Post #30 » by **sortpar** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:36 pm

Mak wrote:Kevin Love with 18 in the first qtr.

Cav's announcers are talking like this is the Cav's team playing the Bucks regular lineup.

SerialChiller · Post #31 » by **SerialChiller** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:37 pm

Cubbies2120 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
Cubbies2120 wrote:
Why did they start Jrue and pull him?

why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

That's what I'm asking - was there a stipulation in his contract that if he plays X games he gets a bonus, or was it a personal record of some sort, etc.

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Wolfgang630 · Post #32 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:45 pm

Lmao so what’s the play for Boston now?? I think everyone it suiting up which means they want to win and Memphis is sitting players? Then they’ll get the 2 seed to face the Nets.

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #33 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:47 pm

Cleveland vs Bucks seems like the most meaningful game for playoff seeding.

scrabbarista · Post #34 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:50 pm

SerialChiller wrote:
Cubbies2120 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

That's what I'm asking - was there a stipulation in his contract that if he plays X games he gets a bonus, or was it a personal record of some sort, etc.

Read on Twitter

This is why I wish we could incentivize players per minute played. Or something, I dunno. I know it'll never happen, but it could do one thing: get players on the freaking court, playing. We started by praising Kawhi for his clever load management a few years ago when he carried TOR to the title, and now we're at a place where it feels like 95% of the league is playing 70 games or less. All of the incentives are for stars to rest as much as they can get away with during the regular season. Then we argue about MVP's and All-NBA's, and we act like a 55 game season and a 65 game season are the same thing - or a 65 and a 75 game season. When we do that, we're just telling the players: "Hey, take another ten games off next season. No one's gonna care."

But no hate on Jrue or guys who choose to rest. I don't hate the player, just the game.

Perseus1966 · Post #35 » by **Perseus1966** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:50 pm

Cubbies2120 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
Cubbies2120 wrote:
Why did they start Jrue and pull him?

why?

because of a bonus for Jrue to collect.

That's what I'm asking - was there a stipulation in his contract that if he plays X games he gets a bonus, or was it a personal record of some sort, etc.

As they say easiest 300 k for jrue

scrabbarista · Post #36 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:51 pm

Mind_Odyssey wrote:Positive news

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Watch out! J.A. is one my faves. Always thought he was super underrated, but since he was an All-Star this season, maybe now he's just rated.

C64 · Post #37 » by **C64** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:53 pm

PD28 wrote:So Memphis sitting everyone out huh - do they celtics want this win tho?

That's practically the same players that smoked the Suns full strength 9 days ago minus Brooks, plus Bane. Just swapping one DB for the other DB

Tracymcgoaty · Post #38 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:56 pm

Im trying to bet on some games but i know there are teams trying to lose games today ffs. Damnit i dont even know if C's want to win against the Grizz. Or if Dallas even cares if they win.

falcolombardi · Post #39 » by **falcolombardi** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:56 pm

i hope Memphis wins so we can still get bucks vs nets first round tbh

falcolombardi · Post #40 » by **falcolombardi** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:57 pm

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Im trying to bet on some games but i know there are teams trying to lose games today ffs. Damnit i dont even know if C's want to win against the Grizz. Or if Dallas even cares if they win.

dallas definitely wants to win and get that 3rd seed, not necesarrily because of their first round matchup but because it means they cannot get suns until conference finals

Who wins the big games?