Some Re-Thinking Load Management

[Heim]

Clipper Kawhi Leonard played the 2nd game of a B2B for the first time since April of 2017 last night. Average minutes up and whole new Leonard attitude seems evident.

Clippers tried the Raptor model last year and failed miserably, only creating clubhouse blues.

Kawhi brand big enough maybe to make other teams re-think too

 

[railbird]

Wish Covid would knock this china scum sport out once and forever.

 

[John Kelly]

With the NBA no longer featuring hard fouls or extra effort, players are able to find different gears during the course of a game.

Today's style of transition basketball and countless three-point shots are much easier on the body than the half-court basketball featuring grueling play in the paint.

Maybe teams will trust players to find their own cruise control.

This season's 72-game schedule helps, too.

 

[railbird]

didnt know it was 72, should go 52, should cut playoff field to 12, with best of 3 1st rond mini series

 

[winkyduck]

If I am the Lakers LeBron plays no more than 60 games this season. I am fine being the #4 seed and having a healthy and rested LeBron and AD as opposed to seeing them play 65+ games and getting #1 and not having them rested.

 

[John Kelly]

Load management is not as troubling for the league when there are no fans in the stands.

Especially when television partners can be appeased by making sure the big-time stars are playing on ABC, ESPN, TNT, etc.

Responsible scheduling should be considered by the NBA when teams start to rest key players.

 

[railbird]

i dont see fans coming back? What white republican fan will ever watch the nba again. Who wants to look at a dirtbag like steve kerr, only reason i would ever watch a warrior game is to root for curry to tear his acl like klay did

 

[railbird]

Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) / Twitter

read what this dirtbag writes on a daily

 

[MadTiger]

didnt know it was 72, should go 52, should cut playoff field to 12, with best of 3 1st rond mini series

Now those are ideas I could get behind.

The players union probably wouldn't mind, either.

But the team ownership groups would not go for it. More games = more revenue opportunities.

 

[MrTop]

Now those are ideas I could get behind.

The players union probably wouldn't mind, either.

But the team ownership groups would not go for it. More games = more revenue opportunities.

it would be less pay for the players.. would the players want to take a pay cut?

 

[FairWarning]

it would be less pay for the players.. would the players want to take a pay cut?

Of course not.

 

[railbird]

F the players, if they wont play get "scabs".

 

[MrTop]

replacement players does not work out for the owners or the fans.