Hello Kawhi Leonard.
Sources: NBA likely to pass tougher rules on resting starshttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38380166/sources-nba-likely-pass-tougher-rules-resting-starsThe NBA is expected to pass more stringent rules and punishments to limit the resting of star players for nationally televised and in-season tournament games and instances of multiple All-Stars sitting out individual regular-season games, sources told ESPN on Monday.
The NBA's competition committee recommended a plan that the league's board of governors is expected to approve Wednesday. It would ultimately give the league office authority for greater oversight over discipline for missed games and an ability to fine teams over $1 million for each instance of violating resting rules, sources said.
If ever this is approved, no more load management. He must find a good reason if ever he wants to take a rest. The same with Kyrie Irving who shouted about the back-to-back games that he doesn't want to play.
Looks like the NBA is wearing its fangs to this type of behavior. The chances of the team management as the culprit for resting there are high and I'd agree that they should be the ones who should be fined if their players are behaving unnaturally even though they are able to play. It's given that they want to protect their assets but what about the fans who are expecting to see their stars on the day they are able to watch and yet they cannot be seen anywhere?
It's bad for business, NBA business.
This is some rule I'm finding it very hard to come to terms with, what's the issue with a team resting their stars ?, probably for tougher for fixtures ahead or the so called work load management, you have some guys playing back to back, about 4 games in a week on the road sometimes, how do you expect these players to keep up for an entire season without fatigue setting in or becoming more prone to injury, I understand that this could be a move towards cubbing match fixing and making every penny some fans pay to come watch some big teams only for them to find out that it's their rotation team that's gracing the court. Despite the amount of rest these supposed stars get, you see how many games they miss being out injured, and playing the post season through one discomfort or the order, NBA might need to work on a more flexible schedule for this teams before prioritizing some supposedly resting rules for humans, not robot, nor aliens.
Yeah, but that's the problem. They don't want to cut the number of games too so this will be a rule that needs a lot of rethinking before they approve whatever the NBA is proposing because those stars in fatigue mode will be injury-prone which will lead to longer resting time which also means fewer money in the blackhole wallet of NBA.
Yes, and we really don't know how started it, maybe it has been done way before Kawhi. It's just Doc Rivers was the first one to speak about it and that's why it highlighted Kawhi with it. But I do agree that did shouldn't be done in the first place by any coach or team. I mean there are fans who paid expensive tickets and it's a disappointing that when they come to see and watch the games, the superstars are nowhere to be found? Haven't they seen Kobe, in which he broke his fingers and trainer Gary Vitti pops it back in in live TV? Damn (RIP Mamba), where are those kind of players now? All of them with huge contracts are being pampered.
Don't forget Lebron James and Westbrook. Despite playing almost every game in the season, they are not the injury-prone type of players. Always active, always there to play for the game, the love for basketball is there. And today, there's Nikola Jokic who averages 72 games played, most games played is 80 games, and did it twice in his career.
How about Kevon Looney? Two consecutive years without an absence and both of them have minutes played. They should give awards to those types of players.
There are still players who love playing ball but there are those who like ranting on social media despite their big salaries. They cannot please everyone but the NBA must also find a way to avoid both player fatigue and not ruining the game at the same time.
