So now even NBA rookies get load management... Ja Morant OUT (rest)

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

new tv deal in 3 years. They are the ones that will pay less

Even advertisers don’t want to give up the money from a reduced reason. More games= more advertising money for them. They can keep those 82 games, but bet surely it won’t be at the same price as before.

That’s why they are so hellbent on getting into that China market. ESPN and TNT overpaid and bid against themselves during the last TV negotiations. With ratings dropping, those max contracts are about to go down drastically.

 

[Born2BKing]

Ridiculous. Never been sold on Morant, though.

Brah averaging 20 and 5 already.

 

[DaRock]

These dudes are fukking over their money next go around...they will still have guaranteed contracts but will be on a total games played bases

 

[BlackAchilles]

AAU ruined everything. Kids play way too much ball nowadays compared to the past. AAU kids play 3-5 games a day in the summer

And in the layup lines they don’t just layup, it’s like a dunk contest. No wonder why ACL tears are so normal now

I can see that, and semi OT but its even worse in baseball; Kids in CA/TX/AZ/FLA play a full year season and then people wonder why pitchers keep needing Tommy John/Rotator Cuff surgery

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

AI was out there ballin with 30+ injuries from head to toe and never not once load managed. Y’all better never disrespect the great Bubba Chuck round here......

 

[Knicksgarbageforever]

It’s good to manage that load. He look likes he holds a big load, big enough to create 12 bottles of shampoo

 

[CHICAGO]

Why? What national games are the Grizzlies playing?

HES A fukkING ROOKIE...

NO REASON TO BE OUT
DUE TO REST.



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[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

I have no problem with this but players shouldn’t complain when next CBA addresses this

A very fair position

 

[Born2BKing]

My thing is don't load manage at home. That is truly a fukk you to your fans. Plenty of people bought tickets to see Ja and won't get to tonight. That's how you lose fan support.

 

[HabitualChiller]

It’s good to manage that load. He look likes he holds a big load, big enough to create 12 bottles of shampoo

DaHellRock

• HabitualChiller
• Mar 2, 2017

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

It’s good to manage that load. He look likes he holds a big load, big enough to create 12 bottles of shampoo

@Yung Yogurt bike?

 

[tremonthustler1]

HES A fukkING ROOKIE...

NO REASON TO BE OUT
DUE TO REST.



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They can bench him or anybody for whatever reason they want. There's DNP's for a lot of people on a nightly basis. If that's what the team feels like doing, then whatever happens is something they better be ready for. If they wanna pace Ja through a season, fine. If they wanna pace Grayson Allen through a season, that's fine too. Adam Silver can't coach and manage 30 rosters, but that's what apparently y'all want.

These dudes are fukking over their money next go around...they will still have guaranteed contracts but will be on a total games played bases

Then it's not a guaranteed deal. What you're looking for are incentive based contracts dependent upon games played.

 

[tremonthustler1]

My thing is don't load manage at home. That is truly a fukk you to your fans. Plenty of people bought tickets to see Ja and won't get to tonight. That's how you lose fan support.

except when teams load managed on the road all we heard was "Timmy and Tommy flew here for the one time you'd come here and now you're resting? "


the ONLY time y'all don't mind players resting is when a team needs ping pong balls. Otherwise you'll never be cool with it.

 

[DaRock]

They can bench him or anybody for whatever reason they want. There's DNP's for a lot of people on a nightly basis. If that's what the team feels like doing, then whatever happens is something they better be ready for. If they wanna pace Ja through a season, fine. If they wanna pace Grayson Allen through a season, that's fine too. Adam Silver can't coach and manage 30 rosters, but that's what apparently y'all want.

Then it's not a guaranteed deal. What you're looking for are incentive based contracts dependent upon games played.

Define it how you want..I know a couple of pros and the crazy thing is these dudes get paid just anyone else, direct deposit biweekly...they know how much they make per game..so you don't get paid if you missed x amount of games during that time..

 

[theflyest]

Just cut the season to 65 games and trim the playoffs down to the top 12 teams in the league. You're gonna have to force these dudes to compete smh

I agree

The NBA has to change with the times.

These guys are literally just trying to survive and get through the season. If it's really come to this, they gotta reevaluate how many games.

Probably the best balance for the health of the players, the quality of play, and satisfying the fans.