NovU wrote:What do you guys think of on going load management issue mainly revolving Kawhi’s what seems to be healthy sit outs even for a national marquee match ups.
Obviously it is bad for business but it has been proven to be a smart move. The Raptors kept Kawhi healthy by allowing him ample rest during the regular season, and he was able to play the most minutes in the entire league for the playoffs which worked out perfectly for the Raptors and their championship plan. Also fatigue and injury correlates. Would you rather have a player sit out for long period or allow resting time to time and reduce chance of injury risk.
The League fines the team for resting players without proper reasons but it is very unclear when and what types of rest is just.
interesting topic
i think the real problem is the regular season is too long. thanks to the dominance of GSW and Harden being a dominant force in the regular season, the games aren't really relevant until the playoffs start. the league finally agreed to spacing out games and lowering the amount of back to back's. there are no back to back's during the playoffs either. Silver seems to be getting the message. get it done, Silver
sure we're all pissed when someone sits out a game but i'm very interested in to see the affects on the revenue side. maybe viewership is down on a given day but the fans are still going to tune in the next game, buy merchandise, continue with their cable package, etc.
could write a thesis on the kawhi situation. how serious kawhi's injury is only he and his team knows day to day. him winning the title obviously has empowered him to continue with it.
as was mentioned earlier, if the load thing will get them players healthy come playoff time i'm all for it. you really don't hear shit teams like the bulls or wiz load managing their players
thought i saw a stat of westy is shooting 3pters at an all time historic rate for the amount he takes lol