"Kawhi doesnt like attention" Also kawhi: holds the whole league hostage during free agency "Kawhi doesnt like drama, so he wouldnt go to the lakers and lebron" Also kawhi: I think I'll take 20-30 games off this year "Kawhi is old school, he doesnt like teaming up" Also kawhi: I demand my training staff, I demand Paul George, I demand Lou Williams, I demand the max contract even though I'm gonna cheat the fans who make my big contract possible, by sitting out games
Everyone argues that the NBA and MLB should shorten the amount of regular season games while everyone wants to to expand the NFL season to 17-18 games. The NFL regular season is the only regular season worth watching and following week to week.
The NFL is awesome lol. Yet the media wants to paint a narrative that the league is "bad" lmao. They clearly have the best.product. The fact that the NBA guarantee these guys so much money for nothing doesn't make them want to compete. The NBA isn't a good product until tbe playoffs and even then they don't allow physicality and aggression. It's a Disney league now.
Lebron coming off from injury, everybody expects him to carry a trash team to the playoffs... Kawhi coming off from injury, everybody expects him to lay low.. Difference between greatness.
Daniel Moreno I didn’t buy a ticket, I was in Florida where I live. If Aaron Rodgers decides not to play against Mahomes you will feel robbed to as a fan. It’s not money it’s league integrity. I’m not even a fan of either team.
So basically, Doc said that Kawhi is fine and there’s nothing to worry about. It conflicts with the claim that Kawhi has a chronic knee issue and that he can’t play back-to-back games. The worst part was that the NBA office was compliant until Doc said the wrong words.
it won't work even if NBA reduced their number of games. If they reduced by 62, they will still have load management. Teams and players will subvert the rules to their advantage regardless.
They need to abolish conferences so making the playoffs and playoff seeding becomes more important...cutting the number of games only if they gon cut salaries too
I like the East and West. Could do without Divisions though. Thinking long term... maybe we can have cake and eat it too. If we had 36 teams... each plays each two times, 70 games per team, but for the fans we'd have 1260 games, more than the 1230 games we have now. More teams, more local fans, fewer games per player, but more games for all! Maybe that's like a 20 year plan.
@@dking8856 they're also paid more, have better medical technology, fly first class instead of coach, play less back to backs, play a less physical style of basketball. So they should play when they can.
To those that claim athletes today are stronger and tougher than the old days, just take a look at Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and Karl Malone. The elite players back in the 80s and 90s rarely miss a game or two in the regular season. Jordan had 9 seasons playing the full schedule of 82 games in the regular season, plus 2 other seasons where he played at least 80 games. John Stockton played full 82 games 17 times in his career, and Karl Malone did it 10 times (82 full games) and had another 7 seasons where he played at least 80 games. Heck, Jordan at the age of 40 in his final year with the Wizards, played the full 82 games while averging 37 minutes per game. Now, that's toughness and resilience!
That is true but the point about travel ball is a big factor in that. Its not a debate. Players today are playing 12months a year from ages 9 to 18 getting one season of NCAA ball then hopping to the NBA at 19 or 20 years old. The 5 star kids are playing high school ball, Travel ball and competing in the USA select program and at elite camps. This is youtube think about this, you see Ball Is Life videos/highlights on kids all year. That means they are playing all year. Its a problem. Players in previous generations didn´t have the same amount of miles coming into the league as the players today.
Rob is right if you miss games then dock the pay. Pay per game is the answer. And they should have refundable tickets on the spot if 🌟 players can take off any given second.
You can solve the problem of guys sitting down marquee games by determining home court advantage based on the teams head to head records. So if the Bucks goes 2-0 against the Clippers, then they would have home court if they face each other in the playoffs. That way when the good teams face good teams they would put their best foot forward because the games would matter and the fans wouldn't be cheated.
@@kingsoindabuildin8036 😂 If LeBron can play hard with 30+ minutes an in his 17th season . And not to miss a game yet so far this season why not kwaii no excuses.
Been saying this for years. The big matchups essentially mean nothing. No one would pick the clippers to sweep the lakers so why would beating them in one game mean anything? Have best of 3 series throughout the year and we can actually get a feel for who the best teams are
“He played a lot of minutes in the playoffs last season” 🤦♂️ bron our in 8 straight years of finals. Man this just speaks to the greatness, work ethic and just the overall player lebron is and has been. It’s going to be a bad day the day he is no longer hitting that floor and even thoo some of y’all might hate him now for no reason y’all will miss him as well.
Load management = Performance Enhancement. Your opponent has dead legs in a best of 7 series while you have fresh legs achieved by skipping games. Its cheating
Ya'll can't read between the lines Chris and Rob? Penny Derrick Rose Dwyane Wade Grant Hill T-Mac.....all dudes who would've been much greater legacy wise with load management....Kawhi doing what he needs for longevity. Every player is BUILT DIFFERENTLY. Organizations never want to say players have ongoing nagging issues even when they do
Easy solutions to the problem: 1. Before tickets go on sale and tv schedule is made, let it be known what games the stars will miss. If doctors or whoever say load management, then it should be an amount of days they figured the player needs and how often right? 2. Switch up to a payout like the nfl and start paying players by games played.
Certain players are turning the nba into a "lazy" league. Load management can be accomplished without missing games that fans want to watch. Instead of playing 35-40 minutes a game, just play these players 17-20 minutes every game. That way their stats won't be inflated, and would reflect more of an 82 game season. The idea of shortening the season is a scam by the players. Even if the nba trims the schedule back to 60 games, these "load management" players will still take games off. .
Yup, just play them less. Get rid of back to backs. Much better. I don't blame the players though -- it's the fans, we have gotten so focused on championships, GOATS and all, teams have to play for the post.
Simple: Create a load management cap, say 5 games. Anything beyond that the player MUST be on the injury report and MUST miss a minimum of 10 games when injured. At the point when the player returns, if they are unable to play full minutes the player must then miss the entire next game. That goes on until they can play full minutes again. This is intended to punish the team and potentially ruin their record of this is something they try to do. Huge fined should also be imposed on both the player and team if they are caught resting beyond the cap.
For everybody talking about pace of play and how much fast the game is today versus 25-30 years ago, read this. In the 87-88 season, teams averaged 87.7 FGA, with only 5 3PA, and 108.2 PPG. In 91-92, those numbers were 87.6, 7.6, and 105.3. Now in the "much faster pace" era of 2018-19. they averaged only 89.2 FGA, 32 3PA, and 111.2 PPG. So, please regale me more with how much faster the pace of play is versus then.
Al mac because every year they get a new draft of players so they can build superstars anytime they want. These players only work 4 to 5 months a year and make millions. Can you say the same I know I can’t
Rule damn bruh callin ppl a bitch over a comment lol. they just said the man is having knee problems whether its true or not. how bout you grow up keyboard warrior
Guys in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s regularly played 75-80 games if not 82. They just did. It wasn't a problem. Make the first two playoff rounds best of 5, start the season a week earlier, eliminate all back-to-backs. Done.
The extreme load management does cheat the fans. I feel bad for people who bought tickets for the Bucks/Clippers game, and for the sponsors who placed commercials in that nationally televised game.
Give the players 5-7 rest days. They can only be used on non nationally televised games. Anything after that they’re pay gets cut unless it’s a legitimate injury
The Spurs did load management for their OLDER PLAYERS WHO WERE 35 & UP. And they only sat out like 4-5 games for the whole year for rest... Playing 60 games when you’re not injured is WACK... give folx an inch, they will take 10 MILES...
Even if they have ironclad contracts, the league should have the power to fine any player for not meeting their game obligations if they’re healthy just as they have media obligations per CBA.
Kawhi said before the season began that he was healthy and it's different to what it was last season with the Raptors. Then continues to sit out games for "load management". Silver needs to step up and do something about this travesty NOW. Because now you got every other player sitting out games even when their healthy. It's destroying the game/league
I 100 percent agree with Rob. That guy doesn't have any mental block he's just trying to get over on his competition. He's trying to be in peak condition for the playoffs while the other guys are bruised and batterd from the grind of the season.
You cut the games down to 62, they still going to load manage. Cuz at 62, you only need about 38-42 games to win to make playoffs. You give a player an inch, they will take a yard.
Players should get fined a quarter if their game checks for in conference games when missed, abd then half if their game checks for cross conference games because they only meet twice.
Kawhi basically watching all the other players get worn down thru 82 games while he sits and rest all season then the playoffs come and all of a sudden he can play every game
What is Rob talking about??? Cut the amount of teams that make the playoffs??? Chris is RIGHT...Cut down the number of games to between 60-68...Knock it off Rob!!!
To make the NBA season more interesting, cut the international preseason games and cutting the seeds in half and make it based on record instead of conference.
A basketball player is not over worked I don’t want too hear that bullshit. They’re not putting in over a 100 hours a week period. And the practices are not heavy these days by most players account
Why not move the season out to July and just eliminate the back to backs. If you miss 5 or more games due to rest then dock a games pay each game after that. Keep all 82 games.
Start the season in September . Play 41 games by December . Every team gets a 3 week by, resuming play again on Christmas . Play the next 41 games, all playoff teams get a week bye before they begin.
I mean I'd rather see stars than not see them at all, especially in the playoffs. So load management isn't for every player but if it will help you be there for playoffs or extend your career we got to accept that. Most players want to play so lets not make this about players not wanting to play.
I'm with Rob, less teams should make the playoffs. There's no reason more than half the teams in the NBA are in the playoffs every year. Those 1/8 matchups are usually trash anyways.
If the players don't want to play games, cut their pay. If we don't work, we don't get paid. Chris is yelling "The guys are saying we don't want to play 82 games", fine, they need to be docked in pay. I bet you Kawhi will play once them checks start drying up.
Start the season a month earlier! Eliminate all back to backs. Why doesn't NBA start earlier? Why does the summer break have to last half a year? It's ridiculous!
📝 Dear THE ODD COUPLE w/CHRIS & ROB: Yes! Bring back the "bragging rights" for the winner of the "Division Championships" This is done by making County & City Vendor Registration a part of the market around the local Pro Sports Teams. This is a great way to generate Amature Sports Sponsorship Revenue & Local Community Quality of Life.
"Kawhi doesnt like attention"
Also kawhi: holds the whole league hostage during free agency
"Kawhi doesnt like drama, so he wouldnt go to the lakers and lebron"
Also kawhi: I think I'll take 20-30 games off this year
"Kawhi is old school, he doesnt like teaming up"
Also kawhi: I demand my training staff, I demand Paul George, I demand Lou Williams, I demand the max contract even though I'm gonna cheat the fans who make my big contract possible, by sitting out games
I'm stealing this 👀
Rob parker: Kawhi is taking to many games off
Rob parker: lebron is playing to many games
Well said.
Good one
lakers fanatic he did not ask you to pay attention to him though.... should I consider you a nosy type?
Less games Less money... They'll be crying!!!
@Jason Tidd Bro do y'all think on your own because nobody mentioned china before last summer
Lol how about some ticket price management then lol crooks
Lol
How about that? Lol
Please don’t yell Chris. Please my kids are trying to sleep and I left my headphones at work
Taylor Robeug 🤣🤣
LOL...I don't know how many times my wife tells me to turn it down when he "talks".
Look. I'm on holiday and I'm listening without headphones. My fiance said this is why I'm always angry yesterday
🗣in braaaaaaaahhhhn i trust
Lmao
When Chris said some people in our field is overworked who thought of Stephen a smith?
SAS is also the highest paid according to reports
Are overworked? Who?
Would you rather be overworked or underpaid
They been workin SAS like a dog...
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Everyone argues that the NBA and MLB should shorten the amount of regular season games while everyone wants to to expand the NFL season to 17-18 games. The NFL regular season is the only regular season worth watching and following week to week.
The NFL is awesome lol. Yet the media wants to paint a narrative that the league is "bad" lmao. They clearly have the best.product. The fact that the NBA guarantee these guys so much money for nothing doesn't make them want to compete. The NBA isn't a good product until tbe playoffs and even then they don't allow physicality and aggression. It's a Disney league now.
Doc getting fined so much he's just gonna stop talking lol
Ballmer will pay those fines
@@OGGOAT23 how do you know
@@MindMan424 idiot becuz hes the owner
The team was fined, not Doc. Besides, I think all coaches would shut up if they could. They just couldn't. It's their job.
The team was fined, not Doc
Lakers: "We hungry and focused"
Kawhi: "aight, Imma head out"
👏😂👌
3:18 Ben Simmons "was getting his fundamentals down"? He just figured out how to make a 3. Giannis isn't good at freethrows lol
Lebron coming off from injury, everybody expects him to carry a trash team to the playoffs... Kawhi coming off from injury, everybody expects him to lay low.. Difference between greatness.
Mugen Acz Lebron built those expectations though
@@fmvp6892 doesnt matter, if you gonna replace someone as the "BEST PLAYER" then hold him on the same standard as Lebron.
Mugen Acz Factsssss, kawhi being the best player is a dead argument now. Bron still the best player n the league n his 17th year
MVP Season you missed the point
Mugen Acz what a joke comment. Really bro. SMH
Respect Rob Parker, I can Respect Someone Who Is Consistent!! I'd never thought I would be saying this! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was robbed as an nba fan not watching the two best players play each other. It’s a joke.
Stfu you knew he want gonna play. He hasn't played back to back since all of last year
Daniel Moreno I didn’t buy a ticket, I was in Florida where I live. If Aaron Rodgers decides not to play against Mahomes you will feel robbed to as a fan. It’s not money it’s league integrity. I’m not even a fan of either team.
Going to have to wait till the next time or the playoffs. Lol
The two best players both play for the lakers so that was your first mistake
What does that mean? Robbed? Who says you are entitled to anything...?
So basically, Doc said that Kawhi is fine and there’s nothing to worry about. It conflicts with the claim that Kawhi has a chronic knee issue and that he can’t play back-to-back games. The worst part was that the NBA office was compliant until Doc said the wrong words.
it won't work even if NBA reduced their number of games. If they reduced by 62, they will still have load management. Teams and players will subvert the rules to their advantage regardless.
@@thetrib1 Yup, that's the solution right in front of us, get rid of b/t/b completely.
They need to abolish conferences so making the playoffs and playoff seeding becomes more important...cutting the number of games only if they gon cut salaries too
I like the East and West. Could do without Divisions though.
Thinking long term... maybe we can have cake and eat it too.
If we had 36 teams... each plays each two times, 70 games per team, but for the fans we'd have 1260 games, more than the 1230 games we have now.
More teams, more local fans, fewer games per player, but more games for all!
Maybe that's like a 20 year plan.
Man The GOAT played 82 every time he could. Your paid to play.
Johnny Ali they had half the possession when Jordan played and the pace is fast can’t compare
@@dking8856 they're also paid more, have better medical technology, fly first class instead of coach, play less back to backs, play a less physical style of basketball. So they should play when they can.
Damn you're both right tho 🤦🏽♂️
Johnny Ali Kawhi Leonard is better than Jordan
@@marcuswatkins7580 🤣🤣🤣☠️
To those that claim athletes today are stronger and tougher than the old days, just take a look at Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and Karl Malone. The elite players back in the 80s and 90s rarely miss a game or two in the regular season.
Jordan had 9 seasons playing the full schedule of 82 games in the regular season, plus 2 other seasons where he played at least 80 games.
John Stockton played full 82 games 17 times in his career, and Karl Malone did it 10 times (82 full games) and had another 7 seasons where he played at least 80 games.
Heck, Jordan at the age of 40 in his final year with the Wizards, played the full 82 games while averging 37 minutes per game.
Now, that's toughness and resilience!
That is true but the point about travel ball is a big factor in that. Its not a debate. Players today are playing 12months a year from ages 9 to 18 getting one season of NCAA ball then hopping to the NBA at 19 or 20 years old. The 5 star kids are playing high school ball, Travel ball and competing in the USA select program and at elite camps. This is youtube think about this, you see Ball Is Life videos/highlights on kids all year. That means they are playing all year. Its a problem. Players in previous generations didn´t have the same amount of miles coming into the league as the players today.
Larry bird was tuff but it probably cost him championships cuz he fucked his body up. Tuff but broken still great tho lol
Kevin Hu true
Chris and Rob speaking truth.
John Doe larry bird injured his back helping his mother dig a ditch
Rob is right if you miss games then dock the pay. Pay per game is the answer. And they should have refundable tickets on the spot if 🌟 players can take off any given second.
You can solve the problem of guys sitting down marquee games by determining home court advantage based on the teams head to head records. So if the Bucks goes 2-0 against the Clippers, then they would have home court if they face each other in the playoffs. That way when the good teams face good teams they would put their best foot forward because the games would matter and the fans wouldn't be cheated.
Load management is fine. Sitting 2 games out of 8, 2 weeks in when you're 28 yrs old, finals mvp is soft as charmin.
It’s part of long term health plan so he CAN play more especially in playoffs
@@kingsoindabuildin8036 😂 If LeBron can play hard with 30+ minutes an in his 17th season . And not to miss a game yet so far this season why not kwaii no excuses.
KingSo Indabuildin man, these guys work for 48 min outta the day while people work 9-5, these guys don’t need no load management
Yes I know everybody is riding #2's jock atm but I'm no fan long live the king Lbj
#2 is soft and a bum cuz of what he did in San Antonio
The L.A. Clippers need to change their name to...
"THE L.A. LOAD MANAGERS"
😂🤣😂🤣😂
That last lockout season had the perfect amount of games.
Steven Kunzer I remember that 1999 season. That was the best nba season ever. The players seemed to play harder.
take a cue from base ball, have 2-3 game series through out the season.
I knew it wow, i knew a fiend coming yikes
that's actually not a bad idea.
@@topshotta2000 thats all you have to add? a riveting conversationalist you are
Been saying this for years. The big matchups essentially mean nothing. No one would pick the clippers to sweep the lakers so why would beating them in one game mean anything? Have best of 3 series throughout the year and we can actually get a feel for who the best teams are
“He played a lot of minutes in the playoffs last season” 🤦♂️ bron our in 8 straight years of finals. Man this just speaks to the greatness, work ethic and just the overall player lebron is and has been. It’s going to be a bad day the day he is no longer hitting that floor and even thoo some of y’all might hate him now for no reason y’all will miss him as well.
Load management = Performance Enhancement. Your opponent has dead legs in a best of 7 series while you have fresh legs achieved by skipping games. Its cheating
Ya'll can't read between the lines Chris and Rob? Penny Derrick Rose Dwyane Wade Grant Hill T-Mac.....all dudes who would've been much greater legacy wise with load management....Kawhi doing what he needs for longevity. Every player is BUILT DIFFERENTLY. Organizations never want to say players have ongoing nagging issues even when they do
Yeah, people seem to think it's a lie that he's hurt. Something tells me it's more of a lie that he's healthy.
Kawhi is good but I don’t think should be consider in the mvp conversation if he will not play for 20 games or more.
Easy solutions to the problem:
1. Before tickets go on sale and tv schedule is made, let it be known what games the stars will miss. If doctors or whoever say load management, then it should be an amount of days they figured the player needs and how often right?
2. Switch up to a payout like the nfl and start paying players by games played.
Certain players are turning the nba into a "lazy" league. Load management can be accomplished without missing games that fans want to watch. Instead of playing 35-40 minutes a game, just play these players 17-20 minutes every game. That way their stats won't be inflated, and would reflect more of an 82 game season. The idea of shortening the season is a scam by the players. Even if the nba trims the schedule back to 60 games, these "load management" players will still take games off. .
Yup, just play them less. Get rid of back to backs. Much better.
I don't blame the players though -- it's the fans, we have gotten so focused on championships, GOATS and all, teams have to play for the post.
Kawhi has never even played 75 games.. never....
Great Show guys! However I think there is no need for that "AHHHHH YEAAAAHHHH" at the end!
👏👏👏👏👏👏😥😥👏👏👏
NBA need to get rid of back to back/next day games. Problem solved.
yup
“RESTmeNATOR” not terminator KL😂😂😂😂
Simple: Create a load management cap, say 5 games. Anything beyond that the player MUST be on the injury report and MUST miss a minimum of 10 games when injured. At the point when the player returns, if they are unable to play full minutes the player must then miss the entire next game. That goes on until they can play full minutes again. This is intended to punish the team and potentially ruin their record of this is something they try to do. Huge fined should also be imposed on both the player and team if they are caught resting beyond the cap.
For everybody talking about pace of play and how much fast the game is today versus 25-30 years ago, read this. In the 87-88 season, teams averaged 87.7 FGA, with only 5 3PA, and 108.2 PPG. In 91-92, those numbers were 87.6, 7.6, and 105.3. Now in the "much faster pace" era of 2018-19. they averaged only 89.2 FGA, 32 3PA, and 111.2 PPG. So, please regale me more with how much faster the pace of play is versus then.
Mute the volume and open your window. You'll be able to hear these 2 yelling.
No defense, hand check, no international game, 130points+ per game, easier money to make these days......
BS how about this drop every player salary to 5 million a season. I bet these players will play the whole season and not complain
Probably would play less since they have more to lose if they get injured.
Why should the owners pocket all the cash? It is the players that make the league.
damion grace the league made these players and without the league they wouldn’t make the millions that they do.
Al mac because every year they get a new draft of players so they can build superstars anytime they want. These players only work 4 to 5 months a year and make millions. Can you say the same I know I can’t
Kawhi cant play every game in the regular season but he can play in every game once the playoffs start somehow🤔
Rule you do know he was injured still all last season and also thru the playoffs
You do know lebron is in his 30's being called washed and old somehow he still finds a way to play every game and get 3 straight triple dubs
Your making excuses for kawhi lmao what are you his bitch??
Kawhi said hes fine and so did Doc and your still making excuse for him LMAO SOMEBODY GET THIS KAWHITARD OUTTA HERE
Rule damn bruh callin ppl a bitch over a comment lol. they just said the man is having knee problems whether its true or not. how bout you grow up keyboard warrior
There's nothing to talk about right now in the NBA and the NBA is making a non-issue an issue... sad and bad at the same time.
It's a issue when people paying money to see Superstar play
Funny that the Spurs iniated load management and they still lost Leonard who's spreading their poison across the league today
Guys in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s regularly played 75-80 games if not 82. They just did. It wasn't a problem. Make the first two playoff rounds best of 5, start the season a week earlier, eliminate all back-to-backs. Done.
The extreme load management does cheat the fans. I feel bad for people who bought tickets for the Bucks/Clippers game, and for the sponsors who placed commercials in that nationally televised game.
Season ticket holders like 🤷🏾♂️🤣
Brian Gamble Kawhi is better than Jordan
@@marcuswatkins7580 dumbass
Give the players 5-7 rest days. They can only be used on non nationally televised games. Anything after that they’re pay gets cut unless it’s a legitimate injury
The Spurs did load management for their OLDER PLAYERS WHO WERE 35 & UP. And they only sat out like 4-5 games for the whole year for rest... Playing 60 games when you’re not injured is WACK... give folx an inch, they will take 10 MILES...
Kawhi NEVER FELT BETTER. 😀😀😀
NBA executives said injury.
Coach Doc Rivers just SNITCHED
I think the pace of the game is taking a toll on their bodies too
Kawhi wasn't doing load management. He just wanted No Piece of Giannis.
Jason Janisewski or Giannis wasn’t worth his time
Yup... He ducked gianni!
He has been doing this his whole career why is it a big deal now but not in San Antonio
The last guy who called in was annoying. Completely oblivious and unaware of the issue of load management
The MLB and NBA both need to shorten their seasons.
I consider the wear and tear , travel, etc. Use the 3 week bye to recuperate .
Stay in shape . Keep perfecting your skills.
41 games--3 week bye--41 games--1 week bye--Playoffs begin
Even if they have ironclad contracts, the league should have the power to fine any player for not meeting their game obligations if they’re healthy just as they have media obligations per CBA.
MJ last season: 82 games - 67 Started - Averaged 37 minutes - 20 ppg - 40 years old - Bad Knee....let that sink in.
MJ was amazing and he played 82 Games damn near every season as a Bull
Funny how they cut that last guy off. He was about to deflate the NBA with the buyer's remorse comment
Kawhi said before the season began that he was healthy and it's different to what it was last season with the Raptors. Then continues to sit out games for "load management". Silver needs to step up and do something about this travesty NOW. Because now you got every other player sitting out games even when their healthy. It's destroying the game/league
I 100 percent agree with Rob. That guy doesn't have any mental block he's just trying to get over on his competition. He's trying to be in peak condition for the playoffs while the other guys are bruised and batterd from the grind of the season.
they could compute the stats per 82 games a season, not per actually games played. that would fix the problem
Spur's introduced load management
Spur's introduced Hack a Shaq
You cut the games down to 62, they still going to load manage. Cuz at 62, you only need about 38-42 games to win to make playoffs. You give a player an inch, they will take a yard.
Players should get fined a quarter if their game checks for in conference games when missed, abd then half if their game checks for cross conference games because they only meet twice.
Why y’all ain’t got a show!? 😂 and annual episode with Shannon
So please stop calling him the best player in the NBA, he sits out until he's rested up. He can't be compared to Lebron as the best player in the NBA.
That has nothing to do with who's the best
Wins are what decides that
Wins wins wins
Kawhi basically watching all the other players get worn down thru 82 games while he sits and rest all season then the playoffs come and all of a sudden he can play every game
NeoLegendX u couldn’t b serious, playing has everything to do with it. How u gone get wins wins wins if ur not playing???
Rob actually has a point cut out some teams from the playoffs and put their stats at 0
There's no legit reason for Leonard to have missed this game. A Giannas Kwhai match up was much desired to be seen and hes "perfectly" fine ...
I feel like the pace of this current NBA era is what causing alot of this wear and tear tbh
Then adjust the league accordingly then. If it is acknowledged that playing faster is coming at a price, then the league schedule has to adjust also.
What is Rob talking about??? Cut the amount of teams that make the playoffs??? Chris is RIGHT...Cut down the number of games to between 60-68...Knock it off Rob!!!
To make the NBA season more interesting, cut the international preseason games and cutting the seeds in half and make it based on record instead of conference.
A basketball player is not over worked I don’t want too hear that bullshit. They’re not putting in over a 100 hours a week period. And the practices are not heavy these days by most players account
Are you in the NBA?
what song was that playing at the start of the video?
Why not move the season out to July and just eliminate the back to backs. If you miss 5 or more games due to rest then dock a games pay each game after that. Keep all 82 games.
Rob is 100% correct.
I’m with rob on if you wanna miss a game for loss management then you won’t get paid for that one game 🤷🏽♂️
That last dude just sounded ridiculous
Start the season in September . Play 41 games by December . Every team gets a 3 week by, resuming play again on Christmas . Play the next 41 games, all playoff teams get a week bye before they begin.
Can’t believe I agree with Rob
The odd couple speaking truth. 🙏
I mean I'd rather see stars than not see them at all, especially in the playoffs. So load management isn't for every player but if it will help you be there for playoffs or extend your career we got to accept that. Most players want to play so lets not make this about players not wanting to play.
AND...and you can catch up with FAMILY most importantly . Going to practice , going home .
Basically we're SPLITTING THE SEASON UP.
I'm with Rob, less teams should make the playoffs. There's no reason more than half the teams in the NBA are in the playoffs every year. Those 1/8 matchups are usually trash anyways.
I rather they shorten the first round of the playoffs back to 5 games.
Yeah I liked the old 5 rounders!
Luka was playing professional since he was 16. Lol
If the players don't want to play games, cut their pay. If we don't work, we don't get paid. Chris is yelling "The guys are saying we don't want to play 82 games", fine, they need to be docked in pay. I bet you Kawhi will play once them checks start drying up.
Don't lower the games! Load management gives the bench time to play and raise their stats and value.
Start the season a month earlier! Eliminate all back to backs. Why doesn't NBA start earlier? Why does the summer break have to last half a year? It's ridiculous!
Every time Doc say Kawhi name he get a fine lol
Pretty much.
I’m pro players but this is ridiculous, players just don’t wanna risk injury and wanna keep all the money but they not thinking about the fans
As a raptors fan this def makes it easier.. He'll probably sit out our game too
The fans and ticket holders of the NBA are whimps to let the league screw them out of good games by players sitting out.
All trades can also happen during this period .
📝 Dear THE ODD COUPLE w/CHRIS & ROB:
Yes! Bring back the
"bragging rights" for the winner of the "Division Championships"
This is done by making County & City Vendor Registration a part of the market around the local Pro Sports Teams.
This is a great way to generate Amature Sports Sponsorship Revenue & Local Community Quality of Life.
Every team gets a 3 week bye in December .
How about cutting player salaries along with everything else you're talking about cutting. Less games, less money!
Stupid talk. You can't just fine a superstar for not playing back to back without his buy in. Try it once or twice, and the star will request a trade.
So they can’t have PTO? He’s a salary worker. He has PTO
If you want to see him, pay mere. People have no idea how much pain he felt