eddy is being disingenuous and if not then he's just really dumb
i'm sure pop monitoring rest for 10+ years has nothing to do with duncan and ginobli playing until 39
duncan played the equivalent of over 3 full seasons of playoff basketball (251 games) in 19 seasons, even after missing the 2000 playoffs with a meniscus tear. 2nd all time to derek fisher
ginobli played the equivalent of 2.4 (197 games) in 15 seasons. 10th all time.
parker has played the equivalent of over 2.5 (213 games) in 16 seasons. 7th all time and with 8 games he will pass shaq and kobe this season for 5th all time.
those three combined are 30% of the all time top 10 in playoff games played, and the spurs were in the playoffs every season of their careers.
Oh yeah, I'm sure playoff and finals ratings will tank due to LeBron sitting regular season game 43 in Memphis in January or whatever it was. People will cry about it and will still watch, and still pay up for tickets. Only real loser for now is the idiot networks who overpaid. Maybe the cap ends up going down or not rising as much, but so what? The Lakers paid huge money to Mozgov and Deng who aren't even seeing the court anymore. Maybe it's unsustainable to have the cap going up and up and up forever by huge % changes year over year. Doesn't mean the league will be busto or losing money any time soon
The league won't go bust, but revenue will decrease which will mean less money for everyone involved. Game 43 generates a lot revenue too. The fact that the Finals are a lot more important doesn't mean Game 43 is irrelevant.
"But so what?" is hundreds of millions of dollars to the players, owners, and coaches.
My argument is that you don't need to rest guys to win a championship. It is possible to have your players play every game of the season, and then still succeed.
Well Popovich sure did a good job resting Timmy in Game 6 vs the Heat. They didn't get to win the championship, but at least the fans got to watch Duncan play until he was 40.
You rest your guys, I'll play my guys. When we meet up, we are coming for blood. Battle tested and ready for war! Pussification personified. Hope this helps.
Also, you want to know what will be a real bad eye sore for the NBA, is when the first class action lawsuit happens.
Teams are charging tiered pricing when teams like Clev and GS come to town. Well why are you charging me more money to see Liggins and Felder play? 25,000 fans x $30 a piece adds up when you consider the amount of times it happens.
It'd be one segment on First Take, some jerkoff lawyer fan isn't going to make waves.
Just wait until the first lawsuit over the price of preseason NFL games!!!
Caveat Emptor
So you are perfectly fine with being charged a premium and then not getting what you paid for. If that's the case ship me $25 on PP and I'll send you an empty Trump box. Preseason tickets in the NFL aren't exactly the same thing. They aren't charging you 70% more for those tickets.
