It seems like there is an easy fix -- if you sit out multiple games, each game should only cojnt as half a game missed. 2 games in a row, should count as 1 game missed, 3 in a row should count as 1.5 games missed, and 10 games in a row should count as 5 games missed.
If Haliburton is worried about the money or the award he’s welcome to play more. It’s weird to me that’s seen as a reactionary, boomer position given it’s the standard that 99.9% of the world operates under.
Neil, I think “we expect players to play in the regular season but judge them solely on the playoffs” is a little bit unfair. Maybe that’s true of First Take but I think the fans tuning into regular season games and buying in-person tickets (the fans this rule is trying to benefit) just want to enjoy some entertainment without viewing everything through a lens of ‘legacies.”
Plus if the postseason is truly that important relative to everything else then players should just ignore the rule and rest up.
Those are definitely fair points. I’ve often found it difficult to balance between the idea of the fan going to see a player and not getting what they paid for, versus the arbitrary nature of the 65 game cutoff (especially if you are injured and not load managing). I really like Tom’s solution above because it rides that fine line between those two concepts while still discouraging cases of resting because you simply don’t care about the regular season.
I agree it seems to be a little much. The concept is good, but most valuable player is for, well, the MOST VALUABLE player -- while availability is often the best ability, if a player is so extremely valuable, 65 games seems like a lot to meet on top of that.
Even then, I’m more concerned with All NBA, as you said. I’m sure Haliburton will make All NBA (or MVP...?) sometime before his contract is up, but other guys may not be so lucky in the future. There needs to be some sort of change
It seems like there is an easy fix -- if you sit out multiple games, each game should only cojnt as half a game missed. 2 games in a row, should count as 1 game missed, 3 in a row should count as 1.5 games missed, and 10 games in a row should count as 5 games missed.
This should make the incentives line up, I think.
Yes, that's very smart! It would penalize one-off load management cases while also being more forgiving on actual long-term injuries.
If Haliburton is worried about the money or the award he’s welcome to play more. It’s weird to me that’s seen as a reactionary, boomer position given it’s the standard that 99.9% of the world operates under.
Neil, I think “we expect players to play in the regular season but judge them solely on the playoffs” is a little bit unfair. Maybe that’s true of First Take but I think the fans tuning into regular season games and buying in-person tickets (the fans this rule is trying to benefit) just want to enjoy some entertainment without viewing everything through a lens of ‘legacies.”
Plus if the postseason is truly that important relative to everything else then players should just ignore the rule and rest up.
Those are definitely fair points. I’ve often found it difficult to balance between the idea of the fan going to see a player and not getting what they paid for, versus the arbitrary nature of the 65 game cutoff (especially if you are injured and not load managing). I really like Tom’s solution above because it rides that fine line between those two concepts while still discouraging cases of resting because you simply don’t care about the regular season.
I agree it seems to be a little much. The concept is good, but most valuable player is for, well, the MOST VALUABLE player -- while availability is often the best ability, if a player is so extremely valuable, 65 games seems like a lot to meet on top of that.
Even then, I’m more concerned with All NBA, as you said. I’m sure Haliburton will make All NBA (or MVP...?) sometime before his contract is up, but other guys may not be so lucky in the future. There needs to be some sort of change