Then pay money according to games played. Half the money guaranteed, half the money paid according to games played. Why should Kawhi get the full salary like Westbrook when Westbrook plays every game? Distribute part of Kawhi’s money to the guys who play. Westbrook gets less money for playing way more.

It really has gotten to this point. I used to support load management, as I’m pretty much pro-player is all aspects of the game, but it doesn’t really seem to be helping injuries at all. In fact, I think the inconsistency might be leading to more.

Oh wow, Barkley with another incredibly brave and controversial opinion. Thank you for taking a stand.

Chuck is fuckin on one tonight!!

It’s true. If you don’t want to get hurt, play less aggressively. But still play.

Charles Barkley, who played 80 games 3 times, 82 once, and under 70 3 times. If he’d taken games off, he wouldn’t have been hurt as much as he was and miss more games from injury than these players who have rest days

It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams. It’s not the players it’s the teams …

Repeat 5000 times or however long it takes to get it through your thick skulls that teams are trying to put themselves in the best position for a postseason run.

I want to see Shaq to the Milkcrate challenge

If I pay someone $50 million to play basketball four days a week, there is no way I send them out there to play 100 games in 230 days (like Tatum did the year before this and this includes 6 rest games) on bum knees, I’m not going to risk my assets like this. I won’t risk it if I plan with them come playoff time and especially not if I’m committed to pay them the same money for the upcoming years.

That’s the issue at heart of the topic and Charles knows this, if he isn’t in the process of appealing to fans. He played 80 or more games in just 3 out of his 16 seasons. Charles after turning 30, played 65, 68, 71, 53, 68, 42, 20, games. If you like people you got to love chuck, but this is complaining about 3 point shooters while being historically the single worst high volume 3 point shooter all over again. Chuck had “rest” games.

Based as hell

So true.

Load management is such a damn hoax. Sitting players does nothing.

If people really give a shit about keeping athletes healthy long-term they need to stop looking at the NBA and look at youth basketball. The AAU grind means kids are coming into college and then NBA with an insane amount of wear and tear on their bodies.

Not to mention kids specializing in basketball only rather than playing a variety of sports, which leads to the same ligaments and body parts getting overworked extra hard.

Dudes in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s used to play 70-80 games no problem. Injuries weren’t more prevalent than they are today. That’s because players back then hadn’t destroyed their bodies at a young age by routinely getting up at 7 am for their next AAU game to get highlights for their Ballislife mixtapes. Shit’s wild.

Preach, brother Charles. Preach.

Chucks in mid season form love it

I think it’s simple. The players became entitled and lazy. This is what happens when you go all soft and let the players run the business.