Rip City's Latest Dance Craze as Documented by the #TimFrazierChronicles

[VanillaGorilla]

That's kinda lame. If a player wants to be coached all year long and a coach is willing, it should be a free country. No one gets paid OT, or gets perk for it, so who cares? The NBA? for what reason I would love to know.

Yeah, that makes no sense to me either.

 

[blue9]

That's kinda lame. If a player wants to be coached all year long and a coach is willing, it should be a free country. No one gets paid OT, or gets perk for it, so who cares? The NBA? for what reason I would love to know.

I think it's because it creates a slippery slope situation where something optional comes to be expected. Also, a coach might play favorites and give players more minutes (or other perks) if they opted for summer coaching sessions. Even if the coach wasn't consciously doing so there's a very real chance that whether or not a player opted for summer coaching would have an impact on how the coach viewed/treated the player. Better to draw a hard line in the sand on the issue.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I think it's because it creates a slippery slope situation where something optional comes to be expected. Also, a coach might play favorites and give players more minutes (or other perks) if they opted for summer coaching sessions. Even if the coach wasn't consciously doing so there's a very real chance that whether or not a player opted for summer coaching would have an impact on how the coach viewed/treated the player. Better to draw a hard line in the sand on the issue.

Hmm, I read this as an NBA rule, not a Blazer rule. Just my assumption though. Okay, so if this is a Blazer rule that makes sense, but if its an NBA rule, it still makes no sense. Why does the NBA care about a team favoring one of its players because they worked with the coaches all summer? Make for better players and better games for the future.
Again, if its the Blazers, draw the line, if its the NBA, how can they tell where the sand even is, let alone try to draw a line?

 

[riverman]

That's kinda lame. If a player wants to be coached all year long and a coach is willing, it should be a free country. No one gets paid OT, or gets perk for it, so who cares? The NBA? for what reason I would love to know.

I think the rule is mainly for coaches to actually get to know their own family after living with the players most of the year.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I believe the coaches have limitations on how and when they interact with players during the offseason. I know Meyers went on a hike in the gorge with Stotts and others in the coaching staff but I know that coaches can't coach or instruct players during the offseason except for summer league. The players are free to use practice facilities but coaches can only watch.

i was joking, dog

 

[blue9]

Hmm, I read this as an NBA rule, not a Blazer rule. Just my assumption though. Okay, so if this is a Blazer rule that makes sense, but if its an NBA rule, it still makes no sense. Why does the NBA care about a team favoring one of its players because they worked with the coaches all summer? Make for better players and better games for the future.
Again, if its the Blazers, draw the line, if its the NBA, how can they tell where the sand even is, let alone try to draw a line?

It is an NBA rule. And it makes sense for the reasons I described.

 

[Orion Bailey]

It is an NBA rule. And it makes sense for the reasons I described.

It makes sense from a team standpoint, but again, why would the NBA care if a team favors a player for wanting to practice all summer? You did not describe that answer and it still doesn't make sense. I would think they would want it year around. More potential media, players getting better. Its a win, win for the league, even if its a win, lose for certain players on teams.
Your description only makes sense for the team, not the NBA and it isn't the team implementing the rule, so no... it still doesn't make sense.

 

[BBert]

It makes sense from a team standpoint, but again, why would the NBA care if a team favors a player for wanting to practice all summer? You did not describe that answer and it still doesn't make sense. I would think they would want it year around. More potential media, players getting better. Its a win, win for the league, even if its a win, lose for certain players on teams.
Your description only makes sense for the team, not the NBA and it isn't the team implementing the rule, so no... it still doesn't make sense.

I think it's as Blue described. It's probably a union thing (rather than an NBA thing) so employees aren't coerced into working beyond their contractual obligations, and they can take a vacation without fear of losing their job for not participating in "voluntary" coaching and training sessions.

 

[BonesJones]

I believe the coaches have limitations on how and when they interact with players during the offseason. I know Meyers went on a hike in the gorge with Stotts and others in the coaching staff but I know that coaches can't coach or instruct players during the offseason except for summer league. The players are free to use practice facilities but coaches can only watch.

That shit sounds just like high school

 

[blue9]

I think it's as Blue described. It's probably a union thing (rather than an NBA thing) so employees aren't coerced into working beyond their contractual obligations, and they can take a vacation without fear of losing their job for not participating in "voluntary" coaching and training sessions.

Bingo! Forgive me if I misused "NBA rule" - perhaps I should have said "league rule". But it's basically a labor issue, and it's a good rule.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I think it's as Blue described. It's probably a union thing (rather than an NBA thing) so employees aren't coerced into working beyond their contractual obligations, and they can take a vacation without fear of losing their job for not participating in "voluntary" coaching and training sessions.

Bingo! Forgive me if I misused "NBA rule" - perhaps I should have said "league rule". But it's basically a labor issue, and it's a good rule.

Now THIS makes perfect sense and I understand and agree.

Blue, your banned from using the words NBA RUKLES from now on!

 

[blue9]

Blue, your banned from using the words NBA RUKLES from now on!

I can live with that. I shall never use the words "NBA" and "rukles" together without another word or symbol separating them.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I can live with that. I shall never use the words "NBA" and "rukles" together without another word or symbol separating them.

DAMMIT!! I canty even be a smartass correctly... damn tiypos...

 

[Paine Tablet]

Bingo! Forgive me if I misused "NBA rule" - perhaps I should have said "league rule". But it's basically a labor issue, and it's a good rule.

Ehh, I'd still rather call it an arbitrary rule than a good rule. It certainly makes it harder on the players who need development and on the teams with rosters filled with these players.

 

[blue9]

Ehh, I'd still rather call it an arbitrary rule than a good rule. It certainly makes it harder on the players who need development and on the teams with rosters filled with these players.

No it doesn't. There are plenty of other coaches that players can work with to develop or hone specific skills - and they're all probably better than NBA head coaches at developing specific skills.

 

[Paine Tablet]

No it doesn't. There are plenty of other coaches that players can work with to develop or hone specific skills - and they're all probably better than NBA head coaches at developing specific skills.

I was thinking more within the team framework, team sets, team culture, etc. But individually, yes, you are right.