The healthy player scratches

[PtldPlatypus]

Makes sense. Maybe then give players 3 games off 'PTO' to match employee 2 weeks off? After that they get no pay?

Good compromise. So, how do we get this proposal to the commish? Can you pass it up to Uncle Phil? He's got the juice to make it happen.

I still like giving a bonus for playing all arenas because it could be built into the contract like how making All-NBA and ASG let Dame get the super max contract. If you are a popular player, and make a lot of money, an extra 3 percent bonus for playing to all the fans should be a lot of money! For Dame that would be an extra $75,000... hmm maybe that's not so much for him!

Not a bad idea. Not sure how much it would need to be in order to be worthwhile, though.

 

[BosnianChampion]

These guys sign a very big contract to play. It is the same players tell people that they love the game. If your healthy take your ass out there and play. Players now are baby by there teams and it usually the high demand players that with huge contracts. That like me tilling my boss I am not coming to work because I am tired. I would properly be fire. That's why I like Dame he doesn't make excuses for not being out there every night he has to be serious be hurting if he not there.

When you make a lot of money, you worry a lot about your value. What if you get injured and never get another big contract because the team has dirty players on it? I'd skip playing a dirty team or a game that your team would win anyway without you if I was worried about my career. Players treat their bodies like they are valuable because they are. I think that's okay. Make the season more friendly to players so they want to play all games and play well all games. Punishing workers for respecting their own value is wrong. Without good players, the NBA is just the D-League.

 

[TBpup]

Without good players, the NBA is just the D-League.

Very true...but without fans paying for tickets, there is no league as well. There has to be some way to improve on this. It's a fairly new thing. Players rarely used to sit out unless they were REALLY injured.

 

[BosnianChampion]

Very true...but without fans paying for tickets, there is no league as well. There has to be some way to improve on this. It's a fairly new thing. Players rarely used to sit out unless they were REALLY injured.

It's hard to tell who makes the choice too. Popovich takes responsibility for the decision when he does it, but should the league fine him or fine the players if fans hate that? Players don't say "I'm not playing" because the process is the coach tells scorekeepers who is playing tonight. It's never the players fault officially, even if LeBron tells the world.