Legends like Shaq, AI, Barkley and others didn't put in work like that in the offseason. Every player in the past was not Kobe or Ray Allen or Bron when it came to work ethic and dedication. shyt Kobe said he was shocked by how little dudes were working when he got to the league 30 years ago.
Why are you blaming the owners for the actions of players? They could opt not to sign these players and then be called "bad owners", they choose to sign these marginal layers to "bad contracts" and are still called bad owners,Those players have always existed. You will only have more such players as you pay players more. Thats the reality of any high paying, high profile profession. That said, owners with such a thought process are even more problematic due to the overall influence they have on a franchise and the fact that they cant be benched or cut and the fact that no one wants to ever hold them accountable.
And they are all considered underachievers. Including Shaq and his 4 rings.
Because its the owners actions. Players dont get to decide not to play.
I am not sure any of them are widely considered underschievers. They are mostly viewed through rose colored all timer glasses to the point that 2 of them lead the "back in my day" shyt all over current players trend that taints modern discourse.
They still have full training camps and played some in the offseason. They won’t complaint about back to backs either
They earning their salaries. Why are these guys getting 200 million for 5 years and not putting 100 percent in?
i don't disgree with anything you said just pointed out only 3 elite talents were on that list
The funny thing is you biitch about them complaining about the new gen when they spend even more time shiiting on each other for "underachieving".
"I got hurt on company time, so I'll rehab on company time."
depends.
The Clips actually invested and risked more than the Pels. They have signed him to multiple deals with the understanding that he would be missing games. There has never been any pressure on him to be available aside from the 65 game rule last year.
the bigger investment came in terms of what they gave Paul George and now he's gone. The Clippers understand he'll be missing games because they realize that's the only way to get optimal Kawhi. They feel his worth only means anything leading up to the playoffs. On Kawhi's end, he's outlived his usefulness in terms of how long his career can physically go because he's on a more limited schedule. If there was an insistence to play every game, he'd be in the hall of fame right now because his career woulda been over 3 years ago.
end of season stuff used to not be an issue because in any sport, if you've clinched or if you're mathematically eliminated, you understood the situation. Now people will bytch about OKC doing what they actually earned the ability to do. As a Yankee/baseball fan, I remember the month of September, unless you were in a fight for the wild card, you were abusing that 40 man roster limit and just putting out either your AAA squad or limiting innings or shutting players down so they were fresh for October. Bad teams used that to get young guys time in the majors. What nobody wants is some dude hearing a pop in his knee because he was going hard in game 79 against the Wizards for a game that meant nothing. Entertaining Timmy in early April won't feel worth it.
That was part of the investment in/risk for Kawhi. You are making my point. After all the issues he had since being their they just reupped him again. He has never had any pressure to play.
