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LV Koopa

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Lol media waves have an agenda trying to kill this dude’s image

He was well rested by Toronto last season, and homie was limping halfway through the Bucks series. Allegedly his condition is degenerative. :francis:

fukk what the media says, I wanna see at least 3-5 more prime years of this guy. Newsflash to folks crying bout him sitting... after age 32 there’s a good chance Kawhi falls off a cliff :francis:

68-72 games a year for Kawhi is fine

Cats gotta look up what degenerative quadriceps tendinopathy is. That dude is in major pain all the time.
 

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This shyt is really wack. Dude’s like 28 missing games for load management a week and a half into the season. NBA gonna have to do something about it. Gaming the fukkin system. Sit out against the actual good opponent. I know a lot of y’all will have excuses but that’s wack as fukk
The fact is if breh was a laker or this was bron there would be national outrage over 2 load management games on National TV.
 

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not even mad about kawhi sitting out :yeshrug: Sure it sucks as a viewer and a nba fan but if it helps him in the long run then i'm okay with it
 

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Brehs really don't understand Kawhi was fukked up last year in the playoffs and the Raptors openly talked about why they were managing him. He legit has a serious issue.

Yeah but he can't sit vs the MVP and he's the Finals MVP, that's your best game of the week ruined. And as a business you shouldn't want that. Which has my conspiracy gears thinking if it's a Turner/TNT having priority thing over ESPN since they're the mothership. Everyone knows he's not playing B2Bs so why is he missing the premiere match up but playing the Blazers. Could just be since they're in the West but who cares, if you're load managing then seeding can't be the major priority too. I like a good conspiracy so I'm rolling with the first one.

Everyone knows his issue it's all documented, which is why it's even more important to watch him as much you can the next 2-3 years, he'll be a shell by the end of his contract.

They play one more time Dec 6 and as of right now the game is not nationally televised, regardless if the Clippers win or not the fans lost the most tonight.
 

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Yeah but he can't sit vs the MVP and he's the Finals MVP, that's your best game of the week ruined. And as a business you shouldn't want that. Which has my conspiracy gears thinking if it's a Turner/TNT having priority thing over ESPN since they're the mothership. Everyone knows he's not playing B2Bs so why is he missing the premiere match up but playing the Blazers. Could just be since they're in the West but who cares, if you're load managing then seeding can't be the major priority too. I like a good conspiracy so I'm rolling with the first one.

Everyone knows his issue it's all documented, which is why it's even more important to watch him as much you can the next 2-3 years, he'll be a shell by the end of his contract.

They play one more time Dec 6 and as of right now the game is not nationally televised, regardless if the Clippers win or not the fans lost the most tonight.
you cant be making commercial claiming you are King and sit out vs MVP at home :yeshrug:. This was a game people circled from pre season and fans taking a big L
 

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His situation is degenerative. He’s on borrowed borrowed time. I can never see him playing over 70 games more than once or twice for the rest of his career


I hear you guys, but is his contract degenerative?

Like it or not, this is a business and the TV revenue is a large part of why the contract values have ballooned over the past few years. One of the leagues premier stars sitting out in marque matches on the national TV schedule is bad for the league (as a business). And this early in the season it feels (to me) like a ridiculously soft move.

Aren't there other ways to limit playing time? Have players sit out practices? Limit minutes (in game)?

Teams are going to fu*k around and force the league to implement policies against this. How are these guys going to feel when there's a set number of games required to sit out for each injury? "Have a sprained finger? That's 2-4 games minimum that you'll sit until it's 'healed'."

Or teams could work rest games into their deal: "if you need 20 rest games a season (25% of the season), then our offer will be 25% less $$ than a max offer could be".

With the China issue creating issues with the league financially, I expect the NBA will do something to limit any financial exposure they may have with their TV deal. I'm betting we're going to see rules put in place.

And BTW, I didn't like it when the Dubs sat out players either...but KL is taking this sh*t to new heights (lows).
 

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This shyt is really wack. Dude’s like 28 missing games for load management a week and a half into the season. NBA gonna have to do something about it. Gaming the fukkin system. Sit out against the actual good opponent. I know a lot of y’all will have excuses but that’s wack as fukk


Players will make up fake injuries
 
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