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Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
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Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
How many fines have Clippers been rackin up because I have hardly seen Kawhi and PG play together
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
The Wolves error was resting him one game after the 9 day all star break.....WHOOPS!
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
WTF?
The nba has a player testing policy?
Seriously?
What is it? “The Minnesota Timberwolves shall not test healthy players, but more powerful, marquee franchises can do whatever the fuck they want?”
The nba has a player testing policy?
Seriously?
What is it? “The Minnesota Timberwolves shall not test healthy players, but more powerful, marquee franchises can do whatever the fuck they want?”
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
Naturally, very bogus considering the current NBA culture, but as long as Glen is paying the tab, whatever.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
He was also coming back from an injury. Ah well, I think our response was good, accept the fine but express how our players welfare comes first.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
Kind of strange considering he was injured when we got him.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
I was at that game and I was fucking pissed they sat him there. Good. Assholes.
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Hopefully the commish didn't find a doll's head in DR's shorts too.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
If I remember right from the injury report it did say he had "General Itchiness"...
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
Can't disagree with this. If I'm paying big bucks for my family to go see "player x" and they rest him? I want my money back. That's like going to a Rolling Stones concert and they plop in Wayne Newton so they can rest for their next show.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
what do you have against Wayne Newton?
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
In all the dumb sports rules, fining a team for deciding who plays and who doesn’t is right at the top.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
minnemike wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:53 amwhat do you have against Wayne Newton?
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
why didn't they just make up an injury? They flat out just said "resting him" right?
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
TV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:49 am I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
And I'll add, the Spurs at least won a good amount of those games still. Pop played to win, his remaining players were ultra prepared for their larger role, so I have less of a beef with that.Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:04 amTV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:49 am I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
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J Havlicek, M Ginobili, M Richmond
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
By your logic, tv companies should also have a say in how many minutes they play and who they play with. Are you sure you want two stick with the tv company line?Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:04 amTV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:49 am I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
There's no perfect solution obviously, but they are a partnership at this point.Bob Wiley wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:07 amBy your logic, tv companies should also have a say in how many minutes they play and who they play with. Are you sure you want two stick with the tv company line?Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:04 amTV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:49 am I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
Players need to remember that, or they need to accept less money.
2020 All Time NBA Draft
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J Havlicek, M Ginobili, M Richmond
D Wilkins, B Bowen
T Duncan, B McAdoo
H Olajuwon, W Unseld, A Sabonis
A Iverson, K Irving
J Havlicek, M Ginobili, M Richmond
D Wilkins, B Bowen
T Duncan, B McAdoo
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
Players don’t have a contract with the networks. Neither do coaches. There is no partnership. The networks are making plenty of money. Maybe I’m old school, but I think coaches should still run their teams.Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:09 amThere's no perfect solution obviously, but they are a partnership at this point.Bob Wiley wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:07 amBy your logic, tv companies should also have a say in how many minutes they play and who they play with. Are you sure you want two stick with the tv company line?Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:04 am
TV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
Players need to remember that, or they need to accept less money.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
And where do you think the money comes from? The players are able to get these big contracts from the team because of the expectation that they revenue they generate will be sustainable long term.Bob Wiley wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:11 amPlayers don’t have a contract with the networks. Neither do coaches. There is no partnership. The networks are making plenty of money. Maybe I’m old school, but I think coaches should still run their teams.
Networks signed a 9 year deal in 2014, and ratings are down significantly.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
I thought some of that tv money goes right to the team's.
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salary cap spiked in conjunction with the new TV deal
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J Havlicek, M Ginobili, M Richmond
D Wilkins, B Bowen
T Duncan, B McAdoo
H Olajuwon, W Unseld, A Sabonis
A Iverson, K Irving
J Havlicek, M Ginobili, M Richmond
D Wilkins, B Bowen
T Duncan, B McAdoo
H Olajuwon, W Unseld, A Sabonis
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
Totally normal for a player to rest one game during a back-to-back that's had a recent injury that involved missing games for Golden State as well as Minnesota.
I was mad that they sat him for the Denver game instead of the other one because I wanted to see the new guys all play against Denver. I feel winning that game would have been huge.
I was mad that they sat him for the Denver game instead of the other one because I wanted to see the new guys all play against Denver. I feel winning that game would have been huge.
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Re: Wolves fined for resting Russell against Denver
I get that. Just wondering if other teams are getting fined. Hell, Pop used to send players home for rest for some road games. LBJ did it, and he's the biggest draw in the game. Did general soreness get fined? I guess my point is, how many players got fines for "resting" when the were healthy enough to play? Hell, next time Taylor should just say he's sick or injured. Seems like they fined him for being honest.Oriole81 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:04 amTV companies are paying billions and billions of dollars for the rights to broadcast these games, and even rotational players are making close to $100M over the lifetime of their careers. There's an obligation to put the best product out there possible.Mplsfonz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:49 am I guess I just don't get it. LBJ does it all the time. Spurs did it, and several other teams. Is this a new rule because it's getting complaints from fans?
Have other teams been fined? How long ago? Seems to me Pop use to rest Manu, Parker etc. all the time.
Typical Mn hate.
Welcome to the Wolves DLo. How long before they both want trades to another team? Seems like they are a package deal now.
There's just too much money involved now to just think your only obligation is to win a championship.
Maybe now they will start cracking down on the step back travel too.