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Originally Posted by AdumbGuy
It was the right thing to do for the NBA. I wouldn't shed a tear if he fined Spo for this too.
Pop's actions were like a manager blowing off a meeting with the company's most important client, so that his workers could get a head start on their end of year reviews.
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The problem is that now Stern has created a ridiculous blurred line between when a coach is doing this because a player has a legit injury, and when he's doing it to give his players just a little more rest. I get that Pop didn't help his matter by being so transparent about why his players were sitting.
But to the Spo example. What if LeBron really was hurt and he was forced to play then pulled his hammy in the game? What if Wade was at 80% -- what is the acceptable "percentage" for a coach to sit his player? What if Pop decided he was going to play all his guys, but the starters would only play 5 minutes. Is that acceptable?
This is what happens when the commish oversteps his boundaries. Now he sets a standard and people are always going to complain about why one team got punished and another did not.