Greg Popovich says "suck it" to the NBA.

[Dr. Jones]

Good for Pop for doing what he thinks is best for his team.

Exactly.

 

[HeavenHarris]

Where do the owners get their money from?

TV and fans.

Sitting those players screws over who really pays the checks...TV and fans.

You wanna kill your product? Have average fan click over to see the "big" game between SA and Miami...and see SA down 40 in the third with LeBron/Wade/Bosh on the bench due to the blowout.

Like I said, the NBA is a joke. One more tidbit to add to poor officials, poor salary caps, unmotivated players....

If the NBA is going to allow this, they should just cancel the regular season and go straight to the playoffs...at least then we can watch the actual players worth watching.

bro, most owners get their money from a lot of sources. one of those is fans.
as a fan i dont diagree with you. fans have every right to be pissed. they can punish the nba by not watching the games and giving them lower ratings or not buying tickets, merchandise, etc.
nba suspending them doesnt make sense bro. pop is just doing what he thinks is best for his players and in turn the team. its not like he is purposely doing this to make a bad product bro. think about it bro. think about it.

 

[Dr. Jones]

bro, most owners get their money from a lot of sources. one of those is fans.
as a fan i dont diagree with you. fans have every right to be pissed. they can punish the nba by not watching the games and giving them lower ratings or not buying tickets, merchandise, etc.
nba suspending them doesnt make sense bro. pop is just doing what he thinks is best for his players and in turn the team. its not like he is purposely doing this to make a bad product bro. think about it bro. think about it.

He's right, green. You have every right to be pissed. Teams have every right to manage the health of their team's players in pursuit of a championship.

 

[JimLes]

 

[Hartsock]

Pop is the man. Screw heat fans and stern can suck it.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Popovich is an ***. The NBA needs to fine and suspend him, and let it be known that healthy players will be fined and suspended without pay. Those four players aren't being paid to sit games out.

Further proof the NBA is a joke.

Congratulations on jumping to the top of the list for dumbest posters on this site!!! Keep it up!

 

[SaltyDawg]

I'd be pissed if I was a fan who forked out several hundred dollars for tickets to this game. Even more pissed if I had to fly or drive hundreds of miles after forking out several hundred dollars for tickets.

 

[Beantown]

Stern is pissed and the Heat are losing.

Haha!!

 

[franklin]

I'd be pissed if I was a fan who forked out several hundred dollars for tickets to this game. Even more pissed if I had to fly or drive hundreds of miles after forking out several hundred dollars for tickets.

Why should I care about you wasting more money than you can afford to watch a game? You want a rehab ticket to treat your obsession?

 

[SaltyDawg]

Why should I care about you wasting more money than you can afford to watch a game? You want a rehab ticket to treat your obsession?

I'm not a fan of any of those teams and didn't buy a ticket. And you probably shouldn't care even if I did.

The NBA, however, should absolutely care if fans are spending ridiculous amounts of money and then only receiving a partial product.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm not a fan of any of those teams and didn't buy a ticket. And you probably shouldn't care even if I did.

The NBA, however, should absolutely care if fans are spending ridiculous amounts of money and then only receiving a partial product.

This isn't that hard to understand. Pop rests his players. The first time? No.
Fans know it's a possibility and they know why he's doing it.
Trust me, if fans stopped following the Spurs .. tuning in, buying tix, etc.. they would put an end to it. Being a fan is sometimes more than just being entertained.. it's about being INVESTED in WINNING. That's the culture the Spurs have bred and I bet their fans (by a vast majority) are A OK with it.

 

[UGLI baby]

Sterns gonna fine the Spurs for this?

The NBA should be about winning 1st, entertainment 2nd.

Pop obviously felt like this helps his team win in the long run.

Retarded that the NBA gets up in arms about this but not about the Warriors obviously tanking last year.

Shaking My Dreads.