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Who fails to make the active squad?

Who is the 13th man?

  • Raja Bell

    Votes: 4 9.5%

  • Josh Howard

    Votes: 4 9.5%

  • Enes Kanter

    Votes: 17 40.5%

  • Jeremy Evans

    Votes: 17 40.5%
  • Total voters
    42
  • Poll closed .
GlassEater said:
Well, several years ago, you had a 12-man roster - period. But there was an injured reserve to be used for INJURED players. What was truly amazing back in those days was how coincidental some of the injuries became. One player would be taken off IR just as another went down with some mysterious strain or ailment. It was actually quite comical to read the medical reports. Honest franchises were disadvantaged at first. And, as you can imagine, there was quite a rash of injuries after the last preseason games as final rosters were set and 1-2 guys from each team always came down with a strained muscle, bent finger, jambed toe, etc. I actually think there was some kind of competition between franchises to come up with the best sounding injuries (probably had interns leafing through medical and anatomical books). It was such a joke, the league just decided to do away with the IR and go to an active/inactive system.
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That matches my recollection as well. I remember Larry Miller not using the injured reserved list until the league basically told him to go ahead and use it even if he didn't have injured players.
 
billyshelby said:
Pretty much. Though now we're down to only one guy, right? So it has to be Bell, Burks, or Howard. Am I missing something?
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Well, you're missing what half of the post is discussing: 13 players allowed to suit up (for a couple of months) + 13 Jazz players on roster = no problem (for a couple of months)
 
idiot said:
Well, you're missing what half of the post is discussing: 13 players allowed to suit up (for a couple of months) + 13 Jazz players on roster = no problem (for a couple of months)
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12 players active, right? And we've got 13? So one guy can't dress. With Memo gone, Evans' spot is secure. So it has to come from Tinsley/Burks/Bell/Howard.
 
you can dress 13 players because of the condensed schedule.
nba thought it's fair to just allow more players to dress reduces the risk of fatigue etc etc
 
So since I'm a total dumbass, to be clear I'm guessing after the 6th that means that 13 guys can all be dressed, but once you get to the point where you've played 12 guys the 13th guy who didn't get checked in automatically becomes ineligible for the rest of the game?

I actually like that concept and would love to see the NBA keep it for hell, 14 guys to be dressed but only allow 12 different guys to check in.
 
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