Perhaps before it sounded like a favor, like prodding and negotiation.
Now it seems like a demand, or at the very least, an expectation from NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars.He said it more than that on an hourlong conference call with select media Wednesday afternoon, along with Evan Wasch, NBA senior vice president and head of data strategy and analytics, i.e. the brains behind the in-season tournament which will debut this December.
Only about 50 players fall under the umbrella, but the league will probably still keep a close eye on any chicanery. “Yeah, yes … I can’t ,” Dumars said with a laugh. “That’s a part of it. To pretend it isn’t would just be dishonest.”“I think how you get to the point that we’re at right now … by not addressing it,” Dumars said. “You get here about by slippage. By just slowly, year after year after year, it doesn’t happen like in one year, just slowly over time.”
That latter part is a function of playing 82 games. Some nights will be better than others, but it’s no excuse to NOT play. And Dumars makes sure to note, telling players to play come hell or high water is not the directive.
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