(05-18-2025, 07:31 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: That's very valid.
But that hurdle has been there in every era since the dawn of competitive sports.
It's much worse of late for all-stars and how athlete's take care of themselves continues to improve compared to those other eras. A 70 game season should be considered among other things (no midseason tournament, no play-in tournament, best of five opening round, possibly shorter quarters). Officiating in the playoffs also changes which isn't helpful. OKC basically took the Legion of Boom CB strategy of "they can't throw a flag every play" with how they guarded Jokic. Props to Caruso though.