02-17-2020, 02:56 PM
(02-17-2020, 02:09 PM)hakeemfan Wrote: If Luka was so protective of his health he would have played much less in the USA/World challenge and more in the ASG. He is saying all the correct things because what else can he do?
My annoyance is because Dirk even in his prime was always shortchanged I these games. Some excuse or other was always given. Here we have a starter who is in the MVP conversation and got the 2nd most votes. Don’t give me age when he is in the MVP conversation. Don’t give me age when the evening was around Kobe tributes and one of his main characteristics everyone cites is that he didn’t want to waste time paying some cliche dues to veterans that he was already better than.
No player in this situation would choose to sit, no matter the injury. If you are there, you want to play. As much as possible. All these guys are ultra competitive.
If logic like "I choose not to play because I am saving my health for more important games than this stupid show" would prevail, than the vets like LeBron and company would be the last ones to play. They would just let the naive youngsters play while they would save their old tired bodies.