Players and summer events/games

[Spike]

Whoah there babaloo. Shifting arguments?

but the NBA shouldnt be accountable for wanting players to honor their contracts. there is nothing wrong with playing for your country.

if you have a contract to play for an NBA team and your duties arent fufilled for that team you shouldnt be able to play in the olympics or any type of summer games. an automatic disqualification. shouldnt something like this be enforced???

Ouch. That one should sting. No really, it should.

but if you cant even finish the job your given why should you be allowed to participate in the game. its like skipping homework to go outside and play. you know you have to handle business first. everything after that is...well, optional.

If he was injured THEN, but is healthy NOW, what's the big deal? I wouldn't want Yao to rush back from an injury if he's not ready. We all know how that story goes..

 

[LPKingsFan]

Tyrant, your original point was: how can Yao play in the Olympics if he was hurt during the regular season and playoffs?

The simple answer is a lot can change in 1 1/2 months. This back-and-forth about honoring your contract vs. duty to your country is secondary, in my mind, to your original question. I'm no doctor, but yes, it should be possible to, as you put it, be "hurt during the nba playoffs, but you're healthy enough 1 1/2 months later to play for your country."

 

[tyrant]

after stating the facts some people just dont get it

 

[Spike]

I thought better of it.

 

[Warhawk]

I thought better of it.

Yeah, but your original one was pretty funny.

 

[NewMonkey]

Tyrant, your original point was: how can Yao play in the Olympics if he was hurt during the regular season and playoffs?

The simple answer is a lot can change in 1 1/2 months. This back-and-forth about honoring your contract vs. duty to your country is secondary, in my mind, to your original question. I'm no doctor, but yes, it should be possible to, as you put it, be "hurt during the nba playoffs, but you're healthy enough 1 1/2 months later to play for your country."

Agreed. The articles around the time of the injury said it would take 4 months to heal, and that was at the end of February. The time frame seems about right to me.

 

[bozzwell]

Yeah, but your original one was pretty funny.

I always miss out on the good stuff.

 

[tyrant]

I always miss out on the good stuff.

trust me, you missed nothing

 

[Warhawk]

trust me, you missed nothing

Yeah, like you saw it in the 2 minutes it was there before he removed it....

 

[tyrant]

something about a crazy driver on the wrong side of the road. what the h* was that all about?

 

[Spike]

something about a crazy driver on the wrong side of the road. what the h* was that all about?

That's too perfect.

 

[tyrant]

enough with the cracks

 

[Spike]

It's all good, I'm done. It was a good discussion, and we'll see how the Olympics play out with NBA players.

 

[tyrant]

if it were up to me there wouldnt be any olympics

 

[Warhawk]

That's too perfect.

Nice.

 

[Elise10]

you're hurt during the nba playoffs, but you're healthy enough 1 1/2 months later to play for your country????

why does yao ming get to miss almost half the season and NBA playoffs but gets to play in the summer games?

I'd say something along the lines of him being cleared to play for the biggest "summer games" in the world. Simple as that

if im a rocket fan im ticked. if you have a contract to play for an NBA team and your duties arent fufilled for that team you shouldnt be able to play in the olympics or any type of summer games. an automatic disqualification.

If you were a Rockets fan, you also know that since the Rockets first drafted Yao in 2002, he has continually honored his commitment to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). So this is nothing new to management. The CBA made it a requirement of him to play for them so he could even sign a contract for the NBA. Didn't hurt the Rockets to give him an extension until the 2010-2011 season either. This isn't someone who didn't honor his contract for selfish purposes. He got injured, and subsentially is healing too. He was expected to miss the playoffs but the timeline is right for him to play.

shouldnt something like this be enforced??? he scored 21 for china by the way

If you want the quickest way to pee off billions of people(not just fans, investors, advertisers or maybe just a country) by saying "Hey, you know what, we understand that the Olympics are being held in Beijing, and Yao happens to be the biggest star, but he missed the playoffs for the Rockets who still didn't get out of the first round so therefore he can't play for you this year...good luck with that" Have fun trying to expand the NBA after that.

David Stern on the other hand, I sincerely would think not to go anywhere near that.

 

[sloter]

While I agree with you it's not just about nationalism. It's good business for NBA. If Yao, or Dirk or whomever else don't play for their national teams the public in those countries will turn on them, the same as public in Serbia turned on Pedja after he quit (how quicly 10 years of service and bunch of medals were forgotten). That's bad for NBA and NBA teams. Growth overseas (TV rights, aparel sales etc.) has much bigger potential internationally then in USA.

Yao missing Olympics _in_ Beijing would harm NBA in China as much as Yao's image there.

I thought about writing this exact response after reading the first page. I think the fact that these players play in international competitions does a lot more good to the NBA than bad. It's a risk, but a very small one (keep in mind, it is only about 7-8 games, or a lot less if your team sucks) and the rewards are great.