NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

[da ThRONe]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

yet, when the season starts he'll still get a ring opening night

Yeah but so will the towel boy. Having a ring doesn't mean you earned it.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

yet, when the season starts he'll still get a ring opening night

Good for him, lol.

He still only contributed only the first two months of the regular season.

[Weeks]

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I think that if you are injured or a bench warmer who never plays you still are a champion.

Even though you may have not contributed to winning the actual game. The players who are injured sacrificed there body for there team, even though it isn't their decision they still go on to the floor knowing they may come out with a torn ACL or whatnot. and the bench players help by making everyone on there team better in practice buy pushing/supporting them.

So I think if your on a championship team, you are a champion.

[Outcast]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

I think that if you are injured or a bench warmer who never plays you still are a champion.

Even though you may have not contributed to winning the actual game. The players who are injured sacrificed there body for there team, even though it isn't their decision they still go on to the floor knowing they may come out with a torn ACL or whatnot. and the bench players help by making everyone on there team better in practice buy pushing/supporting them.

So I think if your on a championship team, you are a champion.

Adam Morrison is a true champion

[Weeks]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

Adam Morrison is a true champion

He was part of a team, that won the championship as a team. So yes he is a champion.

[Kashanova]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

I think that if you are injured or a bench warmer who never plays you still are a champion.

Even though you may have not contributed to winning the actual game. The players who are injured sacrificed there body for there team, even though it isn't their decision they still go on to the floor knowing they may come out with a torn ACL or whatnot. and the bench players help by making everyone on there team better in practice buy pushing/supporting them.

So I think if your on a championship team, you are a champion.

my sentiments exactly.

[Jonesy]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

my sentiments exactly.

I agree as well.

I've got a buddy who was a strength and conditioning coach for a national level Rugby team here in Australia for a while and he said the guys rehabbing injuries work 10 times harder than the guys actually playing the games. So even if they aren't contributing to the actual on court success with their play they are working hard for the benefit of the team and providing moral support etc.

I'm sure the player doesn't feel like they deserve it as much as if they were playing but what can ya do.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

I agree as well.

I've got a buddy who was a strength and conditioning coach for a national level Rugby team here in Australia for a while and he said the guys rehabbing injuries work 10 times harder than the guys actually playing the games. So even if they aren't contributing to the actual on court success with their play they are working hard for the benefit of the team and providing moral support etc.

I'm sure the player doesn't feel like they deserve it as much as if they were playing but what can ya do.

What did Caron do though? Seriously. That trainer did a whole hell of a lot more than Caron contributed.

Caron gave some guys some great pep talks? Kept a seat warm. Kept the trainers busy with the rehab

I don't care if people think "he won a ring" or not but honestly if some people here think that TMac's been out of the first round... He deserves to get a ring on opening night but he really didn't do **** to earn it.

[Jonesy]

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What did Caron do though? Seriously. That trainer did a whole hell of a lot more than Caron contributed.

Not sure of serious.

If you don't think rehabing a serious injury isn't hard work you've obviously never had one. Yes the trainers are involved but it's Caron doing the work.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

Not sure of serious.

If you don't think rehabing a serious injury isn't hard work you've obviously never had one. Yes the trainers are involved but it's Caron doing the work.

Jonesy I misunderstood your post.

But I definitely never said rehabbing isn't hard work bro.

I'm saying Caron didn't do much to earn that ring he's gonna get. Period. Sure he worked his *** off and sure he put in the effort to get back, but overall that didn't really do much to get that trophy. Of course he deserves a ring though, he was a Maverick for the year and he was probably a great teammate.

As far as him contributing to the actual season? Na.

[Jonesy]

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I'm saying Caron didn't do much to earn that ring he's gonna get. Period. Sure he worked his *** off and sure he put in the effort to get back, but overall that didn't really do much to get that trophy. Of course he deserves a ring though, he was a Maverick for the year and he was probably a great teammate.

Yeah I agree with that and I'm sure he feels the same. Imagine how frustrating it would be to be in a position where your team is peaking at the right time and your ultimate goal in life is within reach then your body lets you down. As much as it's hard to feel sorry for someone who is earning millions to play a sport I love that's gotta be hard to take.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I have to imagine it's one of the emptier feelings of receiving a ring fully knowing you were hurt for 90% of the year. And Caron is a great guy, or so it seems.

[The Big Squeezy]

Re: NBA Off-season Movement & FA List (PG 1 Updated 6/29)

I've always thought that if I was a player on a championship team who was injured during the year and wasn't able to help them actually win a title (ala Caron Butler) it'd really bug me, knowing that I really had no part in winning the title.

Then again, it'd make me want to work 50x as hard to make sure we win the title again next year and that I'm a part of the reason why

[Kashanova]

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What did Caron do though? Seriously. That trainer did a whole hell of a lot more than Caron contributed.

Caron gave some guys some great pep talks? Kept a seat warm. Kept the trainers busy with the rehab

I don't care if people think "he won a ring" or not but honestly if some people here think that TMac's been out of the first round... He deserves to get a ring on opening night but he really didn't do **** to earn it.

he actually did a lot of "****" to earn it, he played 29 ngames mavs were 21-8 with him in the line up, that help determine their playoff seeding, if butler isn't in the line up who to say they even make the finals, they could of gotten a different seed and played a team that matched up perfectly with them. its not like butler had a oden season and not played at all, so yea he earned it. he contributed to the season.

[ex carrabba fan]

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he actually did a lot of "****" to earn it, he played 29 ngames mavs were 21-8 with him in the line up, that help determine their playoff seeding, if butler isn't in the line up who to say they even make the finals, they could of gotten a different seed and played a team that matched up perfectly with them. its not like butler had a oden season and not played at all, so yea he earned it. he contributed to the season.

Playing in the first 2/9 months of the season, not even a single minute of the playoffs.

That's awesome. Earned that ring for sure.