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Why don't more NBA teams start enforcers who try to instigate things with other team's star players? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Outside_Jicama_9925@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Is this frowned upon in the NBA? Mainly a player that will try antagonize star players and bait them into a double ejection. Every team in the NBA could use two of these guys and they can alternate suspensions.

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[–] Free_Relationship692@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

y not just play ball? what is this loser mentality.

[–] ColdCocking@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The last time someone tried that with my star player they got sidelined for 60 games.

[–] LordBaneoftheSith@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because they're professionals

[–] costcobathroom@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

because it's hard to find people as good at it as Draymond

[–] thatguyad@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because it's ratty BS.

[–] hurrakane212@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because Kermit Washington nearly killed Rudy Tomjanovich. Google "The Punch."

[–] MaybeDBCooper@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This is why they need to set an example with Draymond now imo. He’s gotten away with too much to be ignored, and it’s going to start encouraging other teams to get enforcers of their own, completely distracting from actually playing basketball

[–] Cool_Recognition_848@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because they’re professional basketball teams who are there to compete. This isn’t hockey, you can’t just send a guy out there to swing on people, the suspensions would come quickly.

[–] Mal_Swansky@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

a) Where are you gonna find enforcers? Everybody's soft.

b) Roster spots are too valuable

[–] DubsFanAccount@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It’s funny we just had this convo a few days ago and everyone brought up Dahntay Jones. If you saw him checking into the game you knew someone was going to get hurt.

[–] noknownothing@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Becayse we used ti have that in the 70s and it was the worst shit ever, and ratings were absolute crap. How about we just don't allow draymond style tactics at all.