WEBVTT - Does rest destroy historical greatness?

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<v Speaker 1>And the pole question we had up and you can

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<v Speaker 1>get to it. The question is this, do you think

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of rest current NBA players get during the

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<v Speaker 1>season make them less great historically? And your absence a

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<v Speaker 1>yes or no? Then maybe because it's part of the business. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I bring this up because we've been talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>rest and the schedule and the back to backs all

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<v Speaker 1>season long here on the show. But yo, let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you something. Dennis Rodman short things. So he chimed

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<v Speaker 1>in in an interview that he gave this week as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and let me tell you something. This is Dennis Rodman,

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<v Speaker 1>and I quote, you know what Lebron's doing the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing that I always said Michael Jordan never did. He

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<v Speaker 1>never rested, He played every game. He played every game.

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron hat is in the position to do this now

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<v Speaker 1>because they need him, The league needs him, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>why he's doing all this crazy expletive now like being

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<v Speaker 1>m about all this expletive. He continues on, it's very

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<v Speaker 1>easy to do what they defined now as greatness. Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan did it when it was tough, really tough. What

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<v Speaker 1>he do. He led the league in scoring ten years

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<v Speaker 1>in a row, ten years in a row. Back then,

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<v Speaker 1>that was hard. He averaged like thirty two points a game.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's easy. All these expletive triple doubles. Back then

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<v Speaker 1>when he was getting his ass whoop, I mean beat

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<v Speaker 1>down every game. Then when he played against us, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>guess what, I gotta go back in the gym, get tough,

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<v Speaker 1>and he got great. So that is it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Rodman certainly out there scorched earth for the players of today.

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<v Speaker 1>And check this out. I've been telling you, I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>give this stat again. Will Chamberlain once in the sixty

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<v Speaker 1>two season, average forty eight and a half minutes a game.

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<v Speaker 1>NBA games are only forty eight minutes long. This guy

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<v Speaker 1>average more minutes in a full season because of overtime

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<v Speaker 1>games than there was. He only missed eight minutes the

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<v Speaker 1>entire season in the sixty two season, only missed eight

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<v Speaker 1>minutes the entire season because he got ejected once with

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<v Speaker 1>eight minutes left to play. Played all the games, all

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<v Speaker 1>the minutes. This year, there's only four players in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA that even average thirty seven minutes a game, Jimmy Butler, Wiggins,

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron and Kyle Lowry. You know, so basically, by definition,

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<v Speaker 1>every player in the NBA this year misses more minutes

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<v Speaker 1>per game then Will Chamberlain missed in that historic sixty

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<v Speaker 1>one sixty two season and check it out. Kenyan Martin

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<v Speaker 1>was also signed, kind of saying the same thing, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>people don't really care that much about, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>winning and trying hard. It's kind of like all just

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<v Speaker 1>a little boys club. You know. He sided guys and

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<v Speaker 1>a nice piece on the Player Tribune that I saw today, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>guys like Reggie Evans, this is a dude that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>grabbed Chris Kaman down under one time. Guys like Kobe

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<v Speaker 1>who would just like just straight up killers. Talked about

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<v Speaker 1>Ron Artest, Kevin Garnett and even head coach back then,

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<v Speaker 1>Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz that we're all kind of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, tougher than what we would see out there.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why I ask you, you know, with all

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<v Speaker 1>this rest and all this talk, do you think it

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<v Speaker 1>actually lessens you know, they're kind of legacy. Remember also,

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden thought that thought that this idea of playing

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<v Speaker 1>all eighty two games and minutes played should be one

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<v Speaker 1>of the criteria for the m v P Awards. So

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<v Speaker 1>I ask you, do you think it makes them kind

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<v Speaker 1>of less great when compared against their historical peers. All

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<v Speaker 1>the rest that they're getting, My man, Chris Bovona making

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<v Speaker 1>it so hot that we sweats team. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>think about this? Chris david Is drop a bomb on it.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that this kind of diminishes their legacy?

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<v Speaker 1>All the rest they're getting the players of today's NBA

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<v Speaker 1>growing up in the nineties, we obviously grew We had

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<v Speaker 1>some of the hardest working basketball players in the n B.

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<v Speaker 1>A UM, I'm not against resting players after you've won

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<v Speaker 1>certain things, like when you've gotten the division, when you're

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<v Speaker 1>gotten into the play. Just managing their minutes earlier the season,

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<v Speaker 1>like in December, I think it's a little crazy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a little much. I think the only guys that should

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<v Speaker 1>be allowed to be have man minute managed our rookies. Okay, alright,

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<v Speaker 1>fair enough, So check it out. We got that whole

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<v Speaker 1>question up on the f N T S Y radio

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter handle. Right now, let us know what you think.