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6/26/2025, 12:10:55 AM
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Owners can be counted on to do the “bare minimum” because that bare minimum is writing checks. That’s it. They're not putting their bodies on the line, training year round, playing through pain, or being subject to constant media scrutiny. Owners make billions regardless.
>there's no owner equivalent of Ben Simmons
What about owners who tank seasons, cut spending, dodge luxury tax despite promising to compete, or meddle in basketball ops and sabotage their own teams? They absolutely do exist and unlike players, they never get traded or cut for underperformance. You say you don’t sympathize with either group, but your entire post gives ownership a pass and puts all accountability on players the ones whose performance is constantly impacted by coaching, stability, system fit, and roster construction, all of which are controlled by ownership and management.
Owners can be counted on to do the “bare minimum” because that bare minimum is writing checks. That’s it. They're not putting their bodies on the line, training year round, playing through pain, or being subject to constant media scrutiny. Owners make billions regardless.
>there's no owner equivalent of Ben Simmons
What about owners who tank seasons, cut spending, dodge luxury tax despite promising to compete, or meddle in basketball ops and sabotage their own teams? They absolutely do exist and unlike players, they never get traded or cut for underperformance. You say you don’t sympathize with either group, but your entire post gives ownership a pass and puts all accountability on players the ones whose performance is constantly impacted by coaching, stability, system fit, and roster construction, all of which are controlled by ownership and management.
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