Are there are 2 ways or old Red Claws that can be added? Random dude from the local Y? I honestly don't know the setup this year.
2 ways are Waters and Tacko, so the eight active players already includes those guys.Are there are 2 ways or old Red Claws that can be added? Random dude from the local Y? I honestly don't know the setup this year.
PG Teague
OG PP
F Smart
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It would be nice...though i dont expect it...if the officials let them play a bit tonight in that vain...8 really is starting to border on not a real basketball game. An injury and/or foul truoble is going to turn this into a joke.
I know there are financial implications and it's just the regular season, but I think 9 or 10 player minimums would have been more reasonable.
A ton of teams run 8 man playoff rotations. For a few games, there's nothing problematic about suiting up that many. No margin for error though. They're going to have to talk with DT about taking stupid fouls too.8 really is starting to border on not a real basketball game. An injury and/or foul truoble is going to turn this into a joke.
I know there are financial implications and it's just the regular season, but I think 9 or 10 player minimums would have been more reasonable.
They should all be fined for being shitheads. We'll never get through a season without players taking it seriously.Did anyone see the article in the Globe? It looks like Edwards, Grant, Time Lord and Thompson shared a car together. The only one to wear a mask was ... Edwards, who we're not even sure is a real NBA player. But anyway, that must be why he's cleared. Brad's got to get on these guys about wearing masks.
Having a game in which only 8 men end up playing is totally reasonable, happens all the time.A ton of teams run 8 man playoff rotations. For a few games, there's nothing problematic about suiting up that many. No margin for error though. They're going to have to talk with DT about taking stupid fouls too.
For sure we will see some silly.Having a game in which only 8 men end up playing is totally reasonable, happens all the time.
But only having 8 available is going to be a problem, like you said, no margin for error.
If the NBA has a lot of games with 8 available, eventually there will be a few that get silly.
That player would have been Carsen Edwards tonite.For sure we will see some silly.
Someone will drop 30 or 40 in one of these games who has no business doing so in the NBA under normal circumstances. Non zero chance that we end up with a game or two this season where someone gets to keep playing with eight fouls.
My wager is that Smarf & 8mile combine for 70 points in a 25 point loss.
right about now Marcus is smashing up the locker roomMy wager is that Smarf & 8mile combine for 70 points in a 25 point loss.
Avoid picture frames MS.right about now Marcus is smashing up the locker room
its been a long time since he was legitimately the #1 scoring option
Celts have the max 17 players under contract, if they brought 1 in they would have to waive 1.Obviously not for tonight, but are there any options to bolster the lineup moving forward for the next couple of games? Bibbs maybe?
And of course the NBA never thought to create a waiver to this rule for COVID...of course.Celts have the max 17 players under contract, if they brought 1 in they would have to waive 1.
I don't think that's the case in the NBA. The only true exception is the Disabled Player Exception, which does not apply here.Not sure what the quarantine rules if any are when you sign a new player how long until they can actually play, but I know there's normally an injury exemption rule that lets you add an extra player to the roster if you have too many players injured. That should really be a thing this year when you have too many players out for quarantine.
Apropos of nothing but our college team dressed 6 players one game, the 6th was a football player added once his season was over. If there would have been a line I’d guess we’d have been 6-point underdogs full strength.......we won by 25. Long term it’s obviously unsustainable but nothing wrong with dressing 7-8 guys for one game.8 really is starting to border on not a real basketball game. An injury and/or foul truoble is going to turn this into a joke.
I know there are financial implications and it's just the regular season, but I think 9 or 10 player minimums would have been more reasonable.
I'm thinking of the hardship exception, which I'm not even sure if it's still a thing, but normally required players to be out 2+ weeks. But if it is still a thing they really should have changed the rule this year to allow for adding extra players at any time if you were missing 4+ due to covid.I don't think that's the case in the NBA. The only true exception is the Disabled Player Exception, which does not apply here.
The NBA did relax some of the restrictions on two-way players for this reason.I'm thinking of the hardship exception, which I'm not even sure if it's still a thing, but normally required players to be out 2+ weeks. But if it is still a thing they really should have changed the rule this year to allow for adding extra players at any time if you were missing 4+ due to covid.
Which helps, but we're now at at least 3 cases now where teams were missing over 50% of their roster for at least 1 game, so it isn't enoughThe NBA did relax some of the restrictions on two-way players for this reason.
I think the significant majority of the time 8 will be no big deal. But as I said before, you won't know prospectively how things will go. If the NBA is going to play dozens of these games, eventually they will have some go sideways. An injury and 1-2 guys in foul trouble would get interesting.Apropos of nothing but our college team dressed 6 players one game, the 6th was a football player added once his season was over. If there would have been a line I’d guess we’d have been 6-point underdogs full strength.......we won by 25. Long term it’s obviously unsustainable but nothing wrong with dressing 7-8 guys for one game.
NBA rules always let you keep five players on the court. If the five players on the court are the only ones available, then on a player's sixth (or higher) foul, the opposing team gets a (team) technical free throw in addition to the normal result of the foul, but the player remains in the game. (NBA Rule 3.I.b). This came into play on February 5, 2014: the Lakers dressed eight players, but Chris Kaman fouled out and Jordan Farmer and Nick Young got injured during the game. When Robert Sacre picked up his sixth foul, the Cavaliers got a technical free throw as well as the two shots for the shooting foul. Sacre managed not to pick up a seventh foul. (If one of the remaining five Lakers had been injured, Kaman could have entered the game at the cost of a technical free throw.)I think the significant majority of the time 8 will be no big deal. But as I said before, you won't know prospectively how things will go. If the NBA is going to play dozens of these games, eventually they will have some go sideways. An injury and 1-2 guys in foul trouble would get interesting.
In this circumstance, I assume the 2 T's gets you ejected rule no longer applies?NBA rules always let you keep five players on the court. If the five players on the court are the only ones available, then on a player's sixth (or higher) foul, the opposing team gets a (team) technical free throw in addition to the normal result of the foul, but the player remains in the game. (NBA Rule 3.I.b). This came into play on February 5, 2014: the Lakers dressed eight players, but Chris Kaman fouled out and Jordan Farmer and Nick Young got injured during the game. When Robert Sacre picked up his sixth foul, the Cavaliers got a technical free throw as well as the two shots for the shooting foul. Sacre managed not to pick up a seventh foul. (If one of the remaining five Lakers had been injured, Kaman could have entered the game at the cost of a technical free throw.)
Steve Blake had a triple-double in that game: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists. And 3 turnovers short of a quadruple-double.
Great question. First , the technical fouls for the 6th and subsequent personal foul are team technicals and technicals assessed against the player. But Rule 3.I is silent about disqualification due to technical fouls. I would guess that if literal push came to literal shove, we *might* see a foul shot for a player's second technical and then a foul shot for the team technical to keep him in the game.In this circumstance, I assume the 2 T's gets you ejected rule no longer applies?
Potentially although if our schedule is jam packed in the 2nd half, there is probably going to be considerable load management for Kemba.Assuming everyone emerges from this without any adverse health issues, this will result in fewer games that Kemba will miss as well.
Especially not with the new strain here in the US nowThey should all be fined for being shitheads. We'll never get through a season without players taking it seriously.
My wild-eyed speculation is they go 2-3-2 for the playoffs, so there is less travelMy guess is that they will lengthen the end of the regular season; they probably already have some sort of plan in place since the schedule only runs through March 4 right now. Teams that didn't miss many games will probably only play like, twice a week over the last few weeks of the season. Start the playoffs a little bit later, NBA probably would like that anyway.
I expect them to either get everyone vaccinated or go back to a bubble for the postseason.My wild-eyed speculation is they go 2-3-2 for the playoffs, so there is less travel
I don't think so on the latter. Many teams (Heat, Jazz, Mavs, Spurs, Grizz, Suns etc) are going to want the ticket and concession revenue if it's possible to open by then.I expect them to either get everyone vaccinated or go back to a bubble for the postseason.