Hoops

Should Thompson have been allowed to play the 4th?

If only:

Woulda gunned for it, stuff class when you can break a scoring record, doesn't come often.

Thanks. I do know a little about BBcode but didn't think to use 'Blockquote', instead of 'Quote'.

lol the filter deleted the close tag.

You close it off with < / blockquote > but with no spaces

Luuuc, you're not a Spurs fan are you haha

Red Back you do:

< blockquote > insert quote here blockquote >

but remove the spaces before and after "blockquote"

Damn. How do you quote on this bloody thing?

Anyone complaining about an opponent lacking class if they allow a guy playing out of his skin to go chase a record, is pretty much just a lil' bitch. The league is about getting wins, but it's also about fun, entertainment, and pleasing the fans.

Woulda gunned for it, stuff class when you can break a scoring record, doesn't come often.

It really isn't.

One word "Class" Steve Kerr has it. Your up by 50 you don't go for individual honors in that situation. It would have ruined all of their reputations. Coaches, organization and the players. You would force players and staff to distance themselves from the decision which would create disharmony throughout the organization. And believe me when I tell you that Klay would have been a marked man and would be fouled brutally the rest of the season. Americans don't take kindly to teams still pressing up 30 with 2 minutes to go. Or heaving last second shots when you've clearly won the game. It's flat out disrespectful.

My bad, should have done my research. Retract my statement re Wilt being in a lower scoring era and shot clock etc.

How could there be more possessions per minute for Wilt when their was no shot clock?

They played very fast in wilts day like an all star game. His 100 was actually not as good a scoring rate as Kobe's 81

How could there be more possessions per minute for Wilt when their was no shot clock? Wasn't at the game personally but would have thought it would be way slower. And Wilt was a true giant amongst men, like an 18 year old kid playing in under 16s and dominating just because he's older and bigger. Makes Klays effort all the more remarkable.

The NBA needs records happening.

Per minute doesn't do it justice because in wilts game there were more possessions per minute

*Saw someone say

Saw someone saw he was scoring at 2.07 points per minute, and Wilt's 100 came at 2.08ppm.

Robbed.

The NBA, The Fans, The Klay.

Saw something that suggested he was on track to hit 87 at the rate he was scoring, and in the minutes Kobe had his 81.

I think it would've been worth playing him the fourth just to try and beat and annoy Kobe.

The NBA needs records happening. Otherwise regular season games will continue to mean less and less.

Predicability is hurting the league.

Spurs fan says of course not. When you're smashing a side you give your star players rest so they don't feel fatigued or risk injury for playoff time and you get some playing time and development players into those who don't get any/or much in close matches

All points are valid, but it could have been a once in a lifetime opportunity. Plus it's early in the season so rest wouldn't be a huge point if it were late in the year. However at some point the opposing team might have felt disrespected and hammered him on a drive or something.
And before a smartarse mentions there's such a thing as google, what's the record amount of points vs minutes played with say a half as a cutoff for minutes.

Last time warriors went hard to break a record it didn't end so well... so yeah there's your answer.

In the 2014/15 Championship year Klay and Steph always sat out the last quarter once the margin was sufficient. I'd say they should follow this, no matter the circumstance, it has been proven successful in the long run.

I really don't understand why people get so up in arms over so-called "etiquette" and claiming bad sportsmanship.

Smashing records is fun, the fans certainly love it.

I know that when teams are up by miles, the coach will often run the bench, and that's great. But if you're gonna get all pissy about it, one could argue that is disrespecting the opposition.

I remember several games, back in the 48 minutes era, when somebody would be on the brink of a triple-double, and the fans would scream for him to be put back on and be given the opportunity. Its all good fun.

In the AFL, when a forward is going nuts and closing on a record, you don't bench him. His teammates will start funnelling him the ball to help it along.

Haralabob made the point on Twitter that the Warriors chased the season wins record last year which meant not resting their stars. That was likely to have had more effect on a championship run than playing one guy 10ish extra minutes.

At least let him go for 70.

Pros:
Bigger headlines
More records
More fun for fans at home and in the stadium

Cons:
Slight risk of injury
Poor sportsmanship

Not much talk about Wilt and poor sportsmanship now. Just the massive stats.

I hear the Melbourne Tigers U/18 girls are in texas playing some good schools

Has anyone heard how they are going?