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Dave DuFour

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The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

But, again, the issue isn't 65 game rule.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

The issue isn't necessarily even tanking.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

There's too many games.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

You're tanking half the season.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

If it's 60 games, it's that much shorter to tank.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

Mm-hmm.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

Teams are going to lose on purpose regardless.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

Until literally like – I mean like 10 years ago.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

I just – it's interesting that people just can't see that or that there's a cognitive dissonance.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

that allows your eyes to see it and for you to not believe it.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

But the sport is just so different.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

And honestly, I think that in a few years, what we saw with Isolo in Memphis, that John Morant kind of got mad about, these shorter stints, higher intensity bursts, I think that's going to be the standard.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

And you look at what OKC does, they've got to have 10 guys.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

And look, while I appreciate from the chat, Sebastian Perez,

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

Boo-freaking-hoo, they play sports for a living, man, and a lot of them emerge millionaires.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

No, they're all millionaires when they play in the NBA.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

But there are limits to the human body.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

And frankly, I would prefer a league where the players were able to play because they were healthy

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

and not blowing their Achilles Achilles injuries are way up partially because of the style of play.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Daily Mailbag - Last Week of the Season | Morning Shoot Around

It's a lot more run, turn, jump.