http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/30389.htm The NBA's new augmented roster rule makes the decision easier. Teams no longer have to assign players to an IR for a minimum of games. "The saving grace on the inactive list this year is that it's a game-by-game type of deal," said Frank, who called having to tell guys they're going to be inactive "the next hardest thing right up there after having to cut people." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/31/sports/basketball/31knicks.html As part of the new labor deal reached in June, the N.B.A. eliminated its injured list in favor of an inactive list. Every team can carry up to 15 players, with three designated as inactive for each game. The inactive list can be altered every game day, which means the active roster could be subject to nearly daily reconfiguration. Slumping players could be deactivated. A guard with a sprained ankle could be given a day off and replaced, even if the injury was not considered serious. ____________________________________________________________ Has anyone heard about this? Maybe I just missed it?
Yeah, now guys don't have to worry about being caught limping on a different sprained ankle than the day before.... I think plantar fascitis was the most popular "injury" among NBA bench scrubs, though...
What the heck is the point of IR if you can designate on a day-by-day basis? Why have it at all???? Serious what is the point of having a IR? When you can do it day-by-day. Just have all 15 be eligle to play.
The real key to this isn't just the 15 players and the IR list. It is that you can "activate" and "inactivate" players at will just one hour before the game. Last year if someone went on the inactive list they were automatically on there for FIVE games. Now you can hop on and off after one game if need be. MUCH more flexible!
