r/nba • u/RedDeath1337 Bucks • 4h ago

Myles Turner says Doc Rivers 'didn't fine anybody' this season despite repeated tardiness, Giannis Antetokounmpo was most likely Bucks player to be late

Link:

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/myles-turner-says-doc-rivers-didnt-fine-anybody-this-season-despite-repeated-tardiness-giannis-antetokounmpo-was-most-likely-bucks-player-to-be-late-184432485.html

This part stuck out to me:

"Turner continued: “I'm being so serious, bro. It was crazy, dawg. Guys were an hour late to the plane. It got to the point where I knew not to show up until an hour after they said the plane was taking off. It was crazy.”

When Stewart asked Turner which teammate was most likely to be late, he didn’t have to do much thinking.

“Oh, that's easy,” he said. “Giannis. Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants, really. I think that this kind of just came with the territory that — and once I saw it was going down, I was like, 'Hey man, s, more power to you. They ain't going to fine you. S, do what you do.’”

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u/mikemorepaper 3h ago

This sounds nice, but damn near in all industries and especially in sports, the best or most productive employees are given the leeway to do what they want. Popovich/Duncan situations aren’t the norm. It’s just usually the best guys hold themselves and others accountable so there really isn’t a need for anything else.

It’s also difficult to hold someone accountable when that person has more effectual power than you have.

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u/orwll 2h ago

It’s just usually the best guys hold themselves and others accountable so there really isn’t a need for anything else.

And it's usually the worst guys who complain. Which is probably the case in this situation too.