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skaterrj t1_j7ve3kb wrote

Reply to comment by coronavirusrex69 in How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help by washingtonpost

Let me put it this way - I can't remember the last time my insurance (medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account) denied a claim. Obviously these are more like traditional requests (checkups, pain that isn't going away, dental cleanings, etc.), but they definitely don't seem to have a "deny first" policy in my experience.

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therealcobrastrike t1_j7vciyr wrote

Reply to comment by MaybeLaterMom in How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help by washingtonpost

Like I said, if your union isn’t adequately representing you then it’s your responsibility to hold them accountable and bring about the reform you’d like to see.

Just saying all unions are corrupt bureaucracies is just plain untrue and an extremely ignorant and over simplistic take.

Also your statement about unions being introduced by capital to keep labor docile is blatantly counter-factual.

Please stop spreading misinformation and lies.

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Ruggdogg87 t1_j7vbj99 wrote

Reply to comment by ctg9101 in KD to the Suns by Bigpie0u812

Umm. KD literally played and won championships with Curry 🤣

And Lebron drug multiple teams that would be under .500 without him to the finals for years.

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droppinkn0wledge t1_j7valud wrote

Reply to comment by Express_Helicopter93 in KD to the Suns by Bigpie0u812

The NHL is the most stale league in pro sports with virtually zero roster movement or exciting trades, and arguably the worst playoff format in all of sports.

If the NBA is one end of the spectrum, the NHL is the opposite end. Neither is good.

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Express_Helicopter93 t1_j7v98vl wrote

Reply to comment by swimbaitjesus in KD to the Suns by Bigpie0u812

I disagree. There’s no consistency, and players can seemingly just go wherever they want whenever they want so there’s nothing ever built from loyalty, except in a few rare cases. This makes the league harder to follow.

Look at the nfl and nhl. You can predictably know which team most superstars will be playing for the following season, because the players collectively aren’t a bunch of divas. There’s much more loyalty. The athletes/GM’s in the nhl and nba appear to value and appreciate team chemistry more, so you get superstars playing most of their careers in the same place.

Big-name players getting traded in the nba all the time makes it much harder to follow and get into for casuals, and makes longtime fans begin to not give a shit because it’s a fucking carousel of players and teams and nothing means anything anymore.

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