Sports would be more interesting if free agents were more like itinerant warriors
There’s no rule saying a dog cannot choose to serve a new daimyō.
Air Bud is a kind of a ronin
His martial prowess is evident in his free-throw ability and he’s also quite adept at writing zen koan.
It did make the Timberwolves team uncomfortable at first when he started reciting lines from Hagakure about visualizing your own death to fulfill service to their coach as well as possible, but it gave them the clarity they needed to beat the other team or whatever
I guess this means basketball’s hierarchy allows for changing which lord you’re in service too, so Air Bud probably follows the norms from before the Edo period.














