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Most players want to play even though they might cause more injury it’s the coach job to keep that from happening and I don’t think Kerr did that.
That decision to let him play has the potential to alter the NBA landscape.
Durant will likely be out most, if not all, of next season. Even if he stays in GSW, they are obviously weaker without him, and they probably aren't getting another discount on Boogie next year either.
Teams have to be a little hesitant to throw max at a guy with a fresh torn Achilles. He's only 4 years younger than Kobe was when his happened, and he was never the same after that. Maybe he decides to take his player option and pushes the Durant sweepstakes until next summer.
Does that alter what the Lakers, Clippers, Nets, and Knicks try to do? Does Kyrie still leave Boston? Where does AD end up now?
So many things could change due to one little pop.
Most players want to play even though they might cause more injury it’s the coach job to keep that from happening and I don’t think Kerr did that.
well actually the media is using this to throw the Spurs further under the bus saying they wanted to force Kawhi to do the same and Kawhi was right for sitting out
Can a medical expert answer this question?
If KD just rested, would the Achilles still rupture once he started playing again?
In other words, if an Achilles is that close to rupturing will rest restore it?
Or is it only a matter of time (no matter how much rest) until it completely ruptures and then must be surgically repaired?
Exactly. If Durant didn't play, the same people criticizing him now for playing would've been calling him a pussy for sitting out. It's so easy to be an armchair coach/GM after the fact.
Also, did the rehab therapy on the right calf somehow make the achilles weaker which caused the tear?
No official word yet?
I think they will offer multiple years would make sense, knowing he would be back. But that’s a lot of risk and a lot of money to just rehab a year. Would Dubs counter-offer if so? Sure. They’re the ones who ed up. How about other FA? How do they feel signing up with KD for instance knowing the whole year is lost? Assuming he’s colluding with other players to form a superfriends at Knicks or Nets? I guess it’s off the table now. Bottomline it s up his options. I wander how Durant feels about the organization? Sure he was gonna go out with his brothers to war, right. But something could tell him, they prompted him to to save a 1-3 series. No restriction minutes? No decoy plays just as precaution. Worst, Looney was out there too grimacing in national television, which really looked bad if you ask me.
Last edited by John B; 06-11-2019 at 10:48 AM.
Not sure. Ortho would know better. But sounds like he had higher risk in general, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752187/
Plus, need to check that its not muscular tear (upgrading of his calf injury/muscle injury?). MRI will tell for sure.
Kerr is a little . that clown.
Really, dude isn’t nearly as explosive as he was pre injury and there’s games where he is so stiff and barely can move around. Yes his advanced stats are his best but there’s so much more to take into account. He’s always been a chucker on a bad team so of course is percentages are going to be . Plus playing in a actual offense, amplifies his strengths and puts him in the best position possible. Put him back on a team like the suns or something and watch those numbers plummet back down to his career norms. Wondering if you even watch basketball.
All true points.
Bob Myers was doing his best acting job in the post game. I've never seen someone cry so much yet never actually shed a tear. The sniffling was a nice touch though.That media session was all damage control...ridiculous. He talked less about the injury and more about how the GS medical staff are "not bad people." Hilarious. Goodbye Golden State Warriors.
No one will be hesitant to pay KD as much as they possibly can. He can still go wherever he wants for however much money he wants.
Per Mike C Wright:
Sure sounds like they were rushing himPrivately, officials within organization had hoped Leonard would let the Spurs declare him out for the season due to his injury, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Believing he’d eventually return, Leonard declined each time
Props for being perceptive and seeing things how they truly are. Some forget how much the Pop Spurs are hated by the media. Now they're trying to throw bad karma on the Warriors for the Durant injury, so they lose, and Kawhi comes out on top looking like the good guy, all while spiting Pop and the Spurs franchise. I'm not falling for that.well actually the media is using this to throw the Spurs further under the bus saying they wanted to force Kawhi to do the same and Kawhi was right for sitting out
not that it means anything as sports media has zero credibility today.well actually the media is using this to throw the Spurs further under the bus saying they wanted to force Kawhi to do the same and Kawhi was right for sitting out
GSW are a disgrace rushing KD back with his calf injury and now he tore his achilles! WTH! They may have ruined his career all for a game! Morons!
As for the moron that is blaming and saying Spurs rushing Quitter to play, Go to you delusional idiotic moron! Spurs were letting Quitter rest, it was Quitter saying he was coming back to play in the playoffs! Spurs always put the health of their players above the team!
Delete the word sports and your sentence is still true.
-Think KD will pick up his player option next season and stay with GSW. If he did tear his Achilles then the average recovery time is at least 8 months so that would put him post All Star break.
-Golden State will be weaker next season, anyways. If KD opts in, Klay re-signs, and waive Livingston then that's $151 million to 11 players. Not including Cousins and Looney.
-Could see another team giving Cousins a big one year deal, in part to weaken the Warriors.
-Kyrie is almost certainly gone, still, likely to Brooklyn.
-Every team would still jump at the chance at signing KD, even if he would be out for most of the first year.
what the ever. Kawhi faked his injury to try to force a trade to LA. Nowhere near similar
He shouldn't have had a choice. They should've made the decision for him not to play.
Reading and seeing that bull everywhere and it's ing stupid. Mother er faked his injury. A bunch of morons out there and a dishonest media.well actually the media is using this to throw the Spurs further under the bus saying they wanted to force Kawhi to do the same and Kawhi was right for sitting out
It's like Nephew sold his soul to the devil or something. Everything has aligned perfectly for him. The injuries haven't just paved the way for him for a ring/FMVP but now the narrative paints him as a victim in the SA situation too smh.well actually the media is using this to throw the Spurs further under the bus saying they wanted to force Kawhi to do the same and Kawhi was right for sitting out
Possible if multiple years. But pay 30mil to sit down the 1st year without guarantee that he would be the same player at his age. He’s tall and could still shoot over people, but if he lose that explosiveness, easier to closeout with a big defender.
Best scenario is Dubs rectify with extending multiple years. Don’t think Boggie would be back discounted without guaranteed ring, and without KD, it just leveled down the compe ion. Plus teams have seen (albeit Spurs had the blue print but not the personnel) to closeout on Curry/Klay pnr. It’s been scouted more, and teams would be preparing this summer
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