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I hope you're a doctor otherwise you couldn't possibly suggest this. Expect a reprimand from the forum watchdog.
id say two hand that duncan has seen the team doctor.
I hope you're a doctor otherwise you couldn't possibly suggest this. Expect a reprimand from the forum watchdog.
I'm sure it has been determined that Duncan can play without making his "ailments" more serious. I, for one, am happy to have him out there even at 50%, unless he's a detrement to the team.
Can anyone honestly say that having him on the floor in any capacity is a negative?
Without question, however my guess is that he decided to gut it out and it might be making his recovery time longer than it has to be. 13.7 ppg over the last 3 games is very unusual for Tim.
So he has a virus now? You certainly do know it all, doc.Yeah, I know I always feel better when I play a grueling schedule of contact sports in different cities when I have flu-like symptoms. I just feel it gives my immune system an edge in kicking the virus.
That's hard to assess. He's definitely been a liability on the floor in some of the games we've been in lately. Especially in the fourth when Pop goes to him more often.
We'll never know if we might have been better off having him rest and probably recover more quickly for the price of dropping some games. With our record, I think we could have afforded it.
Also, as Shoogar pointed out and ducks confirmed, he has transmitted this bug to others on the team. Probably not a good thing.
I may have found something for your impotency as well but this isn't the place to discuss it. Make sure to ask me about the blue pills later. Run along now.
About finishing, Kaman head faked a move to go up against Bruce, Bruce blinked, and missed the layup. Kaman seems to know how to play the game.
Why run along, doc? You got all the knowledge and the diagnosis and the treatment and the prognosis. You got it all.
Duncan in a bubble for two weeks -- we get it, doc.
Duncan's mere presence on the floor completely changes the other team's defensive options. He could have Leprosy, and he would still be double teamed, freeing up shooters.
Without Tim, we have heavy minutes of Rasho/Malik frontcourts. Without Tim, we lose tonight. And I have a feeling in my gut that we'd see some "Tim Duncan is soft and should play through minor cold symptoms like a real MVP" threads.
I believe they suggested this could happen, not that it had. And I also believe that team doctors have probably taken that into consideration.Also, as Shoogar pointed out and ducks confirmed, he has transmitted this bug to others on the team. Probably not a good thing.
I've got no problem loosening up the 4-Down if Tim is playing at 50-75%, but I don't see any reason to sit him out.
He's a hustler with height and he's got skills. Wouldn't mind having him in Silver and Black if the price is right.
Look, do you consider the Spurs to be a team that plays fast and loose with the health of its franchise player?
Be honest.
, I think Pop would sit Duncan just to avoid coaching the ASG.
No, I don't. They are usually very careful with the health of their players. But you have to admit that this "slump" Tim is in due to his health is longer than any subpar stretch I've seen from him before. I'm not the only one who thinks this either. Timvp in his last grades said something to the effect that it's the worst funk he's ever seen Tim in and Kori's noticed it as well.
It's certainly disconcerting and it makes me believe they may have called it wrong with letting him play. Yes, Tim's effective when he's on the court but what if some rest and maybe dropping a couple of games would have allowed him to be back earlier in true MVP form? Right now we still don't know when he'll come around.
Yep.Right now we still don't know when he'll come around.
And?
If they really think it'll help, he'll sit. The kind of rest your talking about must preclude ANY kind of activity, so practice and conditioning is out too. Is that the best thing to do when we indeed don't know when he'll get over it? When we don't even know what it is?
if Duncan says hes fine, and you sit him down anyways, wouldnt that piss him off??
I dont know, thats just my opinion you wouldnt do that.
Duncan to me looks pathetic out there,and while he is sucking the defense away, hes looking very lethargic out there.
BTW, I wouldn't put it past pop to sabotage going to the all star game by sitting his starting five for two straight games before Feb 6th.
Ducks said there were rumours of the bug making the rounds on the team and that Devin was the last victim. I think Devin's recent bout was confirmed in the press.
I'm always wary of playing someone at less then 100%, especially someone who's fatigued like Tim. When you're tired, the chance for injury is very elevated.
Given how unusually long he's taking to get over it, maybe he really needs to rest. Certainly not resting isn't helping the situation. I don't think you can argue that rest doesn't aid the immune response or most healing processes in general. And as I mentioned before, playing fatigued is like playing russian roulette with injury.
I wouldn't say its sickness, or injury.
I think hes freakin tired thanks to the goddamn olympics.
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