Bonn1997 wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:He lowered his shoulder after the whistle. It was a bush-league play.

The ball is low down and he's going for the ball with his left arm. So the left shoulder is going to be lower than the right one. It doesn't look intentional to me.
That said, I'd be nervous if I were Beverly. I'm sure OKC doesn't see it the way I do.

Yes but my point is... He started his own motion after the whistle and was way overly aggresive going about it. Yes, I would be scared if I were him. He just cost OKC the championship. Not that I condone retaliation. It was still an accident.

Allanfan20 wrote:Bonn, you would be surprised. Sometimes you feel you can go on when you can't... Only to regret it bad an hour or 2 later. My best friend tore his meniscus playing paintball (somehow) and continued to play after the initial injury. It wasn't until later when he couldn't either straighten or bend his leg. When he went to the dr, he learned that not only did he tear his meniscus, but also flipped it. It seems impossible given how little space there is in the knee... But it isn't.

Bonn1997 wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:Bonn, you would be surprised. Sometimes you feel you can go on when you can't... Only to regret it bad an hour or 2 later. My best friend tore his meniscus playing paintball (somehow) and continued to play after the initial injury. It wasn't until later when he couldn't either straighten or bend his leg. When he went to the dr, he learned that not only did he tear his meniscus, but also flipped it. It seems impossible given how little space there is in the knee... But it isn't.

Yeah, when I played intramural, I had occasional injuries that didn't affect me much until the next morning. Never a ligament tear though.

let's not forget Rondo played after tearing his ACL.

side note: Wade is getting treatment for his knee

SupremeCommander wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I said it after David Lee went down: the season is way too long with the size, strength, and speed these guys play at today

Was very similar the year after the 99lockout. Both the lockout season and the one that followed saw a rash of injuries.

I completely forgot about that but you're right

Selfishly speaking, I'd love to see a shorter season and esentially the removal of 'let down games'... you know the type fo games where guys just go through the motions because the game matters very little in mid December and they'd rather go out and party than prepare for the game. I'm guessing I'm in the minority on that one though. Hopefully big names stop dropping like flies in when the postseason hits next year

I agree that the season is too long. They could add another round to the playoffs instead. Get more TV viewers that way at least. The problem is would that be enough to make up for the loss of ticket sales?

The number of games is all tied to the BRI....

gunsnewing wrote:

Uptown wrote:Hate to see any player go down to injury, regardless of the player or team. Rockets have a shot to get back into this series....The spurs are the favorite now but they are far from unbeatable....The west is wide open now....

Wait til lebron goes down. So will the east

Papabear Says

Then whoever wins the championship there will be an aster ix next to their name.

Papabear wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Uptown wrote:Hate to see any player go down to injury, regardless of the player or team. Rockets have a shot to get back into this series....The spurs are the favorite now but they are far from unbeatable....The west is wide open now....

Wait til lebron goes down. So will the east

Papabear Says

Then whoever wins the championship there will be an aster ix next to their name.

Forget the asterisk. If LeBron goes down, they'll probably cancel the playoffs.

gunsnewing wrote:Interesting to see how Durant fairs without westbrook in comparison to Melo