NardDogNation wrote:GustavBahler wrote:NardDogNation wrote:Jmpasq wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I don't think he is capable of playing more than 60-65 games a year max. I said this in a post a couple of weeks ago-- he's a 25-28 minute player that needs to be monitored for the long term. While he can have a form of franchise talent-- he is not Sturdy enough physically to be counted on. He can be part but he will not be THE man
why i was willing to trade him
Ditto albeit for a ridiculously high asking price. I still think Boston would've been willing to give up the kind of assets to make things interesting.
How many games did Jordan miss, early in his career? Would you pass on Anthony Davis? How many games has he missed?
Michael Jordan? I think he broke his leg in his second or third season and basically missed most of said season in the process. But I think that's a moot point because Jordan fit a completely different physical profile and showed to be an iron horse throughout his career. Freakishly big guys like KP, however, have shown to be especially injury-prone to an extent that shortens their careers e.g. Yao Ming, Greg Oden, Manute Bol, Andrew Bynum, etc. That history inclines me to think that we won't have much of a window with Kristaps before physiology catches up to him. That and that alone was the only reason I seriously would've contemplated a deal with the Celtics if Jaylen Brown and the no.1 overall pick (to be swapped with Philly for no.3 and future assets) were on the table.
FWIW, I feel the same way about Anthony Davis. Even those concussions are starting to catch up with him.
These are the type of posts that kill me, when folks cherry pick tall guys with injury problems with varying degrees of body types and injury histories, then when you refute their claims with examples to the contrary they'll always come up with reasons why the players you referenced don't count.
Bynum and Oden were "freakishly" big? Funny how Durant, Garnett and Dirk, the guys most compared to KP in terms of their bodies, skill level and playing style, conveniently didn't make your list. But Manute Bol is referenced? It's also funny how the best guy to make this case is also pretty much forgotten, and that's Ralph Sampson.
And then there's Ewing, a guy who had injuries early in his career but was consider very durable over his entire career, conveniently didn't get referenced in this post.
And does anybody really think Manute Bol or Shawn Bradely or Andrew Bynum put in anywhere near as much work as KP as shown thus far in the gym and weight room?
