knicks1248 wrote:It can get a coach fired, ruin a magical run, you can go from favorite to no chance in hell in a matter of seconds.

I'm just thinking of all of the teams that lost that key player at the wrong time. In fact I was just reading where John Wall is as good as done for the season, and that just got me thinking.

There should be some sort of handicap(im talking playoffs only) you can give a team if they lose their #1 guy. I don't know what kind of handicap, but something to keep it interesting, and give the team hope. Some of these players work so hard all season, only to see it come crashing down in a split second.

It's a sad situation, I'm sure IF EWING was healthy during the 99 finals, we could have beaten SA.

Not sure we would have one with a healthy Ewing, but the Knicks and Ewing deserved the opportunity that year.

Got to wonder about them basketball gods sometimes...

knicks1248 wrote:It can get a coach fired, ruin a magical run, you can go from favorite to no chance in hell in a matter of seconds.

I'm just thinking of all of the teams that lost that key player at the wrong time. In fact I was just reading where John Wall is as good as done for the season, and that just got me thinking.

There should be some sort of handicap(im talking playoffs only) you can give a team if they lose their #1 guy. I don't know what kind of handicap, but something to keep it interesting, and give the team hope. Some of these players work so hard all season, only to see it come crashing down in a split second.

It's a sad situation, I'm sure IF EWING was healthy during the 99 finals, we could have beaten SA.

In not sure with a healthy Ewing we even get to the finals. We not talking in his prime ewing. True he was playing very well before he broke his wrist, but with Camby we ran our way into the finals.

knicks1248 wrote:It can get a coach fired, ruin a magical run, you can go from favorite to no chance in hell in a matter of seconds.

I'm just thinking of all of the teams that lost that key player at the wrong time. In fact I was just reading where John Wall is as good as done for the season, and that just got me thinking.

There should be some sort of handicap(im talking playoffs only) you can give a team if they lose their #1 guy. I don't know what kind of handicap, but something to keep it interesting, and give the team hope. Some of these players work so hard all season, only to see it come crashing down in a split second.

It's a sad situation, I'm sure IF EWING was healthy during the 99 finals, we could have beaten SA.

I've been rooting for DC all season (it's my son's team). The timing of this injury sucks big time. Without Wall, the Wiz have little chance to win going forward, even if they make it to the ECF.

Timing is a bitch, but you can't try to rebalance with silly rules. It's a crap shoot for all teams.

knicks1248 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:It can get a coach fired, ruin a magical run, you can go from favorite to no chance in hell in a matter of seconds.

I'm just thinking of all of the teams that lost that key player at the wrong time. In fact I was just reading where John Wall is as good as done for the season, and that just got me thinking.

There should be some sort of handicap(im talking playoffs only) you can give a team if they lose their #1 guy. I don't know what kind of handicap, but something to keep it interesting, and give the team hope. Some of these players work so hard all season, only to see it come crashing down in a split second.

It's a sad situation, I'm sure IF EWING was healthy during the 99 finals, we could have beaten SA.

Weird post. Its like your stomping your feet and saying "Not fair"!!!!!
Yes, championship runs have been halted by an injury.

At the same time it what makes the 1970 team and Willis Reed's appearance the more magical. Remember, the lakers had Wilt Chamberlin!!!!
Clyde stepped dropping 36 and 19 dimes in game 7!! I know Willis got the MVP for the finals but Clyde was THE MAN.

Ha Ha That's pretty funny..

I realize like Kurtis Blow said "thats the breaks, thats the breaks" but it's a hard pill to swollow, i mean Scott Brooks essentially got fired because KD got injured.

At the same time Brooks career got extended because of Durant as well. Brooks will get another gig.
NBA coaches are not a long term gig, so if you get 4-5 years, make 20 or so mil and get a better job, its a good career path.
I hear you, and sometimes it works the other way. Knicks make improbable run with Ewing out to the finals and JVG extension kicks in and he gets 2 mil a year (1999 money!) where he was about to get fired!

After two years, he leaves, gets a killer contract in Houston and is set for life. Now he is no. 1 TV analyst.

Is it fair? not always. Larry Brown always understood the star players get tired of the coach and he knew when to move on.