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technomaster
Posts: 23228 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 6/30/2003 Member: #426 USA |
2/7/2018 11:41 AM
The rationale here is valid, though painted a little optimistic. :) I'm hopeful too that he's basically taking a 1 year pause on his career and he'll be able to resume none the worse.
This was written a number of years ago when Derrick Rose got hurt. Of course we all know that Rose was never the same player again. Then there's this article from ESPN Today - on the bottom half there's a section which features a long term impact of ACL injuries on young players' (age 21-23) development. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22351198/fallout-kristaps-porzingis-acl-tear-nba That particular study is pulled down particularly by the lack of awesomeness of Derrick Rose and Ricky Rubio - though they note that the players that fared the worst after the injuries were players that weren't good shooters to begin with. KP's a mobile player, but shooting is supposed to be one of his standout skills. In any case, I think another thread pointed out that there are a number of teams that have wins in the teens. At 23 wins, we really need to suck to fall back into that group. It's going to be painful, and unfortunately for Horny, he's damned if he wins and damned if he loses (as losing a lot likely means he's going to lose his job, whether his fault or not). The GM can certainly help by trading away any valuable assets and reducing our talent level further. With KP out for the season and THJr, I reckon this is now Kanter's team. I'm curious if Horny will keep playing him the same (and turn Beasley into our lead scorer), or elevate him to #1 scoring option. “That was two, two from the heart.” - John Starks
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Nalod
Posts: 68689 Alba Posts: 154 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
2/7/2018 4:32 PM
Messiahs are always tested. GodZingis is.
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Zebo13
Posts: 20376 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 1/31/2017 Member: #6434 USA |
2/7/2018 10:23 PM
Send him to Rucker Park straight away!
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