Anthony Davis Discussion: Only Player On Both All NBA + All Def

everyone knew about his injury history

given how cursed this franchise has been with injuries this decade did anyone actually expect him to make it through a full season healthy? LOL

 

15th in the league in mpg at 35mins.

 

Finally. Thought we would never get a diagnosis. His right shoulder is "sore".





"Anthony Davis diagnosed with a sore right shoulder and listed as probable for tomorrow’s game in Phoenix"

 

the staff need to do a better job of designing an O around AD, as it is now it looks horrendous and stats show it as well (when Lebron sits)....I'm not fuss about his type of O, if he's a jump shooter so be it, design something so he can get his looks with more player mov't to free up the paint in case he drives or have the supporting guys get back screens for back door layups. AD is a good passer but everybody just stands around ball watching.

 

Sore means....

Some
Occasional
RotatorCuff
Elongation

On another note, rumors...

 

Who's shocked by this "news"? Our injury management and medical staff SUCKED for years. I also love these "BS timetables" they always come up with.

 

we have some pretty terrible luck.

james harden's chubby a** still playing 35mpg, 82 games a year.

 

He’s a prolific boxer in the offseason tho

 

Harden doesn't get hurt because all he does is not play defense and shoot from half court. How's he gonna get hurt?

 

AD has a torn labrum. We will see how many times we have to say it so people know.

 

fair point. he also doesn't really jump in the painted area, where lots of injuries occur.

the nba is stupid.

 

Well... f***.

 

yeah, seems like the kind of thing that will need surgery, just a matter of when. sadly, the most likely case is that he's going to play on it until he basically can't use it, then get surgery. i'm sure his plan is to have in the offseason, but i doubt he makes it that far.

if i'm right, title hopes are shot. he may know that and just think it's worth developing chemistry with lebron and seeing what's possible instead of sitting out for much of the year.

or maybe he can make it all year?!

 

Wasn't this the injury that Dwight had when he came to LA the first time?

 

Looks like it came later in the season
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...hy-his-torn-labrum-may-linger-until-offseason

 

people play with torn labrums (labra?) but they typically require surgery, iirc. they can also get worse (or slightly better) depending upon use. feel like i remember lamar struggling with this. it affected his play (could partly explain AD's dip in FG% and shift away from the paint). the real issue is that each time he goes out there, there's a chance it gets worse. so yeah, if that's what it is--and boy does it sound right--it's s***ty news that kinda dooms the season from a competitive standpoint.

need to handle it carefully, though, because we got AD for the long haul, not this year. can lebron handle the fact that he's wasting a second year?

 

Torn Labrums need 1 year to fully heal. He isnt getting that fixed any time soon.