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

the video explained why the bone is important, but not why playing two nights in a row with a minutes restriction is worse than, say, playing 38 minutes in two games with a single day of rest between.

is there something to the extra few hours off the foot?

 

I think that's what he's getting at. Not a doctor of course, but my take is that there will be soreness with the foot after the first game of the back to back regardless of the minutes due to just jumping, landing, etc.

So they rest him on the second night to keep that from being worse and/or reaggravating the injury....

...I think.

Klapper's an orthopedic surgeon so I'm not going to pretend I understand how the foot works more than him. lol.

If he elaborates I'll post that too.

 

Although I fully understand Dr. Klapper's explanation... "He'll be ready for the Playoffs" doesn't mean anything if we don't make the Playoffs.

 

Kobe would had played , dude played with broken fingers, torn labrum and ligaments etc.. he needs to suck it up, not like he will play 40 minutes

 

Kobe will probably remain my favorite player forever and as much as I admire him for it, he was wrong to play through all those injuries. He cut his career short by doing that. I personally don't want our current franchise player to make the same mistake just to prove he's tugh or not lazy (which is BTW a beyond ridiculous accusation). Making the play-offs but worsening his injury in the process and missing him for it either way also doesnt make ANY sense.

 

yeah, kobe busted an achilles trying to will a lame team to the layoffs and the rest of his career (and thus the next few years of laker basketball) was basically ruined. it's why lebron's not playing, and it's why AD is still sitting back to backs, imo. jeanie was around for that.

our ceiling is probably a spirited first round exit this year in any case. let's do our best not to ruin next year and hope the pelicans lose enough that we retain our pick.

 

Primary goal

 

had we made a trade earlier, we'd be 6-8 seed instead of 8-11, but been in MUCH worse position for next year and (especially) beyond.

not to mention that the timing of lebron's injury would have been hugely problematic in any case, too.

the moves were made with next year in mind, and i think that was the right play, as is being cautious with AD. honestly, if lebron thought we were a threat to win a ring this year, he'd be on the court right now, imo.

 

Rockets game is a perfect example on how you manage to have a successful team with AD on it.
You MUST have backup for the games he miss. He will always miss 15-25 games a year (in a healthy year) and you need to have guys who makes his absence less felt. That's why TB was important. It would be nice to get him back next year

 

Soft a** new generation

 

Top Three Team in the West!

 

Thanks for the loss.

All on you. Awful when it mattered most tonight.

 

f***

 

Jesus AD - dominated in the 4th and choked it away

 

Screw you AD. Hope you f***ing retire this very moment, you heartless piece of human waste.

Trade his behind, buy him out. I don't care. If we are building around him, I am done.