2021 NBA playoffs thread

It is kind of ridiculous the amount of injuries. I feel like people will remember this postseason more for the injuries than for who actually wins.

A lot of talk has been that many of these injuries this season are being blamed on the quick turnaround from last year to this season. Maybe but several of these I think are just bad luck like Kyrie's.
 
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If CP3 chose not to get vaccinated that could be what keeps him from a legacy as a player who took a team to a championship.

If he did get it and somehow still positive that's like the worst luck of all time and maybe even a screw up in the league protocols to not let him play.
 
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If CP3 chose not to get vaccinated that could be what keeps him from a legacy as a player who took a team to a championship.

If he did get it and somehow still positive that's like the worst luck of all time and maybe even a screw up in the league protocols to not let him play.

Yeah, if he’s vaccinated it’s no big deal. If not who knows.
 
A lot of talk has been that many of these injuries this season are being blamed on the quick turnaround from last year to this season. Maybe but several of these I think are just bad luck like Kyrie's.

There were a lot of predictions about this very thing months ago. I seem to remember players pushing for a later start date, and that was blown off.
The body needs rest periods. Pushing athletes to roll right back into a season was begging for this, and here we are.
 
There were a lot of predictions about this very thing months ago. I seem to remember players pushing for a later start date, and that was blown off.
The body needs rest periods. Pushing athletes to roll right back into a season was begging for this, and here we are.

NFL gets a lot of injury attention but NBA teams end up with over 100 games on average.

I be t some players will break 200 games in under two full years shortened time frame even with ten less games this year.

Just look at our six young ISU guys. I think Niang may have been the only one to not deal with injuries.
 
There were a lot of predictions about this very thing months ago. I seem to remember players pushing for a later start date, and that was blown off.
The body needs rest periods. Pushing athletes to roll right back into a season was begging for this, and here we are.

And then right around the corner is the Olympics. The roster they put together for team usa will be very interesting.
 
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How the **** are these people not vaccinated.
 
A lot of talk has been that many of these injuries this season are being blamed on the quick turnaround from last year to this season. Maybe but several of these I think are just bad luck like Kyrie's.

Next year should be even worse then, you'll have guys playing in the Olympics who will essentially have no offseason. I am glad we have guys that want to represent the US bball team but I wouldn't blame anyone who opted out of this.
 
Next year should be even worse then, you'll have guys playing in the Olympics who will essentially have no offseason. I am glad we have guys that want to represent the US bball team but I wouldn't blame anyone who opted out of this.

I think it might end up being a team of Zach LaVine type guys.
 
Your original take is a little too far, but agree with the premise. He is extremely talented just has a completely different skill set of a normal scorer in the nba. He won’t have the same scoring skill set of KD, but not many people ever will. In regards to a killer instinct- this is same thing said about KD for first 5-6 years of his career. Couldn’t win the big game or close down stretch.

Poor team building and coaching in Milwaukee- hardly in a spot to make him successful. As someone mentioned earlier imagine CP3 running that team with a giannis pick and roll. Hard to believe the perfect compliment for him is a pick and pop 3/D guy in Middleton.
Problem is CP3 would probably be standing in a corner shooting 3s in Milwaukee's system, and we would be all sitting here saying he sucks. Budenholzer does less with more.
 

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