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Post by gilp5 on Apr 30, 2024 0:35:36 GMT -8
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Post by dane on Apr 30, 2024 4:15:37 GMT -8
Except for his point about LAC having no option but to run it back again. If they do, they will have the same article written about them next year: "Oh yes, after 2024, they should have let PG, Harden, and Westbrook walk, traded Kawhi for whatever they could get, and started from scratch."
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Post by corkscrew on Apr 30, 2024 9:21:00 GMT -8
Lucy with the football.
He looked good all season long and got a more than reasonable extension, considering he only sought and got 3 years instead of the 5 years everyone was expecting.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 30, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -8
It's tough. Load managing didn't work, but neither did having him play more games. I think you probably have to go back to load managing and just hope his injury doesn't come in the postseason.
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Post by gilp5 on Apr 30, 2024 10:34:15 GMT -8
He hasn't had a postseason without an injury in 4 years now. 4 straight years. It's hard to imagine him being fully healthy at any point. Also, he should not play in the Olympics on a degenerative knee.
It's hard to argue with the decisions that the front office made, considering the information they had at the time of the decisions. But in hindsight these decisions are not looking good.
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Post by mistwell on Apr 30, 2024 10:58:44 GMT -8
It's tough. Load managing didn't work, but neither did having him play more games. I think you probably have to go back to load managing and just hope his injury doesn't come in the postseason. Having play more games is better than having him load manage if neither has been any more or less effective than the other |
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 30, 2024 11:04:41 GMT -8
It's tough. Load managing didn't work, but neither did having him play more games. I think you probably have to go back to load managing and just hope his injury doesn't come in the postseason. Having play more games is better than having him load manage if neither has been any more or less effective than the other I get that point of view, but having him 100% in the postseason gives us a better chance imo. There's always the risk of injury during the postseason, but having him come in hobbled is worse imo. He's not going to get healthier once he's hurt. We saw him stay relatively healthy for a few months this season, we just need that to come in the postseason. |
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Post by gilp5 on Apr 30, 2024 11:49:27 GMT -8
Having play more games is better than having him load manage if neither has been any more or less effective than the other I get that point of view, but having him 100% in the postseason gives us a better chance imo. There's always the risk of injury during the postseason, but having him come in hobbled is worse imo. He's not going to get healthier once he's hurt. We saw him stay relatively healthy for a few months this season, we just need that to come in the postseason. He's been load managed every year prior to this one and still got injured in the post season. He didn't play for an entire month prior to the post season this year, how is that not load management? |
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Post by babyradar01 on Apr 30, 2024 11:55:00 GMT -8
Just shows how stupid people can be even though they are in charge of a billion dollar business. And I'm willing to bet they'll double down on the stupidity by resigning Harden and PG because "we have no choice but to run it back"
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Post by gilp5 on Apr 30, 2024 12:06:23 GMT -8
The sad part is that we did have one healthy season in 2020 with both PG and Kawhi playing. But they both collapsed in the bubble playoffs. Every season since then has been unhealthy, but it's not like we didn't have a season to see how the Kawhi/PG combo would look while healthy.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 30, 2024 12:14:05 GMT -8
I get that point of view, but having him 100% in the postseason gives us a better chance imo. There's always the risk of injury during the postseason, but having him come in hobbled is worse imo. He's not going to get healthier once he's hurt. We saw him stay relatively healthy for a few months this season, we just need that to come in the postseason. He's been load managed every year prior to this one and still got injured in the post season. He didn't play for an entire month prior to the post season this year, how is that not load management? Right. There's no guaranteed option with him. I'd just rather roll the dice that he doesn't suffer a new acute injury during the postseason then try to get him to play as many regular season games as possible and the extra risk of him coming into the postseason banged up. Neither option guarantees you that he doesn't get injured during the playoffs, just seems like the best of 2 bad choices. |
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Post by v-ice on Apr 30, 2024 12:23:34 GMT -8
Take the bubble out
Kawhi & PG together in playoffs since
4-3 Mavs
2-2 Jazz
0-2 Mavs
That’s it.
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Post by mistwell on Apr 30, 2024 17:39:19 GMT -8
Having play more games is better than having him load manage if neither has been any more or less effective than the other I get that point of view, but having him 100% in the postseason gives us a better chance imo. There's always the risk of injury during the postseason, but having him come in hobbled is worse imo. He's not going to get healthier once he's hurt. We saw him stay relatively healthy for a few months this season, we just need that to come in the postseason. He was injured in one of the last games of the season. That could have just as easily been the first playoff game. |
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 30, 2024 18:22:29 GMT -8
I get that point of view, but having him 100% in the postseason gives us a better chance imo. There's always the risk of injury during the postseason, but having him come in hobbled is worse imo. He's not going to get healthier once he's hurt. We saw him stay relatively healthy for a few months this season, we just need that to come in the postseason. He was injured in one of the last games of the season. That could have just as easily been the first playoff game. It was inflammation though, which is more of an accumulation type injury then an acute one. I believe he just woke up with knee soreness after the Orlando game that no one knew where it came from. Just seems like you have to play the odds. The less games he plays the less the chances he gets injured. We actually proved we can win without him. Harden is super durable. It'd be nice to have 1 younger star who could really carry you, but Powell can also do more than what's been asked of him. Our record would suffer a bit, but that's the trade off. Odds are he gets injured anyway, but you just put them slightly more in your favor. |
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Post by clipzfan611 on Apr 30, 2024 18:37:39 GMT -8
It was dumb then and it is dumb now. No need for an early extension with 4 years of failures. Even if he were healthy his contract shouldve been dependent on how we did in the playoffs. Now its even worse.
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