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[thekad]

Monta's adjusted plus or minus is pretty good this year, but those optimization stats have always rated him higher than most stats (rating him as average most years).

Where are the APM stats at?

 

[Doc Holliday]

Speaking of Yao the league could really benefit from another international guy taking off. With Yao gone and Dirk, Manu, Pau, etc. past their prime who else is there? Rubio and Parker?

Mirotic era starts next year for the Bulls!

 

[giri]

you're calling me a clown?
the same dude that doesn't know how to open a car hood?
stern will gift us a top 5 pick, he owes us.
you just watch how crooked this league really is.

stern retires in 4 weeks.

 

[Emwitus]

But at least the team will be fun to watch again. Pau is definitively getting traded now.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

stern retires in 4 weeks.

and the corruption will continue passed his retirement.

 

[reilo]

Sucks about Kobe. This is why you don't come back early.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Kobe should pull a Derek Rose and just take the season off.

 

[Branduil]

It's not. I put Ellis' stats into proper context after you tried to mislead and you didn't like it.

You're making bad excuses cuz you are in denial. I'll bring it back up at the end of the year.

All I'm hearing is a pot screaming about how I'm a black kettle.

 

[Emwitus]

Kobe should pull a Derek Rose and just take the season off.

His too proud for that. And his pride is going to be the end of him..

 

[Cloudy]

Sucks about Kobe. This is why you don't come back early.

This injury has nothing to do with his Achilles

 

[AlphaSnake]

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[Barack Lesnar]

As long as the Lakers can stay around .500 by the time Kobe (and Nash) come back it'll be fine. This is a setback but it's not a disastrous one.

 

[rando14]

This injury has nothing to do with his Achilles

certainly debatable. Seems that compensating an injury from one leg with the other increases likelihood of injury

 

[KingGondo]

As long as the Lakers can stay around .500 by the time Kobe (and Nash) come back it'll be fine. This is a setback but it's not a disastrous one.

*applause*

Heavy gonna heav.

 

[pilonv1]

gary washburn &#8207;@GwashburnGlobe 10m

According to #spurs, no Duncan (rest), Ginobili (rest) or Parker (shin) for tonight's game vs #warriors. TNT folks can't be pleased.

thanks Pop!

 

[reilo]

This injury has nothing to do with his Achilles

LOL

You are so naive it's kawaii.

 

[giri]

LOL

You are so naive it's kawaii.

Reilo so desu!

 

[reilo]

And just last night Emwitus predicted that Kobe will be GOAT for willing the Lakers into the WC playoffs.

 

[haZethew0rld]

Kobe my nigga I hate it had to be him.

 

[Cloudy]

certainly debatable. Seems that compensating an injury from one leg with the other increases likelihood of injury

WTF he collided with Tony Allen and hyperextended his knee in the last game.

I know you guys want to have your narrative but some of us actually watch Lakers games (someone has to lol)

 

[Barack Lesnar]

And just last night Emwitus predicted that Kobe will be GOAT for willing the Lakers into the WC playoffs.

There's plenty of time left. He'll be back by the all-star break (Feb 14-16 is AS weekend). Kobe, Nash, Farmar, everyone will be healthy and ready to make a run.

 

[brianjones]

shit sucks

he looked pretty good last game

heavy is the realest dude.. keep fighting that good fight

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Where are the APM stats at?

Never mind, for some reason I thought RAPM had updated, brain malfunction, sorry.

And it seems Monta was only rated well by that last year, so yeah, never mind...

 

[reilo]

WTF he collided with Tony Allen and hyperextended his knee in the last game

Keep telling yourself it's all a coincidence.

There's plenty of time left. He'll be back by the all-star break (Feb 14-16 is AS weekend). Kobe, Nash, Farmar, everyone will be healthy and ready to make a run.

LOL

 

[UnObtainium17]

Lol pop. These schedule makers/tv companies never learn. Nationally televise the 1st game of a b2b spurs game and not the 2nd game. I would have thought they noticed it by now lol.

Damn another Kobe injury.. me thinks Lakers will win like 5 games w/in that 6 weeks Kobe recovery.

 

[reilo]

Never mind, for some reason I thought RAPM had updated, brain malfunction, sorry.

And it seems Monta was only rated well by that last year, so yeah, never mind...

Pretty annoyed that BR doesn't have this year's shotcharts and Advanced Play-By-Play working.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

shit sucks

he looked pretty good last game

heavy is the realest dude.. keep fighting that good fight

yeah kobe was progressing nicely.
he showed flashes of black mamba last night.
he really should shut it down this year.

 

[Nori Chan]

Reilo so desu!

What does that even mean

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

This injury has nothing to do with his Achilles

The injury was made more likely because of the focus and time spent rehabbing that side of his body with the ruptured Achilles.

 

[reilo]

What does that even mean

Noriiii Chaaaaan

 

[Liquidsnake]

This injury has nothing to do with his Achilles

I disagree. Over compensation.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

That "over compensation" line has basically become a buzzword. Everyone uses that phrase when something like this happens regardless of how it happened. It's a borderline meme.

I'm not saying it isn't true sometimes but it needs to be looked at on an individual basis, not just a blanket statement every time this situation occurs.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Thad Young asks for trade:

http://www.libertyballers.com/2013/12/19/5228322/thaddeus-young-trade-sixers-rumors-nba-omer-asik

Well, he is a decent player playing on a just horrible team (the 76ers are the 18th worst team of all time going by SRS and I think that will get worse as the year goes along) that's trying to lose so I guess I understand it.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

That "over compensation" line has basically become a buzzword. Everyone uses that phrase when something like this happens regardless of how it happened. It's a borderline meme.

lol.
have you ever tore a muscle or a tendon tear?
your mind loses confidence on that area.
you have to teach yourself psychologicallly to trust that area when it heals.
and in the mean time, your body will compensate until full confidence is back.
go back to your corner, you dont know shit as usual.

 

[Cloudy]

You guys are ridiculous. Here's where he got hurt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrmd5iw2D8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Barack Lesnar]

lol.
have you ever tore a muscle or a tendon tear?
your mind loses confidence on that area.
you have to teach yourself psychologicallly to trust that area when it heals.
and in the mean time, your body will compensate until full confidence is back.
go back to your corner, you dont know shit as usual.

You don't think elite, professional trainers and the best doctors money can buy game-plan for this during rehabilitation of a pro athlete of Kobe's stature? Sit down.

 

[DY_nasty]

You don't think elite, professional trainers and the best doctors money can buy game-plan for this during rehabilitation of a pro athlete of Kobe's stature? Sit down.

Like Amare

 

[giri]

What does that even mean

SUUUUUUUUUUUURE Nori-Chan.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

You guys are ridiculous. Here's where he got hurt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrmd5iw2D8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Overcompensation~@!

 

[captmcblack]

Kobe for Amare is clearly the solution to all of this.

 

[giri]

Thad Young asks for trade:

http://www.libertyballers.com/2013/12/19/5228322/thaddeus-young-trade-sixers-rumors-nba-omer-asik

Well, he is a decent player playing on a just horrible team (the 76ers are the 18th worst team of all time going by SRS and I think that will get worse as the year goes along) that's trying to lose so I guess I understand it.

Thad has also given them years of solid service.

I think really though, he doesn't want to be left out of any trade to the rockets.

If the rockets could get hawes/thad for Asik that would be pretty great.

It would also mean the 76'ers have Asik, Noel, MCW as their core going forward.

 

[rando14]

Kobe for Amare is clearly the solution to all of this.

mutually assured destruction

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Like Amare

Microfracture surgery is even more devastating than an Achilles tear. You picking an extreme case like this only proves my point (I said "sometimes it applies"). Also, Amar'e doesn't work anywhere near as hard as Kobe when it comes to training and rehabilitation in the off-season.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

You don't think elite, professional trainers and the best doctors money can buy game-plan for this during rehabilitation of a pro athlete of Kobe's stature? Sit down.

so you've never experienced a tear before.
so you dont know jack shit about the psychological aspect of rehab after a tear.

 

[Blackace]

You don't think elite, professional trainers and the best doctors money can buy game-plan for this during rehabilitation of a pro athlete of Kobe's stature? Sit down.

I do know that every older player with the same injury has never been the same...

 

[Barack Lesnar]

so you've never experienced a tear before.
so you dont know jack shit about the psychological aspect of rehab after a tear.

A random civilian having a tear and recovering from it physically & mentally isn't comparable to Kobe-fucking-Bryant having one. This shouldn't even need to be said. I have to go to night class and take a final.

 

[reilo]

Stage 1!

 

[Blackace]

A random civilian having a tear and recovering from it physically & mentally isn't comparable to Kobe-fucking-Bryant having one. This shouldn't even need to be said. I have to go to night class and take a final.

lol

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Microfracture surgery is even more devastating than an Achilles tear. You picking an extreme case like this only proves my point (I said "sometimes it applies"). Also, Amar'e doesn't work anywhere near as hard as Kobe when it comes to training and rehabilitation in the off-season.

Are trying to pull a tom penny?

Also good luck on the final.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

A random civilian having a tear and recovering from it physically & mentally isn't comparable to Kobe-fucking-Bryant having one. This shouldn't even need to be said. I have to go to night class and take a final.

hey everybody, heavy just said kobe is the next step of evolution.