Even if he did he wouldn't be the same....If jackson can turn into a decent floor general okc might actually be ok.
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2013 NBA Playoffs |OT| Lakers started from the bottom, and they still there
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Even if he did he wouldn't be the same....If jackson can turn into a decent floor general okc might actually be ok.
Trips over Nash's walker.
Future PhaZe
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you do realize that meniscus tears are what tanked Roy and Paul in terms of athleticism right
And it basically turned Gilbert Arenas from a 26 PPG player to out of the league.
Torn ACL's take a long time to recover from but they aren't as bad as meniscus tears. You can come back and eventually get back to where you were pre-injury.
Rushing a meniscus is the quickest way to fucking your career in the NBA.
Someone should tell metta...I don't know if LAs front office is intentionally trying to get him hurt or metta is just being dumb.
seattle6418
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Western Conference favorites, by order:
Clippers - being helthy is a huge boost
Spurs - kind of fallen off a bit, not sure they are as good as the start of the season.
Denver - Still believing game 2 was a fluke.
Now, for those saying heat X2, i´m not so sure Wade lasts through these playoffs. He´s an injury waiting to happen at this point, and a Heat x Knicks matchup without Wade would be interesting.
Clippers - being helthy is a huge boost
Spurs - kind of fallen off a bit, not sure they are as good as the start of the season.
Denver - Still believing game 2 was a fluke.
Now, for those saying heat X2, i´m not so sure Wade lasts through these playoffs. He´s an injury waiting to happen at this point, and a Heat x Knicks matchup without Wade would be interesting.
seattle6418
Member
Teams are ruthless, they will use him and them discard when he´s not usefull anymore = after this season.
Only players are looking up for themselves, and that´s why i´m a huge supporter of Derrick Rose bailing out this season because he´s not 100%.
Future PhaZe
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He's at the end of his career anyway, is already unathletic as hell and is out of fucks though
But yea, the LA front office/coaching staff has been criminally bad this year in terms of taking care of its players.
It literally could have (or still) be responsible for ending the careers of 4 out of 5 starters.
Syphon Filter
Member
they wouldnt have a chance either way.
CreepingFear
Member
OKC probably wasn't going to beat the Heat anyways, so I'd keep Westbrook out. You don't want another Brandon Roy situation.
I don't want him to come back this season. Hopefully, no additional damage was done during the rest of the game.
My words were chosen poorly regarding his injury. No knee injury is minor obviously.
Haven't you guys been having problems with Grizzlies?
I think we'd have a better chance of slugging it out and winning lower-scoring games with HCA against them, and Westbrook struggled against them anyways. YNB was lethal to the Clips, and losing him really hurts our depth in a high-scoring game.
Either would be pretty tough, honestly. The rest of the team will have to play great for us to have a chance.
West ≠ East
Fuck everything!
CreepingFear
Member
That would be so funny if Fish got another ring before Kobe.
This.
Starphoenix
Member
Dang, sorry OKC fans. I don't like YNB, but losing a star player to injury is a crappy feeling. Trust me, I know. Still hoping Parker gets back to 100%, and GS/DEN go to game 7 and wear themselves out...
If they had won that last game, I would have said yes. Now? Im not sure Harden can carry the team for four games.
If they had won that last game, I would have said yes. Now? Im not sure Harden can carry the team for four games.
Championship experience though!
Ninja Scooter
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Westbrook is out? Well it's a good thing the Thunder amnestied Perkins to make sure they had the money to resign Harden. James is just the kind of all star player who can easily pick up the slack and help KD shoulder the load to minimize the loss of Russel as much as possible. ...
Oh wait that was just me looking through a tear into an alternate dimension where the Thunder aren't completely fucked.
Oh wait that was just me looking through a tear into an alternate dimension where the Thunder aren't completely fucked.
theignoramus
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Jackson seems like a pretty impressive athlete himself. can drive and finish. move well defensively. should be a no brainer for Scott Brooks to give him the heavy minutes
Vestal
Junior Member
The problem I have with Rose is that he did not do what you stated. He still is a toss up and has been the entire freaking year.
Before there was a 1% chance, I'd say there's a 5% chance now.
The next person to post this gets a digital nutpunch.
As if we could have predicted a guy who has never, ever missed a game would go out in the first round of the playoffs.
MorisUkunRasik
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I think it has more to do with Paying Ibaka/Perk and swapping Harden for Martin.
Future PhaZe
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how do you almost lose a game at home to Houston and then act like there's a 5% chance of losing the series with Westbrook out.
cmon
cmon
Ninja Scooter
Member
No but you could have predicted that having James Harden on your team is better than having Kevin Martin's corpse and d league superstar Jeremy Lamb.
Well they're already up 2-0.
Future PhaZe
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Vestal
Junior Member
Yeah I know its pouring salt in the wound, but OKCs front office deserves the criticism. This is not a 20/20 thing, everyone and their mother thought they should have kept Harden that he was the more valuable piece, and just amnesty Perkins or kick the ball down the road another year. I completely dislike YNB, his play style and attitude but truly hope he makes a full recovery, never like seeing players get sidelined like that.
Randolph Freelander
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Dang, just saw on ESPN.com about Westbrook. The West looks a bit more open now.
Because we're still the better team and Houston would have to win 4 of 5, with 2 games still in OKC.
The odds go up if Fisher starts, which I have a feeling is going to happen.
Gordon0Freeman
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Martin and his beautiful jumper will save you guys
theignoramus
Member
that zone D from Houston in fourth completely disrupted OKC's rhythm for a bit. look forward to seeing it again in the next game. well see then if Houston really does have a chance to make the series interesting
MorisUkunRasik
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Houston is probably still gonna lose, but a 7 or 6 game series isn't out of the question now instead of a clean sweep
Black Mamba
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Houston has to win 4 out of 5 games. Okc without ynb is still better than Houston.
If this happened before the series started then yeah Houston would have had a chance. Too late now though.
If this happened before the series started then yeah Houston would have had a chance. Too late now though.
Vestal
Junior Member
yo I just woke up and read the news....I seriously thought it was a joke at first
that sucks
wade and his shaky knees are next aren't they...everyone is dropping like flies
I would say the NBA really needs to take the current rash of injuries seriously and look at common denominators as to what is causing them. I don't remember ever seeing anything as I have seen the past few years in regards to injuries in the past. You never saw guys dropping like flies to serious injury back in the 90s.
Maybe its the shoes like someone posted a few months back. Maybe its the exercise regimen players are put through now a days to maximize certain aspects of their bodies.. Who knows.. But someone should find out.
Dude...
Vestal
Junior Member
Not really. I think the consensus was OKC of Spurs... I think the general consensus will be Spurs, unless Memphis makes it to WFC then all bets are off.
Starphoenix
Member
So the HOU/OKC and MEM/LAC games could all go 6 or 7 games. And even then that following series could end up taking more than 5 games. Dang, top bracket going to be worn.
Future PhaZe
Member
Itching to see how Durant handles being the complete focuses of defenses like oldschool Bron, Wade, Kobe.
My initial feeling based on how he plays is that he could end up getting rocked.
My initial feeling based on how he plays is that he could end up getting rocked.
obijkenobi
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You guys don't need Harden when you have super sub Kevin Martin. (Not gloating. Manu's hamstring can tear from the wind blowing at anytime)
Could it be bodies adjusting from a short season to a long season? How many serious injuries have there been this year though? I don't count Kobe because he's old and was playing more minutes than a fool would to get swept in the playoffs