Curry had two ankle surgeries and missed significant time in seasons before they won their first title. There was concern about his durability and he was on the trade market, supposedly. Seem to remember he went to work with a trainer to build up his lower legs and ankles.
Good backup bigs were a concern going into the draft and there were ones there that maybe could have been had (Kalkbrenner being one of them that I really would have liked if Raynaud didn't want to be away from Stanford), yet for whatever reason, they passed on it. Seems to me, they're a bit clueless on what the team needs with all the guards they got. Not sure what they're trying to do with all the PGs, SGs/pseudo small forwards they're trying to play at SF.
That’s the time that the InSeason Tournament goes to Vegas, and everyone else gets two seemingly random games scheduled.
I think even though Harper’s happened first, he’ll be out longer than Vic. He was in a boot right after the game, and Victor isn’t in one at all.
?? We signed Kornet, and traded for Olynik. I think they knew they needed backup center help. At some point, players good enough to play don’t want to be 3rd string, so you’re left with the Bismacks of the world for that spot.
Listening to Zach Lowe podcast yesterday it was mentioned that the boot doesn’t mean much negatively anymore. It used to be sign of a serious injury, nowadays it is used to just prevent movement and flex to maximize healing in the first couple days. The example cited was Jalen Brunson turning his ankle/being put in a boot the other day yet being listed as day to day with a grade 1 sprain.
i think that argument can be made to a degree in basketball but we are still seeing way more nagging soft tissue injuries keeping players out in the NFL at the same time, as both leagues have traded toward scaling down practice and offseason conditioning
Rather have Wiseman than Bismack
Kalkbrenner would have had no choice if the Spurs drafted him. What's he going to do, sit out? We're not talking free agents here. Drafted players don't usually get a say where they go.
Great explanation. That's what I thought. It's just to limit movement to allow better chance to heal quicker. Doesn't mean it's super serious. Back in the day, it usually was a sign of serious injury.
Maybe they just don't have a big enough boot.
Is there any video of that? I'm really starting to think Steve Kerr is telling his guys to do this shit.
It's good to hear from people that have had calf injuries. It shows they're not a joke. How long did it take for it to come good? I guess the ones I had must have been really mild then as I was still able to play basketball with them. I do remember walking around/limping a tiny bit when at work/doing day to day stuff, but usually it wasn't too bad when warmed up.
