NBA ***2024 NBA Thread - Let The Games Begin***

[MM808]

Could be worse, how in TF is the entire Maverick starting 5 out? I'm not sure I've ever even seen that.

Load management strikes again

 

[MusterX]

Maybe a calculation that better off giving everyone rest and sacrificing a low probability win game? Is it all D2D type injuries?

DLive has a broken nose from the last game against the Magic, he got smashed in the face. The other 4, Luka, Kyrie, Exum, Jones Jr. are all listed as various sprains.

 

[MusterX]

Load management strikes again

Its not really load management, they all 5 are injured. How badly I'm not sure. I just don't think I've ever seen that happen to a team. Kyrie's been out for a while.

 

[heavyarms21]

Lol Ben Simmons is injured again and oit , what a worthless sack of shit

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

DLive has a broken nose from the last game against the Magic, he got smashed in the face. The other 4, Luka, Kyrie, Exum, Jones Jr. are all listed as various sprains.

Perhaps some of those 4 sprains are a little.... embellished.

 

[MM808]

Its not really load management, they all 5 are injured. How badly I'm not sure. I just don't think I've ever seen that happen to a team. Kyrie's been out for a while.

It is load management. Every week they rest various players depending on who they play at times. Perfect example is this game like Unknown said. Probably a long shot they would have won so they are willing to rest a bunch of guys. This is nothing new, has been happening all season and with many teams.

How have you not seen this? Immediate example comes to my mind when we were talking about the Mavs playjng the Jazz earlier this season. Literally the top 5-6 Jazz players were “injured or resting” lmao

 

[MM808]

Perhaps some of those 4 sprains are a little.... embellished.

100% is. All of a sudden 4 guys got these sprains at the same time. They’ve been doing this most of the season so it really is nothing new. However it’s been rare this many at a time sat out at once. They usually stagger it.

 

[MusterX]

It is load management. Every week they rest various players depending on who they play at times. Perfect example is this game like Unknown said. Probably a long shot they would have won so they are willing to rest a bunch of guys. This is nothing new, has been happening all season and with many teams.

How have you not seen this? Immediate example comes to my mind when we were talking about the Mavs playjng the Jazz earlier this season. Literally the top 5-6 Jazz players were “injured or resting” lmao

I don't recall seeing any team with all 5 starters out. I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing that.

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

100% is. All of a sudden 4 guys got these sprains at the same time. They’ve been doing this most of the season so it really is nothing new. However it’s been rare this many at a time sat out at once. They usually stagger it.

What a fucking bummer for folks who bought tickets.

 

[MusterX]

Perhaps some of those 4 sprains are a little.... embellished.

Could be but I can tell you Kyrie has been out for multiple games and wearing a thumb brace. DLive has a broken nose. Luka has had swelling in his right ankle for the last 3 games that he played. As far as Exum's plantar sprain and whatever is wrong with Jones Jr. I don't know.

 

[MM808]

I don't recall seeing any team with all 5 starters out. I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing that.

Jazz literally did that against the Mavs. Remember when Mavs won that game by 50 and I said they were essentially playing their C squad?

Also I barely even looked and found one example with the mavs already lol.

Rockets 122-96 Mavericks (Dec 22, 2023) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA game from December 22, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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Not all 5 starters but most of the top guys. I haven’t looked at other games or with other teams yet but it is a regular occurrence and why the league enforced the min. games to win awards rules.

 

[MusterX]

Jazz literally did that against the Mavs. Remember when Mavs won that game by 50 and I said they were essentially playing their C squad?

Also I barely even looked and found one example with the mavs already lol.

Rockets 122-96 Mavericks (Dec 22, 2023) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA game from December 22, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

Not all 5 starters but most of the top guys. I haven’t looked at other games or with other teams yet but it is a regular occurrence and why the league enforced the min. games to win awards rules.

I'm not saying you are wrong man, just saying I don't recall seeing a game where all 5 starters were out from being injured. Sucks being a fan of this team. When healthy, they are pretty damn good, which is never.

 

[MM808]

I'm not saying you are wrong man, just saying I don't recall seeing a game where all 5 starters were out from being injured. Sucks being a fan of this team. When healthy, they are pretty damn good, which is never.

I just gave you an example lol. The Jazz team did it hence why they lost by 50. That game was very questionable

 

[wildchild88]

I just gave you an example lol. The Jazz team did it hence why they lost by 50. That game was very questionable

You're so defensive man..

100% load M? Maybe,..

All-star break is coming up, plus after this have they get 2 days rest.. legit injuries could be a legit part of this..

Luka wouldn't want to sit this game out unless he has to..

Plus Mavs will want to test themselves against squads like T-Wolves

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

Nuggets starting to collapse late. I think a good test of their gumption. I think this nuggets team even without Jokic should match up pretty evenly with OKC.

 

[MM808]

You're so defensive man..

100% load M? Maybe,..

All-star break is coming up, plus after this have they get 2 days rest.. legit injuries could be a legit part of this..

Luka wouldn't want to sit this game out unless he has to..

Plus Mavs will want to test themselves against squads like T-Wolves

Not defensive at all, I provided the answer since he said twice he hasn’t seen it lol. I never said they weren’t legitimately hurt but believe me if the game was an important one later in the season, all of these guys would not be out except for probably Lively. It’s simply load management like we’ve seen all season long. Do you remember when Kyrie was actually healthy? They would stagger rest games between he and Luka at times. Again, it’s nothing new.

I don’t even blame them for doing it. If Luka is tired or aching then he should rest since he’s had to do everything every game. He deserves the game off.

 

[heavyarms21]

Lol at the Bucks thinking Doc Rivers is the answer

 

[Revolver]

Lol at the Bucks thinking Doc Rivers is the answer

Doc has been living off that 2008 championship for his entire career. He’s barely better than Vinny Del Negro besides that.

 

[koquerelle]

Lol Ben Simmons is injured again and oit , what a worthless sack of shit

I feel bad for the man.

 

[heavyarms21]

Doc has been living off that 2008 championship for his entire career. He’s barely better than Vinny Del Negro besides that.

He owes Thibs and KG for that ring they were basically the defensive coaches for that team , lord knows they had to figure out how to make up for Shit Stains can ass.