sikma42 wrote:I'm suggesting that it didn't have a material impact on his health in terms of playing basketball. He was healed and ready to go. If you argument is that siting out caused some rust, then that is a different discussion (id say that he had ample time to get his rhythm back).
I was healed and ready to go as well according to the doctor yet it took a month to just feel semi-normal and confident in my knee. Just because he was cleared to play doesn't mean it didn't effect him. It wasn't just the rust but the semblance of relative normalcy in your body. Ligament injuries (even if minor) are going to make you a step slow for at least sometime.
A grade 1 MCL sprain isnt a serious injury. If he needed to he could have prob played in 7-10 days. To pretend like it was bothering him almost 2 months later is a little much. Guess what, no one is 100% healthy at this time of the year. Kobe's body was falling apart during game 7 of the finals vs Boston, he played like **** and got no excuses, nor wanted them. And to be honest, Kobe was in a lot worst shape than Curry.
You keep repeating it's not serious. That's relative. Of course it isn't if you compare it to a season ending injury like an ACL tear or multiple compound fracture but it's certainly more serious compared to a minor ankle roll or a minor fracture on your pinky.
Yes, Kobe's body was falling apart and he played awful efficiency wise. 6-24. The stats that showed up were hustle stats. Steph's not looking for excuses either but it's wrong to say Steph's injury had no effect on him. If you disagree that's fine but he was certainly less than 100% relative to others in the Finals.
