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The biggest injury concern everyone talks about is AV, but I think his injuries are bit overstated.

When he plays over 30 mins is when it become problematic, in fact the most he missed when playing under 30 was 17 games last year. He only played 48 games in 07-08 because of contract issues if you recall, not an injury.

Kevin Love seems to be the biggest problem, but that's also overstated, the 12-13 season was his injury year but other than that he missed 9 games in 10-11 & 11 in 11-12. Only 5 last year. Why did he miss bunch of games his first 2 seasons? Ask Kurt Rambis.

Kyrie missed 15 his rookie year, 23 his sophomore year, & 11 last year. This is not awfully bad & we're deep enough in guard positions that we can afford him missing 15 games a season.

Kyrie was held out a games where he was completely healthy. That was the Cavs that inflated the length he sat. Made sense since they were playing for nothing.

Injuries = Tanking

Love has largely only been injured the one season.

I don't really think Kyrie and love are huge concerns but stuff happens.

Andy however is a major concern.

TheOUTLAW wrote:Love has largely only been injured the one season.

And it was a fluke hand injury. Nothing that will likely reinjure. Love was healthy even though he played on team USA and was a bruiser down low. Don't worry about him too much.

Even many of Varejao's injuries wouldn't have kept him off the floor had the Cavs been playing for anything.

TheOUTLAW wrote:Even many of Varejao's injuries wouldn't have kept him off the floor had the Cavs been playing for anything.

Good Point

Kyrie and Andy where held out way longer than needed because we were not gaining anything if they play...

Kyrie propably would been able to play 10 games earlier when he was injured... that means his games played go up to around 70-75 wich is not that bad

Andy too could have played propably 65 instead of 35 Games

And especially Kyrie and K.Love dont really concern me... both never had real "bad" injuries of the Kind that can become chronic. A Bruised Ankle here... a Broken Hand there... nothing that screams "ongoing injury garanty"

especially since they are both young and theire Bodies "reset" way better after a injury at 22 and 25 than lets say a 35yo

Each of them are going to have less of a work load, which means the likelihood of injury is less. Just tell K-Love not to do any knuckle push ups.

AV is the only one that concerns me and only because it is going to be more difficult to limit his minutes. I really hope that Haywood is in as good of shape as reported. Any line up with Kyrie, Dion, LBJ and Love has more than enough offensive fire power to rest guys for large chunks of time over the course of season.