Nemanja Bjelica

Post #1221 » by **Klomp** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:49 pm

Out for the year

wolves_89 · Post #1222 » by **wolves_89** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:02 pm

Calling it a foot injury instead of an ankle injury scares me. An ankle injury wouldn't be much of a worry with regards to next season, but a foot injury could be a problem. I was/am really counting on Bjelica being a cheap rotation player next season.

shangrila · Post #1223 » by **shangrila** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:02 pm

Jordan Hill time?

wolves_89 · Post #1224 » by **wolves_89** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:05 pm

shangrila wrote:Jordan Hill time?

Wasn't Payne ahead of Hill on the depth chart the last time Bjelica missed time?

Post #1225 » by **Klomp** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:07 pm

wolves_89 wrote:
shangrila wrote:Jordan Hill time?

Wasn't Payne ahead of Hill on the depth chart the last time Bjelica missed time?

Yes

Post #1226 » by **C.lupus** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:16 pm

Bummer for Belly. He was playing some good ball lately.

Post #1227 » by **C.lupus** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:23 pm

Klomp wrote:
wolves_89 wrote:
shangrila wrote:Jordan Hill time?

Wasn't Payne ahead of Hill on the depth chart the last time Bjelica missed time?

Yes

Is Payne available to play again?

King Malta · Post #1228 » by **King Malta** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:22 am

I've been hard on Belly most the season (justifiably so IMO) but he'd been playing real well the last month or so, real punch in the guts to see him go down.

I guess we've only got ourselves to blame because of the bad start, but it just feels like everything that can go wrong is going wrong in regards to the playoff race now.

Post #1229 » by **Klomp** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:35 am

C.lupus wrote:Is Payne available to play again?

Yes

minimus · Post #1230 » by **minimus** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:16 am

Get well, Nemanja!

P.S. Time to explore DLeague candidates

southern wolf · Post #1231 » by **southern wolf** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:32 am

wolves_89 wrote:
shangrila wrote:Jordan Hill time?

Wasn't Payne ahead of Hill on the depth chart the last time Bjelica missed time?

More likely to be Cole Aldrich than those two, even though he's more of a centre. Thibs has played him more than those guys all season. I don't even know why they signed Hill, he's barely played.

jinxed · Post #1232 » by **jinxed** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:13 pm

This sucks. Belly was playing great the last month. Wolves were killing it when he was in the floor and were a +8 with him and Towns.

Post #1233 » by **Basti** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:05 pm

That's a freaking bummer.

The worst is, for me personally at least, that the other day after the Wizards win, I was thinking that despite the recent upswing something would happen to one of the rotation players. Not that I was thinking of a season ending injury but another sprained ankle like Lance had earlier or a hyper extended knee, though.

Nick K · Post #1234 » by **Nick K** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:48 pm

I'd love to pick up Omri Casspi but he more than likely tries to catch on with a playoff team. Maybe the Clippers?

Nick K · Post #1235 » by **Nick K** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:49 pm

wolves_89 wrote:Calling it a foot injury instead of an ankle injury scares me. An ankle injury wouldn't be much of a worry with regards to next season, but a foot injury could be a problem. I was/am really counting on Bjelica being a cheap rotation player next season.

I always worry about those mid foot metatarsal sprains or fractures. Sometimes they are really stubborn to heal.

Post #1236 » by **Klomp** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:53 pm

Read on Twitter

LibertyPrime · Post #1237 » by **LibertyPrime** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:56 pm

Ugh, no.... a navicular bone fracture is what kept Joel Embiid out for so long. That sucks so bad.

Post #1238 » by **C.lupus** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:18 pm

Bummer.

wolves_89 · Post #1239 » by **wolves_89** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:22 pm

Klomp wrote:

Read on Twitter

That could really hurt the team next year. It's going to be a lot harder to put together a good rotation If the Wolves have to go into next season with both LaVine and Bjelica recovering (and potentially not ready at the start of the year).

Foye · Post #1240 » by **Foye** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:56 pm

wolves_89 wrote:
Klomp wrote:

Read on Twitter

That could really hurt the team next year. It's going to be a lot harder to put together a good rotation If the Wolves have to go into next season with both LaVine and Bjelica recovering (and potentially not ready at the start of the year).

Classic Timberwolves luck.