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[Hello Brooklyn]

BTW Shamet is playing with some sort of injury. Like a thigh contusion. He's been kind of limping around all night.

That week off as the 2 seed will be invaluable to get everyone rested and to heal their bodies.

Also whatever is ailing Shamet didn't effect him tonight. That was his best game in about a month.

Shamet suddenly making wide open 3s he was missing with Harden back

[MrDollarBills]

Kyrie will be back next game. They held him out for precautionary reasons. We may be fully healthy for the first team this season. (Or close enough)

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The Evil Empire is almost complete.

[Whiskey Slick]

I'm going to be blunt, I am glad Kyrie didn't play tonight. He needs to rest, and Ramadan ends tomorrow evening.

Same with Joe. Harris has been awful as of late and I think he's fatigued. If we can somehow maintain the 2 seed while giving these guys some time to refuel we will be better for it.

We respectfully disagree about Kyrie, but I agree 100% about Harris.

He looked exhausted and his legs were shot.

[MrDollarBills]

I'm going to be blunt, I am glad Kyrie didn't play tonight. He needs to rest, and Ramadan ends tomorrow evening.

Same with Joe. Harris has been awful as of late and I think he's fatigued. If we can somehow maintain the 2 seed while giving these guys some time to refuel we will be better for it.

We respectfully disagree about Kyrie, but I agree 100% about Harris.

He looked exhausted and his legs were shot.

Kyrie has been carrying the load since Harden went down and he's been doing it while fasting during the day abstaining from food and water. This was a perfect game for him to get some rest now that Ramadan ended tonight. He will be back this weekend so it's time for the ramp up to the 1st round.

I sit Joe at least one more game.

[Whiskey Slick]

KING: Harden
KNIGHT: Claxton and Griffin
JESTER: TLC

[sashaturiaf]

That was the most stress free game for a while.

Dare I say it.. we are getting healthy at the right time. Id sit Joe again for the next Bulls game, he's earned a rest

[Whiskey Slick]

I'm going to be blunt, I am glad Kyrie didn't play tonight. He needs to rest, and Ramadan ends tomorrow evening.

Same with Joe. Harris has been awful as of late and I think he's fatigued. If we can somehow maintain the 2 seed while giving these guys some time to refuel we will be better for it.

We respectfully disagree about Kyrie, but I agree 100% about Harris.

He looked exhausted and his legs were shot.

Kyrie has been carrying the load since Harden went down and he's been doing it while fasting during the day abstaining from food and water. This was a perfect game for him to get some rest now that Ramadan ended tonight. He will be back this weekend so it's time for the ramp up to the 1st round.

I sit Joe at least one more game.

Agree on sitting Harris another game. He hadn't taken a game off all year and it was showing. He needs more than one game to get his legs back. Also, when he does comeback I think Bruce Brown is the better starter and Harris' role is better as a 6th man and 3P sniper coming off the bench.

As for Kyrie, I had no idea it was still Ramadan and it just ended tonight. I just assumed it had long since ended because I know nothing about the Muslim religion. That said, MORE THAN THE FACE CONTUSION, that was a good reason to sit him tonight and give him a few days to get back to 100% physically.

[DarkXaero]

I would sit Joe out for the the remaining two games as well. He has looked incredibly sluggish to me for a while now and it has been a serious concern heading into the playoffs. He needs to get his legs and energy back for the playoffs.

Oh and btw, Mike James has been signed for the remainder of the season.

[HardenGoat]

This is a different team with Harden. What he brings can’t be measured. He is the the engine that is going to make us unbeatable I can see it. He engages all the players and reads the defense so well. You can tell they love and respect what he brings on the court. I’m glad Kyrie rested and gets time to heal fully. That was a hard hit we don’t realize how big these centers are and he took an elbow to the face that really hurt. That said Iam relieved he had no fracture or concussion and is cleared to play this weekend. Harris needed rest too. When a deadeye shooter consistently starts missing it’s usually his legs. He played every game including multiple back to backs. Blake is awesome and Claxton is even better now. Both are going to be big pieces we need. Mike James continues to show he belongs and is our secondary playmaker. Can’t wait to see us fully loaded it’s going to be really something. Great win and I enjoy everyone’s takes and input here. This place rocks.

[Whiskey Slick]

Kyrie will be back next game. They held him out for precautionary reasons. We may be fully healthy for the first team this season. (Or close enough)

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Can you imagine if we get Dinwiddie back for the post season too?

[andrewww]

Kyrie will be back next game. They held him out for precautionary reasons. We may be fully healthy for the first team this season. (Or close enough)

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Can you imagine if we get Dinwiddie back for the post season too?

Guys you dont expect coming back are usually a good omen.

Bucs got Vea back from what was season ending injury ahead of schedule and we all know how that ended.

[Tha King]

Bruce Brown continues to play at a high level. He needs to start. Doesn't matter how much Joe Harris is being paid.

I'm inclined to agree, because Bruce starting helps us immensely to set a defensive tone. I cannot recall a game where opponents start the game with a layup drill and run out to a big lead when he starts. We frequently dig ourselves in an early hole when he doesn't start.

BUT, I also prefer our shooters Landry and Joe to spend less PT sharing the court. Maybe Brown starts at C? Maybe Shamet falls out of the 8-man rotation???

Brown is developing into a Marcus Smart type of player who is a perfect defensive-oriented glue guy. He gives you good on-ball defense, excellent rebounding, and seems to be everywhere on the court creating turnovers or speeding up the opposing offense. His importance only goes up in the playoffs imo

Also looks like Durant is starting to pick it up on defense these past few games. Thought he was active again tonight and it looked like he had a few possessions on every Spurs player from Murray to DeRozan.

[Hello Brooklyn]

I really don't know if Dinwiddie coming back is a good idea. Do we really think he can play at a playoff intensity after being out for so many months?

This is a serious injury were talking about. I rather he progress slowly and get back into playing shape for his own sake.

[HardenGoat]

Durant is going into playoff mode. You can see it on defensive effort but also on offense. He’s becoming team oriented and looking to involve the cutters and open shooter. I’m interested in how the lineups will be going forward. They might stagger him paired with Mike James quite a bit. Harden and Kyrie have a lot of time together and that was deadly.

[HardenGoat]

I really don't know if Dinwiddie coming back is a good idea. Do we really think he can play at a playoff intensity after being out for so many months?

This is a serious injury were talking about. I rather he progress slowly and get back into playing shape for his own sake.

I would think it has to be the first round and towards the end of quarters. Can’t see waiting till second round really. But Nash did say stranger things have happened.

[MGrand15]

I really don't know if Dinwiddie coming back is a good idea. Do we really think he can play at a playoff intensity after being out for so many months?

This is a serious injury were talking about. I rather he progress slowly and get back into playing shape for his own sake.

Don't think Dinwiddie cracking the rotation is realistic or part of the plan. My guess is he'll dress with the team and MAYBE play in blowouts. No chance he's playoff ready. If he was close to returning, he'd be traveling with the team and working with the end of bench guys.

[MrDollarBills]

I really don't know if Dinwiddie coming back is a good idea. Do we really think he can play at a playoff intensity after being out for so many months?

This is a serious injury were talking about. I rather he progress slowly and get back into playing shape for his own sake.

There is no given that the Nets even allow him to play. Nash has repeatedly shut down the idea.

[Prokorov]

Of course Mr. Softee, Aka Kyrie, is sitting out as I knew he would.

If he has a broken bone in his face I apologize. If not, Bruce Brown is playing with a broken nose.

IOW's man the ---- up and PLAY.

1. We only have a precious few games left to get the BIG 3 on the floor together before the playoffs.

2. That #2 seed, especially with Boston hurting, is of vital importance. Blowing it now would be a BIG HIT.

Brown didnt play a back to back the night after he broke his nose. Brown also isnt nearly as important as kyrie. Browns first x-rays also were not inconclusive.

Is it "Tough" to suit up and play less then 24 hours after potentially breaking bones in your face, with inconclusive x-rays, right before the playoffs start or is that just being pigheaded and macho and stupid?

id say the ladder.

[Prokorov]

Of course Mr. Softee, Aka Kyrie, is sitting out as I knew he would.

If he has a broken bone in his face I apologize. If not, Bruce Brown is playing with a broken nose.

IOW's man the ---- up and PLAY.

1. We only have a precious few games left to get the BIG 3 on the floor together before the playoffs.

2. That #2 seed, especially with Boston hurting, is of vital importance. Blowing it now would be a BIG HIT.

What an idiotic post.

Its not up to Kyrie whether he plays or not. The Nets training staff would rather be cautious with this type of injury.

What if he gets hit again and it gets worse?

Why not give him a few more days to heal and then play with a mask?

With is the rush to bring Kyrie back when we have Harden and were playing a bad team anyway. You make no sense.

We need to sweep this home-stand to close out the season and maintain the #2 seed, because one of Boston's two best players is hurt, REALLY HURT, not some BS black-eye or bloody nose or whatever, and we can't count on the Bucks losing another game, we need to take care of our own business and win these last three games because the Bucks have the tiebreaker.

That said, I suspect it's generational. I come from a generation when you couldn't keep players off the court or the field, especially in games that really mattered, unless their injuries made it impossible to play. I saw Jack Youngblood play in the NFC Championship Game with a broken leg. I saw Ronnie Lott cut off the tip of his broken pinky, wrap it up and get right back in a post season game. I saw Michael Jordan play in the finals with 104 fever, and the list is endless.

I'm sorry, but IMO this generation is soft. No way in hell they would have sat this game out tonight because they had a boo-boo on their faces. They would have been ASHAMED to sit this game out over some BS like that. They would have been marked by their peers as SOFT, and if the trainers or even HC told them not to play, they would fight (argue) about it.

There are exceptions, like Bruce Brown playing with a broken nose, but Kyrie isn't one of them.

Oh well, we just have to win without him ... AGAIN.

there is a reason the generation you refer to had significantly shorter careers. and being ashamed to sit with injury is really what is soft. playing through injury isnt toughness, its stupid and shot sighted. and players feeling they need to show they are "tough" is really insecure.

toughnes is doing the smart thing, regardless of outward pressure, taking the criticism, and not caring what people say about you.

any idiot can go play hurt without proper medical examination and clearance.

[Prokorov]

BTW Nash just admitted he wanted Harden to sit one more game, just to be extra cautious, but Harden told Nash "NO, I'M READY TO PLAY, I CAN PLAY, AND I AM PLAYING IN THIS GAME ... PERIOD."

Old School.

He said that the first time, reaggrivated his hamstring, and missed another 20 games.