Rui Hachimura 2.0

payitforward · Post #301 » by **payitforward** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:21 pm

Basketball's great. F*ck that.
I'm a Wizards fan. That too.
Rui wasn't a particularly good NBA player in his first two years. Who gives a sh#t?

This is a kid, a nice kid, & obviously he is in some kind of serious trouble between his ears. I'm concerned for him. Worried. & I'm thinking about his family too. What this tailspin he seems to be in must be putting them through.

I hope to hell he pulls out of it.

dobrojim · Post #302 » by **dobrojim** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:23 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
I agree- also have you always been a bucks fan? I see you here so often I assumed you rocked with the Wiz

Yes - since I was a little kid - Lew Alcindor was my favorite player, and it stuck via association. And growing up in MD, the Bullets were also my favorite team.

Ok, name that tune:

Darling you can’t love two. Darling you can’t love two.

You can’t love two and still be true oh darling you can’t love two.

New River Train

dobrojim · Post #303 » by **dobrojim** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:26 pm

badinage wrote:
nate33 wrote:

Read on Twitter

!!!

He's not even hitting rim.

Hoping he's ready to play again soon.

CobraCommander · Post #304 » by **CobraCommander** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:39 pm

dobrojim wrote:
badinage wrote:
nate33 wrote:

Read on Twitter

!!!

He's not even hitting rim.

Hoping he's ready to play again soon.

Please save us

Post #305 » by **nate33** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:56 pm

CobraCommander wrote:
Spoiler:

Have you heard anything else about Rui from the Japanese press?

closg00 · Post #306 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:58 pm

I don't get it, why can't he play like 5 minutes here and there?

leswizards · Post #307 » by **leswizards** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:25 pm

Since, it is a matter of mental health, I would presume that Rui’s participation is at the mercy of what a mental health professional says (psychologist or psychiatrist or other), and not up to what the team or Rui have to say. Also, someone commented something like if Rui doesn’t want to play, what is he doing trying to work it out. Regardless of whether he wants to play or not, he probably still wants to get paid, and he at the very least is probably doing everything necessary to make sure he keeps getting paid.

closg00 · Post #308 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:02 pm

leswizards wrote:Since, it is a matter of mental health, I would presume that Rui’s participation is at the mercy of what a mental health professional says (psychologist or psychiatrist or other), and not up to what the team or Rui have to say. Also, someone commented something like if Rui doesn’t want to play, what is he doing trying to work it out. Regardless of whether he wants to play or not, he probably still wants to get paid, and he at the very least is probably doing everything necessary to make sure he keeps getting paid.

We actually don't know the nature of his absence other than it was "for personal reasons", everything else has been pure speculation. If I missed anything, please drop a link with that specific reason. Thanks

Frichuela · Post #309 » by **Frichuela** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:10 pm

Read on Twitter

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CobraCommander · Post #310 » by **CobraCommander** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:28 pm

nate33 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
Spoiler:

Have you heard anything else about Rui from the Japanese press?

Nothing - it’s so mysterious

leswizards · Post #311 » by **leswizards** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:49 pm

closg00 wrote:
leswizards wrote:Since, it is a matter of mental health, I would presume that Rui’s participation is at the mercy of what a mental health professional says (psychologist or psychiatrist or other), and not up to what the team or Rui have to say. Also, someone commented something like if Rui doesn’t want to play, what is he doing trying to work it out. Regardless of whether he wants to play or not, he probably still wants to get paid, and he at the very least is probably doing everything necessary to make sure he keeps getting paid.

We actually don't know the nature of his absence other than it was "for personal reasons", everything else has been pure speculation. If I missed anything, please drop a link with that specific reason. Thanks

You are correct. The first word in my post should have been if rather than since.

Frichuela · Post #312 » by **Frichuela** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:52 am

It appears Rui’s return is getting closer…

Read on Twitter

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payitforward · Post #313 » by **payitforward** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:58 am

Frichuela wrote:

Read on Twitter
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This is great news.

Post #314 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:10 am

payitforward wrote:
Frichuela wrote:

Read on Twitter
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This is great news.

Terrific news - and very surprising.

smoothSeph · Post #315 » by **smoothSeph** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:23 pm

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80sballboy · Post #316 » by **80sballboy** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:01 pm

Read on Twitter

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Post #317 » by **nate33** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:16 pm

80sballboy wrote:

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This is still really strange. They way they are progressing him in an extremely slow manner really looks like it's a recovery from physical injury, not a mental health issue.

FAH1223 · Post #318 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:04 pm

nate33 wrote:
80sballboy wrote:

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This is still really strange. They way they are progressing him in an extremely slow manner really looks like it's a recovery from physical injury, not a mental health issue.

It wouldn't be the Wizards without a phantom injury.

Post #319 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:13 pm

80sballboy wrote:

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I'm confused. If all he's progressed to is 3 on 3 practices, why did they bother activating him? If he's only doing 2 on 2's and 3 on 3's, then how is he even close to being ready to play NBA games?

FAH1223 · Post #320 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:37 pm

Ruzious wrote:
80sballboy wrote:

Read on Twitter
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I'm confused. If all he's progressed to is 3 on 3 practices, why did they bother activating him? If he's only doing 2 on 2's and 3 on 3's, then how is he even close to being ready to play NBA games?

Need another body active just in case due to rising COVID cases and they said he'd be ready by the New Year