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zimpy27 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Kind of makes you wonder why Kawhi only took a 2 year deal if his leg is still bothering him. Go figure.
In 2 years he can sign the 35% max which is the equivalent of a supermax contract.
I can see him getting through these two seasons, getting the contract and falling into a heap the season after.
liamliam1234 wrote:Greyhound wrote:21 TD wrote:The guy is a disgrace and equally disgraceful are the Stockholm Syndrome Raptors fans, hipsters and media types trying to gain an in with his sleazebag uncle and him, who overlook his transgressions and endlessly slurp him.
Like the Spurs medical staff correctly diagnosed (funny, I haven't seen a single apology from all the doubters), he has a degenerative condition . . . you know who else did and played on it nearly every game for nearly a decade? Duncan.
It's a pain threshold thing and Scumbag's is the lowest I've ever seen. But I'm sure he'll be made to be a hero again when he sits out whatever number of games he pleases, then probably wins the championship because he's well rested and has the best roster.
Well said, sir.
Standing ovation.
Yes, standing ovation for the infantile declarations that Kawhi is a “scumbag” and a “sociopath” because playing basketball two days in a row makes his chronic leg injury more likely to flare up.
This might be the most embarrassing thread in the history of this forum.
ATLTimekeeper wrote:LeMasta wrote:Why don't they just play limited minutes? Are they more worried about their averages? If players can't play 10-20 minutes on back-to-back nights how can they call themselves athletes or competitors?
He is on record saying the regular season is just practice. I think he knows that they can sleepwalk to a top seed, they won't have homecourt against the Lakers even if they HAD homecourt against the Lakers, so there's no need to push for first. He wants to play for a long time, and so this is the only way his leg will hold up. I see no problem with it. Someone who saves themselves to play for the ultimate prize is competitive, he also leveraged his own team into blowing their future asset base just to compete for a title for the next two years. He clearly is as competitive on and off the court as it gets.
Johnny Bball wrote:Sprewell4Three wrote:I swear sports fans are the worst kind of people. So you’re entitled for a player to play because you paid a ticket. Excuse me nobody put a freaking gun to your head to buy a ticket.
Next time you order a beer I hope they bring you a milk. Nobody put a gun to your head to order a beer.
Infinite Llamas wrote:To me, the only real losers are the ones who attend maybe one game a year and wanted to see Kawhi
21 TD wrote:Why do Raptors fans defend this puke? The sociopath didn't give a damn about the organization or your precious city/fan base. They were simply a means to an end. They borrowed him for a season, yet you act like he's yours. It's pathetic. Have some dignity.Yogatti wrote:Still hurt because of how Kawhi did your franchise? Kawhi was limping in the ECF. He continued to play through his injury and won a title. But keep pushing this narrative that Kawhi is soft.
He screwed the people who helped make him who he is. They should have received at least what the Pelicans did for Davis.
And? Duncan was permanently limping for damn near a decade. Scumbag "won a title" because the Warriors were decimated by injury. He is the definition of soft.GG0701 wrote:How would you know how bad his condition is or what his pain threshold is?
Fact is the team doctors, outside doctors and the NBA doctors have all approved this. They know more than all of us.
It's well known among Spurs fans. He wanted to go to L.A. to "build his brand" anyway, but the tension of the injury was because they diagnosed him with it a few years ago and he scoffed at it . . . 2 years later he still hasn't played a back-to-back.
Of course they did. They can't literally tell him he's fine or that it's a pain threshold thing, so they go along with it.
nickhx2 wrote:i love when realgm doctors give their expert opinions on what they imagine what players are physically feeling and able to do
liamliam1234 wrote:Yes, standing ovation for the infantile declarations that Kawhi is a “scumbag” and a “sociopath” because playing basketball two days in a row makes his chronic leg injury more likely to flare up.
This might be the most embarrassing thread in the history of this forum.
nickhx2 wrote:i love when realgm doctors give their expert opinions on what they imagine what players are physically feeling and able to do
johanliebert wrote:nickhx2 wrote:i love when realgm doctors give their expert opinions on what they imagine what players are physically feeling and able to do
how is that any different from you guys claiming he has some degenerative quad injury with no proof?
Clippers have 26 nationally televised games this season, so about 1/3 of their games. This means that of their 26 games that are at the front or back end of a back to back, possibly 8 of those would be nationally televised. If they are generally trying to avoid him in back to backs, it will likely hit a couple of nationally televised games.nitocobola wrote:not a great look for the clippers. Load managment is fine, but not in two national televised games..
21 TD wrote:liamliam1234 wrote:Yes, standing ovation for the infantile declarations that Kawhi is a “scumbag” and a “sociopath” because playing basketball two days in a row makes his chronic leg injury more likely to flare up.
This might be the most embarrassing thread in the history of this forum.
He needs to grow a pair of balls
deal with it
understand that he won't do further damage
playing hurt (not injured) is part of pro sports.
It spoke volumes when the most cautious franchise in pro sports was essentially trying to get that through to him.
The only embarrassing thing is Raptors fans misguidedly thinking they're defending Scumbag's honor because of a contrived championship
Because it is so unfair that worse players do not get to properly extract the benefit of their superior base health, right.
