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How many missed games a year makes you labeled as gimpy?
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:55 am
by Blame Rasho
Well what is it?
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:57 am
by miller31time
I label Larry Hughes as gimpy and he misses roughly 20-30 a season, nowadays.
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:58 am
by theTHIEF
i'd say any more than 8-10, but for benefit 10-14...
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:17 am
by celticspierce34
i wouldnt look at games missed, id look at time injured
you can have one serious injury that puts you out for 82 games, it's the people who get injured a lot that i consider gimpy
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:29 am
by Bucky O'Hare
If you hit double-figures in missed games due to injury, you're officially "gimpy".
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:50 am
by Texas Longhorns
20-25
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:52 am
by One of Shemps Kids
13. Once your officially under 70 games played in a season. 69GP a season and your gimpy.
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:17 am
by CBS7
One of Shemps Kids wrote:13. Once your officially under 70 games played in a season. 69GP a season and your gimpy.
Thats.. exactly what I was thinking.
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 6:24 am
by cdubbz
Yeah I think the magic number is 13. Anything under 70 looks gimpy on paper. but i love seeing in the nba profiles when superstars have 80-82 consistently under GP
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:19 pm
by Blame Rasho
In other words if you miss from 15 to 30 percent of games played, you can be labeled as gimpy
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:25 pm
by theTHIEF
Texas Longhorns wrote:20-25
the T-Mac mentality...
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:49 pm
by ropjhk
15 or more games for two consecutive years.
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:22 pm
by tmorgan
I think there's also the anti-gimpy, or toughness, factor to consider. Some guys miss games with headaches. Some guys play with dislocated fingers. It's all part of the equation of perception.
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:23 pm
by RockTHECasbah
Tim Donaghy
Posted: Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:27 pm
by eatyourchildren
Frequency of injury must count. If you get a high ankle sprain, miss 10 games, and nothing for the rest of year, I prefer that to spraining a finger, missing 2 games, then getting a bruised elbow, missing another 2 games, ad infinitum.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 9:01 am
by celticspierce34
eatyourchildren wrote:Frequency of injury must count. If you get a high ankle sprain, miss 10 games, and nothing for the rest of year, I prefer that to spraining a finger, missing 2 games, then getting a bruised elbow, missing another 2 games, ad infinitum.
yup, i agree
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 9:04 am
by Jemini80
it clearly has to be more than one year too. I mean no one is going to call Amare gimpy even though because of that one season I'm sure he averages out to almost 10% games missed.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 11:39 am
by Schad
eatyourchildren wrote:Frequency of injury must count. If you get a high ankle sprain, miss 10 games, and nothing for the rest of year, I prefer that to spraining a finger, missing 2 games, then getting a bruised elbow, missing another 2 games, ad infinitum.
I'd agree. Also, if it's a recurring problem (especially one with the ominous spectre of surgery, either past or future), I would more readily add the 'gimpy' label than if it is a fluke (non-stress fracture, exploding appendix).