Chuck Texas wrote:I don't view injuries as just "bad luck" tho. Not when they are that chronic. It's one think to have a serious injury and miss most or all of a year. That stuff is going to happen. But missing double digit games almost every year suggests something different to me and something that should be held against a guy. Because its not like the guys who are playing 75+ year after year after year aren't also dealing with some injuries.
Owly posted something about T-Mac's ankle being inherently flawed. I also remember T-Mac himself saying that he had a structurally flawed back since before he was even drafted, and doctors told him at the time that they didn't expect him to last more than 6-7 years in the league.
I think he had some inherent structural flaws in terms of his body with regards to his ankles and his back which caused him to be injury-prone during his career.
Personally, I don't understand the debate here with regards to T-Mac vs Reed. T-Mac's major flaw is his lack of longevity. That's not a flaw when you're comparing him to Reed. T-Mac was the better player, with a longer prime. What's the issue here?
