fatlever wrote:Braggins wrote:fatlever wrote:
I think it's pretty clear that if they found multiple injuries with his foot that were a concern then he probably shouldn't have been playing for the past few weeks. We don't know if they were never healed correctly the first time or if he re injured him recently. But he has not been moving well since he came back. So there's no reason to play him now just to try to spite the Lakers and prove that he was actually healthy. Shut him down let him get healthy and have a summer to finally work on adding some strength or something. But at some point they have to make a decision on continuing to pick up his contracts. And if they were worried enough about his health to try to ship him off then I can't imagine a world where they're going to commit big money to him on a long term deal. At best he makes it to restricted free agency and maybe gets a prove it deal like we gave to miles. And if your mark why are you going to want to stick around with a franchise that tried to trade you.? I won't say it's impossible that he gets signed to a long term second deal with us but I find it extremely unlikely at this point that that happens. And I finally extremely unlikely that he doesn't get shut down for the rest of the year
I've been wrong a million times before so we'll see.
I don't think hes looked like someone who isn't physically able to play recently. Hes literally had 30 point games in the last few weeks and games with nearly 20 rebounds.
The Lakers were trading an unprotected 2031 1st for him, so they had to be confident he was going to be their franchise center six years from now if they were going to go through with the trade. I think their decision at the very least means they werent willing to bet on his health 5+ years from now, but not necessarily that he is in such bad condition that he shouldn't be currently playing.
I don't think hes ever looked quite as spry as he did before the injuries, but I don't think hes looked that bad, and I thought he looked more lazy than anything recently. I didn't think the laziness looked that bad until after both LaMelo and Miller went down and we were trotting out GLeague teams with him, so idk. I'm not convinced hes necessarily just toast and his career is basically over. I'm definitely not confident he will have a very long career though.
I would sit him out for a bit to focus on conditioning and avoid injury either way, wouldnt even be mad at the entire season. I also think its possible his relationship with the team is toast and they'll try to trade him.
I mean clearly he is physically able to play I mean he obviously was playing games. The question is should he have been playing did playing him prematurely jeopardize his foot rehabilitation? I mean I guess if Mark really wants to play and the Hornets want to put their middle finger up at the Lakers they can play mark every game for the rest of the year and say see we told you he was healthy.
Oh, so the motivation to play mark every game for the rear of the year would be "I told you so"?
And not because...I don't know...he can play and is not damaged goods after all?
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