How many missed games a year makes you labeled as gimpy?

Blame Rasho · Post #1 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:55 am

Well what is it?

Post #2 » by **miller31time** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:57 am

I label Larry Hughes as gimpy and he misses roughly 20-30 a season, nowadays.

theTHIEF · Post #3 » by **theTHIEF** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 12:58 am

i'd say any more than 8-10, but for benefit 10-14...

celticspierce34 · Post #4 » by **celticspierce34** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:17 am

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

Bucky O'Hare · Post #5 » by **Bucky O'Hare** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:29 am

If you hit double-figures in missed games due to injury, you're officially "gimpy".

Texas Longhorns · Post #6 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:50 am

20-25

One of Shemps Kids · Post #7 » by **One of Shemps Kids** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:52 am

13. Once your officially under 70 games played in a season. 69GP a season and your gimpy.

Post #8 » by **CBS7** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:17 am

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.

cdubbz · Post #9 » by **cdubbz** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 6:24 am

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

Blame Rasho · Post #10 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:19 pm

In other words if you miss from 15 to 30 percent of games played, you can be labeled as gimpy

theTHIEF · Post #11 » by **theTHIEF** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:25 pm

Texas Longhorns wrote:20-25

the T-Mac mentality...

ropjhk · Post #12 » by **ropjhk** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:49 pm

15 or more games for two consecutive years.

tmorgan · Post #13 » by **tmorgan** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:22 pm

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.

RockTHECasbah · Post #14 » by **RockTHECasbah** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:23 pm

Tim Donaghy

eatyourchildren · Post #15 » by **eatyourchildren** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:27 pm

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.

celticspierce34 · Post #16 » by **celticspierce34** » Fri Apr 4, 2008 9:01 am

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

Jemini80 · Post #17 » by **Jemini80** » Fri Apr 4, 2008 9:04 am

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.

Post #18 » by **Schad** » Fri Apr 4, 2008 11:39 am

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).