DeMarcus Cousins Down - WOJ - Torn Achilles Confirmed - Out for the Season

PhilBlackson · Post #121 » by **PhilBlackson** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

Feel for you guys, seriously.

What absolutely brutal timing and of course feel horrible for Cousins.

Sharkboy242 · Post #122 » by **Sharkboy242** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

Tai wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:
anthony00 wrote:thats a cool story man

9 million children die a year before reaching the age of 5.

I'm just trying to to bring people back to earth here, before the moral panic caused by a few trollish comments sets in.

So that justifies trolling? I get not earning strikes over trolls, but if people want to troll, they're at risk of getting grief. That's how it works.

I don't condone the trolling. But neither do I condone the policing of thought, and I find it funny that some measly comment has mods/others threatening people for expression about an NBA celebrity. Someone is happy about a Cousins injury? Big surprise. Deep down inside I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel that way, and its OK.

Zion Wembanyama · Post #123 » by **Zion Wembanyama** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

Dr_Heat wrote:
pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

taj2133 · Post #124 » by **taj2133** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

I wonder who Lebron will replace him with in the starting lineup. Hopefully Porzingis will get to start now.

Tai · Post #125 » by **Tai** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

Well to be fair, Hayward broke and dislocated his ankle, not tore his Achilles.

keloms · Post #126 » by **keloms** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

Read on Twitter

clyde21 · Post #127 » by **clyde21** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:25 am

pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

He'll be fine. Still young and his game doesn't necessarily rely on athleticism or explosiveness. I don't think we'll see a drop off at all. Just sucks for this season honestly.

taj2133 · Post #128 » by **taj2133** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:26 am

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Tai wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:9 million children die a year before reaching the age of 5.

I'm just trying to to bring people back to earth here, before the moral panic caused by a few trollish comments sets in.

So that justifies trolling? I get not earning strikes over trolls, but if people want to troll, they're at risk of getting grief. That's how it works.

I don't condone the trolling. But neither do I condone the policing of thought, and I find it funny that some measly comment has mods/others threatening people for expression about an NBA celebrity. Someone is happy about a Cousins injury? Big surprise. Deep down inside I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel that way, and its OK.

Pretty much this. I don't root for players to get hurt even the players that I don't like to get hurt. But if a guy who I feel is an **** gets hurt I don't feel any pain for them.

taj2133 · Post #129 » by **taj2133** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:26 am

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Tai wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:9 million children die a year before reaching the age of 5.

I'm just trying to to bring people back to earth here, before the moral panic caused by a few trollish comments sets in.

So that justifies trolling? I get not earning strikes over trolls, but if people want to troll, they're at risk of getting grief. That's how it works.

I don't condone the trolling. But neither do I condone the policing of thought, and I find it funny that some measly comment has mods/others threatening people for expression about an NBA celebrity. Someone is happy about a Cousins injury? Big surprise. Deep down inside I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel that way, and its OK.

Pretty much this. I don't root for players to get hurt even the players that I don't like to get hurt. But if a guy who I feel is an **** gets hurt I don't feel any pain for them.

NYKHardKnock · Post #130 » by **NYKHardKnock** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:26 am

Don't like Cousins but that's rough, hope for a sucessful recovery

Post #131 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:26 am

Brutal news. Very sorry for Cousins and Pels fans. Hope he heals fully.

MotownMadness · Post #132 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:27 am

Noooooo, he did tear his Achilles. Get well soon big Cuz

ProcessDoctor · Post #133 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:27 am

Sucks for Boogie and the entire Pelicans squad. Things were just getting good for them. Hope he recovers and is the same player.

DETermination · Post #134 » by **DETermination** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:27 am

He will come back with a vengeance next season

Alonzo_Morning · Post #135 » by **Alonzo_Morning** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:27 am

AirP. wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
AirP. wrote:Man... Achilles right before free agency. How could a team max him out without knowing how good he'll be after the surgery. His foot didn't go limp so it didn't snap in half(the best kind to come back from).
This and the thing about prayer has been the two things that have encouraged me.

Yeah, when mine happened my foot went totally limp. My achilles shriveled up on the back of my leg like a snake. At the top of my heel at the base of where my achilles was it was like a hole.

If his foot didn't go limp then maybe it was just a partial tear. Devastating injury either way...

Hope and pray the guy recovers.

Mine snapped clean playing full court on a Sunday, got a MRI on Monday, surgery that Friday, 6 months later I was back to normal. Clean tears are better then ruptures.

Faintest of glimmer of hope here

Tai · Post #136 » by **Tai** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:28 am

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Tai wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:9 million children die a year before reaching the age of 5.

I'm just trying to to bring people back to earth here, before the moral panic caused by a few trollish comments sets in.

So that justifies trolling? I get not earning strikes over trolls, but if people want to troll, they're at risk of getting grief. That's how it works.

I don't condone the trolling. But neither do I condone the policing of thought, and I find it funny that some measly comment has mods/others threatening people for expression about an NBA celebrity. Someone is happy about a Cousins injury? Big surprise. Deep down inside I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel that way, and its OK.

Well, I can say as a Celtics fan that MAYBE this clears the way to possibly get Davis, but beyond that, why would I want Cousins injured? As a big NFL fan (and I imagine most here), injuries still aren't fun to see happen, no matter how often they do. I'm not down with someone outright celebrating it for some veiled reason like "karma".

RightToCensor · Post #137 » by **RightToCensor** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:28 am

Ughhhhhhhh

kb24k · Post #138 » by **kb24k** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:28 am

pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

Dominique was never the same after his injury. He looked ok and his stats looked great...but he was not the same.
He probably looked better than any other superstar after this kind of injury.

Let's hope is not a full rupture. Shouldn't you know that the Achilles is fully ruptured without MRI? I don't know what happens in case is just a partial tear, but in case of a full rupture the Achilles is not there when you try to touch it.

Joey Wheeler · Post #139 » by **Joey Wheeler** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:29 am

keloms wrote:

Read on Twitter

Awful news in every single way, really bummed out about all this. Was looking forward to finally seeing Boogie in the playoffs, with AD. Really ruins this NBA season for me .

Hope he at least can return to his best no matter how long recovery might take...

pelifan · Post #140 » by **pelifan** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:29 am

Tai wrote:
pelifan wrote:the only positive here is that Cousins is 27. Which is on the young side of achilles injuries

The average age of players with Achilles injuries is 30. And Dominique Wilkins turned out fine after his. Now it depends on the degree of the tear but people assumed the worst with the Hayward injury too, and he looks like he's progressing better than anybody hoped.

I'm just trying to stay optimistic here.

Well to be fair, Hayward broke and dislocated his ankle, not tore his Achilles.

Just saying, I think people generally assume the worst with these kind of injuries.