NBA - The Re-Open: - Connaughton has Covid-19, pg. 94

emunney · Post #1121 » by **emunney** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:07 pm

midranger wrote:https://bi.ahca.myflorida.com/t/ABICC/views/Public/HospitalBedsHospital?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y

Scroll to Orange County.

Orlando Hospitals appear to be 90-100% full currently.

In two weeks when the players arrive, they will be completely overrun.

**** this is outrageous.

emunney · Post #1122 » by **emunney** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:08 pm

Get well soon, Malc!

old skool · Post #1123 » by **old skool** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:10 pm

The asterisk attached to this season's champion could designate that the winner :

1. did not endure the same journey as other champions.

2. had an easier time than other champions.

3. had a more difficult time than other champions.

4. was the first in a new generation of champions that do not resemble past title holders.

5. ????

soboMP3 · Post #1124 » by **soboMP3** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:27 pm

In April, my opinion was that spectator-less sports seemed like an incredibly lame concept and we should just do away with pro sports in 2020.

In May, my boredom opened me up to the idea and I figured "it'll be something to watch".

Here we are in June, with Florida becoming the next New York, where the league plans to play. Even in MLB baseball players and staff are starting to test positive too.

It's just not going to work. Put it out of its misery already, please.

Bucksfan28 · Post #1125 » by **Bucksfan28** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:10 pm

Amazing to me that should a player test positive, people are more concerned with a damn asterisk versus unanimously agreeing that the whole thing should be immediately shut down.

Sports!

sidney lanier · Post #1126 » by **sidney lanier** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:20 pm

Matches Malone wrote:

Read on Twitter

I've seen enough. Call it off.

MVP2110 · Post #1127 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:23 pm

It should be no shock to people that players are testing positive right now. They have been living normal lives and many out there protesting. What's more important is once they get to Orlando that they are able to protect players and staff from getting the virus then

skbucks1985 · Post #1128 » by **skbucks1985** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:36 pm

Asymptomatic people testing positive and then quarantining isn't an inherently negative development

skones · Post #1129 » by **skones** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:42 pm

sidney lanier wrote:
I've seen enough. Call it off.

This was expected.......

Post #1130 » by **paulpressey25** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:49 pm

Again, strongly think the players will be safer from Covid IN the bubble than doing what they're doing now.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1131 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:53 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:Yeah. The back patting about being an “optimist” (which simply involves wanting people to risk their health for your own entertainment during a pandemic) is so funny to me.

I think you view some people as 'optimists' when they were just realists. I always saw the reality of the situation as both sides (players/owners) have a huge financial interest in trying to finish the season so I assumed they would. Its not really me saying they should it shouldn't because I have no **** control over that. This isn't about players putting themselves in danger out of the kindness of their hearts for our entertainment, they are risking this for their own financial gain. Much like millions of other Americans who are choosing to work right now with various risk for their own financial gain. And if they don't want to do it then they don't have to.

Guys testing positive right now is much much different than if a bunch start testing positive in Orlando.

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midranger · Post #1132 » by **midranger** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:59 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:Again, strongly think the players will be safer from Covid IN the bubble than doing what they're doing now.

Can we stop referring to it as a bubble? It’s a band shell. Half the people are contained. Half are wide open. 16% of the wide open people are testing positive in Orlando. There will be thousands of these people coming and going into the bandshell daily.

Post #1133 » by **paulpressey25** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:59 pm

safi wrote:Asymptomatic people testing positive and then quarantining isn't an inherently negative development

And note that all these NBA dudes are now getting mandatory tests for the restart. Would it have been better Brogdon didn't know?

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1134 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:03 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:Again, strongly think the players will be safer from Covid IN the bubble than doing what they're doing now.

The Florida outbreak is more concerning than the positive tests. Yes, they are pretty protected in the bubble, but it is more likely it bursts if workers are more likely to be positive and then you have a nightmare scenario where ICUs are at capacity.

I was ok with the risks (easy for me to say) but I didn't think Florida would become a **** show. Maybe it's early enough that this makes it safer by the time playoffs come (Now I'm reaching).

BucksFanSD · Post #1135 » by **BucksFanSD** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:03 pm

midranger wrote:
paulpressey25 wrote:Again, strongly think the players will be safer from Covid IN the bubble than doing what they're doing now.

Can we stop referring to it as a bubble? It’s a band shell. Half the people are contained. Half are wide open. 16% of the wide open people are testing positive in Orlando. There will be thousands of these people coming and going into the bandshell daily.

This is why I am strongly recommending the NBA, its players, and its employees form a bubble environment.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1136 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:05 pm

theFireBlanket wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:I think it would be cooler than normal to win the championship this year because no one is ever going to forget this crazy **** up year. It will live in history more than a random one off chip in a normal year.

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It's not going to be a one off.

Indeed. There is no reason to believe next season or even beyond will be much different from the current situation until we get a vaccine.

Post #1137 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:15 pm

It sounded like Broggy was in the group that didn't want to play anyway, so maybe this isn't such a bad thing for him.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1138 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:21 pm

Ruzious wrote:It sounded like Broggy was in the group that didn't want to play anyway, so maybe this isn't such a bad thing for him.

Where did he say that?

Read on Twitter

?s=21

midranger · Post #1139 » by **midranger** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:22 pm

The Villages is a good example of a “bubble” in Florida.

At some point, VD was Introduced into the “bubble”.

VD is now rampant in The Villages.

Post #1140 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:27 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
Ruzious wrote:It sounded like Broggy was in the group that didn't want to play anyway, so maybe this isn't such a bad thing for him.

Where did he say that?

Read on Twitter
?s=21

It was mentioned in an article I read a week or so ago - that he was on Kyrie's side.

Edit: Of course, I could have mis-read it. Now I'm seeing that Brogdon does want to go to Florida with his teammates.