zimpy27 wrote:donnieme wrote:zimpy27 wrote:
I think fitness/athleticism for KD will be at peak right now with the fresh legs after 18 months off. He's as healthy as he's probably been for a long time right now. As the season goes on the ligaments get a little looser, the inflammation starts picking up and the limitations on movement will increase and the risk of injury will be enhanced. It's not just damage of the achilles that was a concern with KD, it's the predisposition of wear and tear that led to the achilles.
I don't think the Nets get to the conference finals tbh.
I think the Nets are a lock for the finals. All the other eastern teams are crazy underwhelming despite being starstudded. The Nets have two players whose shot are really only impacted by the law of averages being boosted by a good offensive system. Lakers may look better in the playoffs because contrary to what people say, Lebron excels in controlling half court playoff grind it out tempo.
I think it is far more likely that they get bounced in first two rounds. You have to remember that both Irving and Durant are injury prone and we are having an intense season schedule this year. I think there's a 50% chance one gets injured for playoffs and a 20% chance that current team chemistry erodes. So that's about a 60% chance they don't make the finals by my estimate.
If we're factoring injury then yes I'm half expecting one of KD or Kyrie to not finish the 20/21 season
