And its gonna create a massive shitstorm that is gonna force a long look at how the nba teams and players cooperate with usa basketball. I hope this isnt r.i.p. to sending pros. We would get skullfucked sending college kids, this isnt decades ago anymore when the landscape was way different
Outside of the owners, I don't understand why anyone else would
I'm staying away from the replays for as long as possible. Sounds like this is some freak accident. I really hope this isn't career threatening.
He went for a block shot, and his leggot caught in between the floor and the bottom of padded extension of the basket. snapped at the shin it looked like.
He went up for a block while hustling back on d. He jumped and his foot landed on the back padding that holds up the basket. Looked like the bone below the kneecap broke and his foot was perpendicular to the floor. Awful. They called the game early.
And colangelo and k are being peppered with questions about the ramafacations
it would be completely dumb to overthink this given this could literally happen anywhere at any time, but theres one pissed billionaire out there tonight and several of his partners who see themselves as just as vulnerable. Some guys were already outspoken before tonight, this ramps that up
Pounding his chest and reminding us how much of a genius he is for being critical of sending over their investments. That is if he cant find a way to blame the refs
Its about as surreal a moment as ive ever seen watching basketball given the setting, the caliber of the player, its shear gruesomeness and the ensuing calling of the game and addressing of the crowd. It almost doesnt feel real. I will never forget watching this
and yeah, be careful if you have a weak stomach. There are things you can't un-see.
For those of us who are a little older, it was Theisman-esque. Haven't heard it was a compound fracture. Thank goodness for small blessings.
That's got to be career threatening. They're probably going to have to do major surgery to put his lower leg back together, and he'll have to recover from the surgery as well as the break. Ugh.
They already struggled offensively and now lost their two best offensive players. They now have about the worst collection of offensive talent youre ever gonna see. They may be historic bad on that end. Theyll probably still defend even without george but 30 odd wins tops. Bird should just blow it up
Do you think think this injury had an effect on the willingness of players to play in international tournaments? Specifically the Olympics?
The NBA owners are going to be very reluctant at this point; the players love to play for country but those owners have to be extremely worried that their stars will get hurt
At first glance of the replay my first thought was that the base of the basket didn't give him the usual room to come down which caused his foot to connect with it.
First thing I thought was why is the base so close but four feet? Someone really screwed up with that one. That is almost begging for an injury of some sort.
it, it's a bad injury, no doubt about it. but not as gruesome as the posts here make it out to be.
WTF are you talking about? That's a brutally disguisting injury to watch. His leg snaps in half as all of his body pressure is still on the broken bone and then you just see it flopping like it's a loose piece of clothing.
it, it's a bad injury, no doubt about it. but not as gruesome as the posts here make it out to be.
WTF are you talking about? That's a brutally disguisting injury to watch. His leg snaps in half as all of his body pressure is still on the broken bone and then you just see it flopping like it's a loose piece of clothing.
I don't know I didn't find it that gruesome to the point I needed to warn others they didn't need to see it.
Seems like your run of the mill lineman gets leg rolled up on, leg is on he ground lineman is standing up type injury. gruesome, but not enough I felt it had to be filtered so others wouldn't be exposed to such gore.
reaction as you, but you are clearly way tougher than the average Joe.
But of course I am...Look, I read all the replies "don't watch this, don't watch this, you don't need to see this...."
so I watched the video expecting theismann-like or pucks in the face like the image below and I saw something less that. It reminded me of Novarro Bowman
Doc that treated kevin ware said this could take up to 18 months, minimum of a year.
woj is tweeting quotes from gms saying this is a game changer for star participation. Obviously team usa wouldnt be the only team effected by this if it happens, because all of these other countries are loaded with nba talent too. But the quality and state of our college game still lags well behind the play in the euroleague which is populated by guys who would still be eligible
really hope they dont overreact to this. A lot is being made of the placement of the stansion being closer too. But these guys ball all summer long in gyms and on campuses across america in pickup games, and not every where is nba regulation in every facet. This could have happened anywhere.
with the way the ncaa has been raped by early entrees
Even the big name one and done guys (who would be 18 against grown men) couldnt play unless you were going to play them straight out of hs. The team would be populated by 2nd and 3rd tier college prospects, unaffiliated d league players, and guys like aaron craft (ie the college lifer)
Our ncaa talent pool has plummetted over the past 25 years while foreign talent has grown exponentially. Theres no 1984 anymore when we are sending college juniors and seniors with hall of fame upside against countries that were new to the game and still lagging way behind in participation rates.
And colangelo and k are being peppered with questions about the ramafacations
it would be completely dumb to overthink this given this could literally happen anywhere at any time, but theres one pissed billionaire out there tonight and several of his partners who see themselves as just as vulnerable. Some guys were already outspoken before tonight, this ramps that up
As it should. Outside of the Olympics this isn't necessary at all. We made our point - the world knows that US has the best basketball when you include the pros. So what if college kids get pasted (and some combination of college kids and decent, but not superstar pros, would certainly not get pasted).
I cant think of a single good reason to send our very best overseas pretty much every single offseason. to gain more exposure? Please. To measure our dicks yet again? Please.
It's a pretty simple case, again excluding Olympics.
If injuries are the concern they can happen anywhere, and we are talking about a sample of one in two decades
in addition to the exposure, there is also a massive benefit to be gained in superstar development among the younger players on the team. Almost all young talent that goes through the practices and experiences of that summer surrounded by the established vets benefits greatly from the experience and raises their game. It happens almost every single time.
I turned my head when the slowed it down. I couldnt look, but my god. Just absolutely awful.
reminded me of when Baron Davis disloacted his knee in his last game and all the players walked away..
Don't want it.
He went for a block shot, and his leggot caught in between the floor and the bottom of padded extension of the basket. snapped at the shin it looked like.
You dont wanna look at it whatsoever.
He went up for a block while hustling back on d. He jumped and his foot landed on the back padding that holds up the basket. Looked like the bone below the kneecap broke and his foot was perpendicular to the floor. Awful. They called the game early.
it would be completely dumb to overthink this given this could literally happen anywhere at any time, but theres one pissed billionaire out there tonight and several of his partners who see themselves as just as vulnerable. Some guys were already outspoken before tonight, this ramps that up
This will be a shitstorm this sports talk week.
And he missed, what, 7 months?
This looks like a Shaun Livingston, Rich Seubert type of injury.
For those of us who are a little older, it was Theisman-esque. Haven't heard it was a compound fracture. Thank goodness for small blessings.
That's got to be career threatening. They're probably going to have to do major surgery to put his lower leg back together, and he'll have to recover from the surgery as well as the break. Ugh.
The NBA owners are going to be very reluctant at this point; the players love to play for country but those owners have to be extremely worried that their stars will get hurt
WTF are you talking about? That's a brutally disguisting injury to watch. His leg snaps in half as all of his body pressure is still on the broken bone and then you just see it flopping like it's a loose piece of clothing.
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it, it's a bad injury, no doubt about it. but not as gruesome as the posts here make it out to be.
WTF are you talking about? That's a brutally disguisting injury to watch. His leg snaps in half as all of his body pressure is still on the broken bone and then you just see it flopping like it's a loose piece of clothing.
I don't know I didn't find it that gruesome to the point I needed to warn others they didn't need to see it.
Seems like your run of the mill lineman gets leg rolled up on, leg is on he ground lineman is standing up type injury. gruesome, but not enough I felt it had to be filtered so others wouldn't be exposed to such gore.
But of course I am...Look, I read all the replies "don't watch this, don't watch this, you don't need to see this...."
so I watched the video expecting theismann-like or pucks in the face like the image below and I saw something less that. It reminded me of Novarro Bowman
don't know what to tell you, it's not a contest.
woj is tweeting quotes from gms saying this is a game changer for star participation. Obviously team usa wouldnt be the only team effected by this if it happens, because all of these other countries are loaded with nba talent too. But the quality and state of our college game still lags well behind the play in the euroleague which is populated by guys who would still be eligible
really hope they dont overreact to this. A lot is being made of the placement of the stansion being closer too. But these guys ball all summer long in gyms and on campuses across america in pickup games, and not every where is nba regulation in every facet. This could have happened anywhere.
Our ncaa talent pool has plummetted over the past 25 years while foreign talent has grown exponentially. Theres no 1984 anymore when we are sending college juniors and seniors with hall of fame upside against countries that were new to the game and still lagging way behind in participation rates.
it would be completely dumb to overthink this given this could literally happen anywhere at any time, but theres one pissed billionaire out there tonight and several of his partners who see themselves as just as vulnerable. Some guys were already outspoken before tonight, this ramps that up
As it should. Outside of the Olympics this isn't necessary at all. We made our point - the world knows that US has the best basketball when you include the pros. So what if college kids get pasted (and some combination of college kids and decent, but not superstar pros, would certainly not get pasted).
I cant think of a single good reason to send our very best overseas pretty much every single offseason. to gain more exposure? Please. To measure our dicks yet again? Please.
It's a pretty simple case, again excluding Olympics.
in addition to the exposure, there is also a massive benefit to be gained in superstar development among the younger players on the team. Almost all young talent that goes through the practices and experiences of that summer surrounded by the established vets benefits greatly from the experience and raises their game. It happens almost every single time.