NBA 2016-17: The Season After the Warriors Blew a 3-1 Lead

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Oh no oh no

 

[iron yuppie]

Jesus that's awful. How the hell are they supposed to play after that.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I've never seen anything like that. Not just because of how utterly gruesome the injury was, which was Theisman / Louisville player bad... but that this is their best player, 6 minutes into a max contract and his season is over... and that was sooo bad he honestly may never be the same player again.

 

[iron yuppie]

The players' reaction said it all I guess. You would have to be pretty damn heartless not to feel for Hayward right now.

 

[U2inUtah]

Damn I hated Hayward for leaving but that fucking sucks

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Soooo Cavs/Wizards for the right to be second place

 

[phanan]

Just awful.

 

[Hewson]

Damn

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Incredibly impressive that Boston's kept this a game after that injury. I don't know how they were able to keep playing.

 

[DaveC]

holy shit. i just saw a replay of that. my dad had a very similar injury playing hockey when he went feet first into the boards after getting tripped at full speed. also had a kevin ware flashback as well

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Are we allowed to get excited for the season again? Gordon kinda sapped the life out of everything.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

How about how good Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum looked? If there's any positives for the Celtics to take away from that absolutely horrifying injury, it will be that Tatum and Brown will be called upon earlier than expected to carry a heavy load. They certainly looked capable last night.

 

[Hewson]

There were definitely some positives in the 2nd half of the game.
Brown looks like he could be a budding All Star. He'll need to be with Hayward out.
The season is not washed out for the Celts, they should still be near the top of the east. Hopes of reaching the finals are tremendously dimmed however.

Go Nets.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It's not washed out in the sense of the team being a playoff team and competing for the division... but it's washed out in terms of the team competing to be the Warriors' sacrificial lambs.

Buuuut... if that means that Brown and Tatum make the leap quicker, and GH comes back at full strength, it may be a blessing in disguise.

 

[Hewson]

I mean, I figured the ceiling this season was winning the ECF and losing in the finals.
On Monday I'd have put that as about a 50% possibility.
Today I'd put it as about a 20% possibility, so the season isn't completely shot, but obviously expectations are lower.
But as you say, it may help hasten the development of Brown & Tatum.

Just hoping that Hayward can recover 100%, nobody else gets seriously injured, the Lakers land the #2 pick in next year's draft and the Nets squeak in as the 8 seed in the east.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I put it at about 75%+ before last night. Now I put it at just above zero.

 

[Hewson]

Eh,

I figure odds of LeBron breaking down and suffering a serious injury are at 15-20% at his age, so that's why I say 20.
Wade and Rose will be out by April for sure.

 

[iron yuppie]

Is there any way they can unload Horford? That's some serious underperformance there.

 

[Hewson]

Is there any way they can unload Horford? That's some serious underperformance there.

Who would trade for that contract though?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Eh,

I figure odds of LeBron breaking down and suffering a serious injury are at 15-20% at his age, so that's why I say 20.
Wade and Rose will be out by April for sure.

I just don't think Cleveland's additions are as good as people are making them out to be.

Thomas is toast, as is Wade.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Horford does more than people give him credit for.

Not worth the contract don't get me wrong, but he's kinda the glue that keeps it together.

He's no Ian Mahinmi.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

#TrustThePolishHammer

 

[Hewson]

0-82 here we come.

 

[PhilsFan]

The Sixers did not deserve to win last night, but I did not realize the sheer volume of calls John Wall gets.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The Sixers did not deserve to win last night, but I did not realize the sheer volume of calls John Wall gets.

He's a hard guy to officiate because he's one of those guys who falls a lot.

Depending on how the game is being called he's either not getting calls or getting too many.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

As a lifelong Wizards fan, I'm proud of our 2-0 start.

 

[Hewson]

Nice win for the Nets last night.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Looks like Golden State is cracking under the pressure of having not won any championships yet.

Wait, what?

 

[Hewson]

Another nice win for my Nets today.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Poor Rudy Gobert.