Will Scoot be back for the next game? I REALLY want him to be. He's not developing by watching.... espn blazers injury report: https://www.espn.com/nba/team/injuries/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers Nov 9 Malcolm BrogdonPG StatusDay-to-day Brogdon (left hamstring strain) has been ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday's game against the Kings, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports. Nov 7 Ish WainrightF StatusOut Wainright (calf) is out for Wednesday's game versus the Kings. Scoot HendersonG StatusOut Henderson (ankle) won't play in Wednesday's game versus the Kings. Nov 6 Robert Williams IIIC StatusOut Williams needs surgery to repair bone and ligament damage in his right kneecap, although a cleanup procedure with a 2-3 month recovery timeline is also an option. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Oct 31 Anfernee SimonsSG StatusOut Simons underwent successful right thumb surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament and is expected to return to play in approximately six weeks. Data Provided by Rotowire
I think the NBA needs to expand the number of players on a roster given the length of the season and raise the salary cap to accommodate having say, 20 players on a roster instead of being only 3 deep or so at any given position.The chance that two 7 ft bigs get injured in the same season is pretty high.
Do today's players lack toughness? It seems like every ticky tack injury leads to extended absences. A tweeked ankle leads to missing a month. I sprained finger means surgery and 3 months out. A smacked knee leads to season ending surgery. I don't remember it being like this. Are teams just more careful with every little thing, or did players used to play through more stuff and heal as they went along?
I think teams now take the longer view - playing injured players is OK ONLY if it's a critical/playoff game. e.g. the Suns know they are going to make the playoffs, even if things are rough now. So, doing what they can to have the old men healthy come playoffs means much more than a meaningless regular season game. This actually makes much more sense than "give him a cortisol shot, and send him back in..."
Just the conspiracy theorist in me but I might assume this has something to do with the new rules. If they can document a nagging lingering injury then the rest days have no effect on the team or players.
Players union has had some say in this. Also if we are paying attention to what has happened to the NFL and the many lawsuits they have dealt with I would assume the NBA has changed it's stance as well on players playing injured and the way they handle injuries. It certainly has happened with concussions obviously.
I doubt the owners want to do that and they have within the last seven years expanded teams from 14 players with no two way contracts to 15 players with 3 two way contracts. Two ways should work as the type of insurance that you're asking for. Injuries will always be a part of the game. If we had two more scrubs on the roster we'd be no better off and we aren't set up to withstand very many injuries because we aren't even trying to win.
Whatever the status quo is it clearly isn't working. Injuries often are because you have to play Malcom Brogdan 46 minutes a game which contributes to injuries. As many games as there are, they should be able to carry 4 deep at every position in my view. Baseball teams don't carry only two pitchers through a season for a reason. They don't want the left fielder pitching the last inning more than likely.
What old men have been resting for the Suns? KD has been playing. Also- playoffs are guaranteed for no one.
Back in the day, ownership only paid Clyde Drexler a million dollars a year; everyone is paid a lot more money now, and so both management and the players have a lot more on the line when they get injured.
You should see how the players that played “back in the day” walk around. They look like they should be in an old folks home. It’s sad actually. If you think a player is not “tough” if they don’t play with torn ligaments and tendons….not sure what to tell you.
