Does anyone think AD is kind of soft?

I'll ignore that fanoq. and yeah...your opinion of me keep me up at night.

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Originally Posted by LIL_PELMO

Theres a tear in the acromioclavicular joint which connects your clavicle to your shoulder blade. Mine was the most severe one. It couldve healed better in my case but I couldnt keep that damn brace on.

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But you're advocating that AD should have played and that he is soft because he did't? And what grade AC tear did you have? And was it your shooting shoulder. And were you a step away from being an NBA MVP candidate?

Jimmy graham is getting hit in nearly every region of his body at high velocity and still managed to score 10-11 TDs this year. You addressed that question to Jimmertime I thought, but yeah I saw it.

Future!? Its 2 games playing limited minutes. Theres chance his injury wouldnt even get any worse!

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

It has been reported that AD will play in the All star game on Sunday....so It can't be too serious.
Hopefully he plays against Indiana.

Ben Golliver: Pelicans broadcast just reported Anthony Davis (shoulder) will play in All-Star Game on Sunday. Twitter @BenGolliver

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Great news. AD earned it. But playing in an All-Star game with no contact and a regular season slugfest in the stretch are horses of a different color.

Grade 3, yes it was (right handed). Steve Nash has two MVP trophies ya know. Just sayin.

Kobe's nose was broken in an AS game.

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Originally Posted by LIL_PELMO

Kobe's nose was broken in an AS game.

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You never answered my question. Did you watch the play during the Denver game when AD injured his shoulder? So you are saying that you are a tougher guy than AD? And Kobe is a tougher guy than AD. I want to know.

DUDE, I ANSWERED THAT QUESTION TWICE!! I'VE WATCHED/GONE TO EVERY SINGLE GAME. I'VE SEEN ALL OF HIS FALLS/INJURIES SINCE HE DIVED INTO THE SEATS AS A ROOKIE DURING THE HORNETS' OPEN PRACTICE! and how did I even imply that in the least? C'mon now lets not go there. I do think Kobe is one of the toughest players Ive ever seen. Idk anyone who would disagree. Not even his naysayers

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Originally Posted by LIL_PELMO

DUDE, I ANSWERED THAT QUESTION TWICE!! I'VE WATCHED/GONE TO EVERY SINGLE GAME. I'VE SEEN ALL OF HIS FALLS/INJURIES SINCE HE DIVED INTO THE SEATS AS A ROOKIE DURING THE HORNETS' OPEN PRACTICE! and how did I even imply that in the least? C'mon now lets not go there

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So to answer your question.
Is AD reckless? Yes
Does he get injured? Yes
Is he soft? NOOOO!!!
OK? Have I given you an opinion to your question?
And BTW I've reviewed this entire thread and THIS is the first time that you admitted that you saw his horrific fall as far as I can tell.
And BTW I am not a "dude".
I give up.
AD must be softer than you and Kobe.
G'Nite

If I fell like that Im not sure I could still type much less play some bball.

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We are fighting for a playoff spot, sorry but AD can't afford to keep missing games every other week. I think he should have been out there. Even if he couldn't shoot his presence alone would have helped.

IMO, he can't play on Sunday in the ASG but miss the games against Utah & Indiana. ASG is a meaningless pick-up game. If he's going to be held out, hold him out of all the games. Hopefully he plays against Indiana.

Seriously OP? Yeah, let's risk RG3'ing a future hall of famer who we hopefully have for at least another decade all to try for an 8th seed

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBar

We are fighting for a playoff spot, sorry but AD can't afford to keep missing games every other week. I think he should have been out there. Even if he couldn't shoot his presence alone would have helped.

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Boom.

I say this and get abused.

I love you.

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Originally Posted by JimmerTime

Boom.

I say this and get abused.

I love you.

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I don't love Jimmer.

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Originally Posted by daybreaker

Seriously OP? Yeah, let's risk RG3'ing a future hall of famer who we hopefully have for at least another decade all to try for an 8th seed

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You're comparing concussion/acl+mcl tears to a bruised shoulder? Let's keep it in perspective.

I think it was kind of bad timing after the loss to say AD was going to play in the All-Star game.

You people seriously overestimate the importance of this season. I'm willing to bet that the Bensons have a 5 year plan, as do dell and Mickey. I would bet my effing bottom dollar that this season is the lowest priority on the list.

What do you do with a failing business?

1. Get it out OF THE RED (WHich we've done)
2. Improve the quality of the product (which we've done.
3. Then, maybe then, will you go after the biggest competitors.

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Originally Posted by Asteptooslow

I think it was kind of bad timing after the loss to say AD was going to play in the All-Star game.

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Agreed. The said it during the game as well.

I can't believe this thread had made it to 3 pages. I think Pelicansreport is getting soft....

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

IMO, he can't play on Sunday in the ASG but miss the games against Utah & Indiana. ASG is a meaningless pick-up game. If he's going to be held out, hold him out of all the games. Hopefully he plays against Indiana.

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This is my feeling as well. If he misses the Indiana game too but plays in the ASG, shame on him. I still love him, but shame on him.

I'm positive the staff views AD's long term health > getting bumped in the first round this year.

We don't even have a complete roster yet. While fans might be hanging onto the edge of the seat to make the playoffs the truth is staff is worried about success long term.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

I'm positive the staff views AD's long term health > getting bumped in the first round this year.

We don't even have a complete roster yet. While fans might be hanging onto the edge of the seat to make the playoffs the truth is staff is worried about success long term.

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This is what I've been trying to say... We can not be shortsighted. To me it seems like ppl treat it like a season of 2K. Playoffs/Championship or bust every season.

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Originally Posted by LIL_PELMO

He never seems to play through injury like Lamarcus is doing. Not even in limited minutes. I know it may be the coach's decision but does anyone think Westbrook is sitting out must win games because of a shoulder strain? I don't.

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Did you see the fall he took?????


Then did you see him get up and try to stay in the game?


Delete this thread immediately.

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Originally Posted by eballa1

This is my feeling as well. If he misses the Indiana game too but plays in the ASG, shame on him. I still love him, but shame on him.

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So if he is too hurt to play on a Wednesday that means he can't play 4 days later without shame?

Interesting take.....

Kinda

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

So if he is too hurt to play on a Wednesday that means he can't play 4 days later without shame?

Interesting take.....

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You don't think it sends a bad impression? Not saying AD's not a team guy, but let's say Gordon can't play for a couple games, then shows up for the 3-point contest, people would be destroying him.

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Originally Posted by eballa1

You don't think it sends a bad impression? Not saying AD's not a team guy, but let's say Gordon can't play for a couple games, then shows up for the 3-point contest, people would be destroying him.

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No, I don't think it sends a bad impression.

I think you are incorrectly assuming that it is AD's choice to sit out. He tried to stay in the same game he actually hurt himself in, he tried to come back out of the locker room that game and the team Drs wouldn't let him. He knows that (right or wrong) his season will be defined by if we make the playoffs or not. And considering we just lost a game we certainly would have won ....... I am sure missing tomorrow night is eating him up. These 2 games he is missing could be the difference in the 8 seed or not.

Lastly, 4 days of rest. Let me repeat.. 4 additional days to heal an injury. If he couldn't play on Wed., and suited up for the All star game on Thursday night, I would get where everyone is coming from.

But he gets 4 days. Is it not possible that his shoulder is still sore on Wednesday night, but by Sunday the soreness is gone?

Much ado about nothing IMO.

This isn't on Davis. He certainly plays nicked up and has tried to come back in play in the same game after being injured only to have the coaching staff pull him. The franchise is being cautious with its cornerstone player who is still only 21. Davis plays recklessly at times and that's something that you don't want to take away from him. But you don't want minor injuries to become chronic conditions because you pushed him to "play through the pain." I know that's old school NBA, but sometimes old school is dumb school...

I hope he can play next game because I think it is crappy to do that.

From my vantage point of his fall, I thought he might have a concussion. Smacked his head pretty hard on that floor.

Maybe that's what it is but say it's his "shoulder" to avoid all the protocols. He did just have a concussion last year.

If it's about 4 days rest and then play in the ASG why not sit out that game also and have a week and 4 days? If we shouldn't risk the future on an 8th seed then surely we shouldn't risk our future on the ASG

Monty is on NBA radio right now

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

If it's about 4 days rest and then play in the ASG why not sit out that game also and have a week and 4 days? If we shouldn't risk the future on an 8th seed then surely we shouldn't risk our future on the ASG

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He got voted a starter in only his 3rd year. I'm pretty sure while we can tell him not to play in our games to allow him to heal telling him to sit out of a career moment wouldn't possibly go so well.

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

If it's about 4 days rest and then play in the ASG why not sit out that game also and have a week and 4 days? If we shouldn't risk the future on an 8th seed then surely we shouldn't risk our future on the ASG

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First of all, it is not 4 days of rest, it is 4 additional days of rest. AD was hurt on a Saturday and it will be a FULL 9 days of rest.

Am I the only one who can grasp the concept of 5 days of rest versus 9?? If you sprain your ankle and 5 days later it is still sore is it impossible that 4 ADDITIONAL days later it will feel better??? WOW

You guys are truly reaching. Please remember. AD IS BEING HELD OUT --- NOT BY CHOICE

Let me switch this up a bit and re-phrase.

Do you think if we had a regular season game on Sunday he would not play? Do you guys believe that AD is only playing because it is an ASG?????????????????????????????

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

First of all, it is not 4 days of rest, it is 4 additional days of rest. AD was hurt on a Saturday and it will be a FULL 9 days of rest.

Am I the only one who can grasp the concept of 5 days of rest versus 9?? If you sprain your ankle and 5 days later it is still sore is it impossible that 4 ADDITIONAL days later it will feel better??? WOW

You guys are truly reaching. Please remember. AD IS BEING HELD OUT --- NOT BY CHOICE

Let me switch this up a bit and re-phrase.

Do you think if we had a regular season game on Sunday he would not play? Do you guys believe that AD is only playing because it is an ASG?????????????????????????????

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I think you're missing the point. At least you're missing my point. The games that the team plays are more important than the ASG. I have no issues with playing in the ASG. What I have issues with is sitting out regular season games and then playing in the ASG. If he plays against Indy, then he should play in the ASG. FYI, Jen Hale is reporting that AD is going to play against Indy. They just said it on NBA radio

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

I think you're missing the point. At least you're missing my point. The games that the team plays are more important than the ASG. I have no issues with playing in the ASG. What I have issues with is sitting out regular season games and then playing in the ASG. If he plays against Indy, then he should play in the ASG. FYI, Jen Hale is reporting that AD is going to play against Indy. They just said it on NBA radio

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REALLY?????

Monty said that there's "a chance" that AD will play tomorrow and that it depends on how he feels when he wakes up. I wonder where she's getting her info from because it seems weird that they would announce he's playing a day before the game. I hope she's right.

BTW I got your point, I just didn't want to respond and let it spew over a few pages with Bongzilla. The ASG is meaningless IMO. Yes it's an awesome accomplishment that a 3rd year player got voted in as an all-star starter. But the game last night and tomorrow is more important for us this year than the ASG. Now some have already argued that this year isn't important if all we can get is a 7th or 8th seed. But that's an entirely different discussion. IIRC the FO said that anything less than playoffs this year was unacceptable. The question no one knows the answer to is if winning ~45 games is enough improvement to miss their goal.

I'm gonna go watch some Scandal...I kinda got a thing for Olivia Pope. I bet she's soft, yup.

And I wouldn't call AD soft, but injury prone to a degree? Not really but I would see what your saying. Besides he's played through a ton of small injuries before. The guy's body is a little awkward at this point with him having a growth spurt not to long ago and he's still growing so, using a really weird analogy he's like a baby giraffe that has learned to walk but he's still having a hard time running sometimes.

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBar

REALLY?????

Monty said that there's "a chance" that AD will play tomorrow and that it depends on how he feels when he wakes up. I wonder where she's getting her info from because it seems weird that they would announce he's playing a day before the game. I hope she's right.

BTW I got your point, I just didn't want to respond and let it spew over a few pages with Bongzilla. The ASG is meaningless IMO. Yes it's an awesome accomplishment that a 3rd year player got voted in as an all-star starter. But the game last night and tomorrow is more important for us this year than the ASG. Now some have already argued that this year isn't important if all we can get is a 7th or 8th seed. But that's an entirely different discussion. IIRC the FO said that anything less than playoffs this year was unacceptable. The question no one knows the answer to is if winning ~45 games is enough improvement to miss their goal.

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Monty said on NBA radio that the team is trying to make the playoffs but the most important thing was to finish the year with a winning record

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBar

REALLY?????

Monty said that there's "a chance" that AD will play tomorrow and that it depends on how he feels when he wakes up. I wonder where she's getting her info from because it seems weird that they would announce he's playing a day before the game. I hope she's right.

BTW I got your point, I just didn't want to respond and let it spew over a few pages with Bongzilla. The ASG is meaningless IMO. Yes it's an awesome accomplishment that a 3rd year player got voted in as an all-star starter. But the game last night and tomorrow is more important for us this year than the ASG. Now some have already argued that this year isn't important if all we can get is a 7th or 8th seed. But that's an entirely different discussion. IIRC the FO said that anything less than playoffs this year was unacceptable. The question no one knows the answer to is if winning ~45 games is enough improvement to miss their goal.

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I guess we know where AD slept last night........

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Originally Posted by DaBrow

I guess we know where AD slept last night........

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:hihi:

Stupid to think that at this stage of his career!

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBar

REALLY?????

Monty said that there's "a chance" that AD will play tomorrow and that it depends on how he feels when he wakes up. I wonder where she's getting her info from because it seems weird that they would announce he's playing a day before the game. I hope she's right.

BTW I got your point, I just didn't want to respond and let it spew over a few pages with Bongzilla. The ASG is meaningless IMO. Yes it's an awesome accomplishment that a 3rd year player got voted in as an all-star starter. But the game last night and tomorrow is more important for us this year than the ASG. Now some have already argued that this year isn't important if all we can get is a 7th or 8th seed. But that's an entirely different discussion. IIRC the FO said that anything less than playoffs this year was unacceptable. The question no one knows the answer to is if winning ~45 games is enough improvement to miss their goal.

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My angle has nothing to do with if he plays in the ASG or not. My one and only point is I don't think its weird to be too hurt to play on a Wednesday, and healthy enough to play that Sunday.

and certainly not "shameful" as purported above

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Originally Posted by Bongzilla

My angle has nothing to do with if he plays in the ASG or not. My one and only point is I don't think its weird to be too hurt to play on a Wednesday, and healthy enough to play that Sunday.

and certainly not "shameful" as purported above

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I don't think they meant it the way you took it. I just think it struck a nerve with some people that he's injured on the bench for our game Monday, and he told Jen Hale that he's definitely playing in the ASG, as if that game were more important than these. So he's definitely playing in the ASG but not sure about Wed, don't think that sits well with people. But I'll be honest I really don't care I just want him to play tonight because I'll be there :D

Soft.

Soft.

S-A-W-F-T, SAAAAAAAWFT

I would not call the dude soft. Does he not have total control of his body yet... yes. being soft and injury prone is 2 different things. I definitely doubt he is soft but I hope he doesn't become the other.

LOL.