02-14-2025, 05:58 PM
(02-14-2025, 11:13 AM)michaeltex Wrote: Just a random thought, but are these big man injuries a result of having to defend in space with the current 5-out offenses? Quick lateral movements, lots of stops and starts, more directional changes all put a lot of stress on the lower body that could be increased by body length and that more traditional bigs didn't have to deal with "back in the day".
I definitely think there is something to this. I have heard the argument that we need to play somebody at the 4 (like KP) so they don't take on the wear and tear of playing the 5, but I think its more taxing and potentially injury inducing to chase around perimeter players for these guys than it is to bang with bigs.