11-25-2025, 06:10 PM
(11-25-2025, 05:40 PM)mvossman Wrote: Hard to know how much was the medical staff and how much was Nico. Apparently he was going to push AD onto the court right before he got fired against the recommendation of his medical staff. I wonder how much that was going on late last season.
Same thing, to my mind. He fired Casey Smith and hired a team he thought was "better." There was a reference to them being more like "cheer leaders" in one article I read. I think he hired medical people he thought would be loyal to him and his agenda.
Total speculation (and the worst kind, I admit) but I can't shake the feeling that the medical staff is just awful. I think you can explain last year's injury situation (that seems to be carrying over into this year) in a lot of ways, and injury-prone players is part of the conversation, sure, but...Idk, I just don't trust that the health of the players is in good hands right now. I hope they make some (public) moves when they hire the new GM that restores fan faith in that part of the organization.
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