02-22-2026, 08:44 AM
(02-22-2026, 01:14 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Often times, a healed broken bone is stronger than the bone was previously due to a variety of factors.
But since broken bones require immobilization, often for many months, things around the area atrophy. As a high level athlete, the muscles waste and the high twitch movement you've built as a habit has all of a sudden reset and you must rebuild it. That's just the physical part of it. The mental battle is a whole different game.
That is possibly to what Ivey is referring to. His injury was very severe and took a long time to heal. Just to rebuild to where he was will take time in terms of habits. And it's like trying to walk backwards on one of those moving walkways because all the time that it is taking you to just get back to where you were, your peers are using that time to get even better and the goalposts have shifted. Must be heavy given he never really got the chance to show out for a big contract and then his role got replaced.
I don't think Ivey is worth Gafford, but he may be worth a flier as a reclamation project. Although I don't think the Mavs want to invest the time given ideally they are trying to win next year.
along with all that, He also has a knee thing. That is what is bothering him too. Maybe hat happened trying to favor that leg or something additional. Bad bone break followed with knee pain (after a basic scope) is not great.