11-30-2020, 10:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2020, 10:59 AM by dirkfansince1998.)
(11-30-2020, 10:07 AM)ClutchDirk Wrote: Go look up Klay Thompson's contract and then add in how many years he has been hurt including this next season...now compare that to Powell's supposedly CAP killing contract...
The Mavs paid for his impact on and off the court...the injury was just bad luck and yet the Mavs were able to improve their team and still have a decent path to a Max if a great player hits FA...or they have assets and expiring contracts if a great player demands a trade or team realises it needs to blow it up and tank...
The Powell hate is one of the worst agendas on this site...
It´s not hate to point out that he tore his achilles. MFFL unite. Might as well give JJB a new 5 year deal and bring back Dirk. Who cares about the on court performance, decline or injuries. We love our boys in blue.
It´s not about Powell. It´s about the injury. I would love to get peak Powell back but I don´t think it will happen. Others pointed it out multiple times. The only guy that ever came close to his pre injury level was Dominique Wilkins. Wes Matthews actually has a case for 2nd best post injury performance. The scenario a lot of guys think of as a given because of Powells work ethic would make him the first player in NBA history to get back to his pre injury level.
Reality is that even advanced medical treatments haven´t really changed the outcome. More than 1/3 never returned to the NBA. On average the ones that return are out of the league within 2-3 years. All of them played less minutes and had a worse PER. All of them except for Wilkins never reached their pre injury shooting efficiency.
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