08-29-2020, 12:04 AM
(08-28-2020, 11:47 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: The normal recovery time for an ACL injury is 6-12 months. How long was Porzingis out? He was extra careful and then lasted 31 games before missing a month with right knee soreness. Another 10 games and he has a torn meniscus in the same knee.
I mean KP himself said he could've returned the same year when the Mavs traded for him. It would've been 12 months then. The Mavs, NOT KP, demanded he sit out till next season. We all know why they did it.
He was extra careful, and like almost every single player with returning from an ACL injury, began to develop issues on the opposite side because he was naturally favoring it. He missed 10 games, then went on to play 26 more in a shortened season. 57/75 games, close to 80%. Which is more than we all were expecting.
On the 27th game (not 10th), Zubac landed his entire 240lb body on KP's legs and injured him. Now did KP get injured because he's injury prone or was it a freak accident? Regardless, the injury itself is relatively minor and will have absolutely no effect on his game and athleticism as long as he heals properly.
To trade a dude like him for pennies on the dollar is foolish. Gobert isn't close to a prospect like KP is. The only guy that matches KP talent wise is Embiid, and he's just as injury prone. Even worse he has severe conditioning and maturity issues.
(08-28-2020, 08:45 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: The Powell contract comes back to bite us again. Unreal how stupid that was.
Funnily enough, I totally agree with you here. The Powell contract was another case of the Mavs loving their boys in blue, and paying for chemistry. Powell's a great locker room guy but boy that contract was stupid. If anything, Powell's contract is exponentially worse than KP because not only is Powell barely a role player, he tore his freaking achilles, a death sentence for any pro player's career.
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