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There’s definitely an argument for resting our players.

The chances of us dropping to 5 aren’t very good. It may well be worth some much needed rest. Dame looks exhausted, it’s not a good way to enter the playoffs. CJ could also likely use some rest.

Not sure the difference between a 4 and 3 seed is really worth much.

Poopovich would be resting his players in this situation.
 
Nurkalicious said:
There’s definitely an argument for resting our players.

The difference between the 2 and 3 seed is essentially nothing. The warriors aren’t losing to the 4 seed. We’re gonna be on the road in the WCF regardless.

The chances of us dropping to 5 aren’t very good. It may well be worth some much needed rest. Dame looks exhausted, it’s not a good way to enter the playoffs. CJ could also likely use some rest.

Popovich would be resting his players in this situation.
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CJ's had plenty of rest. If he's healthy, he needs to play.

I can see the argument for resting Dame, but only if CJ is healthy enough to start at the point.
 
Nurkalicious said:
There’s definitely an argument for resting our players.

The chances of us dropping to 5 aren’t very good. It may well be worth some much needed rest. Dame looks exhausted, it’s not a good way to enter the playoffs. CJ could also likely use some rest.

Not sure the difference between a 4 and 3 seed is really worth much.

Poopovich would be resting his players in this situation.
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How could the guy who just missed the last 9 games, need some rest?
 
Orion Bailey said:
Can we take a poll to see how long it takes for this thread to get locked up?
(Not blaming mods)
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The first Nug game thread has been unlocked since last night.

The 2nd one I will unlock later, there was nothing related to the actual game being discussed in it.

I'm only locking them so the arguments stop and it would be great if we don't just start them back up in here.

(Not saying that you are. Only explaining the intent behind my actions.)
 
SlyPokerDog said:
The first Nug game thread has been unlocked since last night.

The 2nd one I will unlock later, there was nothing related to the actual game being discussed in it.

I'm only locking them so the arguments stop and it would be great if we don't just start them back up in here.

(Not saying that you are. Only explaining the intent behind my actions.)
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Meh. Im sure there will be some that use my post as a spark.
I get your actions. Just finding it humorous that nothing really changes.
 
julius said:
Well, he didn't have a serious knee injury and also rest does not equal recovery time, which is an argument you could make.

Rest = I'm tired.

CJ Is not tired.
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Watching cj last night i think he needs more minutes.

He had bounce but his shot was a bit off. He need ls more run before the playoffs.
 
julius said:
Well, he didn't have a serious knee injury and also rest does not equal recovery time, which is an argument you could make.

Rest = I'm tired.

CJ Is not tired.
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“He missed the last 9 games”

“He didn’t have a serious injury”

Uh...

Stotts is known for rushing players back. He said he wanted to get CJ reps before the playoffs - CJ said he didn’t need them. You can basically infer that Stotts is making CJ play, which I think is dumb
 
julius said:
Yeah, if it was serious he wouldn't be returning. kind of like Nurk, that's a serious injury. He's not returning.
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Lol there’s steps between “serious” injury and a season ending injury. Just bc your knee didn’t snap in half and take you out for an entire season doesn’t mean your injury is not “serious”.
 
Nurkalicious said:
Lol there’s steps between “serious” injury and a season ending injury. Just bc your knee didn’t snap in half and take you out for an entire season doesn’t mean your injury is not “serious”.
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To me nurk has a career threatening injury.

A serious injury is an injury that you may never 100% recover from and be the same, but can still play.

Cj is neither of these. Cj was a standard nba injury most every player has at some point.

Dame missed what 7 games in a row last year? Was it a serious injury?
 
Nurkalicious said:
Lol there’s steps between “serious” injury and a season ending injury. Just bc your knee didn’t snap in half and take you out for an entire season doesn’t mean your injury is not “serious”.
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Oh brother.
 
Nurkalicious said:
Stotts is known for rushing players back. He said he wanted to get CJ reps before the playoffs - CJ said he didn’t need them. You can basically infer that Stotts is making CJ play, which I think is dumb
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CJ was pretty clear that he'd play when he felt like he could play, and that he wouldn't play unless he felt good enough to play.

From what we know of CJ over the past few years, I don't think anyone--including Stotts--could make him play if he didn't feel like he should.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
CJ was pretty clear that he'd play when he felt like he could play, and that he wouldn't play unless he felt good enough to play.

From what we know of CJ over the past few years, I don't think anyone--including Stotts--could make him play if he didn't feel like he should.
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You can try to spin it if you want, but I guarantee you Popovich would not be playing CJ right now. Obviously CJ is not going to throw shade and admit that he thinks Stotts is pressuring him to get reps.

The fact remains that CJ said he “didn’t need reps” in the regular season when asked a direct question along the lines of “Stotts says you need reps, do you?” Obviously I’m reading into this, but I don’t think it’s unlikely that Stotts is doing his usual and rushing him back. Stotts will likely be fired if he doesn’t get past the first round this year: there is a conflict of incentives between him and CJ, who is thinking long term.
 
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julius said:
Im having a hard time understanding why people are having any issues with you.
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Me too. It’s probably bc you’re incapable of treating me like a decent person and the only time you talk to me at all is to smugly correct me.

“CJ had a serious knee injury, rest could help”

“NO. IT WASNT SERIOUS. IT WASNT SEASON-ENDING.”

“Uh yeah but the word serious just means ‘important / demands special care’ ... it doesn’t mean you were knocked out of the season.”

“OH BROTHER.”

“Uh sorry for using the correct definition of a word?”

“THIS IS WHY EVERYONE HATES YOU. YOURE WRONG. BYE.”

Oh and don’tforget the time you said I was “bitching” about Damian. It’s astonishing you can act like this and think you’re being civil...
 
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Orion Bailey said:
To me nurk has a career threatening injury.

A serious injury is an injury that you may never 100% recover from and be the same, but can still play.

Cj is neither of these. Cj was a standard nba injury most every player has at some point.

Dame missed what 7 games in a row last year? Was it a serious injury?
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Yes. You’re just redefining the definition of a serious injury. If you have to sit out for 9 games, is it really that unbelievable that you might need to sit out for for a few more games?

Plus the jury is still out on CJ. Virtually any knee injury is a “serious” injury, one that knocks you out for 3 weeks is certainly a serious injury that warrants consideration of increased time-off.

None of this is controversial, but I said it so it’s terrible!
 
Nurkalicious said:
Yes. You’re just redefining the definition of a serious injury. If you have to sit out for 9 games, is it really that unbelievable that you might need to sit out for for a few more games?

Plus the jury is still out on CJ. Virtually any knee injury is a “serious” injury, one that knocks you out for 3 weeks is certainly a serious injury that warrants consideration of increased time-off.

None of this is controversial, but I said it so it’s terrible!
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The team has a medical staff that knows what the fuck is happening with CJ....if he's playing I take that into consideration and respect their judgement...if you don't...that's your choice but there's no argument to be had about it
 
riverman said:
The team has a medical staff that knows what the fuck is happening with CJ....if he's playing I take that into consideration and respect their judgement...if you don't...that's your choice but there's no argument to be had about it
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Ah yes the trustworthy blazers medical staff. When have they ever gotten anything wrong! Brandon Roy totally didn’t end his career by rushing back to the playoffs amirite

There’s plenty of argument to be had about it, just not with sub-human rookie scum like Nurkalicous!
 
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