So....I still don't understand how healthy Nash is??
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:05 pm    Post subject: So....I still don't understand how healthy Nash is??

I'm trying to find articles with Nash's status...but it seems like everything is conjecture... Is Nash actually at 100%?

And if he is, does that mean he feels no nerve irritation, no back spasms, etc.??

I just don't know what to expect from him...Will he be able to go 25min a game for 60+ games?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:09 pm    Post subject:

It's too hard to say. His nerve pain is calm now, but at 40 years old with a lot of wear and tear on his body, it's hard to say when it will come back or what will trigger it. I don't know if 25mpg and 60+ games is realistic, but he could be in the 15-20mpg range and play most games (skipping back to backs) if things stay as is.

If you want to talk about the "eye test", Nash looked better in game 1 of the preseason than he looked all of last season and all of last preseason, and that was following weeks of reports that he looked great last year too. As Stu mentioned during the game, you can tell a lot by the strides a guard is taking when he's moving to the rim and Nash was taking beautiful long strides on some of his drives -- something we didn't see last year at all. He didn't look hobbly, which was a good sign. But all this can change with 1 fall.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:12 pm    Post subject:

He's pretty healthy.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:06 pm    Post subject: Re: So....I still don't understand how healthy Nash is??

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I'm trying to find articles with Nash's status...but it seems like everything is conjecture... Is Nash actually at 100%?

And if he is, does that mean he feels no nerve irritation, no back spasms, etc.??

I just don't know what to expect from him...Will he be able to go 25min a game for 60+ games?


There is no such thing as 100% with Nash. Even if he feels perfectly fine today, he can wake up tomorrow with back spasms or nerve irritation. No one knows what to expect from him -- Nash doesn't know himself. All he knows is how he feels on any given day.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:38 pm    Post subject:

When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:53 pm    Post subject:

He played without any restrictions in the first preseason game.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:04 pm    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.


Exactly. He's in great shape for a 41 year old man but in the NBA he will never be healthy again.

Every minutes Nash will give to this team is a bonus and not something anyone should count on or expect.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:44 pm    Post subject:

Lakers fault for giving that terrible contract to him, he'll have to take nights off to recover. That being said, him and Kobe are basically the leaders on this team with their basketball knowledge, so what he doesn't have in athleticism he makes up in not making dumb plays.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:52 pm    Post subject:

25mpg will serve him /Lakers well
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:59 pm    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.


Tell it to this dude.....


http://kosmixmedia.com/static/105287b3e9582616232409f626b66255.jpg
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:14 pm    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.


Tell it to this dude.....


http://kosmixmedia.com/static/105287b3e9582616232409f626b66255.jpg


Does he get to fight one round and sit out 2 rounds?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:55 pm    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.


Tell it to this dude.....


http://kosmixmedia.com/static/105287b3e9582616232409f626b66255.jpg


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:30 pm    Post subject:

He's healthier than the last 2 seasons, if this means anything
If he can keep it up, he will probably play like 50 games with 15 mpg and end his career in a good way. That's what I expect.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:06 pm    Post subject:

He's going to be 2006 Nash. 35MPG. 19/12/4 53%/46%/90%
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:06 pm    Post subject:

He's going to be 2006 Nash. 35MPG. 19/12/4 53%/46%/90%
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:06 pm    Post subject:

He's going to be 2006 Nash. 35MPG. 19/12/4 53%/46%/90%
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:06 pm    Post subject:

He's going to be 2006 Nash. 35MPG. 19/12/4 53%/46%/90%
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:18 pm    Post subject:

^ if you post it enough times....
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:20 pm    Post subject:

He's going to be 2006 Nash. 35MPG. 19/12/4 53%/46%/90%
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:29 pm    Post subject: Re: So....I still don't understand how healthy Nash is??

15 wrote:
I'm trying to find articles with Nash's status...but it seems like everything is conjecture... Is Nash actually at 100%?

And if he is, does that mean he feels no nerve irritation, no back spasms, etc.??

I just don't know what to expect from him...Will he be able to go 25min a game for 60+ games?

I'm pretty sure Nash is not actually at 100%, since I've never met anyone who is.

Was Kobe at 100% before he ruptured his achilles tendon?

Was Nash at 100% before he collided with Damian Lilliard?

Everything in life is conjecture, especially when it comes to health, and even more so when it comes to the health of someone who plays professionally in a high impact contact sport like basketball.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:56 am    Post subject:

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yinoma2001 wrote:
When you're 41 playing a game dominated by 20-30 year olds you are not "Healthy," you are just trying to survive.


Exactly. He's in great shape for a 41 year old man but in the NBA he will never be healthy again.

Every minutes Nash will give to this team is a bonus and not something anyone should count on or expect.


Agreed.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:01 am    Post subject:

120/80 healthy
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:45 am    Post subject:

He's healthy. He's fit. He's in NBA shape and well conditioned. He's able to do the things he wants without restriction.

Is he as strong or as fast as he once was? No. But that's not a health issue. It's just age.

His age also makes him a higher risk of getting injured... so he has a higher risk of something happening to make him unhealthy. And unhealthy for an extended period of time or career ending.

But health-wise right now, he's good to go.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:46 am    Post subject:

He is a perfectly healthy 40 year old man aside of nerve issues last year, healthier than your average 40 year old person. He just cannot compete as fiercely with the young fellas anymore. You lose a step with age but that's normal.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:00 am    Post subject:

Nash and everyone else is banking on him being healthy, but it's not something he or anyone else will know until the challenge is there.

If Lakers have 20 or so back to backs, he will probably sit those games out which could be a great move because he gets tose days off. And, Lin gets to run with the 1st unit which should enhance his learning curve of that gang; sounds like a win-win...


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