All these injuries the Laker players are suffering is flat out brutal

Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46639

This is what the movie script would look like if a director decided to make a basketball movie based on injuries... it’s a scary nightmare for all of us, because we have already seen the potential of this team and it’s exciting and scary for the rest of the league...

King Randle · Star Player Joined: 21 Jul 2014 Posts: 7313

It really sucks. Because with a complete roster I honestly think we can win a title. If 100% healthy. But it doesn’t appear that’s going to happen this year. Everyone 100% at the same time.

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drae · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Nov 2018 Posts: 16144

The biggest thing to take away is that when Lebron and Rondo are back we'll only be just out of the playoffs. Could have been a lot worse.

And as much potential as Lonzo has, he isn't a key part of the Lakers success this year. His play is too inconsistent at the moment to be a relied part of the team. Next year or the year after he could be a big part of the team's success but this year it's great when he appears but he often doesn't, or he'll push too hard and his young body (that has yet to mature) will just let him down.

Lebron and Rondo will play point when they return and we'll be into the playoffs.

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BennyLava · Star Player Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 3582

Meanwhile, the so-called injury prone players like Embiid won't miss a game this season. It's got to be a curse.

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Don Draper · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:14 pm Post subject:

http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=166066&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I said a lot of stupid things in that thread from six years ago. But it's funny how history seems to be repeating itself. I really do wonder what kinds of preventative medicine our staff employs. Since our current trainer is a Vitti disciple, I can't imagine it's anything too deeply based in analytics.

Also, I wonder how assertive our training staff is in terms of managing our guys' health. Reading Kobe's book "The Mamba Mentality," it's clear that, as hardworking as Kobe was, he probably wasn't taking care of his body in the most optimal fashion, especially as he got older (though he argues the training staff did everything that they could).

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blackmamba08 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:31 pm Post subject:

In this moment I am not even angry. I am just sad and disappointed with all this. Basically I am watching games just thinking what we can be. Even don't care what is happening on the court. And that is sad part of this.
Our medical and training staff need to be re-evaluated after this season. There is some dead wood there for sure. Lakers, like on of the biggest organizations, need to have best staff possible. This is a joke. I was so happy before the season now I am really sad because it will be really hard for us to make PO.

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Jesusdelonla · Franchise Player Joined: 24 Jan 2018 Posts: 15430

its just plain luck. look at the warriors, none of their players have had any serious injuries since they started rolling. after Kerr got hired

1 of the jobs of the medical staff should be preventive training or mesaures . i doubt the lakers have any.

LKA · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:43 am Post subject:

Rondo and Lonzo are both injury prone. LeBron was just bad luck

Wilkes52 · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:04 am Post subject:

The three current injuries (to LeBron, Rondo and Lonzo) are not exactly shockers, are they ?

LeBron had been essentially untouched career-long by serious injury until now; his luck meter just ran out, IMO.

Rondo misses 10-20 (or more) contests every year due to injury.

Lonzo has been having ankle problems since high school, suffering in his UCLA year and both Laker campaigns.

It's unfortunate for the club that all three designated "lead guards" are out at once and perhaps for long enough to make a run to the playoffs just out of reach. That's just the roll of dice the FO was willing to risk.
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numero-ocho · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:16 am Post subject:

Lonzo's injury is the most brutal to me because he needs the court time more than Lebron and Rondo.
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Laker4lifer4real · Star Player Joined: 15 Jul 2017 Posts: 3483

I had a bad feeling the play before Lonzo went down. Things were clicking finally. Reminded me of Andrew Bynum in 2007. We were starting to roll and then we play Memphis.

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The CP3 curse is alive and well.
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Hammett · Star Player Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 9380

Nothing can beat that one season, during the tank years (shudder), when it seemed like just about everyone spent time injured.
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hype · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:09 pm Post subject:

Yup, being a niners fan as well as having to deal with this has been brutal for sure.