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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

Okay, so I went and calculated the percentages by which various people are to blame for the Wiseman injury.

Joe Lacob (for uttering the words "Light Years"): 0.0%

Rick Celebrini (for not being Chelsea Lane): 0.0%

Steve Kerr (for something something floated by some jabroni on GSoM): 0.0%

Trump (just cos): 1.3%

No one: 98.7%

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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

What a bummer. Wiseman was in the midst of putting together second consistently good game in a row and then got unlucky on landing after what should have been called a foul, and now he'll miss the rest of his chance to really work on that game against NBA competition? The basketball gods can be so cruel!

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This is an interesting article I read a while ago, which the Wiseman injury reminded me of.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27125793/these-kids-ticking-bombs-threat-youth-basketball%3fplatform=amp

For those that don’t want to read it (it’s long form), it basically suggests that AAU with its very hefty schedules for top youth players, and early specialization in basketball puts young elite players at a high risk of injury.

Hard for me to say if that’s true or not, but two out of the top three draft picks went down this year.

I have a feeling that it more has to do with the sheer explosiveness of the game, leaving lots of opportunity for some pretty big falls, or at least awkward landings causing lower leg injuries.

In any event sucks that out coveted draft pick only gets half a season this year, and he sucked for most of it.

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Shit if we get spellman we might do some damage in that first round of the playoffs, let's not forget wiseman was a major negative for us this year.

A stretch five to run pick n pops with curry or poole, or even to help spacing with green on the court would be great

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We could always bring DJ back. Might be a bit awkward though.

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At very least, it seems like JW isn't going to be out any very extensive time and miss the off season programs. I just hope he really works on strengthening his core and limbs, and loses this injury prone tag he has slapped on him currently. I also hope he calms down on going for the poster dunks as much. maybe im a little off base with that hope, because he does need to stay aggressive... but when you're getting blocked by a f'n PG, that should be your sign to try a little more tact instead of the highlight reel.

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We all know dang well Looney will go down for a few games soon. I'd have Damion Jones on standby soon in case that happens. At this point we just need a big body out there. Is there any way to recreate Wiseman? MechaWise?

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I've been working all day & evening getting ready to restock my antique booths tomorrow. Finally stopped in here hoping for a positive update on Wiseman. That I did not get. This sucks. And I am hoping it is not a major injury that JW will have to deal with. Poor kid has had a rough year and seemed to finally be putting together some good games. DAMN!! I'm for giving Omari another shot. I don't know any other bigs that are available except the ones that have been playing in the G-league. Better to have a bigger guy banging with bigs than forcing Draymond & JTA to handle more IMO.

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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

And that, children, is why one does not tell the Basketball Gods that one is Light Years Ahead. The Basketball Gods frown on that. Or worse, they laugh.

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What a crazy rookie year for this kid!

So even best case, he's basically done for the year - and I strongly doubt the team pushes their prized 20 year old center to rush back.

I actually like the rest of the roster as far as winning games without Wiseman, so the silver lining is that the Warriors are probably more likely to make the play in tourney (assuming Dray and Loon can hold up to playing the 5 so much. Remember this is still a super compressed schedule, so there's a lot of court time to fill, and not a lot of rest.

One other factor: EP is due for reevaluation in about a week. So there could be internal help coming.

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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

At a certain point it becomes ridiculous. Whatever it is that Rick Celebrini and the training staff are doing, it's not working.

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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

When was the last time a Warrior was on the early end of a return from injury?

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Apr 12, 2021Liked by Duby Dub Dubs

I'm not 7' tall, but my meniscus tear didn't stop me from playing basketball. Then again, it might be a lot more messed up than mine was. Eventually had to fix it. Best guy on meniscus in the Bay Area is Kevin Stone (Stone Clinic). Bring in Kevin Garnett this summer for tutelage. Get a Feng Shui expert to rectify the Chase Center. Get a new trainer - this one is unlucky.

Other than that, enjoy the glow that is Steph Curry playing basketball.

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I guess by “long time”, you mean about a month? For me, in the context of a meniscus tear, the range of the seemingly minimum 4-6 weeks is actually a short time, relatively speaking, whereas “long time” for me would mean several months, eg, as long as Jaren Jackson’s ordeal (injured last August and still out).

But I’m a reporter at heart, so I’m a stickler about using more objective words.

Moving on, here are the facts: 4 weeks would bring you to May 9 with four regular season games to go, the 72nd game to be played May 16. The play-in games are May 18-21, first round of seven-game series start May 22.

So if Wiseman’s meniscus can heal in 4 weeks, then you still have a chance of him playing the play-in. As such, I believe Kerr and Myers will wait to see what the prognosis is, then make their roster decision. (On the extreme end, I wouldn’t rule out tanking, whatever that really means without drawing the ire of Adam Silver, should Wiseman have a JJJ-like prognosis.)

Even 6 weeks means he misses the remainder of the season, even though we would all breathe a sigh of relief, again when compared to JJJ. This is why Shams reported that they “fear” Wiseman will miss the remainder of the season. It’s just simple math and probability for the source of that tweet, whomever fed Shams that quote. The low end of this injury is “4-6 weeks”, but the higher end of *that* (6 weeks) means it’s literally season-ending.

But until we hear how severe the injury is, “there’s still a chance” (only if it’s 4 weeks).

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If Spellman would go for a couple of 10 day contract, and it's hard to see why he wouldn't, that seems like a better choice then playing with under sized centers. The double whammy is that with Paschall ailing having JTA and Green play center leaves the Warriors short for minutes at PF. Personally I like O-O-B option 2 - it's the beginning of Smailagic era.

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Whatever option we choose, Out-of-the-box 3 needs to be considered in addition to it...

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