2025 NBA postseason thread

[HanSenSE]

George McGinnis

Jimmy Chitwood?

 

[MileHigh]

Bummer for the Pacers, but congrats to OKC.

 

[UNCGrad]

Deserved champions.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Yes well they're still stuck in ****ing Oklahoma City so...

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Yes well they're still stuck in ****ing Oklahoma City so...

Which is a lovely town.

Also, that kid sleeping through the trophy presentations is the real MVP.

 

[DanOregon]

How many NBA stars have we seen dealing with "calf strains" that blow out their Achilles within a week of their return to the court? Really weird, or maybe not weird at all. It might be a partially torn Achilles being diagnosed with the the idea that the repair/rehab is for a partial is the same as a full blow out, so they might as well play as long as they can.

 

[User 4332]

It was pretty clear after he got hurt in Game 5 that Haliburton should be shut down. He chose to play knowing that an achilles injury was a very real possibility because it was the NBA Finals. He said as much before Game 6.

 

[UNCGrad]

How many NBA stars have we seen dealing with "calf strains" that blow out their Achilles within a week of their return to the court? Really weird, or maybe not weird at all. It might be a partially torn Achilles being diagnosed with the the idea that the repair/rehab is for a partial is the same as a full blow out, so they might as well play as long as they can.

Shorten the season.

 

[DanOregon]

Anyone know if any sports league tracks injuries on a league wide basis as they do with salary cap info? Stuff like injuries, time lost/games missed. Spikes in specific types of injuries, average age of people experiencing injury. It would be interesting to study.

 

[MileHigh]

Shorten the season.

Won't happen. Owners need the revenue. TV needs the inventory. Plus, players/teams load manage.

 

[Webster]

Anyone know if any sports league tracks injuries on a league wide basis as they do with salary cap info? Stuff like injuries, time lost/games missed. Spikes in specific types of injuries, average age of people experiencing injury. It would be interesting to study.

Zach Lowe had someone on his podcast a couple of years ago who had all of those stats for the NBA

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

I wonder how many miles of tape have already been sent to the league office about OKC's defense? Carlisle might chain himself there Laura Loomer style.

 

[swingline]

Shorten the season.

Start with baseball, then let’s talk.

 

[swingline]

Anyone know if any sports league tracks injuries on a league wide basis as they do with salary cap info? Stuff like injuries, time lost/games missed. Spikes in specific types of injuries, average age of people experiencing injury. It would be interesting to study.

Sounds like one of my sociology classes that I used the real internet for on a green-screen dorm basement computer.

 

[Bubbler]

The NBA has had an 80-game-plus season since the early 60s. The playoff load has changed, but has remained more or less in place since 1984, the only change being first round best-of-5s being replaced by best-of-7s.

Maybe instead of changing the length of seasons, what needs to be considered is the conditioning regimen for players. What, if anything, in today’s conditioning opens them up to injury? Is there anything that is making players vulnerable to torn achilles?

Probably not solely an NBA problem.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Start with baseball, then let's talk.

No, start with the NBA because 82 games is way too much regular season and the postseason is dragged out forever.

 

[swingline]

No, start with the NBA because 82 games is way too much regular season and the postseason is dragged out forever.

See, baseball.

Bring back 16 games.

No NHL team in a warm-weather state. Certainly not below the Mason-Dixon Line.

Get off my lawn or I’ll make you yell at clouds with me.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

The NBA got so bored with its own regular season it created a tournament in the middle of the season.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

The NBA has had an 80-game-plus season since the early 60s. The playoff load has changed, but has remained more or less in place since 1984, the only change being first round best-of-5s being replaced by best-of-7s.

Maybe instead of changing the length of seasons, what needs to be considered is the conditioning regimen for players. What, if anything, in today's conditioning opens them up to injury? Is there anything that is making players vulnerable to torn achilles?

Probably not solely an NBA problem.

Two things related to this...

I heard someone talking about this after Tatum's injury, and they made the point that an Achilles injury is a wear-and-tear injury -- it gets weakened over time before it lets go, as opposed to just a sudden catastrophic failure. That's why it is traditionally older players who have suffered them. But AAU players are playing so many competitive games now, team doctors are seeing rookies come into the league with wear on their bodies they only used to see in vets.

Also, probably worth noting that the two young guys to blow an Achilles this postseason - Tatum and Halliburton - both spent their offseason with the Olympic team, and had been going for essentially two years without any kind of break.

 

[qtlaw]

Two things related to this...

I heard someone talking about this after Tatum's injury, and they made the point that an Achilles injury is a wear-and-tear injury -- it gets weakened over time before it lets go, as opposed to just a sudden catastrophic failure. That's why it is traditionally older players who have suffered them. But AAU players are playing so many competitive games now, team doctors are seeing rookies come into the league with wear on their bodies they only used to see in vets.

Also, probably worth noting that the two young guys to blow an Achilles this postseason - Tatum and Halliburton - both spent their offseason with the Olympic team, and had been going for essentially two years without any kind of break.

Yes they both played in Olympics, but so did how many Olympians (throughout the World)? How many of those tore their Achilles? You’ve got to look macro level, not micro.