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  1. With the benefit of time to revisit it, Durant made the right decision for himself. Sure, it would have been better if he won while at OKC and as the leader, #1 guy on the team, but if you are talking winning the title versus toiling away while being lionized as a franchise's totem and amassing the numbers without a ring, the former is the better outcome. Look at how much the talk between fans, players, sports journalists circles back to who won versus who didn't. Look at the latest "ring culture" dustup. KD removed himself from that situation. Can't say he was wrong about that.
  2. if the impact isn't financial, nobody will care.
  3. I think in a couple of these, there haven't been diagnoses of a strain prior to it occurring, so that complicates things in terms of data. But in players like Tyrese where you have MRI data, yeah, a closer look is warranted. Does the grade matter, the location? Is it occurring off the dominant push-off leg etc... You'd have to look past pro players, and not sure if you have enough objective data for that
  4. That's part of your problem. You think this is some merit-badge bullshit, that posting here is supposed to give some cred or similar nonsense. You want to gatekeep like this is some internet fiefdom. It doesn't occur to you that one can closely follow the league and be a fan, and not post here to avoid the histrionics that frequently occur. "It isn't our business to question it." Who is "our?" Cause sure as shit, it is the business of the medical staff and the front office. Maybe you think if a player is concussed as shit, then as long as it's the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl, everyone needs to cover their eyes, and let him play. Because respect and all that. Nobody is disrespecting Halliburton. Losing your star player in basketball is arguably the biggest deal injury-wise in the top pro-sports, in terms of finding replacements. We've seen what the league thinks of the worth of second-round picks. The aprons and caps have made it even more important. So yeah, it would be moronic not to weigh the chances of an injured player staying in and going all out to win a Game 7, versus a devastating injury that will cost you at minimum a year, realistically 2, and with no guarantee that your 25-yr old player returns to their pre-injury state.
  5. you're a hysterical irritant. There is a genuine question of what the right decision here was. On a very objective level. And very smart, highly paid people, will need to look at whatever data one can mine from these injuries, and weigh the pros and cons moving forward.
  6. .. and there will still be some fans or commentators questioning those players.
  7. if you truly believe what the tagline on Iran is, then you go to your best bet; terror attacks over the next decade or more, in locales known to be popular to Americans and its allies; with a plan for something on the homeland.
  8. I feel like there is a subtle difference between telling a story about the consequences of hard decisions, and a story about a protagonist we are supposed to root for, but is intrinsically stupid and dangerous. Witness Jesse being used as a vehicle to excuse her abominable actions to that point. Where is the redemption here?
  9. I hate to be superficial, but she has that face that will look mid-40s by the time she is 29.
  10. they clearly said the sample couldn't be gotten from blood alone
  11. that was a very good backstory and explains the Ellie we meet at the beginning of the season. Doesn't explain why they made her make such stupid decisions moving forward though.
  12. not sure you can characterize it as a recruiting battle
  13. I pre-ordered it as well walking out of the theater and both the soundtrack and the score are top-shelf.
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