4/29: Game 4@Miami
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looks like they are calling it tightness to the calf. Probably won't see him until the next series, no worries.
Brad with Tillman insurance
for whatever it’s worth, and i’m still skeptical, there’s almost no quantitative evidence a team impacts opponents 3p% at all.
He did walk off on his own power. He was pissed and limping but he gave daps to some kid on his way to the locker room.
Back in the hey day of the Syracuse 2-3 zone, SU always had an opponent 3pt FG% that was among the lowest in their conference. It was consistent for years. So is the notion that was just luck? I’m genuinely asking.
Maybe, I just took it for the general frustration of a guy who has had a ton of injuries, who finally had a clean season on by far the best team he's been on knowing he was hurt again.
I kind of think if it was an achilles he goes down, I can't remember ever seeing a guy pop and achilles and stay standing throughout. Could be, but seemed more frustration than... "my season is over"
They missed several open ones, particularly in Q1. I do think the D has been better than G2 (not as good as G3).
I agree. Although I feel he freaked us out like this once before. But I am worried.
i’m not positive this relationship is true in college as well but yes the theory is it’s basically luck
Hopefully he just scared himself. I don’t love the calf but if it’s just the calf they can survive until he’s ready.
So a note on KP that was mentioned, he missed time in Nov/Dec with a left calf strain, so hopefully this is just the same on the right.
He reacted pretty demonstratively earlier this year when he left against Dallas (?) in a game on the road I think. IIRC, he played later that game. Really hoping it's a similar thing in terms of it not being season ending.
Dunno---the replay makes really clear there's no basis to call a foul on Tatum and not Bam. I kind of think that was the point, as much as actually overturning it.
If so, I'm ok with that.
If it's a clearly MRI positive calf strain (rather than some cramp/super mild thing), most of the data has a mid-point return to play as 21-28 days. This if of course taking all comers from mild grade 1 and bad grade 2 (usually they exclude grade 3 since those tend to be surgical or very long recoveries).
I guess we will have to wait and see. This team should (of course who knows what will happen) still make it to the ECF without KP.
I guess we will have to wait and see. This team should (of course who knows what will happen) still make it to the ECF without KP.
Interesting. Not a game thread topic obviously but thanks for indulging me!
Sometimes I think Steve Bannon coaches the Heat. Just throw everything at the refs, they can't call it all.
Last year, mostly make or miss. Game 2 was a combo of no close outs and above average shooting despite the wide open looks. Game 3 was a bit of bad shooting and good close outs combined. I wasn’t able to watch the first half close enough tonight but at 3/16 it is at least a combination of bad shooting and good defense. Defense alone will never explain shooting that poorly.
But there is quantitative evidence that a wide open 3p% is higher than contested 3p%
(https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/shots-closest-defender-10?PerMode=Totals&CloseDefDistRange=2-4+Feet+-+Tight
versus
https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/shots-closest-defender-10?PerMode=Totals&CloseDefDistRange=6++Feet+-+Wide+Open)
(the sample size for 0~2 feet contested is too small)
You don't but you let them watch Bam's bullshit in slow motion and wait for the make up call against him later.
Edit and there it is.
