1/18 vs Suns
- Thread starter bigq
- Start date
I have been trying to keep this in mind. Flu has knocked guys out, Hayward’s hand, Smart’s...everything, the Jays, Theis has dealt with some stuff here and there.
No coincidence they have not been humming as consistently as they were before.
I think this is just what load management looks like. It leads to some ugliness, but we’ll see how it evolves when we get to the final third or so.
Not sure there's really been that much load management involved, which makes these absences all the more frustrating. The injuries and illnesses have, for the most part, been legit. (Tatum's sitting out the Detroit game the other night qualified as load management, I think.)
Celtics official: Kemba Walker (left knee soreness) - OUT
Jaylen is also out (thumb) so it's up to Tatum and Hayward.
Update:
Kemba Walker got an MRI on his sore knee that came back clean. He will not be able to play tonight and Coach Stevens says he doesn’t get the impression that this will be a long-term injury.
Jaylen is also out (thumb) so it's up to Tatum and Hayward.
Update:
Kemba Walker got an MRI on his sore knee that came back clean. He will not be able to play tonight and Coach Stevens says he doesn’t get the impression that this will be a long-term injury.
I agree that some of these recent absences have been borderline at best, but Hayward's injuries and Kemba's and Smart's illnesses, and Time Lord's assorted problems, appear to be legit.
Baynes will get a big cheer from an intelligent Garden crowd.
Aron is pretty worn down after playing all Summer with Team Oz and big minutes earlier this season while Ayton served his suspension.
Has he used a challenge since he had that one go against him and he said he was done with doing them?