Are these Rockets injuries going to linger throughout the season?

Harden sprained his ankle on a drive. It was an accident.
Lin sprained his knee on a collision. Accident.
Smith sprained his knee on a fall. Accident.
Casspi had an ankle sprain. Accident.
Beverley's ribs? Accident.
Asik's thigh contusion? Accident.
Brewer doesn't even play, so style of play is irrelevant with his injury.

So you're right, it's not just normal wear and tear, they're accidents.

Who has re-aggravated an injury?

Harden's foot issue got better.
Lin's knee got better.
Smith is better.
Asik has been out since the original injury.
PB got better.

Parson's back is the only injury that was re-aggravated and that was very likely, given that he never got it under control completely. He played knowing the risk was high.



Only Lin and Parsons' back spasms can maybe be linked to style of play. Only Parsons re-aggravated something. That's it. Not all injuries are the same. You've got to break them down and look at them individually before making the assumption that style of play, and not just bad luck, is causing them.

Now, if you were questioning Lin and Parsons' own style of play, then maybe there's something there, as both can play recklessly sometimes. But that's about it.

 

Need the " we aren't team doctors so we don't know " option

 

Coaches fault for playing the team so much. Harden has a foot issue? Let's play him 40+ minutes a game. Parsons has a back injury? Let's play him 40+ minutes a game.

 

By accidents I mean specific and unexpected events. I wouldn't call 20 games worth of wear and tear from a certain style of play an accident.

 

The timing of Lin and Asik is close to the "19th trade deadline"

 

Just the beginning of Rockets injury woes

 

Talking about future injuries is as futile as injury itself.

 

OMG, what's with all these injuries?

Okay, who among our players has a birthmark? (Filipino superstition about bad luck due to someone with a birthmark.) Let's get rid of that guy. Unbelievable.

Time to call up the DLeague guys

 

It's Omer Asik's fault. He's been putting bad Gypsy juju on the team ever since he got upset.

Last season's team had happy Omer and few injuries. This year's, sad Omer, many injuries.

 

why am i having flash backs to the brokeback mountain movie posters =(

we're a mash unit

 

We never know with injuries, but if the injuries that the players have had, knock on wood, do not linger too long, they may actually be a blessing in the skies for this team.

Specifically, the injuries seems to have allowed Dwight to get back into a groove with his offensive game after having to have more touches. They have also given some players (AB in particular but also others) extra minute to gain some knowledge as to how they would succeed playing for this team and some confidence that they can function well.

This should help the team become more versatile when all the guys come back and maybe allow guys like Harden to trust teammates more rather than trying to carry too much of the offensive burden.

 

Our coaching style lends itself to injuries such as these. Some players are getting way too many minutes.

 

Harden stepped on someone's foot, it could have happened in the 1st minute of the game just as easily as it could in the 40th. Lin got bumped in the knee by a driving Millsap and hit hard in the back by a Bogut screen. Again, no connection with minutes played. Greg Smith was barely in the game before he tweaked his knee.

Really, it's not high minutes causing injuries. It's actually the other way around: injuries to some players causing the team to have to use others more than maybe they otherwise would have.

Asik being out led to Howard being needed more. Harden being out led to Lin starting and both Lin and Parsons playing more. Lin being out led to other perimeter guys getting more minutes, etc. On it goes.

If more players are healthy and performing at their best, the team can probably better afford to play the healthy guys less minutes per game.