Wow, I can't believe he ruptured his Achilles tendon on that play. I remember when Curry twisted his ankle and that looked so much worse. On this play, it just looked like he landed awkwardly and maybe sprained it. It just didn't look that serious. Hopefully he can fully recover.
I feel bad for Cousins. This is pretty crazy how big of an impact this injury has. 1. The All-Star Game 2. The Pelicans' playoff hopes... certainly their first round upset hopes. 3. Trade Deadline 4. Cousins' free agency
Yeah pretty big ramifications, western playoff picture too! We could’ve faced them and they were a serious threat at a first round nightmare for anyone with those 2 big guys.
Such a simple move can injure someone like that. Tough luck. I hope Cousins get well soon and hopefully in pre-injury level. On a side note, that is the importance for the big man to make their free throws.
I was on board with getting this guy at all costs. He's terrifically skilled, regardless of position, and he causes all kinds of players for opposing teams. It was also almost a shame watching David and his efforts being wasted so frequently, and I felt pretty good about them finally being in the playoffs. I mean, they're young, both seem like good guys (Cousins gets a bad rap for being justifiably upset), and they're fantastic talents. Not sure I'd say go in at all costs anymore after this unfortunate injury, but I can surely say that I hope he gets well soon and comes back to resume what could possibly be a hall of fame caliber career. Get well, big fella.
It sucks to wake up to this news. Pelicans finally are getting it together and Boogie goes out on a simple landing. Damn.
No, I think not. Look at Wesley Mathews of the Mavericks. He tore his Achilles playing for Portland and then that off-season signed a big contract with the Mavericks. Mathews game has declined a little bit, but he's still a pretty good player. Now, this injury certainly could cause major problems for Cousins. He may never play at the same level again. But, someone will take a chance on Cousins this summer.
Mathews has yet to regain the level of play he was at before the injury and not only is he in the absolute prime of his career where his numbers should be as good as they are going to get but he's also on a scrub team where any player worth a damn should have amazing numbers since there are almost no good players on the team (being a seemingly big fish in a mud puddle). On top of that, Boogie is a LOT heavier than Matthews and he's logged a lot more minutes in the NBA than Matthews did when he popped his Achilles. I'm not saying there's no chance that Boogie bounces back, but so very few players are the same after that injury and it ends the career of so many that you sort of have to assume the worst while hoping for the best.
Not to mention sort of the domino effect of playoff standings - New Orleans could've been the lower seed upset threat that the NBA playoffs have been missing for a while. As much as I don't care for Cousins, this just continues paving the road in Gold for the Warriors, per usual.
This injury takes about a year just to be able to be cleared to play. Likely a bit longer to get back to high level of playing
This will have a ripple effect of epic proportions. Looking at NO's caproom for next season, they canNOT afford to let Cousins go as they have about $95 million committed to the roster even before factoring in Cousins. Of course there's another option... Which is to trade AD now and rebuild. Move him to Boston for picks, Brown, and Tatum and you can start the rebuilding quicker. Move Asik and Hill's combined contracts and you remove about $20 million off the cap next season.
