Now, remember: this is the ROCKETS coaching staff we're talking about. Philosophy: Play James Harden 40 minutes per game.
No need to be all doom and gloom folks. It does look like it's not too bad if he's already on the exercise bike. He might miss a couple of games but no big deal. But we really do need to take some of the load off him and reduce his minutes. Save that for the playoffs. Not burning him out in the regular season. Hopefully the coaches take note.
Hopefully the rockets can air on the side of caution and rest him till he's fully recovered. But the timing is pretty bad given that Lin is out as well, Bev and Garcia backcourt combo is painful to watch.
So i paid for these floor seats to tomorrows game, and now I wont be seeing Harden, Lin, or Rose.....Im still going...but highly pissed that I paid all that money!
So now Harden and Lin out? It's a good thing we're going against the offensively-inept Bulls tmrw but man if both are our for long periods it could really hurt us.
From Wiki: Treatment of high ankle sprains depends on severity. An athlete may be out for as little as two to three days or as long as six months. Minor high ankle sprains can be healed by reducing movement of the lower leg and foot with a brace or cast.
When yao injured his foot in 2009 playoff game 3 against Lakers, he limped noticeably on the court for 5 minutes before he can barely walk. I always wondered if he just aggravated the injury that way...He had a pretty healthy 2009 season otherwise. Team culture matters, and coaches don't have the incentive to rest players(coaches care about near term record, which is related to their resume, job security, reputation and next paycheck).
I had a high ankle sprain earlier in September. Couldn't play ball for a month and I still can't jump properly off of my left leg. Everytime I have been driving to the basket I am a step slower and get blocked way more, I have been hoping that it heals but it just hasn't been
It will. Parsons will playmake but he's rickety too. Garcia is the ugly part. Brooks will have to be the second playmaker, it'll be Parsons and Brooks with Beverley handling and bringing the ball up or Brooks. Please don't let Casspi or Garcia initiate everything. Gotta get Harden more healthy.
A high ankle sprain is much more serious than your lateral/deltoid sprains. This could brutally decrease his performance for a while
Let's the coaching staff and the team doctor decide. My money is on Harden will play no less than 40 minutes. Has to fill up that stats sheet.
So true. I bet he plays at least 45 minutes per game the rest of the season. The organization is obviously on the crusade to justify the Harden signing so they will play him essentially the whole game to give him the best chance to fill up the box score. They don't care about actually winning games, only to further Hardens career at the expense of everyone else's. Truly is sad to watch.
Yeah, and Jeremy Lin had to get back out on the court for those nationally televised games. Cut the garbage.
