Forecasting Bagley

[Entity]

Has anybody seen bagley? I have seen pics or video of every player on the team except bagley.

 

[Section 101]

Has anybody seen bagley? I have seen pics or video of every player on the team except bagley.

well, 2 players did test positive for covid......

 

[SLAB]

Has anybody seen bagley? I have seen pics or video of every player on the team except bagley.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1335781716464607234

 

[iowamcnabb]

well, 2 players did test positive for covid......

This seems like a logical explanation for his absence. Although you wonder why they wouldn’t just announce that

 

[King Baller]

This seems like a logical explanation for his absence. Although you wonder why they wouldn’t just announce that

Medical privacy issues?

 

[iowamcnabb]

Medical privacy issues?

Could be.

 

[Section 101]

Could be.

It's the players choice to reveal any medical issues.

 

[mac]

If Bagley does indeed have Covid, add it to the list of excuses for any sub-par play, amongst "hasn't played enough games - game hasn't slowed down" and "coming back from injury".

 

[midtowner]

If he has Rona - I hope he gets better soon. And that his family is ok.

 

[whozit]

If Bagley does indeed have Covid, add it to the list of excuses for any sub-par play, amongst "hasn't played enough games - game hasn't slowed down" and "coming back from injury".

Is it an excuse if it is reality? Sometimes an excuse is simply an explanation. How one interprets/takes a statement may say more about the disposition of the interpreter than the one being analyzed.

And yes, cop outs are sometimes just that, cop outs.

 

[Hoovtrain]

And never forget the greatest fan ever:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1092694687058518017

LOL. Is that you?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

LOL. Is that you?

Nope, I have no idea who it is. But as somebody pointed out earlier, he is the Donte Greene of fans. He is my hero.

 

[ppine]

Is that really a question? That's a new one to me.

When people get hurt it can affect their desire to play. Sitting on the sidelines does not help either. Not everyone goes at it like Harry Giles. Maybe you have never been seriously injured.

 

[Livinthedream]

When people get hurt it can affect their desire to play. Sitting on the sidelines does not help either. Not everyone goes at it like Harry Giles. Maybe you have never been seriously injured.

Your questions are valid. I wasn't sure if I missed something that indicated he didn't want to play.

 

[Telemachus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1336782052931248129

 

[Livinthedream]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1336796753560035329

 

[Joshoua]

When is he playing

 

[SLAB]

When is he playing

I assume Tuesday.

 

[Chupacabra]

This seems like a logical explanation for his absence. Although you wonder why they wouldn’t just announce that

Contracting COVID-19 is not a basketball-related injury, therefor the team is not able to disclose information about it. Its a HIPAA issue.

 

[kb02]

His last game was 1/20/20. Was going to play in the bubble, but gets injured again. So not holding my breath. Something always seems to comes up.

 

[ppine]

His greatest liability so far is being healthy enough to play.
Some large humans cannot take the pounding of the NBA schedule.

 

[kb02]

His greatest liability so far is being healthy enough to play.
Some large humans cannot take the pounding of the NBA schedule.

Staying healthy is a skill. Otherwise, Penny Hardaway would be in the conversation for a top 5 all time player. Brandon Roy would be wrapping up a HOFer career...

 

[Folsomkingsfan]

Hoping for the best. Despite all the criticism he gets and all the issues he's had so far with his health, he still has so much potential as a player. I really hope he's used this long layover to refine his game.

 

[bajaden]

Staying healthy is a skill. Otherwise, Penny Hardaway would be in the conversation for a top 5 all time player. Brandon Roy would be wrapping up a HOFer career...

Hey, how about Grant Hill. If there is a positive to his injuries, it's that none are of the type that end a career. One was a broken finger, and the other a foot sprain. No ACL's or anything of that type. So hopefully, he'll finally get his career started and become the player we thought we drafted.

 

[SacTownKid]

With Marvin coming back this again gets really, really dicey. It's again more and more clear, this team isn't the same playing big. It's already been a squeeze with just Bjelica and Holmes minutes wise then they'll be adding Whiteside too. 3 bigs minutes wise has been the limit thusfar in the preseason and we're talking 5. Oh boy, this could be a struggle if they don't find something inside they haven't yet or Luke doesn't make the right call should it become necessary. Scary, scary thought lol.

 

[kb02]

Hey, how about Grant Hill. If there is a positive to his injuries, it's that none are of the type that end a career. One was a broken finger, and the other a foot sprain. No ACL's or anything of that type. So hopefully, he'll finally get his career started and become the player we thought we drafted.

I'm still high on his potential. Just hope he plays a full season.

 

[Chupacabra]

With Marvin coming back this again gets really, really dicey. It's again more and more clear, this team isn't the same playing big. It's already been a squeeze with just Bjelica and Holmes minutes wise then they'll be adding Whiteside too. 3 bigs minutes wise has been the limit thusfar in the preseason and we're talking 5. Oh boy, this could be a struggle if they don't find something inside they haven't yet or Luke doesn't make the right call should it become necessary. Scary, scary thought lol.

With Whiteside, Holmes is redundant. Bjelica, as much as I like him (I have his jersey), is a bit difficult to hide on D if he is guarding 4s. My bigman rotation would be Holmes and Whiteside compete for minutes, Bjelica comes off the bench to switch up our look on O, and Bagley receives the most minutes. I dont see a valid reason to do it differently. Not really interested in Barnes at 4, unless he is in there to run a *GULP* small-ball lineup with Whiteside prowling around the rim.

 

[Joshoua]

With Whiteside, Holmes is redundant. Bjelica, as much as I like him (I have his jersey), is a bit difficult to hide on D if he is guarding 4s. My bigman rotation would be Holmes and Whiteside compete for minutes, Bjelica comes off the bench to switch up our look on O, and Bagley receives the most minutes. I dont see a valid reason to do it differently. Not really interested in Barnes at 4, unless he is in there to run a *GULP* small-ball lineup with Whiteside prowling around the rim.

Bagley/Holmes front court with Fox not being a shooter is suicide. The good teams have guys like barnes at PF or Bagley at center

 

[Sactown ExPat]

I’ll just keep repeating—McNair is not paying $14M for a center, which is what Bagley will cost next year. Bagley either shows an inkling of being a superstar big wing/power forward or he gets traded in the offseason. If Bagley is a center, it won’t be for the Kings.

 

[The Effort Police]

Bagley/Holmes front court with Fox not being a shooter is suicide. The good teams have guys like barnes at PF or Bagley at center

So what you're saying is we should definitely do it for this year.