We should probably ban them from driving or riding in cars as well. And flying in air planes
Or driving mopeds.
We should probably ban them from driving or riding in cars as well. And flying in air planes
I'd rather a player get injured playing for the stars and stripes than something like the Drew League.
The thing though when playing for team USA is you can't just coast around and not play at 100%. They would have to give full effort or not play at all. In the team USA scrimmage, players will get cut and you can see players are really playing hard, too bad for Paul George on the freak accident. I couldn't eat and sleep that night, I even skipped basketball the next morning. Yeah Durant can go play in Drew league but you can see he is only playing at 20-30 % of his effort.
On another note, I don't think Cousins will make it, unless they play him high post and pass the ball like Divac or CWebb did. That pound the ball backing d0wn the defender won't fly in the FIBA. I sure hope he still make it and guard the bigs of the other teams though.
I just don't see this addition of Rudy to Team USA as a threat to Cousins.
In fact, I almost mentioned this, but in the training camp that they televised (Last Tuesday or Wednesday) I saw Rudy there talking with Cousins, Coach K, and the other Team USA teammates.
So he obviously has a good relationship with Team USA from his days playing there previously.
With all the talk that has been out there regarding the ridiculous notion of taking Plumlee over Cousins, I don't see how Colangelo invites Cousins' teammate as a late addition then shafts Cousins in the process. That just smacks of very bad taste.
In fact, having Rudy on the roster instead of Durant should increase Cousins' chances of making the roster (if there was any doubt in the first place) just due to the chemistry that they would have together.
And if we actually went into the World Cup with two participants from the Kings that would be fantastic. There is always the injury concern, but that will always exist to any player working out in the off-season. If both Rudy and Cousins end up contributing to a gold for Team USA, that combined with the rookies winning Summer League, would basically bring all the players into training camp on a mission to continue the winning that took place in the off-season, and that is what I'm hoping to see coming out of training camp to start the regular season.
Well, our players could get injured walking down the stairs at their homes so we should ban them from living in two-story homes. Also, a negligent chef could mistake the rat poison for salt and inadvertently murder one of our players so we should probably keep them from eating as well. And beds? What if someone rolls off in the dead of night and breaks his elbow?
Everything is dangerous in some form of the other. My advice? Stop worrying and just enjoy the show.
Negativity is infectious and is terribly hard to get rid of. That's why PDA has let go the entire old team, regardless of their talent.
But it wont be the ending of the duo it'll be the beginning!I want Rudy and Cuz to make the Team and win the Gold. It will be a great experience. As an aside no more injuries along with the Gold would be a storybook ending for the Sacto duo.
The thing is, if you're screwing around at the gym, you're just as likely to injure yourself. All it takes is just one awkward landing, one incorrect cut through the lane. I'd posit that it's more likely to injure yourself when messing around with friends. You're not focusing on a lot, and your friends don't have the awareness to get out of the way. Add to that the fact that a premier athlete going half speed is more than our 100%, then I just don't buy the "afraid of injury" excuse. It's going to happen if it's going to happen.
Don't forget Cisco breaking his wrist while lifting weight on the exercise ball that happened to explode while he was doing it!For those who may have forgotten or not known:
1. Francisco Garcia
2. Francisco Garcia - injured when jumping up to free a ball wedged between the hoop and the backboard (couldn't find a link)
3. Brad Miller - what the article didn't say is that Miller initially injured his leg when he shot a jumper over a chair in practice.
4. Greg Ostertag - Ostertag, who was getting settled in his Sacramento home after being traded to the Kings, tripped over a box in his home and broke his hand.
It appears our Kings can find a myriad of ways to get injured. If we are going to start focusing on the potential for injury, we might as well encase them all in bubble wrap.
For those who may have forgotten or not known:
1. Francisco Garcia
2. Francisco Garcia - injured when jumping up to free a ball wedged between the hoop and the backboard (couldn't find a link)
3. Brad Miller - what the article didn't say is that Miller initially injured his leg when he shot a jumper over a chair in practice.
4. Greg Ostertag - Ostertag, who was getting settled in his Sacramento home after being traded to the Kings, tripped over a box in his home and broke his hand.
It appears our Kings can find a myriad of ways to get injured. If we are going to start focusing on the potential for injury, we might as well encase them all in bubble wrap.
For those who may have forgotten or not known:
1. Francisco Garcia
2. Francisco Garcia - injured when jumping up to free a ball wedged between the hoop and the backboard (couldn't find a link)
3. Brad Miller - what the article didn't say is that Miller initially injured his leg when he shot a jumper over a chair in practice.
4. Greg Ostertag - Ostertag, who was getting settled in his Sacramento home after being traded to the Kings, tripped over a box in his home and broke his hand.
It appears our Kings can find a myriad of ways to get injured. If we are going to start focusing on the potential for injury, we might as well encase them all in bubble wrap.
And for the all time best non sports related kings injury.
"Nintendo pain hit the pro basketball court in February this year when star rookie Lionel Simmons of the Sacramento Kings sat out two basketball games because his wrist was so inflamed from a daylong session of the video game that he could not grip the ball or shoot, according to a Kings spokesman."
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-08-21/business/fi-1052_1_repetitive-stress
Don't forget Cisco breaking his wrist while lifting weight on the exercise ball that happened to explode while he was doing it!
My bad!That's the first one on the list. It's hyper-linked.![]()
Pop pop!Breaking news- Jason Thompson injured in freak bubble wrapping suffocation..
Probably just that he didn't hear her and she had to repeat "thanks for joining us"? His answer to whether or not he has a spot wasn't anything unusual.