I think we have to accept that Kawhi is a new era Penny or Grant Hill. Obviously he's injury prone but with new technology he can play more than those guys but not enough
They need to do something. The game is more athletic than it's ever been and these guys are running and jumping all over the place. Kawhi just has a permanent knee problem but all these other guys are getting hurt because the speed of the game like you said.
I think its because Kawhi is perceived as tougher, a harder worker who shows up big when he has to... n dont forget AD has openly said he doesn't wanna play center cuz he doesn't like physicality... plus KL has a way better resume...big perception that AD is SOFT....that's why
A.D when he is on the floor is a Hall Of Fame level player half the time and invisible the other half, Kawhi on the other hand when he's on the floor (outside of the Denver playoff series) always plays well.
@@17thN.OKawhi is never healthy though. Probably out the rest of the series. Missed the entire 2021-2022 season. Same thing in 2017-2018. Choked big time in 2020. Missed the WCF in 2021.
So Kobe never sat out the last few years of his career due to injuries. You sure about that? Allen Iverson never sat out games doing his career. Are you sure about that
@fly guy To be fair, Kobe played less than 65 games only twice in his first 16 seasons. Not exactly the same as Kawahi. He's done it 7 times in 10 years, not counting his injury year
In response to Chris saying no one treated MJ like Dillon Brooks doing to LeBron. Xavier McDaniels used to give it to MJ whenever he saw him, as well as a few Pistons .
He also conveniently forgot Detroit used to whip MJ’s azz, the media covers MJ very carefully, they NEVER show him in a Wizards jersey, they also makes it seem like he only played 6 seasons, NEVER mention the cluster f!ck that he has in Charlotte. Don’t even mention he had Phil as a coach for every ring he got, But hey let the media tell it, basketball starts and stops with MJ.
Load management makes you more injury prone imo. The reason you play 82 games, workout, and practice is to condition your body. In the Army we ran in boots. The DS told us it’s too condition your legs and feet for those long rucks, marches, and runs.
Remember Grant Hill had a devastating injury that was mismanaged.. He played many years after with the ability he still had left.. Kawai is doing the same..The problem is folks have expectations for him that he's not fully capable of fulfilling.. He's playing to the best of his ability.. Load management is some derogatory new term.. He has chronic knee issues, period!.. He's not resting up.. He plays until he's in serious pain, and then sits out until he's ready again..
THANK YOU! He sits out because he doesn’t feel health enough to play, not because he doesn’t feel like playing. Saying load-managing doesn’t work doesn’t make sense in the situation because if he doesn’t then he would be in the same position or even worse.
This is well known. I’m not sure why Chris and Rob are acting like this is new information. This is not a case of him continually getting hurt. This is him trying to manage an injury that will never get better. Their shock about this is surprising to me.
Big games?....Like the one yesterday that they lost on their homecourt. My thing is load management doesn’t limit the injuries in the first place and doesn’t actually “saves” Kawhi for big games. He just missed one yesterday that they would won had he been available as it was a close game.
@@theman9048 My point is whether or not he plays during the regular season it won’t guarantee he will avoid injury in the playoffs. Funny thing is you imply he could miss the playoffs if he plays in the regular season. Ironically he played in the playoffs in 2021 got hurt and STILL missed the rest of the playoffs and then missed the next season! What is load management actually doing for Kawhi?
It will happen at some point. They are my second team behind my Pelicans. I couldn't stand the "Lob City" era especially CP3 and Blake Griffin I liked the rest of that team. They kept blaming Doc Rivers but what have these dudes done since Doc? I think Ty Lue is a great coach but Phil Jackson and Red Auerbach couldn't coach a team where your two best players can't stay healthy in this version of the Clippers.
His injury in the playoffs vs. The Warriors when Zaza stuck his leg out and injured Kawhi changed so many things. It probably will shorten Kawhi’s HOF career, it messed up his relationship with Pop and the Spurs and people forget that they was killing the Warriors in that Game 1 at Golden State when they had KD!
@@jacknapier2852 Yep, things could’ve been so different if that injury didn’t happen. He will be an automatic first ballot hall of famer but that injury probably caused him a spot in that much debated all time top 10-20 NBA player list!
Except he has been injured even before that moment. Kawhi is brittle and can't manage a full NBA season. It wasn't Zaza. Kawhi was destined for this journey, He's a beast, but availably matters.
Even if they won game 1 with a healthy Kawahi, the Warriors would have swept them the rest of th way. The 2017 Warriors is the greatest team of all time in my opinion
@@julianbell9161 I seriously doubt that. The Warriors looked shell shocked during those 3 quarters before Kawhi got injured. They had no answer for him!
Take away guaranteed contracts and superstars will just be out there playing hurt. It’s not the NFL where they play 1 game a week. These guys play 3-4x a week.
@@Ninety2boss it’s also just basketball and not full contact sport like the NFL. If the legend of the past play 82 games and play injured these guys with huge contracts, can as well.
this is so brain dead. they are ignoring the fact that kawhi's knee is forever busted and it's a different case from the usual injuries. So does this mean if kawhi went full speed from the start of the season he'd still make it to the postseason? the answer is a resounding HELL NO. they managed his load so he could make it to the playoffs and take his chances here
It sad how injuries derailed kawhi athletic prime man, some people have issues with ankles some have back problems that plague them like Larry bird kawhi knees just can’t hold up.
Kawhi doesn't load manage to prevent injuries, he load manages because his knee is shot and he is basically extending his career to get as much of a bag as possible. The guy is pretty much fleecing the Clippers.
You guys have it backwards. If he weren't load managing he'd have been completely out the league by 2019. Brandon Roy . Probably wouldn't get the Toronto ring
I always stretch before and after I workout but I still hurt myself sometimes so it doesn't matter how much you load manage you can still injure yourself
I think the bubble just happened to be the perfect storm of events for them tbh. The season getting shut down for a bit before the bubble allowed AD and lebron to get some much needed rest and they were able to stay healthy through the playoffs because of it. Also they clearly just wanted it more than everyone else that year
@@jeremyroberts8822 that’s what I’m saying it allowed the whole league time to rest and get healthy not just AD and Bron. Plus the Lakers were the number 1 seed when the season was shut down.
Star players nowadays are not working on their bodies in the summer and load management is also leads to more injuries. Men need to go back to playing like men.
LOL LOL . . . That's so funny, but you're right ! Kawi deserves the respect though . . . low maintenance player, and only cares about winning, not the theatrics.
I want to see how non-guaranteed contracts help players motivation on playing while hurt. Wait, I think it's called two way contracts or G-league players.
Not in Kawhi's case but as a whole... it's like Mike said "don't shortcut the game, or the game will shortcut you." Players trend of load management today, and "saving it" for the playoffs, treating it like a light switch is just a lazy tactic. It doesn't work. Play hard, play to win! Every game.
Aot of players that b load managing still gets hurt load management was just an excuse to give players rest to b at home n do other things sometimes they players that do try to play every game and up healthier than guys who dont
Every time you turn around a star is sitting out. You scratch a guy, he's out 3 weeks. At this rate all the stars will be sitting before May. But maybe that's what the game needs - to lose Customers ! That's what'll force them to get their buts out there.
I can't believe we still haven't seen the 2 LA teams meet in the playoffs since Kawhi came to town & at this rate never will. What a disappointment. As much of disappointment as that year when everyone expected Bron & Cavs to meet Kobe's Lakers in Finals but Cavs got bounced. Smh
They purposely lost a game couple years ago to avoid playing the lakers in the playoffs. They know they will no love at their home games against LakeShow! lol
I'm convinced that players get hurt so easy/often now because they barely practice and miss a third of the games anyway. Kawhi needs to take a pay cut and be a role player if he can't play
Kahwi has been dealing with severely arthritic knees with generative arthritis for years. Mad props for fighting thru it and giving it his best. Still managed to get the 💰 Props Flowers 💐💐💐 Appreciate him
Yup it’s been like a Brandon Roy situation But fans/Media have been so selfish discussing the topic of load management around him his knees have been on a ticking timebomb since Zaza did what Zaza did It’s a real shame honestly, not everyone can be built like Bron
I wonder if during the year you could play him like 18 minutes a game. Every minute Paul George is on the bench out send Kawhi out there. It would require him to come off the bench though.
This is by far the biggest issue with the nba. You have like 5 of the top 15 players out in the first 4 days of the playoffs. It just kills interest in the whole playoffs. I wonder if this is a part of a plan to make these stupid mid season tournaments seem more palatable. It won’t spell the end of the league of course, but it will be a huge blemish in the history of the league in 20 years or so.
Steve Ballmer was late to get Microsoft on Smartphone trend but he needs to do right and get off Kawhi and PG they not getting younger and need to load off the ship and restart 😅
I think they need to reduce the number of games in the regular season and get rid of the play-in, enough to eliminate back to back games. I think players are probably a lot faster than they used to be which has a lot more impact on the knees. I wouldn't count on it though. The NBA and the teams want their money and the more games, the more money.
@@gmailgmail6234 they have changed some rules. Ver since the zaza pcheapshot incident, they dont allow you to place your feet within a certain area under a shooter.
I agree with Rob this is what load management does to players, if you miss a lot of games come playoffs your body will not tolerate the intensity, Kawhi is a delusional foo
The bottom line is, players today can’t even play 70 games… Someone needs to accept the facts, players today are soft… Elvin Hayes played 1303/1312 games for 16 years ! He played in the 60s 70s & 80s, no one talks about his durability ever !
It takes 2 full years to come back from an ACL Injury unless you get on HGH. If you push it early, this is what you get. There is no way around it. The players should be allowed to get on HGH until they are 100%
Stop marketing these guys as superstars then. Let the games speak for themselves. If you can't stay healthy your not a superstar. And stop paying them if they don't play. Never going to happen but whatever Lebron came into the league and respected all the players ahead of him. These new guys have no respect and can't even stay in the games because of injuries. It is what it is.
Kawhi is never winning again because of the basketball gods... you cant leave a team you just won a chip with and expect no consequence. He was my favorite player on those Spurs teams but the moment he left Toronto i threw him in the trash.
@@KNByamI never really thought about it that way but lookin back yea your right. He’s always liked to stay low key and out of the spotlight as much as he can Toronto is the best place to do that and he had a great team around him. Maybe they could’ve won another if he hadn’t left
@@KNByam I agree, but he decided he was content with his career and just wanted to be happy. The Clippers could win it all or not make the playoffs he could give 2 fucks either way, you can just tell by the way he conducts himself now. He's always looked like he didnt give a fuk but on the Clippers he just looks uninterested and bored but that money is nice im sure.
Kawhi is making $42.5m this season. He is the 8th highest paid in the league. He only played 52 games this year. Missed all of last season. I know injuries happen, but the NBA needs to restructure these contracts. Plus, guys have other things going on outside of the game now. As he's gotten older, how much has his father's murder impacted his temperament?
I think load management has now become an all encompassing word like the word mental health. It depends what type of load management is being used. Load management on a micro level is beneficial, but if your players are only going to play 50-60 games at 30 min, it could def. Backfire it's the equivalent of a track runner practicing for just the 100 meters, when he/she would have to be in a 400 meter event.
Load management is a myth at this point if the king of load management can't stay on the floor even tho he's got degenerative knees. Maybe if guys started actually practicing again and practice hard, the body would be able to stand up to the grit and grind like the stars of old could do.
I'm old enough to remember these 2 CROWNING THE CLIPPERS 4 YEARS AGO.. 4 YEARS LATER NOT A SNIFF OF A NBA FINALS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂exactly I remember when rob poo poo Parker was applauding load management for kawhi
Say it louder so the people in back can here you too.
There were never Kawhi fans, they are LeBron Haters who prop up anyone they think can beat Bron
Lmaoo yup what happened to KawhiTown?? 😭😭😭 put respect on LBJ name 👑👑👑
His run on the Clippers is an abject failure but somehow he skates by without much criticism.
To me load management leads to more injuries 😂
PLAY HIM 5 MINUTES A GAME
Exactly because they’re bodies aren’t use to playing a big amount to games every season
Facts
No, it doesn't. Leonard has only played a full season once in his career. All the other careers he has missed at least 25 plus games if not more
hechos
I think we have to accept that Kawhi is a new era Penny or Grant Hill. Obviously he's injury prone but with new technology he can play more than those guys but not enough
With rings.
Give lebron his damn credit
@@ruelandrade5185 that's why he's the best or the second best
@@sdmurphy20 no argument here. He's higher than those 2
@Celo Darcelo Didn’t drive the bus in San Antonio but the Toronto one he was and with 2 dpoy awards he way better than them
Steve baumer has been officially finessed😭
Kawhi getting that free money 😂😂😂
Like Zion……lol
@@lvmsoundwave2923Zion trying to get traded out of New Orleans 😂
💯And he been Mr.Load Management Himself for the last 7 years .
@@emmanuelwilliams6004 might need to trade him for some 1st rd picks and another up and coming wing if possible
@@lvmsoundwave2923 Ben Simmons also
I think they need to bring back hand checking to slow the game down a little bit more because the speed of the game is causing to much wear and tear.
That’s exactly what the problem is.
Good point I didn’t even think bout that
Stop the traveling too!
They need to do something. The game is more athletic than it's ever been and these guys are running and jumping all over the place. Kawhi just has a permanent knee problem but all these other guys are getting hurt because the speed of the game like you said.
You are right and the other comments in this thread too.
Its starting to look like the Clippers gave up their future for nothing.
Day to day with kawhi means next year!
Kawhi and uncle Dennis some bad mfs negotiating 🤣🤣🤣
Desperate owners. Steve Balmer rich asf and paying Kawhi pennies, but still, this dude is great when healthy but he never is.
@@KNByam That's true. Kawhi is a monster when he plays and my favorite current player, but he has some major injury issues.
Paying him Pennie’s? 😂
THEY STEALING MONEY
He wanted to play they wouldn’t clear him
One of the few things that Gilbert Arenas was spot on about is he said this generation doesn’t practice so they’re not in basketball shape
I would agree, Point blank.
How would he know ?
@@thunderouso6662 he’s seen it, he said they just do shoot arounds
The energy for Kawhi is so different compared when AD gets banged up. Ppl feel sorry for Kawhi but crack jokes or slander AD
I think its because Kawhi is perceived as tougher, a harder worker who shows up big when he has to... n dont forget AD has openly said he doesn't wanna play center cuz he doesn't like physicality... plus KL has a way better resume...big perception that AD is SOFT....that's why
A.D when he is on the floor is a Hall Of Fame level player half the time and invisible the other half, Kawhi on the other hand when he's on the floor (outside of the Denver playoff series) always plays well.
Kawhi is known to have a degenerative knee condition tbh
The one that ended Brandon Roy career
@@17thN.OKawhi is never healthy though. Probably out the rest of the series. Missed the entire 2021-2022 season. Same thing in 2017-2018. Choked big time in 2020. Missed the WCF in 2021.
@@JDGarza824 how you Gone say never healthy and start with the year he got seriously injured and only move forward. 🤦🏽
Kawhi's knee is shot. Has nothing to do with load management.
Great point!
@@scottmichaels6854 if that was the case he wouldn't be in the league technology has come so far that he can still play even though his knee is shot
@Scott MichaelS. I can’t see Kawhi being a very good Walmart greeter 😶
@@tomk4484 😂😂
@@theman9048 He is still there because of the money let’s be real.
Which is also understandable
Makes me appreciate guys like MIke, Kobe and Iverson even more.
So Kobe never sat out the last few years of his career due to injuries. You sure about that? Allen Iverson never sat out games doing his career. Are you sure about that
Why no mention of LeBron?
@@flyguy7825 you know it’s revisionist history for certain guys
@fly guy To be fair, Kobe played less than 65 games only twice in his first 16 seasons. Not exactly the same as Kawahi. He's done it 7 times in 10 years, not counting his injury year
@@johnnyblingg dude didn’t mention lebron because there’s already enough platforms twerking it up for him . Everybody don’t got to think like you do
Rob so understanding when it's a player he likes.
Exactly lol
In response to Chris saying no one treated MJ like Dillon Brooks doing to LeBron. Xavier McDaniels used to give it to MJ whenever he saw him, as well as a few Pistons .
Facts everybody got that work unless they knew a real fight was on there hands and still they got that work.
He also conveniently forgot Detroit used to whip MJ’s azz, the media covers MJ very carefully, they NEVER show him in a Wizards jersey, they also makes it seem like he only played 6 seasons, NEVER mention the cluster f!ck that he has in Charlotte. Don’t even mention he had Phil as a coach for every ring he got, But hey let the media tell it, basketball starts and stops with MJ.
@@outlawjbc545 FACTS
Load management is such an accurate term. They are managing the load of bs this mess has become the last few years.
I think it may have helped him play games instead of being retired. Look at Brandon Roy, if he loads managed maybe he could have played longer.
Every pro sport does load management, it's just the NBA where people have an issue. Don't listen to the media numpties.
@@adtastic1533 the problem is you load manage all the way but still you underachieved in the end. L in not showing up L in winning a chip.
Clippers need to blow up this team
@@adtastic1533 How do they load manage in football.
I’m patiently waiting for that AD breaking news 😂
Not gonna happen G Lakers going to the Finals 👑👑👑
Every game he look like he hurt 😒
BRUH😂
😂you're so malevolent but realistic 🤷🏾♂️
Load management makes you more injury prone imo. The reason you play 82 games, workout, and practice is to condition your body. In the Army we ran in boots. The DS told us it’s too condition your legs and feet for those long rucks, marches, and runs.
Those boots just mess up your feet you'll find when you get old, trust me.
@@stldweller I’m 52 and fine lol
@@drewmeyer9679 not so much me I never had even 1 ingrown toenail until boot camp, it was all downhill after that.
There not in the service.
And a lot of us veterans have bad knees, ankles and backs because of it.
They don't make them like A C GREEN anymore 😂
Rob couldn't have said it any better. It is frustrating to watch year to year with all the injured superstars.
"injured"
@@kyleharrison713 ?
Remember Grant Hill had a devastating injury that was mismanaged.. He played many years after with the ability he still had left.. Kawai is doing the same..The problem is folks have expectations for him that he's not fully capable of fulfilling.. He's playing to the best of his ability.. Load management is some derogatory new term.. He has chronic knee issues, period!.. He's not resting up.. He plays until he's in serious pain, and then sits out until he's ready again..
We’ll he needs to say that
If that's the case then he don't need to play basketball putting the team in bad situations.
he need to get paid by the game
THANK YOU! He sits out because he doesn’t feel health enough to play, not because he doesn’t feel like playing. Saying load-managing doesn’t work doesn’t make sense in the situation because if he doesn’t then he would be in the same position or even worse.
Kawhi has a cronic knee issue since 2017. He needs to load manage and save himself for big games
This is well known. I’m not sure why Chris and Rob are acting like this is new information. This is not a case of him continually getting hurt. This is him trying to manage an injury that will never get better. Their shock about this is surprising to me.
@@sjaykay9884 Thank you sir
Big games?....Like the one yesterday that they lost on their homecourt. My thing is load management doesn’t limit the injuries in the first place and doesn’t actually “saves” Kawhi for big games. He just missed one yesterday that they would won had he been available as it was a close game.
@@trongray664 so u rather him play during the season and missed the whole playoffs
@@theman9048 My point is whether or not he plays during the regular season it won’t guarantee he will avoid injury in the playoffs. Funny thing is you imply he could miss the playoffs if he plays in the regular season. Ironically he played in the playoffs in 2021 got hurt and STILL missed the rest of the playoffs and then missed the next season! What is load management actually doing for Kawhi?
"This is our year" clippers fans every year 😂 .yall need to let that go its never going to happen
It will happen at some point. They are my second team behind my Pelicans. I couldn't stand the "Lob City" era especially CP3 and Blake Griffin I liked the rest of that team. They kept blaming Doc Rivers but what have these dudes done since Doc? I think Ty Lue is a great coach but Phil Jackson and Red Auerbach couldn't coach a team where your two best players can't stay healthy in this version of the Clippers.
😂😂😂
The curse of the clippers continues lol😅
I C want you mean
It ain’t about load management it’s just The clippers hitched their wagon on the wrong superstar
Kawhi knees is just disentegrated at this point.
I don't think hes right for anybody... hes gonna be a 40-50 games played a year kinda guy the rest of his career
True, unfortunately
Superstars*
@@adriandantedanosos4146 I hope not, but it looks like it's that way.
This is the era of injuries.
Era of softies
Era of nut Crackers 😂in the playoffs
I never thought I’d see the day these two would stop gawk gawkin over the Clippers 😂
It only took 4 failed postseasons for them to finally stop the meat riding 😂
Y’all acting like they ever been healthy in any playoff run
@@isaiahh4108 they were healthy when they blew the 3-1 lead
@@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf the bubble year is there one mulligan
@@isaiahh4108 2020 rings a bell
His injury in the playoffs vs. The Warriors when Zaza stuck his leg out and injured Kawhi changed so many things. It probably will shorten Kawhi’s HOF career, it messed up his relationship with Pop and the Spurs and people forget that they was killing the Warriors in that Game 1 at Golden State when they had KD!
I remember that game! They had a chance to dismantle the warriors that series! That injury changed everything! 😕
@@jacknapier2852 Yep, things could’ve been so different if that injury didn’t happen. He will be an automatic first ballot hall of famer but that injury probably caused him a spot in that much debated all time top 10-20 NBA player list!
Except he has been injured even before that moment. Kawhi is brittle and can't manage a full NBA season. It wasn't Zaza. Kawhi was destined for this journey, He's a beast, but availably matters.
Even if they won game 1 with a healthy Kawahi, the Warriors would have swept them the rest of th way. The 2017 Warriors is the greatest team of all time in my opinion
@@julianbell9161 I seriously doubt that. The Warriors looked shell shocked during those 3 quarters before Kawhi got injured. They had no answer for him!
Load management is what happens when you have guaranteed contracts
bingo
Take away guaranteed contracts and superstars will just be out there playing hurt. It’s not the NFL where they play 1 game a week. These guys play 3-4x a week.
@@Ninety2boss it’s also just basketball and not full contact sport like the NFL. If the legend of the past play 82 games and play injured these guys with huge contracts, can as well.
Kawhi, for all his injuries and challenges, he's a dpoy, 2x champ, 2x fmvp with two different teams, 5x all star. He'll be in the hall of fame
I KNEW this was coming and I'm here for it 🔥
Rob was right though lol
You’re happy he’s hurt ? So weird
this is so brain dead. they are ignoring the fact that kawhi's knee is forever busted and it's a different case from the usual injuries. So does this mean if kawhi went full speed from the start of the season he'd still make it to the postseason? the answer is a resounding HELL NO. they managed his load so he could make it to the playoffs and take his chances here
It sad how injuries derailed kawhi athletic prime man, some people have issues with ankles some have back problems that plague them like Larry bird kawhi knees just can’t hold up.
Brandon Roy knees betrayed him, that was a player I wanted 2 see
Kawhi doesn't load manage to prevent injuries, he load manages because his knee is shot and he is basically extending his career to get as much of a bag as possible. The guy is pretty much fleecing the Clippers.
You guys have it backwards.
If he weren't load managing he'd have been completely out the league by 2019. Brandon Roy .
Probably wouldn't get the Toronto ring
I always stretch before and after I workout but I still hurt myself sometimes so it doesn't matter how much you load manage you can still injure yourself
you play in the NBA?
Lol
You shouldnt stretch before you workout
You should do dynamic warmup instead stretching actually increases chance of injury during your workout
@@rodrahama2344 respectfully to OP but this was my exact thoughts🤣🤣
Come on big man...please don't compare yourself to a professional athlete
I think load management creates more injuries.
But somehow the break during the bubble season was a major advantage for only the Lakers
Only cause lakers won they say that 😂😂
I think the bubble just happened to be the perfect storm of events for them tbh. The season getting shut down for a bit before the bubble allowed AD and lebron to get some much needed rest and they were able to stay healthy through the playoffs because of it. Also they clearly just wanted it more than everyone else that year
@@jeremyroberts8822 that’s what I’m saying it allowed the whole league time to rest and get healthy not just AD and Bron. Plus the Lakers were the number 1 seed when the season was shut down.
That has nothing to do with load management, you clown… You just had to come d ride Labrann.
Ok LeChina fanboy
Star players nowadays are not working on their bodies in the summer and load management is also leads to more injuries. Men need to go back to playing like men.
Look at how humble rob Parker is about k Leonord not playing. Had it been lbj OMG you know the rest.
LOL LOL . . . That's so funny, but you're right !
Kawi deserves the respect though . . . low maintenance player, and only cares about winning, not the theatrics.
Exactly
Kawhi has no heart. No heart is common with these players of today.
He has plenty of heart and wants to compete but can't on a sprained knee. I mean-that's how this works.
@@siswendygalk6786 Nope!!! You take a shot for the pain and get out there. You can't do this in the playoffs. Unless it's broken...get out there.
@@ced3058 that’s one way to look at it-not the only way, tho
@@siswendygalk6786 No doubt. If im the owner of the team can i get a discount on the contract.
The late 90s early 2000s players fought each other played at the Rucker smoked Reggie and still played more then these guys 🤣🤣
I want to see how non-guaranteed contracts help players motivation on playing while hurt. Wait, I think it's called two way contracts or G-league players.
Bingo!!..look at Austin Reaves
He's done. Clips gotta drop that man off the roster.
Just when they said Kawhi was back 🫤
at least Anthony Davis delivered a chip to the Lakers
Kawhi the real street clothes
They wasn't no cool, quit lying to yourself
It’s the CLIPPERS CURSE….they need to change their name when they move in to the new arena
💯💯💯💯💯
Not in Kawhi's case but as a whole... it's like Mike said "don't shortcut the game, or the game will shortcut you."
Players trend of load management today, and "saving it" for the playoffs, treating it like a light switch is just a lazy tactic.
It doesn't work.
Play hard, play to win! Every game.
That's right ! And don't they also say "use it or lose it" ?
When was the last time Rob Parker has something positive to say about an NBA player?
Neverworry 33 2024
Aot of players that b load managing still gets hurt load management was just an excuse to give players rest to b at home n do other things sometimes they players that do try to play every game and up healthier than guys who dont
Soft generation
idt kawhi is on that, dude is too much of a competitor, he must be fighting through something brutal
@@JM-qn3tf stop hatin old
Azz Nga
@@radezzientertainment501 they too slow to realize Kawhi a d rose penny Hardaway b roy g hill type trying to get the most out of a knee condition
@@IknowMoreThanYou what he's done being part of that group is unreal, sad to see the wear and tear get worse ..
The clippers just can't get a break! 😮💨
Every time you turn around a star is sitting out. You scratch a guy, he's out 3 weeks. At this rate all the stars will be sitting before May. But maybe that's what the game needs - to lose Customers ! That's what'll force them to get their buts out there.
It’s a shame how his body has betrayed him. If he was durable like LeBron, he would easily be a top 10 player of all-time.
No angry and mean little nickey on this show lol 😂
A 6th man at 45 million a year ? yeah no thanks hope my clippers look to trade both Kawhi and PG in the off-season
I can't believe we still haven't seen the 2 LA teams meet in the playoffs since Kawhi came to town & at this rate never will. What a disappointment. As much of disappointment as that year when everyone expected Bron & Cavs to meet Kobe's Lakers in Finals but Cavs got bounced. Smh
They purposely lost a game couple years ago to avoid playing the lakers in the playoffs. They know they will no love at their home games against LakeShow! lol
Kawhi has single-handedly done irreparable harm to the league’s reputation with his load management BS!
he is a fraud
AD and Kawhi are injury prone and ruining LA basketball
Kawhi has an actual issue with his knees though. He can’t play back to backs at all. Like the mileage would have him permanently out of the league.
I really thought the Clippers would beat the Suns, even without George, but no way they win without Kawhi.
🧢 they wasn’t going win regardless
I'm convinced that players get hurt so easy/often now because they barely practice and miss a third of the games anyway. Kawhi needs to take a pay cut and be a role player if he can't play
Dude simply isn't held to the same standards as other stars. If this was AD, bron or curry people would be on they ass.
Kahwi has been dealing with severely arthritic knees with generative arthritis for years. Mad props for fighting thru it and giving it his best. Still managed to get the 💰
Props
Flowers 💐💐💐 Appreciate him
Yup it’s been like a Brandon Roy situation
But fans/Media have been so selfish discussing the topic of load management around him his knees have been on a ticking timebomb since Zaza did what Zaza did
It’s a real shame honestly, not everyone can be built like Bron
Kahwi is a bag of garbage, no props
Appreciate what dude don’t even play enough in the playoffs to appreciate
Lol
What exactly do you appreciate him for?
I wonder if during the year you could play him like 18 minutes a game. Every minute Paul George is on the bench out send Kawhi out there. It would require him to come off the bench though.
His knee is toast if medicine wasn't so advance he would not be in the league
Clippers knew both Kawahi and PG had serious injury history and rolled the dice and missed
I actually respect PG because when he is injured he really is hurt....Kwahi don't get the benefit of the doubt from me anymore
@@originaltroll7511 Kawhi has a whole Degenerative knee 😂 wtf
This is by far the biggest issue with the nba. You have like 5 of the top 15 players out in the first 4 days of the playoffs. It just kills interest in the whole playoffs. I wonder if this is a part of a plan to make these stupid mid season tournaments seem more palatable. It won’t spell the end of the league of course, but it will be a huge blemish in the history of the league in 20 years or so.
Good Job Mr Silver! Between injuries and stupid suspensions you've ruined the NBA
Steve Ballmer was late to get Microsoft on Smartphone trend but he needs to do right and get off Kawhi and PG they not getting younger and need to load off the ship and restart 😅
Actually the speed and pace of the game I'n the 80s 70s 60s was higher yet those guys didn't break as often as players of today
No way. You can’t take it easy on Kawhi and destroy AD. Unacceptable
See the double standards
I think they need to reduce the number of games in the regular season and get rid of the play-in, enough to eliminate back to back games. I think players are probably a lot faster than they used to be which has a lot more impact on the knees. I wouldn't count on it though. The NBA and the teams want their money and the more games, the more money.
No
Not changing rules for injury prone players this has been goin on since the start of basketball
I agree completely
@@gmailgmail6234 they have changed some rules. Ver since the zaza pcheapshot incident, they dont allow you to place your feet within a certain area under a shooter.
Less money for the NBA means less money for the players and team owners
It's time to break this clippers team up. It's been as much a failure as KD and Kyrie in Brooklyn
That cross hezi first step cross from Durant re-injured that joint. 😂
I agree with Rob this is what load management does to players, if you miss a lot of games come playoffs your body will not tolerate the intensity, Kawhi is a delusional foo
Just imagine being a clippers fan paying hard earned money to see a guy not play...smh
Imagine being a Pelicans fan with Zion
@@HHHPedigrees I'm glad I'm not apparently he cant drop those cheeseburgers
As a Spurs fan, I'm LMAO at Kawhi. This is karma paying him back for what he did.
As a Spur fan I feel the same 🤷🏾♂️
If Load Management worked you could just have Kawhi and George sit out the whole season…KaWhine would probably like this
The bottom line is, players today can’t even play 70 games…
Someone needs to accept the facts, players today are soft…
Elvin Hayes played 1303/1312 games for 16 years !
He played in the 60s 70s & 80s, no one talks about his durability ever !
Rob be a jerk sometimes but I 100% agree. Kawhi pick and choose. He not hobbled imo otherwise he’d be consistently mediocre when ever he shows up
I have no idea what's going on with him. He's my favorite current player, but he's been disappointing as a fan.
He’s a jerk bc he tells the truth? 🤡
@BuzzinFromda4z that ring doesn’t count silly
@BuzzinFromda4z so he’s a jerk for predicting a team won’t win? You soft clown
@@JM-qn3tf only a bum would say that and if you respond to my comment that makes you a double bum.
If I’m the clippers I’m wondering can we even go all the way with kawhi.. Great player but he’s just too injury prone for me..smh
Obviously no they can’t go all the way with him lol.
i said the first year they couldn’t. that’s the problem. people keep holding onto a hope when it was shown years ago this would happen.
The Clippers season is over. As a Clipper fan, the curse continues. It used to be disappinting and frustrating but it's now just the norm.
If AD is street clothes, Kawhi is definitely checked bag 🤷🏾♂️
I'm so over the NBA. That whole league is trash. Just do away with it already. Anyone who buys a ticket to see a NBA game is a damn fool.
Load management only exist in this butter soft era!!
He plays when he wants to play and no one says a word
Rob is right. The stars get injured far more than ever.
Load management does the opt. Too much rest is bad for the body. These new players are despicable
Clippers have no chance to win why bother watching game season is over
It takes 2 full years to come back from an ACL Injury unless you get on HGH. If you push it early, this is what you get. There is no way around it. The players should be allowed to get on HGH until they are 100%
Stop marketing these guys as superstars then. Let the games speak for themselves. If you can't stay healthy your not a superstar. And stop paying them if they don't play. Never going to happen but whatever Lebron came into the league and respected all the players ahead of him. These new guys have no respect and can't even stay in the games because of injuries. It is what it is.
Kawhi is never winning again because of the basketball gods... you cant leave a team you just won a chip with and expect no consequence. He was my favorite player on those Spurs teams but the moment he left Toronto i threw him in the trash.
Karma!👀👁️
Should have never left
The weird part is that team and City was perfect for his personality.
@@KNByamI never really thought about it that way but lookin back yea your right. He’s always liked to stay low key and out of the spotlight as much as he can Toronto is the best place to do that and he had a great team around him. Maybe they could’ve won another if he hadn’t left
@@KNByam I agree, but he decided he was content with his career and just wanted to be happy. The Clippers could win it all or not make the playoffs he could give 2 fucks either way, you can just tell by the way he conducts himself now. He's always looked like he didnt give a fuk but on the Clippers he just looks uninterested and bored but that money is nice im sure.
Kawhi shows up less than a WWE part-timer
Blud is really trying to load managing in the playoffs 😂 you can’t make this up!! Balmer needs to void that bums contract
Keep the same energy y’all have wit Ad an bron
With the 38year old... How. Old is kawhi 32?
Funny how the 38 year old is readily more available then the 32 year.
Kawhi is making $42.5m this season. He is the 8th highest paid in the league. He only played 52 games this year. Missed all of last season. I know injuries happen, but the NBA needs to restructure these contracts.
Plus, guys have other things going on outside of the game now. As he's gotten older, how much has his father's murder impacted his temperament?
LOAD MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WORK. BUT RESTRICTED MINUTES DOES WORK.
I think load management has now become an all encompassing word like the word mental health. It depends what type of load management is being used.
Load management on a micro level is beneficial, but if your players are only going to play 50-60 games at 30 min, it could def. Backfire it's the equivalent of a track runner practicing for just the 100 meters, when he/she would have to be in a 400 meter event.
Load management is a myth at this point if the king of load management can't stay on the floor even tho he's got degenerative knees. Maybe if guys started actually practicing again and practice hard, the body would be able to stand up to the grit and grind like the stars of old could do.
True😂😂
Clippers and the 49ers .. INJURIES IN THE PLAYOFFS smh... Dang
hes the best defender at guard ever plus hes better than half the hall of gamers.. talent/skill vs legacy are different things
Its crazy Klay went through serious injuries & he refuses 2 give up. Westbrook is all heart & believes n entertaining the fans
Sad these series have been so good but injuries have destroyed that
I really starting to hate the NBA & I loved it my whole life at 40yrs old I never thought I would see the day