longstrangetrip wrote:
Ricky has clearly missed a lot of games in his career, so It's a fair question, porkchop. But I see a huge difference in Rubio's injury history and Pek's. Ricky has missed time primarily because of two horrible injuries...injuries that made us wince when we watched them and that would have sidelined any NBA player. We have no reason to believe that these injuries will continue in the future. On the other hand, has anyone ever winced at something that happened on the court to Pek? His injuries come from normal activity, not a specific incident like Ricky's. One moment Pek is playing well, and the next we see him grimacing running down the court even though nothing unusual has happened. And then he is out for another 20 games.
The difference is we all know that Pek will continue to have injuries the rest of his career...we don't know that about Ricky. That's why Ricky gets a pass.
In general I agree with Long's take but I'm little afraid that Ricky's giving 100% effort in every game play style will make him more probable for some serious injuries. I also think that if he won't give 100% effort it will drop his effectiveness dramatically. So he cannot do like Harden or Curry and spend less effort to avoid injuries.
