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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2020, 07:15:29 PM »

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Absolutely no reason to be concerned about Kemba.  The Celtics have 2 young point guards who could replace 80% of what he does.
Who? We have no PG who is close to the scoring weapon Kemba is
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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2020, 08:20:52 PM »

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Absolutely no reason to be concerned about Kemba.  The Celtics have 2 young point guards who could replace 80% of what he does.
Who? We have no PG who is close to the scoring weapon Kemba is

I think he meant Smart  ;D


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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2020, 08:23:35 PM »

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Absolutely no reason to be concerned about Kemba.  The Celtics have 2 young point guards who could replace 80% of what he does.
Who? We have no PG who is close to the scoring weapon Kemba is

I think he meant Smart  ;D
I love Smart, but he's a) in his prime, so not really young, and b) a completely different offensive player to Kemba. He's a much much worse scorer and shooter, and is far more likely to shoot a team out of a game if his offensive role is too big
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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2020, 08:52:48 PM »

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as a Celtics fan ,  Im concerned ,  not that wevshould have begged Irving to stay , he is always hurt .

It may not end his career ,  but IT has never made it back to his preinjury level

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #19 on: August 04, 2020, 12:01:15 AM »

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Again, I ask .......................... what is all the head scratching double-talk we are getting (again). It is simple enough for an expert orthopedist, which any pro franchise should have on staff, to scan the knee and see what is wrong ? Right now, they sound like some weekend softball beer team whose shortstop strained his knee the previous weekend, is still having soreness, and is wondering if some Bengay might help.
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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2020, 10:54:55 AM »

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Here's a question for everyone.  We know Kemba is going to hate restricted minutes but how would people feel about our chances if the team needed to cap him at 30 MPG?  Brad could utilize him no differently than these first couple games, except he would be available to close out games in the 4th quarter.

In some ways I like the idea of keeping Kemba fresh and using him in a "microwave" type role.  Additionally, it simplifies the game for the rest of the team while he's on the court. 

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #21 on: August 04, 2020, 11:30:46 AM »

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Here's a question for everyone.  We know Kemba is going to hate restricted minutes but how would people feel about our chances if the team needed to cap him at 30 MPG?  Brad could utilize him no differently than these first couple games, except he would be available to close out games in the 4th quarter.

In some ways I like the idea of keeping Kemba fresh and using him in a "microwave" type role.  Additionally, it simplifies the game for the rest of the team while he's on the court.

I think that is a good plan, but if we fall behind in any series, it will get thrown out the window.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #22 on: August 04, 2020, 04:37:11 PM »

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Here's a question for everyone.  We know Kemba is going to hate restricted minutes but how would people feel about our chances if the team needed to cap him at 30 MPG?  Brad could utilize him no differently than these first couple games, except he would be available to close out games in the 4th quarter.

In some ways I like the idea of keeping Kemba fresh and using him in a "microwave" type role.  Additionally, it simplifies the game for the rest of the team while he's on the court.

I think that is a good plan, but if we fall behind in any series, it will get thrown out the window.
I dunno, Brad is frighteningly good at keeping to a minutes strategy in the face of adversity (and sometimes common sense)
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Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #23 on: August 04, 2020, 09:42:02 PM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2020, 09:44:29 PM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

I mean the no play on 2nd night of a back to back is like the most obvious move imaginable. Especially against the depleted Nets. Reading into that is pointless.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2020, 09:48:19 PM »

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hes looked awesome, driving to the basketball....he's jumping really high on his release he looks good.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #26 on: August 04, 2020, 09:53:59 PM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

I mean the no play on 2nd night of a back to back is like the most obvious move imaginable. Especially against the depleted Nets. Reading into that is pointless.

reread my post. it’s the accumulation of events that is concerning. after months of rest, rehab, etc, he’s being handled with kid-gloves. he played 26 minutes tonight, 22 against portland on sunday, and just 19 on friday. it’s not like he’s been over-utilized.

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« Reply #27 on: August 04, 2020, 09:55:24 PM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

I mean the no play on 2nd night of a back to back is like the most obvious move imaginable. Especially against the depleted Nets. Reading into that is pointless.

reread my post. it’s the accumulation of events that is concerning, after months of rest, rehab, etc, he’s being handled with kid-gloves. he played 26 minutes tonight, 22 against portland on sunday, and just 19 on friday. it’s not like he’s been over-utilized.

After tonight's game the last thing we should be concerned about his Kemba's knee.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #28 on: August 04, 2020, 09:57:29 PM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

I mean the no play on 2nd night of a back to back is like the most obvious move imaginable. Especially against the depleted Nets. Reading into that is pointless.

reread my post. it’s the accumulation of events that is concerning, after months of rest, rehab, etc, he’s being handled with kid-gloves. he played 26 minutes tonight, 22 against portland on sunday, and just 19 on friday. it’s not like he’s been over-utilized.

After tonight's game the last thing we should be concerned about his Kemba's knee.

agreed. there are definitely bigger issues to address with this team.

Re: Should we be concerned about Kemba’s knee?
« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2020, 08:22:02 AM »

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brad just announced post-game that kemba won’t play in the second night of the b2b wednesday vs. the nets. missed scrimmages, restricted minutes, now a dnp on a b2b, after months of no basketball? something is clearly amiss.

I mean the no play on 2nd night of a back to back is like the most obvious move imaginable. Especially against the depleted Nets. Reading into that is pointless.

reread my post. it’s the accumulation of events that is concerning. after months of rest, rehab, etc, he’s being handled with kid-gloves. he played 26 minutes tonight, 22 against portland on sunday, and just 19 on friday. it’s not like he’s been over-utilized.

I know it may seem concerning (and the events that have led to this point haven't been awesome), but he has played pretty much the maximum # of minutes in the range he was scheduled to play each night. This should tell us that he is feeling good.

As for the minutes restriction, in general; reportedly, he has been doing quite a bit of weight strength training with his knee/legs and that is what has been required for his 'rehab'. The minutes restriction was put in place to give him the ability to better focus on that strength training more than the fact that he just isn't able to play. Hopefully this will be better for him in the short term and long term.