There's no way BKN is losing to Cleveland in the play-in tournament. So honestly, if not #1 I'm fine with the C's being #4. Face Chicago with HCA first round, then go up against Miami or the 8 seed (which wouldn't be BKN since they'd be the 7 seed). We avoid PHI/MIL as well that way until the ECF.
I do not feel good about playing Chicago without Rob Williams. That looks a dangerous series to me.
Rob Williams is the cushion, the margin for error, for Boston that makes them comfortable against Chicago. Without Rob Williams, I see that series as uncomfortably close.
Either way I still feel way better about facing Toronto or Chicago round 1 than Brooklyn without Timelord
It’s starting to sound like Jaylen Brown may not be vaccinated, so facing Toronto could be a problem.
If true, so much for JB being the intellectual and intelligent one of the bunch.
Roy - I'm disappointed in this response. You've just implied that if Jaylen isn't vaccinated he can't be "intellectual or intelligent'. I've read the science, and I trust my DR. I chose to get vaccinated in boosted, but I don't think it's fair to use the words you did against someone who chose not to.
You’re entitled to your opinion. I think NBA players who didn’t get vaccinated are morons.
Personally, I believe everyone should get vaccinated as well, but yeah I also think that's kind of a strong thing to say/imply.
But as you rightfully said, everyone has their opinions.
I mean, what else do you call people who knowingly and willingly exposed themselves, their families, their teammates and the general public to a life-threatening disease?
Its not like these guys were social distancing. They’re in large cities, frequently gathering in public.
The omicron variant isn’t a big deal, but NBA players not getting vaccinated during Delta? Morons. If that particular shoe fits JB, it doesn’t change my opinion.
What an obsolete opinion to still carry. But onward with that burden, my friend.
Why, because delta is gone? That doesn't change the stupidity of not getting vaxxed at the time.
Yeah, I don't see anything "obsolete" about one million deaths and 80 million cases in the U.S. alone. Just on the Celtics, we saw Tatum lose some lung capacity and Fournier lose his eyesight for awhile. To me, not getting vaccinated as an NBA player was idiotic. I don't think that the fact that they didn't die justifies the stance of Kyrie or anybody else.
My opinion will be "obsolete" when we see one million people die from complications from the vaccine. I wonder what the actual number is in the United States? 100? Less? I'd assume less.
I don't even know where to start. You've got to stratify your assessment more than you are doing. The only deaths that vaccines prevent are those of vaccinated individuals themselves. But even that percentage is unknown and decreasing over time. The 80 million cases was inevitable with or without vaccines (possibly more, or faster with vaccines). Tatum and Fournier were not guarantees to have better outcomes by being vaccinated. It's possible being vaccinated in a series (vaccine risk isn't linear) eventually outweighs benefits for their demographic, given that they could still catch multiple variants in addition to vaccination and still require further future vaccination (unknown).
It's not simply about how many people have died from vaccines (interesting how other COVID effects factor into your opinion, but other adverse vaccine effects do not, only deaths). But if you're curious you can find some data on that. It's higher than you think.
It's also important to note that a proper assessment isn't just a 1:1 comparison of risk of COVID vs. risk of vaccine. There are many factors that determine what your risk is. I wouldn't describe someone who might be considering this more nuanced and difficult assessment as a moron. I'd argue it might be quite the opposite, that morons are over-represented in the vaccinated group.
