Kendrick Perkins allegedly involved in drunken nightclub outburst.

[Neurotic Guy]

anyone noticed that Perkins hasn't been himself - on or off court - since the Celts traded him ?

i'll always believe that trade knocked a big hole in the psyches of some very emotional players who thrived around each other and who since have been a little lost.

Perk, Rondo, Davis, even KG was effected.

and Rondo's injury - did you know that there have been several studies done on athletes' vulnerability to injury as it relates to the loss of "social support" ?  laugh if you want, but i've seen that very phenomenon before.

I agree that everyone was affected, and also that 'loss of social support' can lead to injury.  That makes sense to me.  But I also think that Rondo's injury was intentionally cause by Wade.

I can't understand why so many fans don't recognize that players are human beings who react emotionally to situations like everyone else.  How does the ordinary person feel when they lose a job? - and remember, we fans EXPECT our players to emotionally bond with the teams they play for - but somehow we forget all about this when they get traded or cut.

I think you left out the emotional connection to teddy bears.

Seriously, these two are the funniest posts I've seen in my years on this blog.

There's some emotional psych needed here, but not for Perkins.

Thanks for the laugh.

It's true that emotions impact human behavior.  It MAY be true that emotions can impact the likelihood of injury. But to presume that Rondo's was caused or directly connected to emotional upset is a leap.  In this case, I'd suspect that the relationship between 'social loss' and injury is spurious.

The greater likelihood is simpler -- Rondo's injury was caused by a borderline dirty pull-down by Dwayne Wade.

On the other hand, you have a right to your opinion without being laughed at.