Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by tankle104:
Before the Miami game, I did say that if Jimmy went down - we are effed. A rookie 7th round pick?? Please. Lol
then I never really had a chance to be down when Jimmy went down because I was immediately mesmerized by Brock's play. I was so shocked at what he did that I never really thought about anything but "can he keep it up?".
then I became a brocksexual and have been ever since.
It is crazy that we had two season ending injuries at the most important position in a single season that worked to our benefit. It also clouded a lot of the offseason arguing, lol.
I think that's the best way to deal with injuries, to use injuries to uncover diamonds in the rough. That means spending a ton of hours looking through and putting a ton of effort and energy in the later rounds - as much or more - than the effort you put in the earlier rounds. Guys like Ilm Manning, Jalen Graham, or Dee Winters - who I think are diamonds in the rough, and just need an opportunity showcase their talent. Jiayr Brown is another guy that they got in the 
Later rounds that looks like an all pro in the making. (I know he's a 3rd round pick) Ronnie Bell is another late round gem. I wish he was bigger though. 
Lol the odds of those injuries leading to what they have are unbelievably low. I feel like you're better off getting attacked by a shark in the middle of Africa.
i really like Graham, we will see him play some with burks injury. I always loved the brown selection. Bell looks good too. I really like our last draft, guys still need another year or so to build up their bodies and get experience but I think they'll contribute in a big way these next few sessons
and it didn't look like he was using 100%, more like he was using about 75%-to-85% of his arm strength.