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Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy:
Short of pulling a Willis Reed, I'm tempted to say that more often than not, when a player like Ibaka suddenly returns from injury (in the middle of a series) it hurts the team more than it helps. Of course, this all depends on where he is at with his injury. But psychologically speaking, it often gives the team that needs the injured player's services a false sense of confidence. Additionally, the injured players return kind of throws everything off. Just as everyone was getting used to the idea of playing without him (and trying to get it done without him) he comes back and now players who were expected to do more in his absence (in their new roles) begin to relax a bit, thinking the injured player will now provide what was missing before. Of course, the injured player is usually not a 100% and can't deliver, which only adds to the team's problems. Anyway, I don't have any data (other than what I recall) to back this up but it would be an interesting scenario/situation to look into/research.
They need all the help they can get. I'd be all for it as a player or a coach, adjustment, false hope or otherwise.
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