Joined: 27 May 2010 Posts: 49091 Location: LA to the Bay
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:15 am Post subject:
la4win wrote:
Are they testing every body daily vaccinated/unvaccinated? At this point, if they want to finish the season, they should be testing symptomatic only. Can’t have these many players in protocol and not think it has spread thru out the whole league.
They are now. I posted any injuries thread I can't remember the exact dates now but they plan to maintain this increased testing through like mid-January.
I work in photography/production and it's crazy to me that they haven't been testing this whole time. I get tested before every single job because they don't want us around the talent - who can't wear masks - and risk infecting them. NBA has some pretty high level talent that need to be protected in order to do their job. So bizarre.
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
That's 9 players out on a 15 man roster. And 1 Coach.
60% of the roster man. I thought the vaccines only have a 5% breakthrough rate? I am not anti vaxx and i had my booster. But not gonna lie, if the league is 97% vaccinated and nearly 1/4 is infected in less than a month, something is very wrong with this picture. _________________ “God knew they couldn’t be on this Earth without each other. He had to bring them home to have them together.” – Vanessa Bryant
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
I could see this after the Xmas day showcase, but tbh ok 2 week break. What happens when the outbreaks happen again in late January or February…shutdown again?
I know leagues will be called greedy for continuing to march on, but shutting down isn’t going to change the fact that Covid and its variants are here to stay. The vaccine is doing its job with all the asymptomatic cases and mild symptoms, both in sports and in society in general.
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
I could see this after the Xmas day showcase, but tbh ok 2 week break. What happens when the outbreaks happen again in late January or February…shutdown again?
I know leagues will be called greedy for continuing to march on, but shutting down isn’t going to change the fact that Covid and its variants are here to stay. The vaccine is doing its job with all the asymptomatic cases and mild symptoms, both in sports and in society in general.
I could see this being an issue since pretty much sports that play thru the winter will be affected.
Yeah, there is a similar debate going on with the EPL. The situation in England is a mess. I'm of the view that we need to just play through it as best we can. It's not like a 2 week break is going to make the virus go away. _________________ Internet Argument Resolved
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
I could see this after the Xmas day showcase, but tbh ok 2 week break. What happens when the outbreaks happen again in late January or February…shutdown again?
I know leagues will be called greedy for continuing to march on, but shutting down isn’t going to change the fact that Covid and its variants are here to stay. The vaccine is doing its job with all the asymptomatic cases and mild symptoms, both in sports and in society in general.
I could see this being an issue since pretty much sports that play thru the winter will be affected.
I see it being an issue too. But somehow I think it might be the right thing to do
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
I could see this after the Xmas day showcase, but tbh ok 2 week break. What happens when the outbreaks happen again in late January or February…shutdown again?
I know leagues will be called greedy for continuing to march on, but shutting down isn’t going to change the fact that Covid and its variants are here to stay. The vaccine is doing its job with all the asymptomatic cases and mild symptoms, both in sports and in society in general.
It's a good point. I've seen some reports that the cases in South Africa spiked quickly but have also declined quickly, which could be an indication that we'll see the same thing here. The UK is on the upswing in cases so we can see whether it burns out as quickly there as it is doing in SA. If it does, a short break could work here to get past the worst of it and allow teams to at least field a team.
As for future outbreaks, I think you just have to wait and see how bad they are and how much impact it's having on teams.
Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144462 Location: The Gold Coast
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:47 pm Post subject:
bluehill wrote:
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
That would be a tough decision, last time they shut down the fans didn’t return. It could cost them and their sponsors tens of millions of dollars. As long as the cases are recoverable, and it seems that most players return with no side effects, altering rosters isn’t the worst thing to deal with. Maybe a hand full of replacement players will show out and make a roster. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
The thing is with all these players out, I am not sure how interesting the games are too watch. Like the Xmas day Lakers nets game. Not sure if any Durant or harden and if you are missing these keys stars, less people watch and the NBA isn’t going to be making a lot of money anyways.
I doubt the league will go back to the bubble, but I could see them suspending all games for a 2 week period or something like given the increasing number of players that are getting infected. Would give AD some time more time to recover!
I could see this after the Xmas day showcase, but tbh ok 2 week break. What happens when the outbreaks happen again in late January or February…shutdown again?
I know leagues will be called greedy for continuing to march on, but shutting down isn’t going to change the fact that Covid and its variants are here to stay. The vaccine is doing its job with all the asymptomatic cases and mild symptoms, both in sports and in society in general.
It's a good point. I've seen some reports that the cases in South Africa spiked quickly but have also declined quickly, which could be an indication that we'll see the same thing here. The UK is on the upswing in cases so we can see whether it burns out as quickly there as it is doing in SA. If it does, a short break could work here to get past the worst of it and allow teams to at least field a team.
As for future outbreaks, I think you just have to wait and see how bad they are and how much impact it's having on teams.
Its nearing summertime in South Africa, so much different weather conditions. Being that its winter in the northern hemisphere, its ripe for the spread of the virus since people spend more time indoors as well as our immune systems are weakened during the wintertime.
NEWS: In an effort to hopefully avoid game disruptions, the NBA and NBPA are discussing a plan that would require teams decimated by COVID to sign additional replacement players. ESPN story with @wojespn:
Sources: NBA teams will now be required to sign one replacement player when they have two positive tests on the roster. For three positive tests, two replacement signings are required. For four positive results or more, three hardship signings required.
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