If Antetokounmpo can't get right and stay right, a Milwaukee team that entered the playoffs with a terrific shot to win its second title since 2021 may not be a contender at all. But back injuries tend to linger, and the Bucks' shaky depth is at least as significant of a story as the Heat's surprisingly hot shooting. They can only be viewed using the Editor screen in Commissioner Mode (explained in a separate post). OOTP hides these internal figures on the regular screens. Arm Proneness The tendency of a player to get arm injuries. Legs Proneness The tendency of a player to get leg injuries. Milwaukee may well right itself and win the series. Back Proneness The tendency of a player to get back injuries. Butler has more than lived up to his own reputation as a postseason level-raiser, and the Heat's loss of Tyler Herro to a broken hand means they won't be sending the Bucks any sympathy cards. It uncharacteristically shot the lights out in Game 1 (15-of-25 from deep) and continued the trend by drilling 16 of its 33 three-point attempts in Game 3. His continued unavailability was an undeniable factor in the Heat also securing a Game 3 win, and though he finished with a triple-double in Game 4, Antetokounmpo visibly grimaced throughout the contest and couldn't keep pace with Jimmy Butler's 56-point explosion.Īs a result, the Bucks are on the brink of elimination at the hands of a No. That brings us to the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, who face the prospect of a first-round elimination because Giannis Antetokounmpo, the former Finals MVP and reputed postseason world-destroyer, has missed the better part of three games with a back injury.Īntetokounmpo's departure 11 minutes into Game 1 after an ugly fall had everything to do with the eighth-seeded Miami Heat stealing that contest in Milwaukee. Whether the eventual champion benefited from good health luck of its own or saw a threatening challenger weakened by a critical injury, the last team standing tends to be the team healthy enough to actually stand. Scan across NBA history, and you'll find virtually every team's run to the title had something to do with injuries. All of them, though, have revealed a specific frailty that their opponents will continue to attack unless they rectify it. They're still in the fight, and some have even looked as good as advertised. OOTPs rating system covers all of the bases (ahem) in this regard. The teams featured here entered the playoffs with at least an outside shot of emerging from the fray as champions. ![]() At least in OOTP22, the quickstart had 0.56 of players starting as fragile or worse. ![]() NBA Who's Really Untouchable On Every NBA Roster During 2023 Offseason? The biggest issue with injuries, at least for long term leagues, is how the amount of injury prone players proliferates over time.
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