Dipo's return: Prediction thread

[McKeyFan]

i'd say he was more like 70 pct than 90 pct...and i'm not sure about number 7 either--just based on the score, i don't think you can say immediate noticeable improvement overall...

On 7, I just gotta give him a Yes for draining the game-tying three.

Regarding 4 (percentage of being the real Dipo), I should have clarified that I was talking about his physical ability, to what degree the injury affected his play, etc. I was pretty impressed with how quick he was. I saw no favoring of the knee.

[DieHard]

Was he limping or am I just paranoid?

[McKeyFan]

I didn't see the first limp.

[indyman37]

Was he limping or am I just paranoid?

I heard someone else say they thought the clip of him waking in the arena looked like he had a limp, but I’m not so sure he wasn’t just trying to walk with some swagger

[McKeyFan]

I heard someone else say they thought the clip of him waking in the arena looked like he had a limp, but I’m not so sure he wasn’t just trying to walk with some swagger

Or maybe he was trolling us.

[bball_nomad]

Two things are at out-most importance: his physical condition. After first stint on the floor in the first quarter yesterday he was sweating heavily. 2-4 weeks at that will not be a problem anymore.
Second issue - how he will fit in this new Pacers team. I don't expect him to reach the same the athleticism as he had before. Smart players work on other aspects of the game, making them as dangerous as they were before or even more.
MJ played baseball 2 years, came back to play basketball back in 1995. He declined in his jump and speed a little bit, but he developed nasty fade-away jumper. And there many other cases when player declines in his primary forte, but develops something, equally dangerous. We'll see.