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[QUOTE="Horn88, post: 3875876, member: 7087"]
I think the broader point was all the injuries suffered by teams throughout the year who went deepest in the bubble then had disappointing seasons this year. You referencing past years is tough to comment on without knowing if the drop off was caused by roster changes or injuries and guys missing time.

They had a relatively short offseason and then the modified schedule this season seemed to take its toll on guys. Then when guys miss time it of course impacts seeding.  Not so much that Miami losing to Milwaukee is a surprise.

Miami - struggled with injuries and a lot of guys missing time all year long.

Lakers - AD kept saying he couldn’t get his body right all year and of course missing a ton of time. LeBron missed a lot of time and was obviously not himself in the playoffs. Of the 6 lakers rotation players still around from last year 4 were significantly impacted by injuries in this series. Cost them quite a bit in seeding and then AD got hurt in G4 and that was that.

Celtics- injuries all year scattered across different guys ending up with Brown out and them being seeded low. Obviously Brooklyn was better but they couldn’t seem to get a rhythm all year.

Denver - lost Murray and others to injury but beat Portland.

Like I said before, maybe it’s just a coincidence. I think that when the players say both the bubble and the modified schedule this year took its toll and then the teams deepest in the bubble seem to all be “off” or dealing with injuries there’s probably a connection.
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