If there was one overriding theme of week two... it was the injuries. Even as some pretty entertaining early games were unfolding the tally of injuries was starting to overshadow things. Some star players too, it was rough.
Tom Brady lost a game (oh no), Sir Purr became a household name, Carson Wentz did some weird stuff, Ron Rivera did some inspirational stuff, holding penalties were down, Russ was allowed to cook, Cam Newton watched The Mask… now we await what week two has to offer.
Welcome back friends. Welcome back Romans. Welcome back countrymen. The strangest NFL season in living memory is upon us.
While the Nets just hired a new head coach, the Thunder have agreed to let theirs go. Billy Donovan departing by mutual consent at the end of his contract after five years with the franchise.
Well now. It may have snuck up on us thanks to a global pandemic and the subsequent lack of a preseason, not to mention a million other distractions in the seventh layer of hell that is the year 2020... but the NFL season is about to start.
The situation that the Brooklyn Nets find themselves in, the situation that it’s Sean Marks’ job to find a way out of, has been very well documented. That comes with the territory of the situation itself.
Before game one, Charles Barkley said on the telly preview that he thought Steven Adams would average 20 & 20 against the Rockets, he was too big and nobody could guard him, basically. Fast forward to the end of the series and he averaged 10.1 points and 11.6 rebounds.