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Post by swash on Jul 22, 2024 18:41:13 GMT -5
What's the line about every optimist calls her/himself a believer and every pessimist claims to be a realist.... Something like that. We can be pretty sure we won't have 14 at 100% early, as Aubrey's timetable is likely late November or a bit later. We cannot know very much about the remaining 13, so speculating either way is in the eye of the beholder. @meyers, There are multiple ways to read your sentiment. Here are some top options ... 1. The entire team will never be at 100% for the whole year ... this is a near certainty, because there are always little things. 2a. We'll suffer through another season of repeated injuries and "done for the season" messages 2b. None of the injured players counts on the roster until we see them play well. ... these are certainly possible, but pretty fatalistic. I suspect you fall somewhere leaning away from Pollyanna, but perhaps not all the way to either of the 2 options. It would help to clarify same. That way at least we're all debating the same apple barrel. Yeah, everyone available, at the same time, probably no more than 5%. That a player never makes it back or we lose someone with season ending injury, probably 90-95%. That a player or 2 come back a month or two later than expected about 65%. I'm hoping we don't have a rash of injuries like the last few years though. But 2 years of injuries was only about a 25% chance. 3 years couldn't have been more than a 5% chance, BUT it happened. So, I'll just see what this year brings. Got no "dreamer" expectations for this year. Gonna be a Missourian this year. Show Me. A bit more Eyore than my percentages, but understandable.
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Post by doggydaddy on Jul 22, 2024 19:03:24 GMT -5
Geeze, I didn’t say I liked the song. But those specific lyrics fit what I replied too.
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Post by swash on Jul 22, 2024 20:38:47 GMT -5
Geeze, I didn’t say I liked the song. But those specific lyrics fit what I replied too. LOL. That line does fit here and there, even if the song isn't my favorite.
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Post by semper on Jul 22, 2024 20:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by meyers7 on Jul 23, 2024 7:14:13 GMT -5
Yeah, everyone available, at the same time, probably no more than 5%. That a player never makes it back or we lose someone with season ending injury, probably 90-95%. That a player or 2 come back a month or two later than expected about 65%. I'm hoping we don't have a rash of injuries like the last few years though. But 2 years of injuries was only about a 25% chance. 3 years couldn't have been more than a 5% chance, BUT it happened. So, I'll just see what this year brings. Got no "dreamer" expectations for this year. Gonna be a Missourian this year. Show Me. Maybe the odds will ever be in our favor. Let's hope. (But, they should have been in our favor last year too. ) ![](https://media.tenor.com/05-PGQSuz9wAAAAM/so-long-katniss-everdeen.gif)
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Post by meyers7 on Jul 23, 2024 7:22:15 GMT -5
Well hopefully all the players will be singing this. (a Lennon composition)
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