OaklandIsBack 263 Posted March 12 1 hour ago, Viper said: In other words, Gobert isn't even necessarily the NBA's Patient Zero; he's just the first who happened to test positive. The real Patient Zero could have been literally anyone in the league who was present for one of these recent games. While the point is valid (how quickly this could spread in a league) that chart isn’t correct edit: actually the premise of this is completely wrong. It starts with Toronto, who hasn’t played since playing Utah on Monday. Toronto played Sacramento the night BEFORE they played Utah. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy Jordan 976 Posted March 12 On 3/7/2020 at 11:14 AM, sohiosportsfreak said: Can we have this crap banned from the forums just like politics. Please moderators! This post did not age well. 16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JG36 204 Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Tracy Jordan said: This post did not age well. Indeed 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerfan21396 490 Posted March 12 3 hours ago, OaklandIsBack said: While the point is valid (how quickly this could spread in a league) that chart isn’t correct edit: actually the premise of this is completely wrong. It starts with Toronto, who hasn’t played since playing Utah on Monday. Toronto played Sacramento the night BEFORE they played Utah. For sake of specifics, let'd do some chronology: Rudy Gobert was tested positive for coronavirus on March 11. The incubation period is around 2-14 days according to the CDC. In the maximum 14 days from March 11, the degrees of separation are as followed: 0. Jazz (via Gobert) 1. Wizards (via Jazz, 2/28), Cavaliers (via Jazz, 3/2), Knicks (via Jazz, 3/4), Celtics (via Jazz, 3/6), Pistons (via Jazz, 3/7), Raptors (via Jazz, 3/9), Thunder (possibly via Jazz, 3/11) 2. Warriors (via Wizards, 3/1), Kings (via Wizards, 3/3), Trail Blazers (via Wizards, 3/4), Hawks (via Wizards, 3/6), Thunder (via Knicks, 3/6), Nuggets (via Cavaliers, 3/7), Heat (via Wizards, 3/8), Spurs (via Cavaliers, 3/8), Bulls (via Cavaliers, 3/10), Pacers (via Celtics, 3/10), 76ers (via Pistons, 3/11) 3. Suns (via Trail Blazers, 3/6), Grizzlies (via Hawks, 3/7), Hornets (via Hawks, 3/9), Bucks (via Nuggets, 3/9), Clippers (via Warriors, 3/10), Mavericks (via Spurs, 3/10) 4. Magic (via Grizzlies, 3/10) Which adds up to at most 25 out of 30 teams being potentially affected. Silver made the right call, no matter how much it sucks. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sport 12,727 Posted March 12 Re: The NFL Draft. I can't think of an event that needs fans less and would be dramatically improved by not having them there. Do the entire thing remotely. Who cares? 23 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 2,955 Posted March 12 4 minutes ago, Sport said: Re: The NFL Draft. I can't think of an event that needs fans less and would be dramatically improved by not having them there. Do the entire thing remotely. Who cares? They should do it in a conference room at the local Marriott like they did in the old days. I think it would be great. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goalieboy82 878 Posted March 12 8 hours ago, bosrs1 said: Except for the Astros 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Comet 1,253 Posted March 12 Best to shut things down for a month and then hopefully get everything back online shortly after with minimal casualties then to let hundreds of thousands of people interact with each other all across the country spreading the disease. Good on the NCAA and the NBA for being proactive about this. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 3,854 Posted March 12 All of this happened within 24 Hours: 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goalieboy82 878 Posted March 12 this will be a 30 for 30 down the line. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnWis97 4,281 Posted March 12 I'm not as anti-college sports and anti-NCAA as most people here. But cancel the tournament, you greedy bastards. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 21,306 Posted March 12 8 hours ago, Viper said: In other words, Gobert isn't even necessarily the NBA's Patient Zero; he's just the first who happened to test positive. The real Patient Zero could have been literally anyone in the league who was present for one of these recent games. True, but when a guy deliberately and publicly exhibits risky behavior, just to mock precautions, he's going to shoulder some responsibility as the virus spreads in his workplace. 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnWis97 4,281 Posted March 12 29 minutes ago, Gothamite said: True, but when a guy deliberately and publicly exhibits risky behavior, just to mock precautions, he's going to shoulder some responsibility as the virus spreads in his workplace. I suppose we're not supposed to talk about the non-sports angle, but I think Gobert is a great ironic story of the way people have been downplaying this. I hope this part of it gets out...it may help. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jer15 922 Posted March 12 MLS suspending the season now too. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 3,854 Posted March 12 A second Jazz Player, Donovan Mitchell, has tested positive for the virus 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DustDevil61 891 Posted March 12 20 minutes ago, Gothamite said: True, but when a guy deliberately and publicly exhibits risky behavior, just to mock precautions, he's going to shoulder some responsibility as the virus spreads in his workplace. As a Jazz fan, that’s where I’m at. It was stupid of Rudy to do that, even if he didn’t know that he was infected at the time. I’m just about positive that he wasn’t the first player to actually get the virus, given how subtle it seems to be to most people—professional athletes included—but you just can’t goof around like that with such a contagious illness that can adversely affect even a small portion of the population. My gut says that the NBA (and possibly other leagues) will suspend games for about 2-ish weeks, then maybe do a slow rollout after that (maybe a week or 2 without fans, then allow them back) in time for the playoffs. Ideally, what I hope comes out of this is that this becomes a tough learning experience for everyone involved: the leagues, the players, the fans, networks, and sponsors. I’m not sure that will quite be the case, especially in the case of the latter two, but only time will tell. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBGKon 2,422 Posted March 12 13 minutes ago, DNAsports said: A second Jazz Player, Donovan Mitchell, has tested positive for the virus Theres reports saying that Gobert was very careless about the situation as well... https://sportsnaut.com/2020/03/report-donovan-mitchell-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-jazz-players-blame-rudy-gobert-for-being-careless/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LMU 6,676 Posted March 12 4 hours ago, Sport said: Re: The NFL Draft. I can't think of an event that needs fans less and would be dramatically improved by not having them there. Do the entire thing remotely. Who cares? Saving us from a floating red carpet across a fountain is some refreshing lemonade in this viral lemon grove. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
