Key Injuries Each Year in the Playoffs

[fpliii]

Has anybody compiled such a list, year-by-year? If not, maybe we can do so in this thread. Could potentially be a useful reference.

Current List:

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1938 NBL R.Morstadt(AKF)
1939 NBL P.Nowak(AKF)
1940 NBL
1941 NBL
1942 NBL
1943 NBL
1944 NBL
1945 NBL
1946 NBL
1947 NBL A. Johnson(ROC), C.Meehan(SYR)
1947 BAA O.Schectman(NYK)
1948 NBL S.Carlson(MPL), A.Cervi(ROC), R.Hamilton(FTW), A.Risen(ROC)
1948 BAA E.Ehlers(BOS)
1949 NBL
1949 BAA B.Feerick(WSC), J.Fulks(PHW)
1950 B.Calhoun(ROC), C.Gilmur(WSC), R.Seltz(AND)
1951 W.Jones(INO)
1952 V.Boryla(NYK), J.Pollard(MPL), B.Sharman(BOS), W.Skoog(MPL)
1953 D.Barksdale(BLB), M.Zaslofsky(NYK)
1954 G.King(SYR)
1955
1956
1957
1958 B.Russell(BOS)
1959
1960
1961
1962
1962
1964
1965 E.Baylor(LAL)
1966
1967
1968 NBA B.Cunningham(PHI)
1968 ABA
1969 NBA
1969 ABA
1970 NBA
1970 ABA
1971 NBA J.West(LAL)
1971 ABA
1972 NBA W.Reed(NYK), O.Robertson(MIL), J.West(LAL)
1972 ABA
1973 NBA
1973 ABA
1974 NBA O.Robertson(MIL)
1974 ABA
1975 NBA
1975 ABA
1976 NBA
1976 ABA
1977 L.Allen(LAL), K.Washington(LAL)
1978 B.Walton(POR)
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 B.McAdoo(LAL), J.Worthy(LAL)
1984
1985 L.Bird(BOS)
1986 M.Malone(PHI), S.Moncrief(MIL)
1987 K.McHale(BOS)
1988 I.Thomas(DET)
1989 M.Johnson(LAL), K.Willis(ATL)
1990 S.Pippen(CHI)
1991 L.Bird(BOS), T.Chambers(PHO), K.Johnson(PHO), D.Majerle(PHO), B.Scott(LAL), I.Thomas(DET), J.Worthy(LAL)
1992 J.Stockton(UTA)
1993 K.Anderson(NJN), C.Barkley(PHO), C.Ceballos(PHO), C.Dudley(NJN), M.Jordan(CHI)
1994 C.Barkley(PHO), B.Daugherty(CLE), R.Higgins(CLE), L.Nance(CLE), M.Richmond(SAC)
1995 T.Brandon(CLE), C.Barkley(PHO), P.Ewing(NYK), F.Spencer(UTA)
1996 S.Cassell(HOU), C.Drexler(HOU), H.Grant(ORL), A.Hardaway(ORL), R.Harper(CHI), R.Miller(IND), N.McMillan(SEA), H.Olajuwon(HOU), S.Pippen(CHI), J.Stockton(UTA)
1997 H.Grant(ORL), S.Pippen(CHI), D.Rodman(CHI), D.Scott(ORL), R.Seikaly(ORL)
1998 C.Barkley(HOU), T.Duncan(SAS), J.Hornacek(UTA), S.Pippen(CHI)
1999 P.Ewing(NYK)
2000 K.Bryant(LAL), T.Duncan(SAS), G.Hill(DET), J.Kidd(PHO)
2001 D.Anderson(SAS), G.Lynch(PHI), B.Wells(POR)
2002 S.O’Neal(LAL), D.Robinson(SAS), P.Stojakovic(SAC)
2003 C.Billips(DET), K.Bryant(LAL), D.Nowitzki(DAL), C.Webber(SAC)
2004 S.Cassell(MIN), J.Kidd(NJN), K.Malone(LAL), J.O’Neal(IND)
2005 T.Duncan(SAS), J.Johnson(PHO), R.Lewis(SEA), S.Marion(PHO), S.O’Neal(MIA), D.Wade(MIA)
2006 R.Bell(PHO), T.Duncan(SAS), Y.Ming(HOU), A.Stoudemire(PHO), K.Thomas(PHO)
2007 D.Wade(MIA)
2008 A.Bynum(LAL), Y.Ming(08)
2009 K.Garnett(BOS), Y.Ming(HOU), T.McGrady(HOU), C.Paul(NOH)
2010 K.Bryant(LAL), K.Garnett(BOS), K.Perkins(BOS)
2011 K.Bryant(LAL), C.Butler(DAL), M.Ginobili(SAS) D.Nowitzki(DAL)
2012 C.Bosh(MIA), B.Davis(NYK), D.Howard(ORL), J.Lin(NYK), B.Griffin(LAC), C.Paul(LAC), D.Rose(CHI), A.Stoudemire(NYK), D.Wade(MIA)
2013 K.Bryant(LAL), T.Chandler(NYK), D.Gallinari(DEN), D.Granger(IND), B.Griffin(LAC), D.Lee(GSW), K.Martin(NYK), T.Parker(SAS), C.Paul(LAC), R.Rondo(BOS), D.Rose(CHI), I.Shumpert(NYK), A.Stoudemire(NYK), D.Wade(MIA), R.Westbrook(OKC)
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[I<3NBA]

for what? asterisk rings?

[fpliii]

for what? asterisk rings?

I don't believe in asterisk rings, there are injuries each and every year. Just for context, really.

[BoutPractice]

Excellent idea. I have no knowledge of such a list, but it would be very informative to have.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

What would be the baseline to be considered a key player? MPG? What about nagging injuries (evidently playing unhealthy)?

Cool idea if executed, tho.

[fpliii]

What would be the baseline to be considered a key player? MPG? What about nagging injuries (evidently playing unhealthy)?

Cool idea if executed, tho.

Key player is anyone who would be in the playoff rotation I guess, but it's kinda subjective. Nagging injuries count as well if they're debilitating.

[Fresh Kid]

knicks definitely had key injuries for tha past 3 years.

[ripthekik]

Great idea. 2013's list is going to be longggg

just a few of the top of my head

2013: Rose, Kobe, Rondo, Granger, Westbrook,

[CanYouDigIt]

Great idea. 2013's list is going to be longggg

just a few of the top of my head

2013: Rose, Kobe, Rondo, Granger, Westbrook,

Wade

[jlip]

Key player is anyone who would be in the playoff rotation I guess, but it's kinda subjective. Nagging injuries count as well if they're debilitating.

I guess I'm wondering what the litmus test for debilitating is. Are we looking at injuries that just clearly limit a player's effectiveness, but he yet plays his usual minutes, or maybe one that causes him to play only 15 minutes when he's typically a 35 minute guy, or causes him to miss an entire game?

[fpliii]

I guess I'm wondering what the litmus test for debilitating is. Are we looking at injuries that just clearly limit a player's effectiveness, but he yet plays his usual minutes, or maybe one that causes him to play only 15 minutes when he's typically a 35 minute guy, or causes him to miss an entire game?

I'd say both, as long as it makes a team's path to the title appreciably more difficult.

[fpliii]

knicks definitely had key injuries for tha past 3 years.

Can you give me specific names and seasons to add to the list?

[fpliii]

Added the list to the OP, compiled from here and two other boards.

[wpdougie2180]

Didn't Worthy break his leg in 83, Ewing 99, Ray Allen in 2010 after Artest kneed him went 0for Boston from 3 and had worst shooting game in playoff history the game immediately following the best shooting game in Finals history in which he was Kneed by Artest, Also didn't Baylor get hurt during the WIlt/Baylor/West years, stojakovic in 2002,

[fpliii]

Didn't Worthy break his leg in 83, Ewing 99, Ray Allen in 2010 after Artest kneed him went 0for Boston from 3 and had worst shooting game in playoff history the game immediately following the best shooting game in Finals history in which he was Kneed by Artest, Also didn't Baylor get hurt during the WIlt/Baylor/West years, stojakovic in 2002,

I have Worthy 83 in there, I'll add 99 Ewing and Peja in 02. I have some rough ideas about West's/Baylor's injuries but I'd prefer to wait for someone who has specifics (ideally about others from the era, such as Thurmond, Reed, etc. as well).

I don't think Ray Allen would qualify here.