ironwill24
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COVID has spread rapidly in states and countries with high levels of masking just as it has in ones with low levels. Vaccines are the key.
COVID has spread rapidly in states and countries with high levels of masking just as it has in ones with low levels. Vaccines are the key.
LaRavia is a really interesting player skillset-wise. Nice jumper and can hit 3's when left open. Solid handle but can't really blow by people. Great footwork and moves around the block but not great at posting up and receiving entry passes there. Can slam home alley-oops and back door cuts alike when cutting.
I commented earlier that he doesn't seem to realize how good he is, seems like if he misses an outside shot or two he knows he should go inside. But getting to the block can be difficult for him. Like on the game winner - getting down low was kind of an awkward dribble/back-down thing, but once he's there he's awesome. Need to figure out ways to get him inside with less work.
This is incorrect. Non-pharmaceutical interventions, like masking, are extremely effective in decreasing COVID spread. Countries that mask well and in high numbers, such as many Asian countries, have rates of COVID that are a fraction of the US. The rate of COVID spread is 5-20 times higher in the US than it is in Japan, Vietnam, S Korea, etc. Vaccines are also very important in fighting COVID and decreasing death, but don't discount non-pharmaceutical interventions as they are very effective.
I really hesitated posting about a non-bball topic on this thread again - that's the point of the the pit and tunnels. But it is dangerous to spread incorrect information about a deadly pandemic, which is why I responded to the post. But, if someone wants to continue this discussion, hopefully we can do it on the thread in the pit or tunnels. Sorry all.
I am an Irish citizen and follow covid trends in Europe very closely as they are often indicative of what will follow here. Ireland has had some of the strictest rules surrounding masks, capacity limits, and bans on indoor dining and bars. Despite that, they have consistently been at the top in terms of case numbers. Part of that is due to them having a higher level of sensitivity in the tests they use, but it goes to show that lockdown measures and masks are not the "fix all" solution. I believe strongly that rates of hospitalization and death are much more important than cases, as cases will continue for the rest of time fluctuating seasonally. Vaccines have been extremely effective across the board in limiting fatalities and hospitalization. I would honestly rather a Joel vaccine mandate than mask mandate for these reasons. I think it's important to understand that most scientists agree the current level of transmission is unlikely to decrease significantly, except for seasonal trends. This virus will be with us as an endemic in all likelihood. If you are not comfortable without a mask now, you won't be in 20 years.
The mask wearing rate in Ireland (45%) is about half that of Korea (90%).
One can’t look at the minuscule COVID rates in countries with strict masking and non-pharmaceutical interventions (Korea, New Zealand, etc.) and make a cogent argument that those measures don’t work.
I'm pretty pumped after watching that game. LaRavia in particular was really great. Williams may be our best shot creator (and it's why, as some of you note, the roster tends to treat him like KD - who else can get their own shot?), but I wonder why we're not playing Cam more since he appears to be the only other shot creator on the roster. LaRavia has some potential in this area, but he's not confident enough yet! I liked what I saw from him in overtime, though. That was a nice taste of what's to come from a really talented combo-forward.