A: You have to look at each injury individually, not collectively, even when they come in a wave. Luol Deng's eye clearly is an unfortunate break. Ditto for Chris Andersen and his tumble out of bounds against the Clippers after barely playing. As for Goran Dragic, he largely has been healthy his career, so it's not as if there are chronic muscular injuries. The same with Beno Udrih. As for Dwyane Wade, he spent much of the offseason working on the muscular element of his physique, yet now he has dual shoulder issues, so there certainly has to be concern about something that could linger. Then there are players and the issue of recovery. Josh McRoberts was out for the balance of the season after last December's knee issue and now has been out more than a month with a bone bruise. Similarly, Hassan Whiteside said in retrospect last season he wished he had played more through his hand injury and this time appeared to recognize, with a bit of prodding, the need to play through his knee tendinitis. So it will be interesting to see how much additional time he misses with this oblique issue. I think what makes it so dire is that it all is happening at once, and that's not even getting into Gerald Green's knee tendinitis.