Whats makes it even worse for the Suns is the fact that Nash isn't getting any younger. Their window of opportunity may be closed. Bummer for them
Didn't Zack Randolph have this surgery last year? He came back alright fromit.
That's a big ouch. One thing in Amare's favor is his youth. He ought to heal faster and better than an older player.
oh man. that sux!
Sux for Amare. Sux for the Suns.... even sux for the Spurs.
i hope he recovers well - hopefully he won;t push himself to come back too soon. could ruin his whole career
4 months is mid-Feb, plus whatever lost physical conditioning.
Suns could struggle making the playoffs.
Jason Kidd came back pretty well from micro-fracture surgery, but Chris Webber didn't.
Awfully bad break for such a young player.
that's too bad. i feel sorry for the guy. but he's young so he's got that going for him so maybe he can heal better and faster.
so now how does this change the dynamic of the west? assuming amare comes back (or even if he does) in february, i'd venture to guess the suns can still make the playoffs but probably as a 7 or 8 seed now. it'll be dogfight with utah, golden state and even the lakers now i'm sure. the kings are suddenly looking at the division le and a possible 2 or 3 seed. wow.
The only good thing about this is that it was done on cartilage, not ligaments. The latter is the injury that takes a year plus on average to recover from.
It's potentially devastating.
Now, we can Know if Steve Nash is the league MVP
Zach had the surgery during last season. He is looking pretty good in training camp right now. I think 4 months is a very optimistic view of recovery time for this thing. On the bright side, it seems this procedure is becoming more and more common.
Absolutely terrible news. Amare is one of the guys you cheer for even if he isn't on YOUR team. Hopefully this doesn't create long term damage to a career that I have been looking forward to following.
See you in 4 months, Amare.
BTW, anyone remember why he was out the season before? I can't remember what injury he had then...was it his knee?
One very important thing of note.
This isn't the same type of microfracture surgery as what Penny, McDyess, Webber, Kidd or Randolph had. They all had ligament damage, which is far more serious.
Amare has cartilage damage.
Thus the 4 month recovery time.
Severaly sprained ankle.
He missed around 20 games, came back, tweaked it again, missed another dozen or so.
thomas starting at center, marion as a 4, JJones, bell and nash
grant, diaw at the 4, jackson, barbosa, on the bench?
Mmmm, McDyess, too.
Did McDyess have microfracture surgery? I thought it was patellar fracture and/or rupture of the patellar tendon.
He's young, and I don't know too much about this surgery, but from what I have heard, in the position he plays, it won't affect him as much as it would a guard.
Although, it does seem to me like he plays like a guard, doesn't it? Either way, I would think that his explosiveness is what will suffer the most, it's a shame too, the sky was, or is the limit for him. Best of luck Amare. I really expected great things from you, and I hope this will be just a bump in the road.
What is kinda shocking to me, is that the article makes it seem like the surgery was explorative, and when they found the problem, they went to town and fixed it without consulting Amare first, does this happen alot?? Especially on such a drastic surgery?
Edited to add: Also, Amare has always been a professional, and polite, and probably the only non spur I would root for, in a non spurs game of course.
This ing blows. The most exciting team in the league will not be the same without Amare.
The general consensous was that he could still play, but it wasn't recommended.
He'd been practicig on this for the last couple months.
He had an MRI earlier in the summer, then an X-ray and another MRI just recently. All showed nothing. That's why they needed this procedure.
It's devastating injury for Amare and this year, but it's nothing like the names and games above. This was a procedure for the future, so nothing wrong would come of this minor tear, then to alleviate the soreness he's suffered.
It's not an injury that should affect him or his game for more than his length of time missed.
excuse me! The most exciting?
this only means they will not have a chance for home court advantage.
Basically right now the Spurs have to focus on themselves 1st,the Rockets,Nuggetts,and the Mavs maybe.
I agree. Too bad, he seems like a good guy from what I have seen. And obviously he is an amazing athlete and a great basketball player.
Here's a good overview of articular cartilage knee defects.
An excerpt;
Microfracture chondroplasty is a arthroscopic procedure in which the surgeon creates multiple tiny puncture holes in the denuded areas (exposed bone) using a sharp surgical pick. The punctures in the bone allow blood from the bone-marrow to escape and pool within the cartilage defect. Eventually the pooled blood will solidify into a type of cartilage which can cover the denuded defect. In approximately 80% of cases there is an acceptable degree of filling of the defect and symptom relief. The major downside to microfracture chondroplasty is the necessity for crutches and strict use of a motion machine (CPM) for 4-6 weeks. There is also a question of long-term durability beyond 5 years after the surgery. Nonetheless the arthroscopic debridement and the microfracture chondroplasty serve as the first-line surgical procedures before embarking onto much more complex options.
I would say that because of their playing style. Always running down the floor but I don't care too much for the players. They just are fun to watch.
In fact, if the Spurs were not going to win it all, I would probably root for the Suns because they seem like a class act which is more than I can see for some others (e.g. Sonic fans getting excited when they saw Tim Duncan injured!)
suns a class act????
not since the new owners took over
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