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that would be re ed. even if he's read to go, i'd still rather him stay the season out.. as opposed to bringing him back early. why would you even fathom that with all the other players who've been screwed like that?
that Oden will be back before the end of this season. His re-hab is going terrific and it was a relatively minor injury as far as micro-fracture goes.
that would be re ed. even if he's read to go, i'd still rather him stay the season out.. as opposed to bringing him back early. why would you even fathom that with all the other players who've been screwed like that?
No chance. That'd be amazingly stupid. The Suns brought Stoudemire back early and that was a disaster. In fact, his injury to his other knee can be traced back to being brought back too early.
Microfracture surgery isn't as horrible as some make it out to be but you have to take plenty of time. The ones who could never get back to normalcy were the ones who came back too soon.
He won't. Your su ion is wrong. And, if it were right, Portland's management would be the dumbest s in sports history.
I was really looking forward to see him play in the NBA, but I hope he stays out the entire season of his own sake. I hope too that he isn't going to be an injury prone player. Nevertheless, I'm not expecting him to have a great impact from the beginning, but if he stays healthy he will be a major contribute the next 2-3 seaons.
If its successful, that would be great. An 8-seeded Portland team would probably go and knock out #1 seeded Houston,or Dallas, or Phoenix (hopefully not SA)
tlongII,
As a Suns fan, my advice to you would be to just let it go and accept that he's not going to be back this year.
Amare Stoudemire is a freak of nature and he still took over a year to get back to about 90%.
During his rehab, we heard endless insider stories that he was 4 weeks ahead of schedule etc. There were Suns fans speculating that we might see him in late January. Then reality set in. A microfracture is still a microfracture.
and then the book came out which revealed that Amare could have returned just fine if he put more effort into his rehab. His own laziness caused him to return too "soon" because he didn't want to put in the work during rehab.
i doubt oden is a mental midget like amare, so he'll work his ass off to get back to 100% ASAP
The ER episode where Amare guest stars to have his knee scoped got better ratings than the ER where Greg Oden underwent microfracture surgery. Plus, the one with Greg Oden was boring.
Oden's MF surgery was less serious than Amare's. It was a very small area that they performed the technique on. It only makes sense that if it was less serious then recovery time would not be as long. Add to that the fact that GO is a work out freak and I can easily envision a scenario in which he returns this season.
They billed Amare's as an extrmely small area too. Blazers need to tank a few more seasons to stock up on lottery players.
well that scenario is extremely re ed. you'd be risking a potential franchise player for an extra few meaningless games at the end of the season. even IF portland makes it to the playoffs without oden... his incorporation wouldnt be a smooth one and might hurt the familiarity a blazer team would have.
Dude, it's up the doctors. I will trust their judgment. If they think he'll be fine I'm sure he will.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by your post but you need to think before you post. Amare put in the effort and wasn't lazy (yes, I read the book, can't believe everything you read in that book). No, he could not have returned just fine if he put more effort into his rehab as you put it. It takes a long time for people to come back from microfracture surgery and it is not wise to push them to come back too soon. Amare came back to soon because he loves to play the game, but it was a big mistake. I love your demeaning of Amare, stay classy.
see Stoudemire, Amare circa 2006
You are wrong about his problems with his right knee being traced back to being brought back too early. He was diagnosed with a Baker's cyst at the time and needed surgery to remove it.
If the Blazers tried to bring Oden back this year, that would cement their curse status. What would be the point?
Uh, a Baker's cyst in a young athlete is almost always due to a knee effusion. Which would result from knee degeneration or a meniscal tear, probably from being brought back too soon.
With Oden healthy we could do serious damage in the playoffs. That's the point!
Yes, yes, you certainly could. But not in the way you're thinking.
Indeed.That's the point!
Come on Shoog! You're a Doctor! Certainly you can agree with the idea that he could come back early since his injury is less serious?
My viewpoint is a smart sports fan's viewpoint.
Oden is a guy you try to win championships with. Not, "have a good team", but "win the whole thing". Portland will not win the le this year. The small amount of benefit you get by giving him some experience now is more than outweighed by the risk that he will be playing too early.
Bring him back next year after maximum healing time and you maximize the future chances with him.
Cop out.
lol, i hope you are just kidding. the blazers aren't going to take that risk and possibly up their future.
I'd expect Sun fan to say that. So what parts am I supposed to believe? The Nash and D'Antoni suckfests? I guess all the parts that out Marion, Amare, & Raja Bell as big-time s are the parts that can't be believed. Only believe the parts that portray Nash as holier than Jesus, right Sun fan?
Oden's already guaranteed to be a better player than Amare because:
1. He actually plays defense
2. He's not a dumbass
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