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TaShawn · #11 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 04:41 PM

What a bummer.

Is it possible that Stucky will end up being the best player from this draft in 4 years?

buddahfan · #12 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

That's really bad for the Portland. I wonder what do they think about trading Randolph now.

Not necessarily.

Oden misses the entire year. The TB's finish with the worst record or near to it again this year, and unless they have traded away their first round pick, they could get another top 3 pick again this year.

That means that next year they would have two of the top picks in the country from the preceding two years.

Of course if you are a TB season ticket holder, they are thinking along with you that it is indeed a bummer.

TaShawn · #13 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 05:23 PM

The microfracture is tough to fully come back from. It is a bad sign that he has it after such little play.

mikhail1973 · #14 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

The microfracture is tough to fully come back from. It is a bad sign that he has it after such little play.

I wonder what other players had the same type of the injury and how they came back.

mikhail1973 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by buddahfan

Not necessarily.

Oden misses the entire year. The TB's finish with the worst record or near to it again this year, and unless they have traded away their first round pick, they could get another top 3 pick again this year.

That means that next year they would have two of the top picks in the country from the preceding two years.

Of course if you are a TB season ticket holder, they are thinking along with you that it is indeed a bummer.

I am looking at it from the perspective of the ticket holders and team trying to sell tickets. Who is going to go watch that team? Not may I assume.

mikhail1973 · #16 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

The microfracture is tough to fully come back from. It is a bad sign that he has it after such little play.

NBA.com The First Steps to Coming Back

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More than 15 NBA players have undergone microfracture surgery. Of course, there are the Allan Houstons and Jamal Mashburns, but microfracture is not a basketball death sentence. Several players have come back from the procedure to return to their previous form and produce in the NBA.

One of those success stories is Jason Kidd, who had microfracture surgery on his left knee in July of 2004. He missed the first 16 games of the '04-05 season, started slowly, but he played a full season in '05-06 and is back to being Mr. Triple-Double. Kidd led the league with eight this season, while only two other players (each more than nine years younger than him) recorded more than two.
And in case you forgot (or perhaps didn't even know), John Stockton had microfracture surgery way back in October of 1997. At the time, he was 35 years old. He came back to play 64 games that season and lead the Jazz to the NBA Finals. He played five more seasons after that, averaging 32.8 minutes and 8.2 assists per game post-surgery.
The most important factor in recovering from microfracture surgery is the rehabilition afterwards. Doctors stress a strictly-observed period of rest, followed by a gradual increase of activity. Players like Chris Webber and Anfernee Hardaway believe that they didn't feel right until more than a year after the surgery. All eyes will be on Amare when he returns to the Phoenix lineup this fall. There will be people doubting him and there will be people rooting for him. He probably won't be the old Amare right away, but given time, he could be exactly what the Suns need to get over the top.

It looks like those are mostly smaller players. I wonder how big guys recover.

LA Dre · #17 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:27 PM

Deja vu with Sam Bowie is right, especially if 3 years from now Kevin Durant turns out to be the 21st century version Jordan or Magic.

In addition to Oden and Bowie, two of their previous top picks, Mychal Thompson and Bill Walton both had knee issues too. can't wait to hear Walton's spend on this.......well maybe I can.

As reported, Oden had arthroscopy and a micro fracture surgery this morning and will be out 6-12 months according the the news conference by the Blazers brass Nate McMillan and GM Kevin Prtchard. He had the dreaded articular cartilage damage in his right knee, but it wasn't career threatening.

Pritchard said that Oden apologized to him at least 20 times feeling that he had let the Blazers down.

T-Blazers have three 6/11 guys and 7'1 Joel Pryzbilla to rotate in the center position until they figure out who is best suited to fill Oden's shoes.

buddahfan · #18 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:57 PM

I think one of our members mentioned last spring that they thought Oden was older than 19!!! Looks like he/she may have hit the nail on the head with their astute observation. (It wasn't me. LOL)

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Just this week on the telephone, there was an Eastern Conference executive studying Greg Oden’s pre-draft physical in his office. Even now, this report still didn’t look like the body of a 19-year old prospect, but that of an older, worn veteran.

“From our (trainers and doctors), there were red flags everywhere,” he said.

The executive started listing the troubled spots – the bulging disc in the back, wrists, the ankles, the hands, a right leg that was an inch longer than the left, and yes, the knees. He wasn’t alone. Several pulled files this week with news of impending knee surgery, and kept wondering if maybe the breakdown of his body was just a matter of time......

I have a sense that this whole thing could get real ugly before it is done. If Oden is in fact older than 19 can the TB's sue his agent? Would he be guilty of misrepresentation?

This could get ugly and very interesting before the story is put to bed.

Damaged goods? - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

himat · #19 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 08:05 PM

Oden looks like a very very old LeBron James.

TaShawn · #20 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 08:06 PM

What if he just ages quickly?

Since he grew up in this country, it would be hard to fudge his age by more than a couple of years. They would have noticed in 1st grade if he would have been 12 for instance. So, even if his age is wrong, he would still be in his low 20's, which would not account for his body breaking down like this.

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