McMillan: Oden surgery "not an option"

Wow, disappointed that GO isn't stepping up and playing when the doctors have given him the go ahead. For the first time since we drafted him I am questioning whether we made the right choice.

 

I think he knows his body better than the rest of us.

 

Exactly. And Blake did the same thing with his shoulder, remember.

Jesus Christ people - show some patience. And show some skepticism for Jason Quick.

The speculations about Greg the Dentist remind me of the character of Dr. Dunk-it in Michael Malone's Time's Witness:

 

He's cleared to play and isn't playing.

 

So we bitch that doctors clear Webster and Blake and they come back and reinjure themselves and then we bitch because Doctors clear Greg but he doesn't come back because his knee still doesn't feel 100%.

Hm. This does not compute.

 

I think he has a case of "pussitos". I want as much as anyone for him to suceed but right now is the time for him to step up and help his team. What do you think the other players on the team are thinking about GO choosing not to play? Blake, Roy and even Rudy have played with injuries this year when they probably should have sat. I've lost a lot of respect for him on this one.

 

Doctors cleared Martell and Steve (the first time).

Do we really trust our doctors at this point?

 

I didn't complain about Webster and Blake. I'm guessing that those guys were begging to get the go ahead to get on the court.

Meanwhile, Oden gets cleared after at least two MRIs and gets to set his own return. No wonder Nate showed some frustration. Also, for the poster who bashed Quick, are you saying that Quick made up the quote? If so, I'd like some proof.

 

Martell broke a bone again. Blake had an injury that required rest. Both got back on the court an didn't give and aw-shucks interview to try and explain exactly why they weren't out helping their team win games.

The team needs to get over its coddling of Oden, or perhaps it needs to realize that depending on him as a part of any Big 3 isn't a given.

 

Well if they begged they got themselves reinjured - and if Greg got himself reinjured we'd all be having a panic attack or shitting on him.

 

I hope you get the chance to say that to his face.

 

Because I doubt people hounded them with questions about their injuries like they do Greg. Infact we only get real quotes from Martell about his foot like every three weeks if not longer.

 

Oden's going to get reinjured at some point in the near future. That's the only thing about him that I feel is certain. Like I said, if he doesn't want to get injured, just never go on the court.

 

Oden's been injured more than any other player on the roster since he was drafted. What else is the media going to ask him about?

I admit that his quote really frustrates me and is making me post more emotionally than rationally. I just want to see the guy play and help the team win some very difficult games.

 

Well this is how I view this situation right now. Doctors cleared him Monday (we don't know exactly when). Blazers had a practice Monday night - Greg may have felt there was still a little too much tightness and it could have been bad to participate in practice on Monday. Nate does not allow players to play in a game without getting a practice in so that rules him out for the Rockets and Spurs games. We'll see if he goes in tomorrow's practice - hopefully since the swelling is gone/or down considerably the tightness has gone down now too.

I'd rather Greg make sure he's 100% instead of playing on a left knee that doesn't feel quite right yet and him compensating on his right (micro-fracture) knee. That's just me personally though.

 

I'm frustrated as hell that we keep having to see G.O. in street clothes, especially in this stretch of games. But that injury with Maggette was fluke-ish. And if he doesn't feel ready, then I'll believe him. I won't question his desire to play.

But maybe it'd be best to start bringing him off the bench again. We need some continuity in the starting lineup, and our bench could use a lift with Greg in there.

 

Everyone take a step back and imagine this....

Your lying in a hospital bed with an IV in your arm and the nurse pumps a needle of anesthesia into the system. As you fade away you wonder, "why am I laying here?" "what are they going to do to me?"

You wake up a they say son "We just completed Micro-Fracture Surgery, you can't do your Job for a year, oh but don't worry, you can be the savior to the city next year."

Well here we are next year, and sure enough more bad luck for Greg. How the hell would you feel?!?!? Would you be willing to risk even more just to get back as soon as possible? or would you be a little more cautious so you don't have to go through with the nightmare hospital bed all over again.

This Kid has almost as much pressure on him as fricking Barack Obama. Give him a break, He'll be back when's he's ready. And he will be ready.

 

I don't have "pussitos" so I would have no problem saying it to him. And yes, I know I would get my ass kicked. Again I want nothing more than to see GO be successful but in this case (knowing only what we've been told) he should be playing and helping his teammates reach their ultimate goal "playoffs"

 

Came across this on BEdge...
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/2/25/771160/quick-does-oden-want-to-pl

"Also, worth a listen: Quick's segment on 1080 The Fan yesterday. Quick successfully avoided Isaac and Suke's speculation about Greg's drinking and rumored drug use but did say the following: "

WTF? Drinking and drug use? I didn't listen to the segment... but where are these rumors of drug use coming from? lol.. wow.

 

Oden's drive and desire to play basketball has been raised before . . . during the Oden/Durant draft debate, to be specific. Posters were so mad at the posters who questioned Oden's desire to play basketball (especially compared to Durant who eats and breaths basketball).

I don't know what to make of Oden. It's not just the fact medical staff has cleared him and he has decided he needs more time. His whole demeanor is . . . unusal. If Oden would say "this sucks, I want to get out there but my body is not cooperating" . . . or expressed some frustration with the sitatuion, I would accept this a lot easier. Instead, he is soft spoken and easy going about the whole sitatuion saying that his body just isn't right yet but he is getting better . . . heck even Nte sounds as frustrated as I remeber him ever sopunding about a particular player.

Bascially Oden is baffling to all of us (or most) including the coach (and I'm guessing teh players and Blazer management).