for playing roy! WTF? http://phxsuns.net/showthread.php?t=2100&page=6 I think they were ill-advised to risk playing Roy at this point. The guy just had surgery for cryin out loud. It will be interesting to see how his knee responds tomorrow. That's the true test of how healthy you are. Still a huge risk no matter what the knee "feels" like tomorrow - I hope Portland loses out on potential FAs because of this dick move. I'm not sure its accurate to paint McMillan and Blazer Brass as these evil, win-at-all-costs people. I mean, if that was the case, Roy wouldn't have surgery in the first place. And if Roy was any way against this, it wouldn't have happened. I'm not saying I support their decision, but I think all these "criminal" allegations are bit over-the-top. I -cannot- believe they let Roy play, and over 20 minutes at that. Haven't they learned anything from all the injuries they have faced this year?? They have no chance, ZERO chance, of a title this season. So why would you ever risk your star's entire future and career just to possibly win a 1st round playoff series? This is simply insane. And the best of all is that they have to clear it with, not the doctors, but the OWNER. LMAO.
Wow, fucking retards. B-Roy begged Coach to play him. They're calling this a dick move? What, cuz we're not going to drop and roll on the floor (like their soft-ass players)??? One fan said:"i'd like gentry to try this group at the beginning of 2nd and 4th qtr: amundson, dragic, dudley, frye, hill" I'd love to see that, too. We'd tear that group to shreds.
They should probably recall that the Phoenix organization allowed Amar'e to play without the goggles he was required to play with last year (because he said they were uncomfortable), and it ended with him getting his retina detached (IIRC) right after the trade deadline and missing the rest of the year. This is also the same organization that allowed him to come back to play three games after having microfracture surgery mid-season only to lose him once again for the rest of the year.
I'm riding way too high on emotions of Roy's return to think rationally here. Those comments will not faze me today.
No shit. Their noses are out of joint, cuz this threatens their chances in the series, and they can't admit as much. Instead, they'd rather just bitch about Roy playing, and how what we're doing is criminal. But they don't have all the info. They don't realized that, 1, Roy has said his knee after the surgery feels better than it's felt in a long time, and 2, Roy begged to play, and supposedly has been told playing won't put his future at risk. I'd say the mishandling of Amare's injuries is far worse than anything with Roy. And referring to our other injuries this year.... Oden and Przy were freak injuries. Batum's injury was an issue made worse by him playing through the summer, and we had no control over it. Outlaw, freak injury. He jumped, and broke a bone. Rudy? That's from being raped by Ariza. It's not like our training staff could have prevented any of these. If anything, I blame Nate for letting any of these guys touch the flood.
I actually understand what the Suns' fans are saying, but they're ignoring the fact that the injured menisus is gone. There's nothing more to injure. Perhaps he could open up a suture, but that's no different than Kurt Schilling pitching with a bloody sock. The situation between Roy and Lopez couldn't be more different.
Roy had his stitches out yesterday; there's basically nothing to get hurt. He's on the fast/awesome end of the 1-2 week recovery prognosis. It happens.
Didn't the Suns also play Amare way too soon from his MF, causing him to injure his other knee? Also, any franchise that purposely trades for Shaq, when they're a fast paced offense, can't have fans claim they're a well run organization. Not that we're necessarily a 'well run' organization.
Yeah. The thing that would be an issue with Roy is swelling and pain, and his overall pain tolerance. Lopez is dealing with back issues - a big difference from the knee. And I remember that game Amar'e had against us his first night back, it was very painful to watch him light us up on dunks. But they still probably should have sat him longer, or for the entire year. But the eye-handling last year was a big, big no-no.
Meh. I'd be lying if I said I'm not worried about the situation - but Roy is a big boy. If he thinks he can play, it is tough to not give him the chance.
