<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 26 2008, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CLos @ Apr 27 2008, 12:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think Bynum is more of an important return than Ariza. I like the way Walton is playing and the bench was done a good job so far.</div> Of course Bynum is more important than Ariza... Last I checked, Bynum was reported to be out another 6 weeks. There should be enough time for him to return near the end of the WCF, but I wouldn't count on it. He probably won't be back until next season </div> The date for Bynum's return keeps getting pushed back. What is going on? Was the first date overoptimistic? Is he not rehabbing as much as he could be? Are other things appearing and giving him new problems? I hope he is at full strength next season, as a Portland fan, I want to see how he and Oden match up.
We're all as confused as you are. Honestly, I would love to tell you what happened, but I don't know. The specialist he visited in New York said that there have been no setbacks in his rehab, so I'm just guessing he's taking much longer to heal than initially expected. Maybe the injury was worse than they expected as well. Honestly, I have no idea. But I wouldn't be worried about the Oden/Bynum matchup next year. He'll be back by then Btw, the initial diagnosis was that he'd be out AT LEAST 8 weeks. Well they got the "at least" part right, but the "weeks" was nowhere close
The last I heard on the radio was that the bone is completely healed, it's just after workouts, his knee is still swelling and the pain is still there. It's a matter of when both of those symptoms go away for good. He's on the court and working out, but until the pain and swelling are 100% gone, he won't sniff any sort of actual hardwood time.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gambitnut @ Apr 28 2008, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is it common for there to still be swelling this long after this type of injury?</div> Well, personally I believe the Lakers have just been slowing down the rehabbing process for Bynum's knee ever since we acquired Gasol. He still has 10+ good years left in this league, and the organization wants to take every precaution possible to make sure he is 100% when he steps onto the court. With Pau Gasol now in the lineup, Bynum's presence is no longer as important as it once was. I personally believe that had we not acquired Gasol, and that if we somehow, some way were still able to compete for homecourt advantage in the wild west, Bynum would've been back quicker. But then again, that's just my opinion, nothing more. As for the swelling, everyone's body is different. Some people heal quicker than others. The "major" part of his injury is already healed (bone). They're just waiting for the swelling and pain to go down. When will that happen? Who knows
Depending on how hard you push it, it can swell back up again. Like Brian said, everybody's body is different.
