Marc Stein: Team worried about Greg's mental status?

Via hoopshype:

I think expectations have dramatically lowered for Greg, both in the short-term and long-term. The mental toll most likely consists of him worrying about his next (inevitable) set back. People bump knees all the time and they are fine. It happens to Greg and a bone chips. It's torture for Greg and the fan base.

 

New {adjusted} ceiling?

 

Why is Greg depressed? Here is a theory some of you aren't going to like.

Oden really is hurt. He is going to need surgery and is out for the season. Instead of coming clean about the situation, the team is leaving Oden to twist in the wind. They are letting people believe he could return and play if he really wanted to. They are spinning it in a way that makes it appear all HIS fault.

 

Why would they do that?

 

I think we all know he is really hurt (Well most of us) He will need to be scoped to remove the chip, now or later, why not take the slight chance that he may get well enought to help the team make the playoffs? What does he have to lose as long as it doesn't make it worse? I don't see the harm in waiting now. And Back in Mid-February I am not sure it would have been wise to rush into it either.

The spinning part about making it "all HIS fault" well that part too fucking ridiculous to comment about.

 

CYA.

KP is protecting himself.

 

Agreed. It's preposterous, especially when you consider how they handled the Martell situation. Mike Rice (see the "Mike Rice would be shocked..." thread) said that the Blazers put out notice of Webster possibly being out for the whole season to prevent media/fans from chastising him every week about a possible return.

To think that the KP would protect himself while putting his player in a bad light is stupid.

 

Oh yeah preposterous. Did you already forget the Miles saga. Please.

 

Sometimes I wish I was born with a less evolved brain, then logic like this would come easy for me.

 

I think this is something more serious than just basketball. I attended the game vs. the Pacers and always look for Oden on the bench to see how he is doing. Did anyone else notice that it was the coaches, Steve Blake, ODEN, and then the rest of the team. I'm pretty sure this is the first time that Oden has sat near the beginning of the bench as opposed to taking his seat on the last spot of the bench. I think the franchise knew about this problem for a while...Why do you think the team was so hard on trying to get Mike Conley over here so that Greg would have a hometown buddy on the team. Maybe we should sign Josh McDaniels again...

Did anyone else notice what I saw?

PS Who would like to start the wave tonight?

 

Fez you are acting like a child with that avatar, grow up.

 

It looks like it already does, with your "cute" avatar about being a fucking child molester. I never figured out how someone would think that shit is funny, unless you fall under one of three categories:

A: Your one yourself
B: You still act like a 12 year old
C: your a fucking retard

or the most likely

D: All of the above

 

So, the theory is silly?

Where did people get the idea that Oden was cleared to play, and that it was his choice not to? It wasn't Quick/Canzano this time. It wasn't an internet rumor. It came from the team. To this day, has the team officially acknowledged that the injury is serious?

How can anyone say the team isn't spinning the situation!?!

 

I don't trust any of the stuff I hear from the media anymore. We heard that he should have been ready to play. Then days later I hear he is cleared to begin light workouts. Ok, which one is it media? He can't have been cleared to play days before, and then cleared for light workouts 3 days later. I smell bullshit. That bullshit is the Portland media attempting to ride another player out of town and make them a scapegoat. I am so tired of that shit, the team has come so far, and the last thing we need is the media turning the fans against a player. Fuck that. He hasn't done anything wrong like players 5 years ago did. He is just a kid that has got hurt a couple of times. The fans may not like it, but you know what?

Life doesn't always go how you want it to go. So get over it.

 

jezuz kyzt

 

Byngo!

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A bit tu much pro wrestlin mi thynks

 

Why do you type like that? It is really annoying.

 

I'm pretty sure you just answered your own question.

 

Hmmmm, maybe you wouldn't be saying this if you knew that I was molested by a "retard" when I was a child.

Maybe you would. I feel your attempt at humor to be quite hateful.

 

I'm worried about Marc Stein's mental status.