The only conclusion I can make from this news is that Steadman identified something wrong with Oden that previous docs had missed, and it either required more in-depth surgery or a more conservative rehab. Either way, I hope it's good news long-term.
I'm pretty sure it was Greg exaggerating, not too long ago I read an article that was talking about him running on a treadmill unassisted. edit: http://www.hoopsdaily.com/content/greg-oden-blazers-face-decisions-summer
If you don't want people talking about him don't have Blazer Broadcasting interview him during the game.
Good call, ironcrotch--repped. Yet now he can't run for five more months? Has something changed significantly in the past two weeks?
Get some sun Portland People Geesh! You think your depressed, imagine how he feels. fuuuuuuuc. He's probably so sick and tired of answering the same damn questions for the 1,000th time. Their taking the conseratvie apporach with Greg because they ARE going to pay him, and he IS going to come back.
In the interview I watched he said he wouldn't start doing "basketball stuff" for about 5 months, which would be early September. Assuming no lockout, isn't that about the time training camp starts. Perhaps that's what he was referring to. Who knows. It was a very casual interview and a flippant, off-the-cuff response, not a prepared statement. It seems like some people hang on his every word and can't wait to jump all over him if he isn't all sunshine and rainbows. BNM
Surely someone recorded the game and can tell us what he said. (And I sure as hell am not jumping all over him....I really feel for he guy.) Go Blazers
Did he have another surgery last December? If so, another 5 months would be just about right as far as rehab for a microfracture surgery goes.
The last thing Oden is going to do is Rush back when he isn't fully ready. If he rushes back and is injured again he probably wont get an extension from us an will lose millions on the FA market if he goes the route of accepting our 1 year offer and waiting to test the market tell after next season.
He'll be ready for the start of next season all right - in November 2012. It sounds depressing, but we forget that the surgery was done only ("only") five months ago. It's easy to get it confused with the previous surgery, from which he was rehabbing (and just about to return) when they found this further problem. It's supposed to take about a year to recover from the surgery he had, so ten months is actually ahead of schedule!
So we'll get to see about 7 weeks of dominance out of him before the world ends? Talk about depressing...
The issue with MF is you have to immobilize the joint long enough for the scar tissue to develop. It's not like a ligament repair where they want you moving it as soon as you can. My biggest hope is that he alters his training routines so he gets leaner rather than bigger. I don't say this about many players, but he's strong enough. He's verging on Gary Trent territory, where his muscles begin to slow him down rather than help him. Get lean, get light and work on quickness. It's the combination of size, strength and speed that made him such an amazing prospect. If he came to camp (whenever that is) in the 260s, I'd be thrilled.
That's not really a fair comparison as he had MF surgery before camp began. I liked him at his summer league weight.
When did he have his 2nd MF? Was it November? Anyways, I'd rather he not rush into coming back. He's not 100% needed to start the season, and with the chances of the season being cancelled or shortened, I'd rather he be taking his time and doing it right. Get down to 260ish, make sure his shoes are the best they can be (cushioning, etc) and work on conditioning and his wind. Dude always looked tired when he was playing. I'd rather he miss half of next season (assuming there is a whole season) because he's getting ready. Included in that is scrimmaging with the team I mean. But get himself into game shape, mental and physical. And I'm now in the boat of hiring a big man coach solely for him and LaMarcus (maybe even Johnson too). Don't know who would be available, but if I'm Paul Allen, I ask Hakeem or Kevin McHale or ? how much money they want and then double it.
That's the scary thing about GO: He hasn't yet been in basketball shape with this team. We haven't seen him at 100%. And at 80% he's had flashes of dominance. In my mind, it's another Walton equation. Sure he may break down, but if he has a stretch of health, there's no limit to where he can take you.
And I completely agree with either McHale or Dream as coaches. McHale has the best low post footwork in the history of the NBA and Hakeem did wonders for Dwight's game this past summer.
