Forgive me if this has been posted already: http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ers_wesley_matthews_back_on_the_court_th.html
4 months before training camp starts. almost 5 months before opening night, 6 months just to be conservative? Things look good for him, but how much is for show so he gets a big contract? I have no clue.
He should have a Blazer jersey on, damnit! But good for him, I freaking love the guy, hope everything pans out for him.
it is not about "giving up" on him - that's an emotional argument, it's about a fair contract given the injury he is recovering from and how much RISK the team should take
When will Nico just rest! He loves France and hates the Blazers! And hates Portland! He's even a terrorist!
Good for Nico! Right on schedule! Hope he gets his 3pt shot back on track this summer. Don't see folks complaining about Wes on the court and he's a guy who needs rest if anybody does
To me it looks like a slimmed down doppelganger of Blake Griffin. It is probably someone who goes to school at UCLA though.
That is a good point. He could pull a Kobe and rush back and end up over compensating and hurting something else OR re-injuring himself. I trust that Wes knows his body. I have confidence in him though.
Not sure why you keep sharing this take as the injury he's recovering from is one that most athletes make it back to 100% of their former abilities well within 2 years. where ever he signs it will obviously have to be a mutual agreement, but I'm pretty positive he isn't being downgraded because of the achilles. STOMP
This article doesn't agree with you - http://www.cbssports.com/nba/fantas...095586/history-not-kind-for-ruptured-achilles
you beat me to it, was just going to post that, support the RISK I http://www.cbssports.com/nba/fantas...095586/history-not-kind-for-ruptured-achilles about
Earl Watson just signed on as Hornacek's assistant coach in Phoenix. Wes is really close to Earl and Hornacek was his shooting coach and mentor in Utah. Lot of Wes connections could attract him to Phoenix. I worry most that Wes takes his ironman thing too far and rushes his recovery. Hope I'm wrong because he's my favorite player on the team.
That article is pretty suspect. First of all, it only looks at the season immediately following surgery. Let's remember that the player has been out of the game for quite a while recovering. I'd like to see comparisons with players who have simply sat out, uninjured for that amount of time. But second, I don't know about you, but I'd be pretty scared playing after surgery. I'd be tentative in the extreme. So I think a better study would look at the overall trajectory and the following seasons. Third, notice that there isn't really a pattern. One of the best recoveries was by Dominique Wilkins, who was pretty old (in NBA terms) at the time. Fourth, notice that there is no indication that they're (a) playing the same role, (b) for the same team. Your stats are likely to change if you change teams. Fifth, medical technology marches on. It used to be that an achilles injury was an instant career-ender. Not so any more. So a fair comparison for Wes would focus only on recent recoverers. Sixth, it doesn't acknowledge the different types of players and different types of game. Somebody who relied a lot on their athleticism would be likely to be more affected than somebody like, say, Luis Scola. Wes has never been a great athlete or had a game predicated on quickness. I'm encouraged to see Jonas Jerebko on there. He's actually had a very solid season for the Celtics, and I completely forgot that he'd ruptured his achilles. Sign him AND Wes and have him tell Wes what he did.
