<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker31:</div><div class="quote_post">You guys wil eventually regret not taking him, how does this make those poeple look like idiots? He has a knee injury, that can heal. I wudda taken him over Charlie V anyday even tho he's a good player.</div> Remember when Vince Carter got a knee surgery?? And how he screwed it again? then his hamstring? then his OTHER knee? and then his hamstring again? i'm saying that the knee is important to the other leg as a general so you could say that Granger could develop more injuries in the future becuase of his knee.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Dabigboshdog:</div><div class="quote_post">see? now this makes everyone who said raps were dumb by not picking granger look like eediots. i admit, i was hoping for granger too but good thing we didnt take him </div> http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/injuries I am by no means saying that we should've taken Danny Granger, but both Joey Graham and Charlie Villanueva are injured as well.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Dabigboshdog:</div><div class="quote_post">Remember when Vince Carter got a knee surgery?? And how he screwed it again? then his hamstring? then his OTHER knee? and then his hamstring again? i'm saying that the knee is important to the other leg as a general so you could say that Granger could develop more injuries in the future becuase of his knee.</div> Actually Vince never had any serious injuries to his Hamstrings, it was his achilles and ankles that have been giving him problems over the pass few years. Although injuries have changed his game a lot, look at him now, he was one of the best players last season. Although Danny Granger, he doesn't have the explosiveness and first step that Vince had, or the kind that Vince has now, a major injury to his knee could effect him for the rest of his career and prevent him for being a superstar type player. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Drake Remoray:</div><div class="quote_post">http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/injuries I am by no means saying that we should've taken Danny Granger, but both Joey Graham and Charlie Villanueva are injured as well.</div> Those are minor injuries. If this was the regular season, they would be playing. Danny Granger's injury is more serious than CV's and Grahams combine. He should recover and be a very good pro, but you never know what could happen...
man...its not a coincidence that they were both "injured" on the same day. Everybody knows that its just a tactic by the raptors. They saw what they wanted from them two so they didnt want to risk anything and they just needed a reason to make them miss games.
well, i hope he doesnt turn into the next chris webber. he's a great player, i followed him at college. i think he's gonna be a big steal for you guys, and i dont think you all should get too worried about his knee.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually Vince never had any serious injuries to his Hamstrings, it was his achilles and ankles that have been giving him problems over the pass few years. Although injuries have changed his game a lot, look at him now, he was one of the best players last season. Although Danny Granger, he doesn't have the explosiveness and first step that Vince had, or the kind that Vince has now, a major injury to his knee could effect him for the rest of his career and prevent him for being a superstar type player. Those are minor injuries. If this was the regular season, they would be playing. Danny Granger's injury is more serious than CV's and Grahams combine. He should recover and be a very good pro, but you never know what could happen...</div> Can't agree with you more. I'm glad that the Raptors brass didn't take the chance with Granger. I don't know if Granger will ever be a superstar calibre player even if the Pacers staff and Granger's agent claim that Granger is as healthy as can be, because that's the same thing that Pacers medical staff said about Jonathan Bender and he's nowhere near his once super-high potential due to the recurring injury.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting phiLA:</div><div class="quote_post">well, i hope he doesnt turn into the next chris webber. he's a great player, i followed him at college. i think he's gonna be a big steal for you guys, and i dont think you all should get too worried about his knee.</div> Er... This ain't the Pacers forum.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VinKanaddy:</div><div class="quote_post">Er... This ain't the Pacers forum.</div> oh yeah, you guys didnt draft him. oh, i feel stupid. he's still a pretty good player though.
It's a minor injury and I don't think this will slow up Grangers production. This injury is just as minor as Graham's and CV's so why didn't the Raptors do their homework on them? The Raptors reguardless should have picked Granger though, he was the best player on the board at seven as well as sixteen. You'll have to make do with what you have though, you can't go back in time and change the picks.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting C.K.:</div><div class="quote_post">It's a minor injury and I don't think this will slow up Grangers production. This injury is just as minor as Graham's and CV's so why didn't the Raptors do their homework on them? The Raptors reguardless should have picked Granger though, he was the best player on the board at seven as well as sixteen. You'll have to make do with what you have though, you can't go back in time and change the picks.</div> Don't know who you are responding to, but if I could go back in time, I would of picked Danny Granger at 7. About his injuries though, they are not as minor as CV and Graham's. Danny Granger has had back/knee (they go hand in hand) problems for the past 3 years. He's had surgery and soreness in/on his knees in college, so if the pattern of him sustaining injuries like this to his back and knees continue into his NBA career, he won't live up to his potential and capabilities. He still will become a very good pro in the NBA, injuries aside. A healthy Granger is better than CV and/or Graham.
I really don't think we should've gambled with Granger's injury problems... it's already not a good sign for the Pacers. It hurt to see Vince injured like he was and never become the same player again. He had to change his whole game around in order to get back to the same level of playing, but he will never be as good as he could've been. Now Vince has the talent to change his game around, but would Granger have that type of natural talent if he sustained a major injury to his knee/back? I mean the NBA schedule is rigourous and tiring... 82 games. If he's 23 and has already had knee surgery before even starting the season it's not a good sign. We'll see this season.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting C.K.:</div><div class="quote_post">It's a minor injury and I don't think this will slow up Grangers production. This injury is just as minor as Graham's and CV's so why didn't the Raptors do their homework on them? The Raptors reguardless should have picked Granger though, he was the best player on the board at seven as well as sixteen. You'll have to make do with what you have though, you can't go back in time and change the picks.</div> Since when do minor injuries last 6 months? The Raps are just taking precaution with Villanueva and Graham, they have already seen what these 2 can do, why risk making a minor injury last longer?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting C.K.:</div><div class="quote_post">It's a minor injury and I don't think this will slow up Grangers production. This injury is just as minor as Graham's and CV's so why didn't the Raptors do their homework on them? The Raptors reguardless should have picked Granger though, he was the best player on the board at seven as well as sixteen. You'll have to make do with what you have though, you can't go back in time and change the picks.</div> I don't think you've read my previous post on this topic, but this injury of Granger's started in January during the season in New Mexico. He had surgery back then, missed 2~3 games and came back, ignoring the doctors' advice to stay off the court for at least 2 weeks. He played through the season, but because his left knee was compromised by the surgery, he had to compensate for it by putting more weight on his right leg. That led to the infection underneath his right toenail due to the added pressure being put on the foot, and he missed 2 weeks of pre-draft workouts because of that. I thought maybe the knee has healed when the draft came around, but I guess playing through the season without giving the knee a proper rest and then participating in the workouts didn't help, as the injury apparently hasn't healed after 6 months. It was a torn anterior meniscus in his right knee that had to be surgically repaired, and it is a common surgery among athletes. However, if it hasn't healed in 6 months I'd be concerned. Graham and Villanueva's injuries shouldn't even be considered as injuries because they're just strained muscles (Groin in Villanueva's case and thigh in Graham's case), and I highly doubt that they are actually injured. It is most likely that Mitchell and Babcock decided to sit them down as to not risk anything else.
