Just heard Nate interviewed on the pre-game show. Basically he said they were aware that he had THIS knee problem before they drafted him and that it would likely need surgery, but they wanted to let him go and see if he could make it without the operation ... I'm not sure what's worse A) that KP knowingly drafted a kid with a bum knee after the year this team had or B) that the medical staff, played the "let it ride" card.
I just discovered this thread. Am I dreaming? Is this a joke??? What have we done as Blazer fans to deserve this stuff? Someone please tell me. Last year Oden and Pryzbilla went down with season-ending injuries, and this year the same thing happens to Pendergraph and Williams. I mean, you can't make this stuff up.
You don't have to make it up, because the Blazers keep us fully stocked with this "stuff" year by year.
I didn't hear the interview, so I'm lacking context, but that sounds like the sort of non-sensical thing Nate says on a regular basis. I don't think he's good at talking and thinking at the same time... Facts tend to get a bit fuzzy.
No he was quite clear. And all you have to do is look here for confirmation: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/11/...liams-discusses-his-season-ending-knee-injury Seriously, this is the player KP targetted with that history? And the medical staff gave his selection the green light? That just strikes me as borderline bat-shit crazy.
This team has some fucking issues with their medical staff, why in the hell would you draft someone with a pre-existing injury...oh wait, Greg Oden
Apparently Portland believes in swinging for the fences with their draft picks. If a very talented player has some kind of injury history that makes him slide in the draft, the Blazers are willing to pick him and take their chances. Seems crazy to me, too.
I'm all for taking a flier from time to time (Nic, etc.) but with the amount of missed games this team has experienced because they have so many major knee, foot, or back injuries (Roy, Oden, Joel, Webster, Rudy and so forth) it just seems like you'd want to maybe start going for guys that have a history of robust health.
