Zombie Greg's playing

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The point was that he didn't take his rehab seriously. Do you consider playing pickup games in the middle of his rehab to be taking it seriously?
     
  2. BLAZINGGIANTS

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    We had other trash on the roster we could have waived instead. You do know that, right?
     
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    He badmouthed the city of Portland, for one.

    Exactly

    Exactly. Yep, I think he would've probably quit long ago if there wasn't the possibility of more money to be made.

    Being a professional basketball player is not a day job. Like being an actor in a Broadway show, you have to take care of yourself all day and night and be prepared to do each show.

    Not true. We could've waIved Thabeet and kept Oden.
    As Nate said, thus was before he played a game in the NBA.
     
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    Hahahahahahahahahahaha
     
  5. RoyToy

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    How are you taking your rehab seriously when you gain 40lbs and are out all night drinking?

    Christ people. It's not hard to figure out.
     
  6. Natebishop3

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    I think the Blazers definitely made some mistakes with Greg. As BNM said, I thought they never should have allowed him to put that much weight/muscle on his frame during the first rehab. That was a very poor decision, and that was ultimately one of the reasons why I felt that Jay Jenson and Bobby Medina should have been fired. In fact, I don't think they should have been the only people fired over the handling of Greg. He was our number one pick. He was the future of the franchise and he was mismanaged. Heads should have rolled.

    Was Greg alone in the blame? No, but at the same time I don't buy the "too young to be responsible" argument. If he was 20 and he robbed a bank, he'd go to jail just like anyone else. Young kids make mistakes and they are held accountable for those mistakes. He didn't take his rehab seriously and it might have had significant impact on his ability to come back from the first, second, third, etc etc etc surgeries. He needs to accept blame for that. Does that mean we should boo him? That's a decision that fans need to make on their own.

    I personally wouldn't boo him, but at the same time I don't think I would blame someone for booing him.
     
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    The trainers didn't let Gred gain too much weight. They can't stop him from eating hot dogs and drinking all night.

    The injuries were a tough break, but the rest is on him. He had some bad injuries and he couldn't have handled it any worse.

    I really have no sympathy for him.
     
  8. Natebishop3

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    I was under the impression that the weight gain during the first rehab was all from strength and conditioning. The reports were that he put on 30 lbs of muscle, not 30 lbs of fat.
     
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    I still think the 24 hr fitness thing never happened. It was some washed up has been media guy trying to get some attention!
     
  10. SlyPokerDog

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    Hahahahahaha.

    Oops, I guess I should say, that was mean HCP, really mean.
     
  11. Natebishop3

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    Oh yeah? I have a PM somewhere from a guy.... I don't remember his name.... but he worked for the team and he was very concerned about Greg playing in a pickup game that night :devilwink:
     
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    Hey everybody look at me.........I broke a story! :)
     
  13. Natebishop3

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    Does your homeboy know you ratted him out to the team? :lol:
     
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    My interpretation:

    I don't claim to know "the truth" but I do know that there are so many factors that went into this debacle that it's impossible for anybody to summarize it with any accuracy, or be able to judge Greg.
     
  16. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I didn't. But now I do. I miss the big oaf! ;)
     
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    Bullshit. Where have you ever seen one of the trainers complaining about Greg's lack of workout ethic? He was even doing yoga for chrissakes! All you have to do is look at him and you can tell he works out like a MOFO! All you hear is some fans saying that they've seen him out drinking and you assume he isn't taking his rehab seriously. It's ridiculous.
     
  18. Natebishop3

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    Is playing pickup ball in the middle of his rehab considered "taking it seriously?"
     
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    To be at the point where he's feeling good about himself and ready to play pickup ball after MF surgery I would say it definitely means he took his rehab seriously.
     
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    I mean since Andrew Bynum isn't playing pickup ball does that mean he takes his rehab more seriously than Greg?
     

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