Jusuf Nurkic Injury (Updates might be included)

he’s not coming back after the break. It’s gonna be March if and when he’s ready.

 

Did someone say this, or you're posturing?

 

Can't catch a fucking break

 

They have to be careful with a lower calf strain. Don't want an achilles injury.

 

just reading between the lines

 

more importantly, if he does come back, will he be impactful? I am not so sure. He should just wait until next year. There is no way he will be close 100% since he will not have played a real game for like a year.

 

I don't know about that, I was imagining Nurk instead of Swanigan out there last night and despite Swanigan playing okay and hustling I still think a 75% Nurk would be better.

 

I fail to see any logic connecting your opinions that you’re not sure he will be impactful and he should wait until next year. If he’s healthy, he should play. The more he plays, the more likely he is to be impactful by the playoffs, which is when the team could really use him.

 

I not sure he will be back this year due to if it was class I strain that's 7-10 days but if it was class II that's 3-6 weeks. I think you can sure earliest is March. We will find out about Zach the first week of March.

 

Exactly, lower calf strains are scary. This is the injury KD had before he tore his achilles. I can't imagine the organization rushing him back after Hood's achilles injury.

 

DON'T USE THE B-WORD

 

healthy is one thing but he hasn't played real games. why risk injury? nurk is prone to injury. clearly.

 

he's reacting to that tweet that quoted Stotts as saying Nurkic hasn't worked out since the calf strain. He's going to need to get at least a couple of weeks of full workouts in before returning. If he's not working now, and Stotts says he isn't, then he might not be practicing till after the all-star break...then add a couple of weeks

like others have said, a lower calf strain is a worrisome injury because it's connected to the Achilles. It would be stupid to risk Nurkic's health for an 8th seed in the playoffs. If he does return in March, I'm going to be nervous as hell every time he steps on the floor

 

Glad we didn't move Hassan!

 

I think that the Blazers will handle Nurk pretty carefully, but I'm also pretty confident that they have plans for him to play this season. Otherwise, he'd be off hitting the Mediterranean beaches for the winter instead of watching games in Portland. I'd say a couple of weeks after the All-Star break is a pretty good estimate, but I'll rely on the Blazers' staff to figure out what's best instead of message board MDs.

 

Bummer. If he doesn’t come back til mid March, that’s not enough time to be ready for playoffs. Look at how rusty Oladipo has been.

 

Ouch

 

But do the Blazers have a top level medical staff as good as this forum?

 

Tough to say. There's a lot of opinions around here. Some of them have to be right. Right?

I heard that Nurk is prone to hangnails. Those are connected via the body to the Achilles, so I'm thinking he should just retire.

 

can't stay healthy.