<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">HOUSTON -- Rockets guard Bob Sura was stunned to discover a new addition to the NBA when he showed up for his first workout in over a year earlier this month. "I just noticed they had new basketballs," said Sura, referring to the new game ball the NBA recently adopted. "The grip is a lot different. I feel like a fish out of water with these changes." Sura never had a reason to notice the alteration until now. After watching basketball for the past 15 months from the sideline, the Rockets guard is practicing for the first time since undergoing micro-fracture surgery on his right knee. Sura, who was a key component to the Rockets' playoff run in the 2004-05 season, will decide in the next few weeks whether he will make a comeback or retire. He isn't sure which one will end up happening. "I want to give it one more shot because I miss it so much," Sura said. "It's not going to be for another contract and it's not going to be for the money. It's strictly for the love of the game." Sura, who had surgery to clean out loose particles in his knee, has already worked out with the Rockets four times. Sura said the workouts have lasted between 45 minutes to an hour and that he has gone "full throttle" in the sessions. He has not pulled himself out of any drill. Despite not putting a time table on his attempted return, Sura wants to make a decision soon on whether he'll be in a Rockets uniform next season. He hasn't had any setbacks in his first few workouts. "I have to convince myself that I'm able to do it," Sura said. "Am I going to be the same player I was a couple of years ago? It is too much of an unknown. I'd like to find out where I am as soon as possible so that I don't put the Rockets in a bad spot. " Sura, who averaged 10.3 points and 5.2 assists in his only season with the Rockets, doesn't plan on coming back unless he regains his athleticism and quickness. When he was in Houston's starting lineup in 2004-05, the Rockets had a 42-17 record. Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson has attended a few of Sura's workouts. "He's making a lot of shots," Dawson said. Over his career, Sura has had everything from a bad back to a dislocated finger to a bad knee. He doesn't ever expect to be completely healthy again. When asked what the date of his surgery was, a wry smile formed across Sura's face. "Which one?" he asked Sura's latest injury has been his most difficult to rehabilitate. After wrapping up the 2004-05 season, the Rockets guard had surgery performed on his knee in May 2005 and was hopeful that he would be ready for training camp. Unfortunately, his knee didn't improve. Sura, 33, opted for more surgery in Sept. 2005 and didn't make it back last season. He went a span of 15 months without picking up a basketball and thought his career was finished. He was hoping the surgeries would solve his issues. "I was almost ready to write myself off after not playing at all last year," Sura said. "I'm encouraged by what's happening, but I don't know where I'm going to be when the season starts." If Sura returns, he would provide the Rockets with veteran help at guard and provide more athleticism on the defensive end. Sura would love nothing more than being on the floor. "I haven't been around the game for whole year," Sura said. "I like being on the court right now. It's good to just get out there and break a sweat." </div> Source So he is working out right now, and is looking fine so far. Looks like we still have to wait on him to make a decision. So far so good, I'd say?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"I want to give it one more shot because I miss it so much," Sura said. "It's not going to be for another contract and it's not going to be for the money. It's strictly for the love of the game."</div> Good news for you guys!
