Batum to undergo shoulder surgery

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southnc said:
From what I'm reading, it's a Labrum tear. I hope they're wrong.

A torn labrum is serious stuff - the surgery is generally refered to as SLAP Type II shoulder surgery.

Last winter, I went "under" for what was supposed to be a torn Rotator Cuff. The MRI is not very accurate at diagnosing shoulder injuries, which makes it difficult to judge until they actually operate. You have to sign a waiver that allows them to do whatever they have to, since the initial diagnosis is not guaranteed.

Sure enough, when I woke up much later than expected and with my whole arm / shoulder wrapped, I knew it was worse than expected - and it was - a labrum tear, which is where your bicep is anchored.

It takes 6 weeks for the tissue to heal, which means your in the harness 24/7 during that time. There after, your looking at months of therapy. For recovery all the way back to the pro level, I would think much longer than 3 months being reported. However, you never know with modern technology.

Regardless, I did make a full recovery and my shoulder feels great.

I wish Nicholas a speedy recovery.
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I heard that Nic said 3 months til hes doing drills and 5 months til he's 100% is the pre surgery timeline.
 
So our 10 man rotation for a while is

Blake Miller
Roy, Rudy
Martell, TO
LMA, Howard
Oden, Joel

still not too shabby.
 
Wheels said:
So our 10 man rotation for a while is

Blake Miller
Roy, Rudy
Martell, TO
LMA, Howard
Oden, Joel

still not too shabby.
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... or ...

Blake, Miller
Rudy, Bayless
Roy, Martell
LMA, Travis
Oden, Joel
 
You know your team is ridiculously full of talent when you can't even make room to sign a guy to cover for an injury.
 
santeesioux said:
Maybe this would change their mind!

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You mean, play up his military service to show he's actually a good guy?
 
mook said:
I'm really wishing now that Roy had gone the other direction in weight this summer. At his current weight he's pretty undersized at SF. So you have to look at start Webster, who I really wasn't hoping for much this season.
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I've been wondering for a while if Roy has been purposely trying to make himself unsuitable for SF. He's got to know that the organization would like to play Rudy more, and the obvious way to do that is to bump Roy up to SF. But if he hates guarding bigger players, then this is one way to nix that idea. Paranoid of me? Absolutely. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
 
Y'know, call me insane but I'd actually consider Jackson, if only because he really REALLY hates Kobe Bryant. And think of the Crazy vs. Crazy contest when we'd play the Lakers and put Jackson on Artest! How about this?
 
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I wouldn't opposed to Stephen Jackson. I've always liked his game, he might be a little bit of headcase, but there's a lot worse out there. One nut isn't going to spoil them all and I think he'd be fine presence in the locker room if he came here.
 
zagsfan20 said:
I wouldn't opposed to Stephen Jackson. I've always liked his game, he might be a little bit of headcase, but there's a lot worse out there. One nut isn't going to spoil them all and I think he'd be fine presence in the locker room if he came here.
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Not if you ask some people. Apparently Andre Miller is going to be the downfall of this team.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Not if you ask some people. Apparently Andre Miller is going to be the downfall of this team.
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Those people are also the one's who want attention and to be right. I let things play out a little longer than 6 preseason games before I make judgements of whether he fits or not.

IMO, Miller will do wonders for this team.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Y'know, call me insane but I'd actually consider Jackson, if only because he really REALLY hates Kobe Bryant. And think of the Crazy vs. Crazy contest when we'd play the Lakers and put Jackson on Artest! How about this?
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Am I the only one who looked at that trade. The Hollinger analysis says our record would improve 24 games...and Golden State's would increase 41! That doesn't seem quite right. First time I've ever seen it spit out grossly high and ridiculous numbers. Anyone....anyone?

But that being said, paying an aging SF that kind of money is something we want to avoid...at least him in particular with his attitude.
 
BalancedMan said:
Am I the only one who looked at that trade. The Hollinger analysis says our record would improve 24 games...and Golden State's would increase 41! That doesn't seem quite right. First time I've ever seen it spit out grossly high and ridiculous numbers. Anyone....anyone?
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Yeah, it looks like the calculator broke in some fashion. Maybe the "N/A" for Webster's PER was treated as a "divide by zero?" ;)
 
Minstrel said:
Yeah, it looks like the calculator broke in some fashion. Maybe the "N/A" for Webster's PER was treated as a "divide by zero?" ;)
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that can't be... I think we should have 76 wins if we get those two!
 
So do the Blazers maintain a roster with 12 heathly players (knock on wood) and three players on the IR . . . or do they go out and get another body . . . can they go out and get another body?

Wierd having three players on the roster out for an extended period.
 
if we struggle (which seems likely) we will have to deal for a SF. Hopefully a legit starter
 
it's_GO_time said:
So do the Blazers maintain a roster with 12 heathly players (knock on wood) and three players on the IR . . . or do they go out and get another body . . . can they go out and get another body?

Wierd having three players on the roster out for an extended period.
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Pretty sure the answer is no. It went from a 12-man roster with 2 IR spots (always see players listed with tendinitis) to a straight up 15 man roster. We'd have to cut someone to sign another player. Even for a 10-day contract. That's the risk of having 15 committed salaries on the books for the season.
 
I can't believe when Batum was having shoulder problems last year that this issue wasn't addressed this offseason. The Doctors sure messed up with his problem. Pisses me off.

batum = bafoon
 
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The only positive I can glean out of this is that it will mean that Webster and Outlaw will not be on the floor at the same time as much. As I remember, according to 82games.com, any combination of players that included those two did very poorly.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Y'know, call me insane but I'd actually consider Jackson, if only because he really REALLY hates Kobe Bryant. And think of the Crazy vs. Crazy contest when we'd play the Lakers and put Jackson on Artest! How about this?
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I doubt the Warriors have any inclination to give up Morrow in a trade that would be a net talent-loss even without his inclusion.
 
I agree with the point that Antonio Harvey made this morning on The Game. If we where to have an injury at any position, SF is the position we are the deepest at and we have Martell ready to step up and make an impact.
 
Would that be the same Martell that is playing like he just missed an entire year with an injury of his own? I have to disagree... I'd say SF is by far our weakest position and most lacking in depth, at least in terms of guys ready to contribute.
 
If Martell can consistently play like he did tonight, I'll happily eat my words.
 
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