Blazers To Decide On Sitting Lillard, Surgery Soon?

[Pinwheel1]

The rest of this year will be a good example of what it would be like if we "blew things up".
Half a year of it is easy. Anything more than 1 1/2 years I think most fans would lose interest.
(Fans on this message board are NOT most fans)

 

[SlyPokerCat]

The rest of this year will be a good example of what it would be like if we "blew things up".
Half a year of it is easy. Anything more than 1 1/2 years I think most fans would lose interest.
(Fans on this message board are NOT most fans)

What if we actually play better and sneak into the playoffs without CJ or Dame?

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

 

[illmatic99]

Wow.

They're really doing it.

 

[RipCityWarrior]

Good for Dame. Get healthy and come back strong next season!

 

[THE HCP]

Wonder how surgery fixes this? It’s not like a bone.

 

[illmatic99]

good for dame man....

as i have noted multiple times, every star has experienced at least one season where injuries get the best of them and they have to sit out. From MJ breaking his foot to Steph and his wrist. Even Lebron and his achilles/ankle injuries had this.

In a circuitous way, I think this decision solidifies Dame's stance on remaining in Portland for his entire career. Just hope he has a successful procedure and a thorough rehab. I don't think anyone in the fanbase is disappointed today.

 

[Scalma]

Get healthy, develop Ant, and get a good draft pick. The one year reset.

 

[illmatic99]

Haynes: https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-da...-weeks-after-abdominal-surgery-224953181.html

Lillard saw two specialists this week in St. Louis and in Philadelphia, and both agreed this was the best course of action, sources said.

Lillard returning to play this season will depend on his health and where the team sits in the standings, sources said.

 

[blazerkor]

Wonder how surgery fixes this? It’s not like a bone.

I've been thinking about that a lot lately because surgery isn't among the prescribed treatments for tendinopathy. I guess if a surgeon cut the tendon, then debrided the damaged fibers and finally stitched the whole thing together like a torn tendon, that would explain the similar recovery timeline to the surgery to repair a torn abdominal tendon.

The surgery to repair a torn abdominal tendon is just cleaning up any fraying and then stitching the tendon back together.

Who knows though, I've done a lot of research and there's nothing to find on doing a surgery for this particular problem so maybe it's more complicated than that. I do know that the reason why someone can be back to normal or even athletic activity so soon after a surgery in that area is because the abdomen heals very quickly compared to other areas of the body due to a massive amount of blood flow.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Good for Dame -- this should have happened sooner but now

Rest of Season 2 Do list to get the best Draft pick possible :

CJ stay home after the kid is born and spend time with him/her
Trade Nurk and/or Covington
Play the young guys til they drop

and at end of season ...

Find a GM that does the complete opposite of NeO

Collect a Top 6 Pick hopefully -- simple plan

Use Pick and trade it for help for a star to help game for next season -- this plan even a complete idiot can follow ( NeO could even do it )

 

[Tince]

Take your time and get right Dame!

 

[Shaboid]

What if we actually play better and sneak into the playoffs without CJ or Dame?

Then Dame recovers in time to come back and we win it all. Duh.

 

[DDolla]

Rest up Dame, season is over anyways. Come back strong next season

 

[BlazerBeav]

Seems like good news - was worried there wouldn't be surgical fix.

 

[tlongII]

Good for Dame. Hopefully this fixes it and he can go back to being the stone cold killer he's always been next season.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

From Blazersedge:

Lillard has already missed 11 games to the injury this season. It’s suspected that the injury has plagued the point guard for at least four years, including his Olympic campaign last summer.

 

[e_blazer]

Haynes: https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-da...-weeks-after-abdominal-surgery-224953181.html

Lillard saw two specialists this week in St. Louis and in Philadelphia, and both agreed this was the best course of action, sources said.

Lillard returning to play this season will depend on his health and where the team sits in the standings, sources said.

Saw an expert in Philadelphia? Hmm.

 

[illmatic99]

Saw an expert in Philadelphia? Hmm.

lots of good hospitals there. penn med among the tops in the country in various departments.

 

[Cugel]

St. Louis...hmmm
Dame will lead a new team in St. Louis!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Remember, the Warriors had the worst record in the league a couple years ago (or one of them)…this is good

 

[illmatic99]

@blazerkor @THE HCP . this is from Jeff Stotts, the prominent sportsmed guy on twitter:

Thread Re: Lillard: Hard to definitively say what surgery means or come up w/ a good comp moving forward without knowing the exact nature of his injury. The area of concern has multiple muscles that could be in play as this is the transition area from the abdomen & groin. One of the big issues is the terminology. Terms like sports hernia & athletic pubalgia are often used to describe injuries to the area but there has been a recent push to adopt the term core muscle injury (CMI). It's a bit of a catchall term but it isn't always as misleading.

Fortunately, if after the surgery we hear the procedure Dame needed was to address a CMI or a sports hernia then his long-term outlook remains promising. A six-to-eight week recovery is possible & these procedures have a high success rate. Most CMI repairs in the NBA are performed in the offseason but there are a few cases that occurred in-season, including Grant Hill, Chucky Atkins & Mike Miller. While these players returned to action around 2 months following surgery, the specifics in each case remain unique.

Lillard's injury is being described as an abdominal tendinopathy but even this can refer to the rectus abdominis (6-pack) or the adductors (groin). Hopefully more details will emerge following surgery. Worth mentioning that POR's record may also influence his recovery window.

 

[riverman]

I had inguinal hernia surgery a few years back and they basically sew a mesh sleeve around the herniated area to keep it in place....they said 6 weeks recovery but mine took 2.5 months...not an easy recovery in my case....Dame is younger and probably will heal much faster than I could have.
his tendon inflammation has is supposed to be held in place by muscles so he'll need to strengthen the muscles in the area after surgery as well....I think him getting this done is the right move. After surgery I wonder if we'll see less logo Lillard moving ahead and more shots closer to the line.

 

[Titan]

I wish Dame well after surgery.

 

[Chris Craig]

@blazerkor @THE HCP . this is from Jeff Stotts, the prominent sportsmed guy on twitter:

Thread Re: Lillard: Hard to definitively say what surgery means or come up w/ a good comp moving forward without knowing the exact nature of his injury. The area of concern has multiple muscles that could be in play as this is the transition area from the abdomen & groin. One of the big issues is the terminology. Terms like sports hernia & athletic pubalgia are often used to describe injuries to the area but there has been a recent push to adopt the term core muscle injury (CMI). It's a bit of a catchall term but it isn't always as misleading.

Fortunately, if after the surgery we hear the procedure Dame needed was to address a CMI or a sports hernia then his long-term outlook remains promising. A six-to-eight week recovery is possible & these procedures have a high success rate. Most CMI repairs in the NBA are performed in the offseason but there are a few cases that occurred in-season, including Grant Hill, Chucky Atkins & Mike Miller. While these players returned to action around 2 months following surgery, the specifics in each case remain unique.

Lillard's injury is being described as an abdominal tendinopathy but even this can refer to the rectus abdominis (6-pack) or the adductors (groin). Hopefully more details will emerge following surgery. Worth mentioning that POR's record may also influence his recovery window.

Stotts you say?

 

[Chris Craig]

I had inguinal hernia surgery a few years back and they basically sew a mesh sleeve around the herniated area to keep it in place....they said 6 weeks recovery but mine took 2.5 months...not an easy recovery in my case....Dame is younger and probably will heal much faster than I could have.
his tendon inflammation has is supposed to be held in place by muscles so he'll need to strengthen the muscles in the area after surgery as well....I think him getting this done is the right move. After surgery I wonder if we'll see less logo Lillard moving ahead and more shots closer to the line.

Took me about 3 months. Mine was hiatal though so that makes sense. Dame is six years younger than me and in superman shape. He should heal quickly. I agree he's going to need to strengthen his core once he heals, but again for him that won't take much.

 

[e_blazer]

lots of good hospitals there. penn med among the tops in the country in various departments.

Does Dr. Morey have privileges there?

 

[Labinot41]

Hopefully he comes back stronger than ever for opening night in october. Now lose as many games as possible to get that high draft pick

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Exactly what i was hoping for. Evaluation middle to end of March puts him out for the season. Yeah i know they have not said that but lets be honest. Does anyone actually think they will rush dame back?
Why even press the issue at this point?