breaking news:brandon having surgery tomorrow

[ehizzy3]

according to quick on the bft...4-6 week recovery

done for playoffs

 

[44Thrilla]

ouch

 

[julius]

ouch

actually, I believe the surgery will alleviate the pain.

 

[bluefrog]

Damn

 

[BGrantFan]

Why? I thought he had played through this once before in HS. Is the surgery just to repair the meniscus, or is it an exploratory surgery to see if there is more injured area than what is showing up on an MRI.

 

[noknobs]

Can't wait for next year!!

 

[The Professional Fan]

Good. I'd rather him not play if he's playing at 60%. Let's move on....

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Hawthorne or the Broadway?

 

[ehizzy3]

Why? I thought he had played through this once before in HS. Is the surgery just to repair the meniscus, or is it an exploratory surgery to see if there is more injured area than what is showing up on an MRI.

repair, i think.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Only six more months until next season!

 

[ironcrotch]

They worded it as out for the first round, I wonder if they're leaving the door open for him to come back if they advance.

As slim as it would be, there's nice to hope.

 

[blazerboy30]

I never believed that he would actually play in the playoffs. I thought he might try for a couple minutes, but I never believed he would be able to play at a level that would be useful.

Bummer.

 

[alex42083]

They worded it as out for the first round, I wonder if they're leaving the door open for him to come back if they advance.

As slim as it would be, there's nice to hope.

I think they said on the radio by the time end of his recovery, it'd be the WCF, which ... seems unlikely. But who knows.

 

[southnc]

I feel bad for Roy, as he was playing real well this season. But, no point in playing less than 100%.

I guess Batum & LMA will be the only returning starters from last season's playoff team. It's just so weird how much difference just one year can make from what was a very good 54-win team.

 

[THE HCP]

All I can say is ....... DAMN! We have had a rough ass season. I hope our guys can step up and be competitive.

 

[LOTBfan]

it really is time for him to get a knee pad endorsement deal

 

[Driew]

Glad he's just getting the surgery. A hurt roy hurts our team more than without Roy.

 

[BengalDuck]

if it's true that he could do no further damage


than what a fucking bitch.

 

[oldguy]

Son


of


a


BITCH!

Go Blazers

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I am happy that he is doing it. A limited B Roy is not going to carry us to the second round. It will also make me very glad that we will not see the Blazers get a huge lead, then squander it running B Roy on isolations for 6 minutes.

Come back healthy and see what this team can do pushing the pace/passing the ball the first 16 seconds of the shot clock.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Two words.

Steve Austin

He had his bionic knees installed in 1973.

 

[julius]

Two words.

Steve Austin

He had his bionic knees installed in 1973.

That explains how he was able to do the stunner so often.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Steve Austin

Astronaut. A man barely alive.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

It's really been an unbelievable year when it comes to injuries. Then to have the leader and all star of the etam go down right before the playoffs . . . it is almost surreal.

 

[STOMP]

Why? I thought he had played through this once before in HS.

if I was to offer a guess it would be because medical experts made the call based on all the conditions/circumstances rather then some frothing at the mouth basketball fans.

All the talk "he's going to play through it" made me very nervous that he'd cause long term damage and compromise his career.

STOMP

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Astronaut. A man barely alive.

 

[STOMP]

if it's true that he could do no further damage

than what a fucking bitch.

What are you basing this on? Pot stirring Jason Quick

Players with a broken wheel tend to favor it and mess themselves up even worse. Do you really want the franchise's best player to play at far less then 100% and possibly derail his career for good just for these playoffs? Dude is 25 years old...

STOMP

 

[The_Lillard_King]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy(notes) will have surgery on his right knee on Friday and will miss the playoffs, the team announced.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ApgpVe7snzrHVO6HedcwZ4a8vLYF?slug=ap-trailblazersrest

 

[The_Lillard_King]

A KP quote . . . it's been a while.

“This is a setback, but we’ve been overcoming injuries all season long,” general manager Kevin Pritchard said. “This is about looking long-term and doing what’s best for Brandon.”

 

[Public Defender]

Could be the best thing for the team. Now, there's no pressure. Everyone's going to write off the Blazers as having no chance without their best player. Time for Martell to shoot like he's the only guy in the gym. Time for Bayless to drive to the basket and make Steve Nash look like an old man. Time for Andre Miller to play with that chip on his shoulder. And time for Marcus Camby to get that chant going again.

All it takes is winning one of the two games in Phoenix, and everything changes.

Public "the glass is only half-full because I drank half the kool aid" Defender