Joel - Out.

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Well...

I don't know what to say. It's like the plane crashed, but everyone's still alive. There's no point in arguing about trades or "what KP can do to save this season". This season's lost. If they manage to make the playoffs, that's more than I could expect. Still, I'm going to watch them every game to scout out my players. Go Blazers, what's left of you.
 
Can we go back to Oct. 31 and start the season over? Please, please, please.

I've never seen anything like this in 40 years of watching Blazer basketball.
 
I feel real bad for Joel - he was set to opt out and collect big money. :shitstorm:

Bummer.
 
Shooter said:
Can we go back to Oct. 31 and start the season over? Please, please, please.

I've never seen anything like this in 40 years of watching Blazer basketball.
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That's a relief. If we're going to win a championship with this core group, guys are going to have to stay healthy.

Either something is horribly wrong with our training and medical staff or we're just horribly unlucky (hopefully just) this year.
 
It's just humorous at this point. I don't mean any disrespect for Joel, but wow.
 
<-=*PdX*=-> said:
That was priceless, I'm not gonna lie. I check the Blazer game during a timeout from the Vegas bowl just in time to see that happen... I really can't say I didn't expect it, because I did. I have had a weird feeling for over a week that he was gonna get hurt also. What a disaster of a season...
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Why on earth would you be thinking that our center and the backbone of this team was going to go down??
 
Fuck. Man, I wish Joel the best. The guy has little talent, but tons of heart (and seven feet of size). One of my favorite Blazers on this squad.

Man, in the past year I've seen Mutombo, Yao, Oden and Przybilla all go down for the season. Fuck. There literally aren't any centers left I like.

Fuck.

Basically our team is now Roy, Aldridge, Miller, a bunch of scrubs, and the possibility of Bayless. It was enough to win tonight, at least...
 
SheedSoNasty said:
Either something is horribly wrong with our training and medical staff or we're just horribly unlucky (hopefully just) this year.
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I think it's time to throw down $10+ million on medical staff next year and see what happens. Maybe it's just a hell of a coincidence, but maybe these events are not. The franchise needs to figure out what the hell's going on. Keep Jay Jensen and Bobby Medina around as consultant's but bring in a team of the best expert doctors and sports medicine specialists to critique all team medical practices, training, diagnostics, rehabilitation and prevention.
 
Blazer starters or significant bench players who missed better than half a year due to injuries over the last five years:

2005-06: Darius Miles 42 games
2006-07: Darius Miles 82 games
2007-08: Greg Oden 82 games, Darius Miles 82 games
2008-09: Martell Webster 81 games 43 minutes
2009-10: Nic Batum, Travis Outlaw, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla... who knows who else.
 
Entity said:
Blazer starters or significant bench players who missed better than half a year due to injuries over the last five years:

2005-06: Darius Miles 42 games
2006-07: Darius Miles 82 games
2007-08: Greg Oden 82 games, Darius Miles 82 games
2008-09: Martell Webster 81 games 43 minutes
2009-10: Nic Batum, Travis Outlaw, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla... who knows who else.
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I know who else.....Rudy Fernandez, Jeff Pendergraph, Patty Mills
 
Minstrel said:
Well, it looks like Przybilla won't be opting out at the end of the year. Let's hope it's just season-ending and not career-ending.
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Poor Joel. In the awe inspiring just WOWNESS of this situation it's easy to lose sight of poor Joel. I pray for him and wish him the best. At least he's a rich man if this is career ending he had a decent career and is now far richer then most will ever be. Get well Joel and I hope you come to peace with this.
 
Draco's Evil Sidekick said:
I think it's time to throw down $10+ million on medical staff next year and see what happens. Maybe it's just a hell of a coincidence, but maybe these events are not. The franchise needs to figure out what the hell's going on. Keep Jay Jensen and Bobby Medina around as consultant's but bring in a team of the best expert doctors and sports medicine specialists to critique all team medical practices, training, diagnostics, rehabilitation and prevention.
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Agree with this. Time to get serious about this. It might be worth it to look into Yoga and other additional supplemental care. Make Pilates mandatory etc.
 
this season is just a nightmare, tank for JWALL...

get well soon JP!
 
First of all, a get well to Joel. He played hard every night and I respect that.

Center by committe here we come. I am guessing that all 3 of our biggest bigs (LA, Howard and Pendergraph) take up minutes there. My guess is Aldridge will play center most of the time, and my guess is, it will also be very good for him. This could be the move that gets him the time in the paint to start rebounding at a higher rate.

Dante Cunningham should also see some minutes now.


Seasons like these can be a blessing in disguise. By end of season, the bench will be highly experienced, and we will also have a better idea of what we have in many of those players. If the team makes the playoffs still, all the better. That means mentally we are strong.
 
In my opinion Joel had a big part of forming the mindset here. He started during jail blazers, but was alway a bright spot in the good guy column. He helped our current core of the team develop. He is a team player, very loyal. I wish him the best, but he may not recover from this. That rupture sounds bad.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
That's a relief. If we're going to win a championship with this core group, guys are going to have to stay healthy.

Either something is horribly wrong with our training and medical staff or we're just horribly unlucky (hopefully just) this year.
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Come on guys lets be a little logical about this. These are not medical staff issues or lack of training or poor diet issues.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Joel lost millions tonight even if he comes back healthy.
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At least we are guaranteed to have him next year, whether it's on the floor or as another expiring contract asset. Opt-out isn't an option for him.
 
Originally Posted by Entity
Blazer starters or significant bench players who missed better than half a year due to injuries over the last five years:

2005-06: Darius Miles 42 games
2006-07: Darius Miles 82 games
2007-08: Greg Oden 82 games, Darius Miles 82 games
2008-09: Martell Webster 81 games 43 minutes
2009-10: Nic Batum, Travis Outlaw, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla... who knows who else.
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Mediocre Man said:
I know who else.....Rudy Fernandez, Jeff Pendergraph, Patty Mills
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...Nate McMillan, Maurice Lucas, Paul Allen...

"THE" HCP better watch his back. :dunno:
 
[video=youtube;4kpHmtA7LOk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpHmtA7LOk[/video]


What else is there to say about this season?
 
PapaG said:
The curse of COMCAST.

Oden losing all of 2007, a first round flameout last year.

Year three of COMCAST: Blazer Armegeddon.
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Fuck...year four of COMCAST: Blazers spontaneously combust on the basketball court.
 
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