The Nurk injury update thread

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hoopsjock said:
Yes, I'd take my chances with one year of Dame convincing him to stay. He'd be perfect to man down the 5 while Nurk is out and then just slide back to the 4 when Nurk is fully recovered.
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And you might not have to get rid of CJ either?
 
hoopsjock said:
Yes, I'd take my chances with one year of Dame convincing him to stay. He'd be perfect to man down the 5 while Nurk is out and then just slide back to the 4 when Nurk is fully recovered.
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Nurk is going to play at or near the start of next season. Everything I’ve read by people who are in a professional position to know says his likely time to return in October or November. Not saying I am averse to taking a swing for AD, but he’s going to be playing alongside Nurk.

Nurk and AD? Man, that’s a thought and a half.
 
e_blazer said:
Nurk is going to play at or near the start of next season. Everything I’ve read by people who are in a professional position to know says his likely time to return in October or November. Not saying I am averse to taking a swing for AD, but he’s going to be playing alongside Nurk.

Nurk and AD? Man, that’s a thought and a half.
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Playing by October? Or November? 8 months? We'll see i guess.
 
e_blazer said:
Nurk is going to play at or near the start of next season. Everything I’ve read by people who are in a professional position to know says his likely time to return in October or November. .
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there was a link to OLive just posted above in this thread where an orthopedic surgeon said that the average time to return to action for a clean fracture of the tibia was 41 weeks. There was no mention of the timing for a return to action from a fracture of both leg bones, but you'd have to assume it would be longer than just the single fracture

Paul George took about 36 weeks to get back and he's 70 pounds lighter than Nurkic, and when he came back, he was a shell of the player he used to be. It took him 15 months to begin looking like himself

October is only 26 weeks away; November is 30 weeks away. October would be 10 weeks faster than PG and 15 weeks faster than the average. November would be 6 weeks faster than PG and still more than a month faster than average. I can't see it. I wouldn't expect Nurkic to return before January at the earliest
 
e_blazer said:
Nurk is going to play at or near the start of next season. Everything I’ve read by people who are in a professional position to know says his likely time to return in October or November. Not saying I am averse to taking a swing for AD, but he’s going to be playing alongside Nurk.

Nurk and AD? Man, that’s a thought and a half.
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Yeah that wouldn't be fair.

DO IT
 
wizenheimer said:
there was a link to OLive just posted above in this thread where an orthopedic surgeon said that the average time to return to action for a clean fracture of the tibia was 41 weeks. There was no mention of the timing for a return to action from a fracture of both leg bones, but you'd have to assume it would be longer than just the single fracture

Paul George took about 36 weeks to get back and he's 70 pounds lighter than Nurkic, and when he came back, he was a shell of the player he used to be. It took him 15 months to begin looking like himself

October is only 26 weeks away; November is 30 weeks away. October would be 10 weeks faster than PG and 15 weeks faster than the average. November would be 6 weeks faster than PG and still more than a month faster than average. I can't see it. I wouldn't expect Nurkic to return before January at the earliest
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It makes no sense to rush him back any sooner than necessary to get him ready for the playoffs. Some time after the all star (vacation)
 
e_blazer said:
Nurk is going to play at or near the start of next season. Everything I’ve read by people who are in a professional position to know says his likely time to return in October or November. Not saying I am averse to taking a swing for AD, but he’s going to be playing alongside Nurk.

Nurk and AD? Man, that’s a thought and a half.
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Lets say he's back in exactly 8 months, so end of November. If the schedule next year is similar to this year that is 21 games at minimum. Missing a 1/4 of the season is not the same as playing near the start of next season. Plus it could take the rest of the season (or longer) until he's even close to normal.
 
I don't know anything and haven't heard anything, but my son only had a spiral fracture of the same bones and weighs 80 lbs less than Nurk, and he will officially be out for 11 months. Each case is different, but I wouldn't get to0 pumped to see Nurk back anytime soon.
 
Everyone is guessing at this point because they don’t know what the details of Nurk’s injury are. I just know that Paul George had what looked to be every bit as nasty or worse than Nurk’s and he was back in 8 months. Seems like a reasonable guess at this point. Tired of seeing all of the missing the year blarney around here.
 
e_blazer said:
Everyone is guessing at this point because they don’t know what the details of Nurk’s injury are. I just know that Paul George had what looked to be every bit as nasty or worse than Nurk’s and he was back in 8 months. Seems like a reasonable guess at this point. Tired of seeing all of the missing the year blarney around here.
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I'm just saying, its like the people on here who predict 65 wins every year and even if we get 50 they are the ones bitching about the team every night. Don't plan on 8 months and you won't get bummed and down when it's 11.
 
ThePosterFormerlyKnownAsTheHCP said:
I'm just saying, its like the people on here who predict 65 wins every year and even if we get 50 they are the ones bitching about the team every night. Don't plan on 8 months and you won't get bummed and down when it's 11.
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Your son’s spiral fracture is a tough injury. Usually they involve a twisting of the leg. I haven’t seen anything that suggests Nurk had that kind of injury. Like I said though we’re all guilty of guessing.
 
e_blazer said:
Your son’s spiral fracture is a tough injury. Usually they involve a twisting of the leg. I haven’t seen anything that suggests Nurk had that kind of injury. Like I said though we’re all guilty of guessing.
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Agreed. In my mind a compound fracture just seems so much worse.
 
e_blazer said:
Everyone is guessing at this point because they don’t know what the details of Nurk’s injury are. I just know that Paul George had what looked to be every bit as nasty or worse than Nurk’s and he was back in 8 months. Seems like a reasonable guess at this point. Tired of seeing all of the missing the year blarney around here.
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I'm not trying to argue with ya @e_blazer because I agree that no one knows but I feel like you're ignoring that George was not even close to 100% when he was back. It was well into the following season when he began to not be hampered by it.
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm not trying to argue with ya @e_blazer because I agree that no one knows but I feel like you're ignoring that George was not even close to 100% when he was back. It was well into the following season when he began to not be hampered by it.
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Sure, it’s going to take time to get quickness and timing back, but you have to play your way back.
 
hoopsjock said:
Yes, I'd take my chances with one year of Dame convincing him to stay. He'd be perfect to man down the 5 while Nurk is out and then just slide back to the 4 when Nurk is fully recovered.
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While I'd also take a shot on Anthony Davis for a year, playing him at the 5 probably wouldn't be the best idea if we wanted him to stay. He's always disliked playing the 5, as far as I've read. Even if the idea is to move him back to the 4 when Nurkic returns, pushing him into a role he doesn't want for most or all of a season would probably not help the re-signing cause.

We'd still ideally need someone to play the 5 next to him, IMO. But he's so good, he's worth risking dealing McCollum for his walk year.
 
kjironman1 said:
I agree. February seems like the very soonest.
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February?

PG returned in 8 months. Nurkic can do the same.

It's not a joint injury, it's a bone. It doesnt bear full weight. And due to PGs athleticism, the bone likely had to deal with just as much maximum force as Nurks did.

Best case scenario is November.
 
Labinot41 said:
The next Season is going to be so damn brutal to watch if Neil wont be able to do something magic this Offseason. Probably no Kanter, no Hood and no Seth anymore on the Team and Nurk out for the most part of the Season and we have to watch Meyers because nobody wants him. Fuck my life
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God damn dude.

Speculative assumptions about the future with no basis in actual reality, put forth so you can say "FML"...
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm not trying to argue with ya @e_blazer because I agree that no one knows but I feel like you're ignoring that George was not even close to 100% when he was back. It was well into the following season when he began to not be hampered by it.
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But that was likely to be mental. I think Nurkic will be better mentally. Also, Nurks game doesnt rely on athleticism as much as Georges.
 
Who knows how long Nurk is out or when he’s back on his game, but I think another summer for Zach and having him go through training camp with the starters, and even if they cant bring anyone else, I think thats a good time to really see what Zach can do and honestly I think he can help keep them afloat.
 
BonesJones said:
Im expecting Nurk back in 8-12 months. Sometime between November and March.
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BonesJones said:
But that was likely to be mental. I think Nurkic will be better mentally. Also, Nurks game doesnt rely on athleticism as much as Georges.
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Sure that is probably a realistic guess, but every case is different so we really have no clue what to expect.

If I was the GM, I'd approach the off season with the assumption he'll miss the year (that is not my prediction just how I would plan). Then whatever he gives us if he plays would be extra.
 
hoopsjock said:
Sure that is probably a realistic guess, but every case is different so we really have no clue what to expect.

If I was the GM, I'd approach the off season with the assumption he'll miss the year (that is not my prediction just how I would plan). Then whatever he gives us if he plays would be extra.
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I'd be aggressive and try to upgrade, as I would've done regardless. View Skal Labissiere as our 4th big sans Nurkic.
 
e_blazer said:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj5-LTEsabhAhVNnZ4KHdt7BjoQzPwBegQIARAD&url=https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2019/03/jusuf-nurkics-leg-injury-how-might-the-rehabilitation-go-when-might-he-return.html&psig=AOvVaw1GIiOMfKLPt4R5LrOHrYji&ust=1553915785297196
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Straight from the link-
"To answer that question, it would be helpful to know what kind of fracture Nurkic sustained. I don’t know that."

Seriously? You gonna link an O-live bullshit story to try and make any kind of case?

How about this one?

One study (Sp Health 2016) found 88 percent of patients returned to sport (recreational and competitive) after treatment of a tibia fracture with a rod at an average of 41 weeks.”

Now 41 weeks at 4.3 weeks a month is 9-10 months. So now you are looking at January. But even that is tagged with 88% and Rec/Competitive. Neither are Professional NBA game shape at nearly 300 lbs of player.

Then after reporting multiple reasons why it won't be October they pop of with this-

"If Nurkic follows his recovery plan, he could return around October.

With his toughness, medical squad, teammates and Rip City behind him, it could be sooner."

Now please explain to me how they go from 41 weeks to 28-30 or even sooner?

Was it all because of this statement?

"Nurkic may also focus on eating healthy foods to recover faster. For example, consuming adequate protein, calcium, fish oil and vitamin D can boost bone health (Bone 2019, J Orthop Res 2019), although caloric intake must also be managed to avoid putting on excessive body fat."

Like we all don't know adequate protein and vitamin D will be needed. Sure fish oil is gonna shave 10 weeks off the recovery. That makes sense....
 
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