The Nurk injury update thread

[wizenheimer]

I hope Nurkic can start consuming lots of film

I don't...he'll need to keep his weight down during recovery and rehab. I've heard that film is empty calories

 

[dviss1]

The greatest risk will be his mental state

"At least we won the game"

- Jusuf Nurkić

I think this says it all when it comes to his mentality.

 

[Scalma]

I don't...he'll need to keep his weight down during recovery and rehab. I've heard that film is empty calories

Someone tell Lillard.

https://theathletic.com/877843/2019...lard-has-elevated-his-game-for-trail-blazers/

 

[LayneStaley]

With Nurk most likely missing most/all of next season I will be shocked if Neil doesn’t put his nuts on the table and take a chance, well maybe not shocked.

 

[Scalma]

With Nurk most likely missing most/all of next season I will be shocked if Neil doesn’t put his nuts on the table and take a chance, well maybe not shocked.

The odds that Nurkic misses most, or all, of next season are much much lower than the odds of him missing maybe 20-30 games (rough estimate assuming a return in December)

My guess is they’ll chase someone like Lopez, or maybe a Pau Gasol or an Enes Kanter. Someone that can be a fill in as a starter but also be ok with being a backup once Nurk returns. Don’t expect any major change at the position.

 

[Jade Falcon]

What's the latest on the Nurk billboard?

 

[BonesJones]

The odds that Nurkic misses most, or all, of next season are much much lower than the odds of him missing maybe 20-30 games (rough estimate assuming a return in December)

My guess is they’ll chase someone like Lopez, or maybe a Pau Gasol or an Enes Kanter. Someone that can be a fill in as a starter but also be ok with being a backup once Nurk returns. Don’t expect any major change at the position.

I think theyll acquire someone via trade, because I don't see them not bringing Hood back.

 

[BonesJones]

Also, I could see them rolling with an Aminu/Collins/Layman/Labissiere frontcourt, or maybe drafting a guy like Brunk Fernando who could possibly play right away.

 

[KingSpeed]

The odds that Nurkic misses most, or all, of next season are much much lower than the odds of him missing maybe 20-30 games (rough estimate assuming a return in December)

My guess is they’ll chase someone like Lopez, or maybe a Pau Gasol or an Enes Kanter. Someone that can be a fill in as a starter but also be ok with being a backup once Nurk returns. Don’t expect any major change at the position.

CJ and anyone but Dame and picks for AD

 

[riverman]

Sent well wishes to Nurk with a text today..he'll be fine

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I think theyll acquire someone via trade, because I don't see them not bringing Hood back.

So Negative its Positive.

 

[Propagandist]

I just need to express my feelings: I miss Nurk.

 

[tlongII]

Will he be back for the playoffs?

 

[HailBlazers]

What's the latest on the Nurk billboard?

"We love you Jusuf Nurkic" billboard now has a design and release date

 

[Lanny]

"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."

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...e-rehabilitation-go-when-might-he-return.html

That's what I'm thinking, October or November.

 

[Lanny]

Will he be back for the playoffs?

No

 

[Lanny]

I still think that by the end of this season when all is said and done no one will want to get rid of Collins. He is about to get some major run and it will include playoff games.

I'm hot and cold on Collins. Sometimes he looks great and sometimes he looks bad. I'm going to presume that Stotts knows what he's doing with Collins.

 

[Lanny]

You'd trade for him on his expiring deal?

I'on't know man...

In a heart beat.

 

[Lanny]

there's some contradictions between what the doctor actually said and what the writer speculated.

the doctor said it took an average of 41 weeks for a return. And that was for just a Tibia fracture, not for when both leg bones had been fractured. And obviously, that average wasn't an average among 7 foot tall 290 pound people

the first of October is 26 weeks away, almost 4 months sooner that the average for a single bone fracture...and this OLive writer is suggesting it could be sooner than that? Sure seems like he's just pulling that out of his ass because it doesn't match what the doctor was saying

You guys are too much. I heard a specialist predict that it would take him about 4 months to knit and then he'd have to get conditioned. I'm predicting 5 to 6 months, tops.
I just happen to know from an old Scientific American article that broken bones heal back stronger than they were before they broke. I see a bright future for Nurk.

 

[wizenheimer]

You guys are too much. I heard a specialist predict that it would take him about 4 months to knit and then he'd have to get conditioned. I'm predicting 5 to 6 months, tops.
I just happen to know from an old Scientific American article that broken bones heal back stronger than they were before they broke. I see a bright future for Nurk.

yeah right...5-6 months when it took Paul George 8 months and he was just a shell of his former self and could only play 15 minutes a game over 6 games. It took him 15 months before he was back to playing like he used to....but sure, Nurkic, at 60-70 pounds heavier with a history of leg problems, will beat PG's recovery time by 3 months...

 

[Wade Garrett]

You guys are too much. I heard a specialist predict that it would take him about 4 months to knit and then he'd have to get conditioned. I'm predicting 5 to 6 months, tops.
I just happen to know from an old Scientific American article that broken bones heal back stronger than they were before they broke. I see a bright future for Nurk.

Your interpreting with your heart not your head.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Your interpreting with your heart not your head.

I think in terms of recovery time he may be, but Nurk’s leg should be fine, and he probably will be seen sometime next season, how effective he’ll be is questionable, it’ll take time for him to play his way back.

 

[Blazinaway]

am I correct in remembering that last yr Nurk played "lighter" at 265-270 lbs and this yr he was back to 290? Given this injury I wonder if it might be best to get back to 270 at least? Announcers often said 290 for Nurk on broadcasts this yr - any feedback on that?

I just found this from Sep of 2017:
"It sounds crazy, 34 pounds," Nurkic said. "But I'm still 270. So, I'm still a strong dude.
To drop weight, Nurkic stayed in Portland for much of his summer, working out at the Blazers practice facility daily in July and August before returning home to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few weeks just before training camp opened. He said most of the weight loss came from hard work and ramped up cardio, but he also cut sugar out of his diet for nearly two months, slimming down as he enters a contract year in what will be his first full season with the Blazers."

 

[Wade Garrett]

I think in terms of recovery time he may be, but Nurk’s leg should be fine, and he probably will be seen sometime next season, how effective he’ll be is questionable, it’ll take time for him to play his way back.

Oh I firmly believe Nurk will be better and stronger than ever but, 5 months?

 

[Chris Craig]

am I correct in remembering that last yr Nurk played "lighter" at 265-270 lbs and this yr he was back to 290? Given this injury I wonder if it might be best to get back to 270 at least? Announcers often said 290 for Nurk on broadcasts this yr - any feedback on that?

I just found this from Sep of 2017:
"It sounds crazy, 34 pounds," Nurkic said. "But I'm still 270. So, I'm still a strong dude.
To drop weight, Nurkic stayed in Portland for much of his summer, working out at the Blazers practice facility daily in July and August before returning home to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few weeks just before training camp opened. He said most of the weight loss came from hard work and ramped up cardio, but he also cut sugar out of his diet for nearly two months, slimming down as he enters a contract year in what will be his first full season with the Blazers."

I don't know. He gained weight back and had his best season this year. He was off when he lost weight. He didn't play as well.

 

[Wade Garrett]

am I correct in remembering that last yr Nurk played "lighter" at 265-270 lbs and this yr he was back to 290? Given this injury I wonder if it might be best to get back to 270 at least? Announcers often said 290 for Nurk on broadcasts this yr - any feedback on that?

I just found this from Sep of 2017:
"It sounds crazy, 34 pounds," Nurkic said. "But I'm still 270. So, I'm still a strong dude.
To drop weight, Nurkic stayed in Portland for much of his summer, working out at the Blazers practice facility daily in July and August before returning home to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few weeks just before training camp opened. He said most of the weight loss came from hard work and ramped up cardio, but he also cut sugar out of his diet for nearly two months, slimming down as he enters a contract year in what will be his first full season with the Blazers."

Nurk is better at 290 than 270. He returned to "Beastmode" this season. Last year he was too finesse.

 

[Hobbesarable]

I think in terms of recovery time he may be, but Nurk’s leg should be fine, and he probably will be seen sometime next season, how effective he’ll be is questionable, it’ll take time for him to play his way back.

I'm more curious about his health in terms of bone mineral density.

 

[Labinot41]

Fat Nurk > Skinny Nurk

 

[wizenheimer]

I'm more curious about his health in terms of bone mineral density.

yeah, that needs to be a stat on bbref right after PER, TS%, and Winshares

 

[tlongII]

It will take time but I think Nurk will be fine. We just need to get into the playoffs and then we can beat anybody if we’re healthy.