Notice ZACH COLLINS TO MISS REMAINDER OF 2020 PLAYOFFS

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Part of being a good athlete is being durable. You have to take the bumps and bruises and fatigue and recover quickly. In hindsight, Collins may not have played enough at Gonzaga to really demonstrate whether he had that quality. :dunno:
 
oldmangrouch said:
Part of being a good athlete is being durable. You have to take the bumps and bruises and fatigue and recover quickly. In hindsight, Collins may not have played enough at Gonzaga to really demonstrate whether he had that quality. :dunno:
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Or, maybe he's been out with an injury for 9-10 months and getting back to practicing and playing at an NBA level after a long time off takes a body a bit of time to adjust to?
 
e_blazer said:
Or, maybe he's been out with an injury for 9-10 months and getting back to practicing and playing at an NBA level after a long time off takes a body a bit of time to adjust to?
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Or maybe 2 significant injuries in 1 year is cause for concern.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Or maybe 2 significant injuries in 1 year is cause for concern.
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I'm not sure I would classify a repetitive stress reaction as a significant injury. Lots of NBA players have had stress reactions, or even stress fractures, missed a few weeks while they heal, and then resume mostly injury-free careers. Michael Jordan had a stress fracture, not reaction, in the '85-86 season and he seemed to do okay. Collins's injury's timing sucks, but it's not likely to be a big deal long term.
 
e_blazer said:
I'm not sure I would classify a repetitive stress reaction as a significant injury. Lots of NBA players have had stress reactions, or even stress fractures, missed a few weeks while they heal, and then resume mostly injury-free careers. Michael Jordan had a stress fracture, not reaction, in the '85-86 season and he seemed to do okay. Collins's injury's timing sucks, but it's not likely to be a big deal long term.
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I hope you are correct. I have fairly low expectations for the kid - but that doesn't mean I wish him ill!
 
oldmangrouch said:
I hope you are correct. I have fairly low expectations for the kid - but that doesn't mean I wish him ill!
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Expectations for his ankle and expectations for his impact as a player are two different things. I have little doubt his ankle will heal without problem. I'm concerned that, as a player, he still hasn't figured out how to be a consistent offensive threat by now. That gives me pause as to thinking that he's a long term impact player for the Blazers. Bigs can be notoriously slow to get up to speed, and he did have only one year of college ball, so I'm not ready to give up on him just yet.
 
e_blazer said:
Expectations for his ankle and expectations for his impact as a player are two different things. I have little doubt his ankle will heal without problem. I'm concerned that, as a player, he still hasn't figured out how to be a consistent offensive threat by now. That gives me pause as to thinking that he's a long term impact player for the Blazers. Bigs can be notoriously slow to get up to speed, and he did have only one year of college ball, so I'm not ready to give up on him just yet.
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I agree. This would have been his 3rd season and yes this should have been the year that would have told us if he has long term offensive potential for the Blazers. But he has not played this year so I think we have to wait one more year before we know for sure.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Or maybe 2 significant injuries in 1 year is cause for concern.
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2 significant injuries? His shoulder and what else? What he has now is a sprained ankle which happens to many players every season.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Glass is fragile and brittle - but it is also useful. Oden only met the first 2 criteria.
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Who says he isn't/wasn't useful??

He "cracked" under the pressure of too may jokes about his fragility and even today, continues to be the butt of an occasional joke.

:cheers:
 
Hopefully he’s healthy for training camp.
 
julius said:
Why, were the Blazers going to trade him to the Lakers between the series?
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has anybody found video of the injury?

or is it because it's a stress reaction it's a cumulative injury?
 
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ZACH COLLINS TO MISS REMAINDER OF 2020 PLAYOFFS


PORTLAND, Ore. (August 21, 2020)–Further imaging shows Portland forward Zach Collins with a hairline medial malleolus stress fracture of his left ankle, it was announced today by Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey. The injury will require surgery to repair. A date for surgery is to be determined. Collins will miss the remainder of the postseason.


Collins, 22, appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Trail Blazers this season, posting averages of 7.0 points (47.1% FG, 36.8% 3-PT, 75.0% FT), 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.45 blocks.



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KSF-ERIC said:
Out for rest of playoffs. Poor guy.
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We can turn this into a positive. First I feel they are making the right decision. This surgery is recommended for that injury and it prevents further injury. Also he will be done and back available for training camp if and when that happens for next season.
Then they will give Gabriel lots of run in this series and any more if the Blazers happen to win it.
 
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