Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3017538 Whoa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3017538 Whoa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 Associated Press Celebrated Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, will likely miss the 2007-2008 season after undergoing knee surgery Thursday, the team said. "Greg had an arthroscopy and a microfracture surgery today," team physician Dr. Don Roberts, who performed the surgery, said in a statement posted on the Trail Blazers' Web site. "He was found to have articular cartilage damage in his right knee. The area of injury was not large and we were able to treat it with microfracture, which stimulates the growth of cartilage. "There are things about this that are positive for Greg. First of all, he is young. The area where the damage was is small and the rest of his knee looked normal. All those are good signs for a complete recovery from microfracture surgery." The 7-foot center is expected to be on crutches for up to eight weeks. It likely will take 6 to 12 months for full recovery, the team said. The Trail Blazers will hold a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference to discuss Oden's situation. The procedure was performed in Vancouver, Wash. Oden described the knee pain in an entry Tuesday on his personal blog: "On my vacation earlier this summer i got up off the couch and remember my knee having a sharp pain in it. That was about a month ago. I didn't tell anyone because i didn't want to seem like i was complaining or making excuses for anything. Plus i wasn't doing anything at the time i realized it hurt, so i figured it couldn't be anything big. "After a couple of weeks, i had to finally tell someone so i went to St. Vincent's Sports Performance (where i worked out at before draft) and got my knee looked at. That was right before i moved to Portland for good. My knee was swollen since i was there. I finally just said that i need to tell my trainer because this is not normal. We went to the doctor's the next day to get a MRI and that night me and my mom ended up in the doctor's office being told that I have to get surgery. It's a light one, just a scoop, but still it's just another setback. I would like for me to be playing and not seem like i'm a high-maintenance player, but things just keep popping up." This is Oden's second health problem since the Blazers drafted him in June. He had a tonsillectomy in July after struggling in two Las Vegas summer league games. Oden, despite being hampered by a wrist injury during his freshman (and only) season at Ohio State, averaged 15.7 points and 9.6 rebounds in leading the Buckeyes to the national championship game. He had 25 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to Florida. The Trail Blazers were the surprise winners of the NBA draft lottery and chose Oden over Texas forward Kevin Durant, who went to Seattle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richnba 3 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 And this was suppose to be the next big thing... HA!!!!!!!! He was way to hyped anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 So here is the big question I would like to propose: If you were the Blazers owner or GM and you could go back to June knowing what you know now, do you make the same pick? Or is there no way you pass on Durant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 Yikes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmase20 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 Yikes is when they get another top pick next season... Oj Mayo Brandon Roy Martell Webster Lamarcus Aldridge Greg Oden F me in the A, gentlemen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 quote: Originally posted by djmase20:Yikes is when they get another top pick next season... In the West, I think they were headed for the lottery next season anyway. But you're right, this certainly increases their chances of being top-5 again. But it hasn't helped the Hawks much over the last few years, and they play in the East. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmackDaddy 30 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 Holy crap that's going to hurt them. I was just thinking what Mase just posted. If they get another high lottery team, they will be untouchable for 10 years. What bad luck Oden has with injuries. Poor kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmase20 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 Yea, but the Hawks picked Josh Childress, Marvin Williams and Shelden Williams, while the Blazers seleted Brandon Roy, Aldridge, and Oden. Big difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmase20 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 quote: Holy crap that's going to hurt them. I was just thinking what Mase just posted. If they get another high lottery team, they will be untouchable for 10 years. What bad luck Oden has with injuries. Poor kid Not exactly, Smack. The problem in this day in age with having lots of young talent, it that they are are going to need to get paid at around the same time assuming they all perform. Not possible to pay them all Max saleries... Got to cut a few loose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Acres 3:16 418 Report post Posted September 13, 2007 quote: Originally posted by Live or Die Magic:So here is the big question I would like to propose: If you were the Blazers owner or GM and you could go back to June knowing what you know now, do you make the same pick? Or is there no way you pass on Durant? Microfracture on a 7 footer doesn't usually end well. They always say it takes about 2 yrs to recover and this is also part of a torn ACL...WOW. They spin it as he will recover because he is young but how often do you see a guy that young have this happen? Amare is the only one that has really come back full strength, there is a much larger list of guys that did not. To answer your question, this would be the excuse that I think Portland needed to draft Durant. They would have been crucified by the media if they did it but honestly with Aldridge already there with Randolph, it would have been the best move for them. DJ, isn't there some sort of Pat Williams clause that makes it nearly impossible to get the #1 pick 2 yrs in a row? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
