DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 6, 2009 0:03:42 GMT -5
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AvantGuardHoya
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Dec 6, 2009 6:06:35 GMT -5
Wow. Seems like some guys are destined to suffer injury after injury.
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Dec 6, 2009 9:53:35 GMT -5
Sam Bowie all over again.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Dec 6, 2009 13:48:32 GMT -5
That's a tough break.
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Post by kchoya on Dec 7, 2009 12:15:34 GMT -5
I said the same thing about E.J. Henderson last night. |
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Post by hifigator on Dec 7, 2009 13:51:13 GMT -5
Sam Bowie all over again. That was the first guy I thought of when I saw this. Also, I think it's more than just bad luck. I think especially tall people are more prone to injury. I just don't think the body is made to take the wear and tear that we give it and the taller and larger the player is, the more demand on the body. I do think that is a factor. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 7, 2009 17:37:09 GMT -5
Sam Bowie all over again. That was the first guy I thought of when I saw this. Also, I think it's more than just bad luck. I think especially tall people are more prone to injury. I just don't think the body is made to take the wear and tear that we give it and the taller and larger the player is, the more demand on the body. I do think that is a factor. This is just a bloody shame. I compared Greg to Bowie on the other board. I'm no doctor (I'm only married to one), but I don't think I agree with your hypothesis, hifi. Bowie and now Oden seem to be unusual cases. I can't remember any other big men who seemed to have this problem to this extent (keeping fingers crossed on Andrew Bynum). Just to pick a couple cases, I don't recall Kareem or Parish ever being seriously injured (except when Kareem broke his hand punching Kent Benson, which doesn't count, since it was a self-inflicted injury). |
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Post by strummer8526 on Dec 7, 2009 17:47:20 GMT -5
This is a shame. I didn't like playing against him, and I sure didn't like when he bowled over a stationary Jeff AND got the blocking call rather than the charge.
...But that being said, he seemed like a good guy. Definitely never seemed full of himself or anything. Hopefully he gets on the floor eventually and at least gets a few good years of play.
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Dec 7, 2009 18:44:34 GMT -5
Bynum is an almost perfect analogue. He also had injuries to both knees early on, I believe.
There's good reason to believe that Oden can come back. There's no ligament damage and the injury is a bit freakish, not necessarily the result of wear.
That said, he also could be injury prone.
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FewFAC
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Post by FewFAC on Dec 7, 2009 20:01:43 GMT -5
At least he didn't break his back. Ouch.
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