Oden Tweaked His Ankle -- Don't Freak Out
by Ben Golliver on Sep 30, 2008 12:45 PM PDT
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PrintJust got back from open practice. Oden spent the portion that was open to the media riding a workout bike, after apparently tweaking his ankle. He was walking a bit gingerly but it didn't seem to be bad. The initial report from Coach McMillan downplayed it as a non-issue, and said that Greg had participated in the rest of the practice (prior to the media access period) and had looked good.
Just thought you'd like to be the first to know.
More thoughts tonight.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
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Seriously, if its a non issue please dont print it. the fact that it is released makes me
wonder a bit.
Sophia
"i'll try to find 'em- an' i'll breeng um too yuh"- Sarah Palin
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
by BlazerFan1 on Sep 30, 2008 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Has to be released
It’s the first day of practice with tons of media there. The question of why Oden was riding the bike instead of playing had to be addressed.
I’m not worried.
by Storyteller on Sep 30, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
it's an issue until he plays and we see it's not an issue
BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON
by Ben Golliver on Sep 30, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
its my fear talking.. dont mind me
"i'll try to find 'em- an' i'll breeng um too yuh"- Sarah Palin
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
It's hard to not
freak out when things keep happening to him. Even small things.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
I'm freaking out!!!
"They are all human. There's nobody I'm really scared of, or worried about playing against." -- Bayless
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
ME TOO!!!!! Man.
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
It's like sending your kid off to the first day of school
Yer worried about every little thing. Then, by high school, you could really give a ….
But for now, I’m freaking out!
"They are all human. There's nobody I'm really scared of, or worried about playing against." -- Bayless
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
But wait...
Can’t any basketball-related injuries (or life-threatening illnesses) be cured by the blood of Brandon Roy?
going for a swim?
"They are all human. There's nobody I'm really scared of, or worried about playing against." -- Bayless
http://www.myspace.com/y5k
I can't find a bridge!
The chorus of this song makes me think of our dear center GO.
Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision
You are fine. Only if you see this you might want to talk with LMA to exchange tips about irregular heart conditions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff-Parkinson-White_syndrome
We're young in age, but deep in experience - Brandon Roy.
Yes, detected last spring. But apparently they were able to correct it for good with a catheter ablation.
That’s why I think it’s safe to make a little joke about it.
We're young in age, but deep in experience - Brandon Roy.
Martell had a similar if not same ailment
He also had it corrected.
Really weird that two people on one team had it, kind of a statistical anomaly. It happens though.
Speakin of that:
I never did hear the diagnosis on Martel’s irregular heart beat of late last season. I’d almost forgotten about it.
Was it really WPW? Somehow I doubt it as that is a quite rare condition. Is that what was reported? I missed it if it was.
I think we need to chill out on Oden’s ankle. If every little ankle tweak is going to send out shock waves, then it’s going to be a grueling season for some.
I don't THINK it was WPW...
…but yeah, I remember it being reported but can’t remember the exact cause. Mighta’ been dehydration, and Martell was pushing himself too hard.
They diagnosed and felt comfortable with whatever caused the irregular heartbeat though, I do remember that much.
Everyone twists an ankle, I see nothing to worry about. This long build up is gonna kill us.
Once we see him play, and he is Oden, everyone can just let out a sigh of relief and stop grinding our teeth in worry. I know I ain’t worried, but at the same time I just wanna SEE him out there in a Blazer jersey, destroying the morale of the enemy.
Mortimer
People, People, people,
I know the weather is starting to turn glomy here in Portland, but we must remain positive here and not freak out.
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING PEOPLE
The season cannot get here soon enough.
So I am also supposed to believe Comcast is coming to Central Oregon?
Whistling…Wishing on a star
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Whoa, whoa slow down there. Now lets not go getting
all crazy now, that wont be happening for at least the next decade, as Crapcast is the spawn of the devil, dont you know that by now??
The season cannot get here soon enough.
AKA L@kers?
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Positive thinking is for fools
And its damn hot here
by southern oregon on Sep 30, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
WIth all of that muscle weight and coming off of knee surgery hopefully
the trainers are really working on building his ankle strength. Not to say that will keep you from having minor “tweaks” but it is an often overlooked element of training.
I remember reading a book by Pete Egoscue where he talked about a professional basketball player that came to see him with knee problems. After careful examination he told the player that his knees were fine and that the problem was that he had weak ankles. The player was miffed saying, “my knees are killing me”. After doing the ankle exercises that Pete gave him his knee pain disappeared.
The knee pain was a symptom. Pete Egoscue has some great books worth checking out.
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Sep 30, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions
I appreciate the "Don't Freak Out" part of the headline
It kept my heart from skipping a whole bunch of beats.
Yeah, we might not freak (much)
But can you imagine the media? They are probably having a hayday over this.
When asked about his thoughts during the Olympic games about playing against Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, Rudy responded "My first thought was respect. My second thought was to kick their ass".
Man I love him.
I'm not worried about this "injury"
in particular… it’s just the fact that it’s the first day of training camp and something happens to him. I hope this guy can make it through an 82+ game season.
Oden+Roy+Aldridge+Rudy+Bayless=Dynasty. Believe
Roy also cautioned in his media day interviews that Rudy might play a little to active for the long NBA season
Well, he will learn to rest and save his energy soon enough.
In other news, Beasley strained his groin and is ALWAYS HUNGRY. That would worry me more. Derrick Coleman anyone? http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_basketball_heat/2008/09/beasley-hurt-ea.html
We're young in age, but deep in experience - Brandon Roy.
Not to mention that Rudy will not be playing that many minutes
at 20-25 minutes a night with frequent timeouts, intermissions, etc you can go pretty full tilt. He is not lugging much weight around either.
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Sep 30, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we need to make a sacrifice, just to be sure.
Anyone got any chickens?
Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision
by tominhawaii on Sep 30, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I have a goat.
or we could just sacrafice nick jonas.
Sophia
"i'll try to find 'em- an' i'll breeng um too yuh"- Sarah Palin
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
My new place
Comes complete with a herd of runt deer and a dozen turkeys,the deer are more or less local pets and to small to bother with anyway but nobody cares about the turkeys and they are easy to get but I dont have much experience with the sacrifice thing.link?
by southern oregon on Sep 30, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
within 3 hours two reporters from the oregonian have written on it.
i’d call that a story.
BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON
by Ben Golliver on Sep 30, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
What did I say?
Damn media.
When asked about his thoughts during the Olympic games about playing against Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, Rudy responded "My first thought was respect. My second thought was to kick their ass".
Man I love him.
people were freaking out for sure.
there’s a lot riding on that ankle…….
BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON
by Ben Golliver on Sep 30, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"there’s a lot riding on that ankle……."
That is one brilliant line. Not just because he’s so big, but because he was on the exercise bike.
I’m quite proud of myself that I didn’t spit coffee all over my keyboard. I’d be even more proud of that if I’d actually been drinking coffee when I read it.
The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.
I wouldn't point to the Oregonian as the bastion of top caliber reporting
This whole ankle scare thing is just pure sensationalism from the top down.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Oden's injury history, combined with the number of people there today
Made this a story. It’s not like he had a hangnail or something, it was a situation that kept him out of practice.
I’ll feel better when I hear he’s practicing again.
Wrong.....Read Quick's write up
Oden even says he feels good enough to practice tonight. Only the media is freaking out. This should have been a footnote at the end of an article.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
This just in from Sportsfine.com:
(AP) The string of injuries plaguing heralded Portland Trail Blazers rookie Greg Oden remains unbroken — unlike Oden’s tibia, according to team officials speaking from Providence Medical Center.
Oden appears to have fractured the tibia after colliding mid-air collision with fellow rookie Jerryd Bayless. Oden landed on a teammate’s foot and crumpled to the floor like a wad of cellophane on a hot grill.
Oden’s much-anticipated professional debut, already delayed by microfracture surgery on his left knee a year ago, will be delayed again, this time for at least four months, says Providence orthopedic surgeon Ian Brittle.
Blazer GM Kevin Pritchard, when asked whether Oden is injury-prone, replied testily, “He’s injured and he’s prone, so sure, I guess you could say he’s injury-prone.”
Oden could not be reached for comment, but reporters at Providence could hear a voice in a room nearby saying, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry” repeatedly.
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
not funny
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Sep 30, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally uncool man
When asked about his thoughts during the Olympic games about playing against Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, Rudy responded "My first thought was respect. My second thought was to kick their ass".
Man I love him.
-1
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
by rockingharder on Sep 30, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
minus ten
Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake-but for the nation's sake. Nothing matters more to the future of our country: not military preparations-for armed might is worthless if we lack the brain power to build a world of peace; not our productive economy-for we cannot sustain growth without trained manpower; not our democratic system of government-for freedom is fragile if citizens are ignorant.
-President Lyndon B. Johnson
Look, Ben has a new post!
[Running out the side door while everyone’s distracted]
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
The title of this should be
“Don’t Panic”
In nice large friendly letters. It’ll make people feel all warm and fuzzy.
Yet… you didn’t do this… so i’m FREAKING OUT!!!
Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624
DON'T PANIC!!!!
Feel better?
The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.
If he is riding a bike right afterward then it can't be that bad
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Sep 30, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
Always bringing out the positives
:)
When asked about his thoughts during the Olympic games about playing against Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, Rudy responded "My first thought was respect. My second thought was to kick their ass".
Man I love him.
Get the man
some high tops!!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
And not the same
ones that Derek Anderson used to wear.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 30, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
check out the 3:25 mark
Because that’s how I felt when I saw this headline.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
Bill Walton...Sam Bowie
Don’t tell Blazer fans not to panic when their stud center is reported to be limping
All along, I've proably been as concerned with
Oden’s injury potential more than most anyone. But tweaking an ankle …. come on.
Still, I would love to see Oden pare back by 15 to 20 lbs the weight his knees and ankles are supporting with every step and jump he makes.
Those of us who lived through the Bill Walton sagas
will always believe any injury to the feet or ankles of a big man is serious. The do heal but they mount up. That is a huge pressure to the feet and ankles when landing a high-jumping big man.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Longsuffering Blazer fans
deserve a healthy, dominant big man, the L-kers have had their share in the past 30+ years
Experience it & learn from it, Big Man
I want to see you in the first game of the season.
I want to see you in the Play Offs.
I want to see you winning Games that count, for the next ten years.
Learn from it, Big Man, that’s all I selfishly ask.
"You're really making me feel good about myself, little man," says Oden as he starts dancing after scoring a goal. "You better come harder than that."
All right - so what KIND of limp was it, anyway?
Was it the I-could-play-on-it-if-this-were-a-meaningful-game-but-it’s-practice-#1-so-I’ll-keep-my-weight-off-of-it-even-though-I-don’t-really-HAVE-to kind of limp?
Or was it more of a genuine, for-real, true-injury, I-can-not-put-weight-on-it limp?
"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless
And I caught the mention about him playing the night shift after my question about the limp.
Okay, so it really is a big nothing.
[ phew ]
"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless
Or was it the
I-could-play-if-Coach-weren’t-going-to-make-me-run-hard-later-with-that-stupid-drill-he-does-every-year-and-I-don’t-want-everyone-to-know-I’m-a-wimp-about-that-stuff kind of limp?
The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.
now I'm past "freaking out" and moving onto
anger.
That ain’t cool. I was looking forward to a report on how our gental ball poping giant was doing and ben gets the plunger.
I feel burnter than I’ve ever been burnt.
"the Knicks are an ongoing experiment in sporting altruism, with the motto "We suck, so you don't have to." This is the designing principle. Stop overcomplicating things."
-jawaan oldham
The media had me freakin' out
Fox led off with “Greg Oden was injured at practice today” and I flew to my computer, but couldn’t find it in any national sports websites. This is not a big deal if the national sites haven’t picked it up and headlined it yet.
Travis Outlaw is an alien, but in a good way.
by Clevelander among roses on Sep 30, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions
are you afraid that...
greg oden is injury prone. the mere mention of “dont be scared” suggest that it is in people minds (and perhaps his and the teams?). If it wasn’t in everyones head “dont be scared” wouldn’t be in the headline.
just to add...
also, perhaps, being injury prone is like 80% mental: if you think you are injury prone and are worried about it then you actually get injured alot. You expect to be injured. I actually think there is something to that and that is why we see the same players get injured over and over again every year except their contract year (baron davis and everyone else you can think of).
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