Blake Injury Update

he was very positive about it… maybe things have changed.

But I’m very interested in seeing how the team plays in his absence.

Sometimes you learn more about a team during injury stretches.

I’d felt Roy’s injury might be a blessing in disguise. At the time, I commented that now Roy would get some needed rest and maybe the other guys would become less dependent on him. Both developments might pay dividends up the road.

But having Blake out, Roy still nursing the hamstring and bad finger, Rudy with the bad foot, Przy toughing it out with a busted wrist, and of course no Martell: I’m afraid this is the tipping point. The guys might find themselves flat unable to compete. And an extended losing streak now could make the playoffs a pipe dream.

So count me among the Chicken Little crowd this time. Here’s hoping for speedy recoveries—and/or some sudden growth & consistency from the rookies.

They held out Roy for four games too, to find out what Rudy and Bayless could do in his absence.

Now Blake’s getting some time off too, to see how the rest of the team responds.

Next: LaMarcus. – Elgin

 So my view is slanted slightly, but the use of him last night was awful.

 That being said, putting the ball inside does make the game seem easier. That, and point guard play. I have criticised Aldridge in the past for not taking it inside and being “soft”, but when he does I love the guy, opens up the game for everyone else rather than having four guys crowd the perimieter.

Steve B was the glue that held this young team together and now he is out. My prediction is Zero wins during the recover time. NOT good as other teams in the west are beginning to put it together and the TB are going to suffer. How long he is out could decide if this is a playoff year or a lottery year!

into a discussion of whether Sergio or Jerryd should start!

Sorry amlmart, I just couldn’t stop myself.

My best on a full and speedy recovery!

Edgers, I hope you will start to appreciate what you have now he is out for (hopefully) a few games. Watch this team without its floor leader and learn!

That’s good.

We will win at least one of these two road games without him, maybe both. Book it.

Is he out like at 90%? Very low possibilities? The thing is that some friends are gonna party tonight… But I’d prefer to watch the Blazers with Rudy xD

I think Nate should go back to the Roy, Batum, Trout lineup down the stretch.(assuming Rudy is out) At least Batum can bother Harris or VC with his length and is a little more consistent with the 3 ball, moving without the ball, and crashing the O boards (transistion D might suffer)

Without Blake, maybe Sergio will step up. Maybe Bayless will gain more confidence (love him taking it to the hole). NBA teams weather the injury storm every year. I’ll be curious to see who steps up (Oden? Bayless? God forbid Sergio?) and who welts from the heat..(eyes on LMA).

I separated my shoulder about 10 years ago, and man does it hurt. Serious pain for about a week, then sore for about 2 more. We’re talking painful to sleep with, let alone play basketball with the same arm!

I hope this is a very mild shoulder separation, and he’ll only be out a week or so. Otherwise, it is like 3-4 weeks.

This was supposed to be an easier part of the schedule to rack up a cushion for the playoff run… But in reality we’re only 2 full games out of the top 8. Bayless needs to show up, bigtime, and we definitely need Rudy back.

Roy: Hamstring..still bothering him.
LMA: Ruptured eardrum last week against Pistons, seems to be doing well with it.
Rudy: Foot sprain, aggravated, day to day
Blake: shoulder separation, serious pain, 1-4 weeks out
Pryz: Broken wrist! Hurts, but plays through the pain, takes lots of advil.
Webster: ? Who’s that?
Oden: Microfracture knee surgery, Doing well, with less explosiveness than pre-injury.
Raef: RLEC is actually a good thing.

Lots of injuries for such a young team.
I hope they don’t melt away completely before the final playoff run.

Blake will miss 7-10 days (4-5 games, if that’s accurate— @ NJ, @ Char, Mil, Cle, Was). Sergio will start tonight and Rudy will play.

Its strange that Nate has Sergio playing with Roy and Bayless with Rudy. We’ll see who ends up playing how many minutes.

I think the Blazers should still win 3 of those 5 games, even without Blake… if not 4.