Could it be our fault?

but I do agree with you in that Greg should take his time. He should wait till doctors OK it AND he feels like he OK to start playing again.

Of course, I’m not a doctor, and until there is something definitive that says they are related I can’t make this leap. But after watching Martell come back from an injury too soon last year and re-aggravate it, and a pattern of injuries turning out to be significantly worse than the brass let on initially, the Blazers really should look into the way they are doing things when it comes to medical treatment and injury prevention measures. And while I know it won’t happen, I really don’t want to hear “Bobby Medina, the best in the business” over the airwaves for a looooooooooooooong time.

do something/say something about Greg?

If it was related to his previous injury against Golden State then Epic Fail of Blazer medical staff. Hindsight is 20/20 but shouldn’t of follow up MRI’s been done to the knee-cap to assure it was healing alright? If it was a minor injury that was allowed to become a major injury…which it now is…then our medical staff needs to be re-evaluated.

  But I’m not going to go down that road because I don’t know. Perhaps such MRI’s and X-Rays were taken. It easily could of been something that happened and simply was not released to the public. If you check Odens Knee and it appears Okay, is that going to make news?

Spot on

Oden was more heavy last season, I just think its one of those freak injuries. Look Web came back from the injury and hurt himself right away, that was realated. Since Golden State injury its close to 1 year now.

   Even if everything Engineer Scotty is saying is true, the primary responsibilty is with the medical staff. It’s up to the doctors and specialists to evaluate and communicate correctly the reality. If Odens pattela was damaged more than thought or reported the only fault would be with medical staff in NOT finding that out and not communicating that to our franchise. Since I have no behind the scenes access to what was done, said, or evaluated about Oden and his patella a year ago why should I place blame on anyone? I’d really assume that they did look at Odens Patella closely last year. I’m also relatively sure that the ultimate choice to have him play wasn’t influenced by Radio Personalities or even the ravings or rationalizations of a fanbase.

  No it’s just tragic. But trying to quantify last nights injury with a connection to last years bone chip? Unless a Medical Specialist can tell me Yes, that is what happened or even that it was likely that was what happened than I just have to assume Oden was given the proper advice and attention.

We are going to be a stronger team next year as a result of this years problems and confusion. We may have burned another year, but, even so, management should have learned a lot more about the team’s deficiencies. The main question that I have is whether or not both the players and the management team are ready accept what may be some harsh realities about the changes that are necessary.

My main individual hope for Greg is that this will serve as proof to him that he should be just as strong, but playing at a lighter weight. Nutrition, calories, and désire. I agree with Nate about the 260-265 pound goal for Greg’s weight.

Any additional accomplishments this year are just frosting on the cake. And I for one am going to sit back, relax, and enjoy!

If Brooks didn’t blow by him, then Oden wouldn’t have had to contest that floater and he wouldnt have got injured.

medical staffs.

Would like to see it a priority to do everything possible in the way of analysis, p.t. etc. Figure out what if anything is causing Greg’s leg injuries and see that we minimize the possibility of a repeat. As far as the organization and Greg are concerned, his health should come first.