Greg Oden is Day to Day
by Ben. on Feb 13, 2009 5:52 PM PST
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Here's the Press Release from the Blazers regarding Oden sitting out the Rookie/Sophomore game.
I sent some communications to a team source to see if we could get confirmation on Greg playing Wednesday. Nothing concrete for you on that other than he did practice today.
ODEN WILL NOT PLAY IN 2009 ROOKIE-SOPHOMORE GAME
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Trail Blazers rookie Greg Oden will not play in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam this evening after experiencing discomfort in his left (non operative) knee.
Oden underwent a precautionary MRI today, which revealed some swelling and a chip fracture of the patella.
Oden, who practiced with the Rookie Team today, felt some discomfort after bumping knees with the Warriors' Corey Maggette in the fourth quarter of last night's game at Golden State.
He is listed as day-to-day and will be reevaluated upon return to Portland.
Update: Geoffrey C. Arnold has the following update.
"I woke up ... and it was swollen. I banged knees with (Golden State guard) Corey Maggette (Thursday) night," Oden said. "I really wanted to be out there playing. I'm a little disappointed, but I'd rather be out playing in the regular season."
Oden was introduced before the game but did not play.
Oden, who missed all of last season after being the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft, has been hampered by injuries during his short career. But this one does not appear serious. He is listed as day to day.
During the Rookie/Sophomore game Craig Sager interviewed Greg Oden. Greg was smiling and seemed to be in pretty good spirits.
Sager: "What's the extent of the injury and how disapppointed are you?"
"I'm very disappointed but I know I'll come back soon. It's just one of those things where I don't want to try it out. It's supposed to be fine and I don't want to injure it any more than it is.
Sager: "Blather, blather, blather... How disappointing is this?"
It's very disappointing. Someone told me earlier today that I have great timing with my injuries. Right before my rookie season, right in the first game in the Lakers stadium, and then now, right before the all star game, It's always the big games when something happens to me.
Sager: "Blather, blather, blather... are you going to be alright?"
I'm pretty sure it's going to be all right.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
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Wait
Isn’t the patella or whatever the same part of the kneecap involved in the microfracture? Breathe
by Griff on Feb 13, 2009 5:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The patella
Is the actual cap of the knee cap. I always thought the microfracture involved the leg bones.
"It all depends on where his growth will come and we think his growth will come within us" -- Kevin Pritchard on Jerryd Bayless
by Jumbo on Feb 13, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that would be correct. the paella is the moveable bone that *IS* your knee. The microfracture makes holes in the bone to stiulate growth--but that's n the long bones that make the knee joint. Simply put: NOT the patella.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
by nima on Feb 13, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For what its worth
a little bit about patella / knee cap injuries – http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/patelladisorders/a/kneecap.htm
FTA – “While surgery is seldom needed because of a kneecap problem, arthroscopy is a treatment option if the problem is not getting any better with conservative treatment.”
A more extensive page, with Non Operative Rx & Operative Treatment Options…
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fractures_of_the_patella
/ crossing fingers
// holding breath
by SuperMilk on Feb 13, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just playin...
The big guy will be fine…he could probably use the rest, honestly. And, as the report says, he practiced - must have decided it best not to play.
by Griff on Feb 13, 2009 5:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
oh man this is not good
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Feb 13, 2009 5:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's the non operative knee
The knee wasn’t hyper-extended. Calm down.
Founder of the "Crash Batumcoot" Movement.
by damir on Feb 13, 2009 6:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The always intelligent ESPN commenters are really enjoying this one
Play Ben G.
by Artie Fufkin on Feb 13, 2009 6:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm no expert
but I think he would need some kind of minor surgery to remove a chip of bone that has been dislodged.
"Cathartic? I didn't go to college, I don't know what cathartic means."
Kobe Bryant
by kono on Feb 13, 2009 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
did you stay at a holiday inn?
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
by broyposse on Feb 13, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Uh no.
I had a chip fracture of my knee cap when I was a wrestler in college, and it’s a little painful, but the bone will fuse back together pretty quickly.
This is nothing.
by nikolokolus on Feb 13, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
somebody get that boy some milk
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 13, 2009 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
it duz a body good
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 13, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Funnily enough
milk ROBS your bones of calcium. The difficult to digest animal fats require calcium for your body to process. More calcium then you get from milk. In older women especially it is dangerous to drink milk. A far better source of calcium is dark green vegetables such as Kale and Spinach.
I eat meat in case you are wondering but I don’t eat dairy.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
correct...or+1
I use MicrCrystallineHyroxyApatite (MCHA) calcium to help – - – sometimes actual bone meal too
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 13, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah not exactly
While green leafy vegetables have a lot of Calcium they also have a lot of Iron which reduces the efficacy of both. Dairy products are still a great way to get calcium for your body. And red meat is a great way to get Iron.
Green leafy vegetables are one of the best things you can eat because they have just about everything good for you. But as far as calcium and iron go they are not the best. Also green leafy vegetables do not have vitamin D which is addedd to milk to help your body absorb calcium. Now I know what you are going to say, if you just go out in the sun your body will make vitamin D on it’s own. That is true unless you live in Portland during the winter months. Since the milk companies started adding vitamin D to milk the number of cases of rickets (a bone dissorder) has decreased quite a bit.
I will leave you with this advice most everything is good in moderation and don’t get your nutritional advice from the homeless vegan on Hawthorne (he has an agenda).
This is what Lucas would do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aPkIE2qK0
by 123_G.O._RipCity on Feb 13, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also the best thing you can do to avoid osteoporosis in addition to good nutrition
Is resistance exercise, specifically weight lifting. Thats what builds the bond mass.
This is what Lucas would do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aPkIE2qK0
by 123_G.O._RipCity on Feb 13, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's
cool I wasn’t aware of that benefit. Very nice.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is exzactly what I love about the BEdge
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 13, 2009 11:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure if you caught
that I DO eat meat. I actually eat a pretty varied diet. If anything I follow something akin to the “”http://www.dadamo.com/" target="new">Eat right for your type" diet. But honestly I don’t follow it to a T. I have found that it is spot on for me in regards to dairy. I have vastly fewer sinus infections, extreme mucous and digestive problems then when I ate dairy. For me the difference is stark. If I eat dairy now I get sick.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cursed
I think in the future, the Blazers should acquire all centers via free agency, and NEVER with a lottery pick.
But being honest is all I do well.....
by SuperDave on Feb 13, 2009 6:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I guess you must mean "hear hear". Wrong in any case.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 13, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
#1 enemy of the Blazers
Corey Flopgette
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
by blzrfan on Feb 13, 2009 6:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Geoffrey Arnold post....
makes it look like it’s not a big deal. I can’t find much on the internet. I did find this, don’t know if it’s applicable:
You can play through a chip fracture as long as the structural integrity of the bone isn’t compromised, including Avulsion fractures (where a piece of bone tears off because of damage to or stress upon ligaments or tendons) and Segond fractures (a “chip fracture” to the bones of the knee, both anterior and posterior), but the key is getting swelling down and giving the joint and muscles surrounding it rest.
by JasonT on Feb 13, 2009 6:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Segond opinion
I looked up Segond fractures in a textbook I have. It’s a tibial fracture, not patellar. And avulsion fractures are exactly as described, where the tendon is strong enough to pull a part of the bone away rather than snap itself. Neither sounds like Oden’s chip fracture.
I didn’t see anything specifically on patellar chip fractures, which makes me think it’s not a big deal.
by ofred on Feb 13, 2009 6:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a big deal
people are just freaking out. I was worried when he came out last night. Now that he’s had an MRI I’m fine.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DOOOOOOOOM AND GLOOOOOM!!!!1
The end is in the beginning and yet I go on....
-Beckett
by eyeotiger on Feb 13, 2009 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Greg needs a Darth Vader suit
It would mean he has mechanical knees and lungs so he wouldn’t need to worry about his lower body or conditioning. Force powers would be sweet too…they would keep him out of foul trouble
"Cathartic? I didn't go to college, I don't know what cathartic means."
Kobe Bryant
by kono on Feb 13, 2009 6:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
In a way I'm glad
I’m pretty sure this is a very minor thing. I would rather he sit out the dangerous and stupid Rookie/Soph game. I held my breath all last year with LMA and Roy playing. I repeat this isn’t a big deal. Oden was just interviewed and didn’t seem worried. He said “I’d like to play today but I’d rather play in regular season games”.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 6:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jeez
Even though it sounds minor, Greg is becoming somewhat of a glassman.
by Stryder9 on Feb 13, 2009 7:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
yeah I'm sure
you would have held up great bumping knee caps with Magette. Glassman? Come on.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember
the bump. It didn’t seem too extreme. A run of the mill type of hit that occurs often in many games. Glassman may be an exaggeration, but seriously, I’m worried about Oden’s longevity.
by Stryder9 on Feb 13, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Longevity
concerns all of us. To be honest I’m just as worried about Roy. That’s why Norkstroll I mean KP has to pull the trigger before the 19th. We need more firepower and to consolidate. Tis written in the stars!
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did Maggette flop after that knee-to-knee collision?
He flopped every other time a Blazer came near him.
Open invitation: all you who are self-proclaimed ping pong experts. If you think you can beat me - or if you just want to see how it's really played: cdd37@yahoo.com. This means you, too, Jerryd.
by TTRocks on Feb 13, 2009 7:00 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
+1
nice.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Greg was called for an offensive foul
The cake is a lie. Trade the cake!
by Norsktroll on Feb 13, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
he came back in after that right?
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also shouldn't you
be on your blackberry getting us Bosh or something?
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
get better Greg Oden *wink wink* *nudge nudge*
maybe soon the league will start showing you the respect you deserve. you scratch my back ill scratch yours!
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Feb 13, 2009 7:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
They feature him in commercials, and KD not
The cake is a lie. Trade the cake!
by Norsktroll on Feb 13, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It would sure be nice
if they started giving him some calls. You think Sager was hinting that things were going to get better on that front?
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Flagged as Troll
Way way too far man.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I Lawled
and then hated myself for it.
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 13, 2009 11:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why can't his nickname be
Weapon X?
Life is hilarious.
by SolGoode on Feb 14, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whoa
just trying to make light of what is probably nothing – and to see if anyone got the reference…which you did. nice work.
by Griff on Feb 13, 2009 7:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Did Oden cause that plane to crash in Buffalo? Did Oden get Bush elected? You might be on to something...
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 13, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I unflagged it
thought you were a troll sorry.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One of the reasons I didn't want to draft Oden
was because I feared he was injury prone (among a few others). This is no indication of that whatsoever. He chipped his kneecap by banging it against a hard object (another kneecap). Big deal! Sure, if the chip is in the knee and floating around causing irritation and inflammation, it may have to be sucked out, but that is nothing compared with torn ACL’s, knee arthritis, deterioration etc. This is I’m certain a minor issue.
I’ve actually been very relieved this year to see him play so far into the season without any major injury occurring. This incident does nothing to change my optimism.
Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave
by TwoDeep on Feb 13, 2009 9:52 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I have to completely
agree. I shudder to think of what that same hit would have done to Brandon or say Kevin Durant. Brandon is pretty meaty but a guy built like Magette has a lot of force behind his movements.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this obviously sucks
but it could have been worse look at Bynum and Kobe. I actually had to console my friend who happens to be a L@ker fan (Believe me it is a strain on our relationship) that day when the news came back about Bynum missing the rest of the season.
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by Idog1976 on Feb 13, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nicely said TwoDeep
I know you’ve worried about Oden’s potential to be injury prone for a long time now, so I like what you wrote.
Everyone else— Guys, injuries caused by normal means are nothing to get worried about. Knees bang, bones get chipped, and NBA players bang bones and get swollen from it all the time. Haven’t you seen someone bang knees and be all limpy on it for a while?
A chipped bone is not a sign of fragility or the feared pseudo-diagnosis of “injury prone”.
He has played day in day out and had no breakdowns of his body like many feared (fears overblown by his freak or in-game injuries that would happen to any player and his extra skin folds on his face, which give the appearance of someone older than his 21 years). His body hasn’t rebeled against him, like a Yao or a Bowie, and there have been no indications otherwise. He’s been a normal athlete returning from a lengthy rehab caused by surgery— and he hasn’t had anything go wrong or extra painful with his knee, which is EXTREMELY encouraging considering every single other player in the NBA who has had micro suffered a fair amount of pain and swelling for the first year back. Oden hasn’t had this.
Players get minor surgery, minor bumps and bruises every year, often numerous times a season. It happens during 82 games plus the playoffs. This is no big deal.
Worse case scenario, he plays with it hurting a bit. The pain will build character, get his adrenaline pumping, and make him a better player. The timing sucks since this is the national stage… but c’mon, do you really give a damn about the Rookie game? It’s nice, but superfluous, and I’d rather Oden just rest anyways. Same for Rudy (who has been really tired for the last few MONTHS now… which makes me think he’ll have a pretty good season next year once he is used to this tough schedule the NBA cooks up for its teams).
Now Oden can rest, be refreshed, and poor Rudy has had to play 3 games in 3 nights and then on the 4th consecutive night do a damn dunk contest. That isn’t good for the 2nd half of the season.
Maybe Rudy can bump his knee also and get 5 days off, cause he needs it.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 13, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I bet you're quoting Mom on the health issues. Good old Mom.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 13, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Greg still smiles! Woot! Nice rookie kicks big fella (Didn't really know if this fits better here, in the KD or the Rudy thread)
Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE/Getty Images)
The cake is a lie. Trade the cake!
by Norsktroll on Feb 13, 2009 10:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
a picture of greg fits nicely in any thread on this site
THIS… IS… BEDGE!!!!!!!!!
Man, we should forfeit before roy’s hammy explodes, knocking him into LMA’s ear who loses his balance and hits Greg’s knee… - HurraKane212
http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html
by maid tu rek on Feb 13, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is UP with those purple shoes?!
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Feb 14, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would be too if I had to wear purple shoes.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 13, 2009 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, those are more nasty than a Bust a Bucket comment.
Release your inner Kraken
by Dragline on Feb 14, 2009 3:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
B-Easy just told him "I'm going for the scoring title in this game. Screw the victory"
The cake is a lie. Trade the cake!
by Norsktroll on Feb 14, 2009 8:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny stuff
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
by tssbro on Feb 14, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not concerned
It’s exactly the storyline the press is looking for but I think they’ll be disappointed when he comes back to play wednesday.
I couldn’t have hated Craig Sager more in that “interview”. I can just hear the producers in his earpiece “Try and make him cry, it’ll be huge ratings”
Life is hilarious.
by SolGoode on Feb 14, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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