Breaking: Martell Webster Expected Out for Regular Season
by Ben. on Mar 3, 2009 6:36 PM PST
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The word on Martell has come down from the team via text...
Martell Webster has been cleared to begin low-impact activities (bike and pool) after x-rays reveal improvement in the stress fracture in his left foot.
Webster will no longer be required to wear a boot.
He is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season.
Previously, the team was estimating a one month timeline from the boot removal until Martell could resume game action. Given that timeline and the wording of this news, it sounds like the organization has extended that estimate a bit but might still be leaving open the possibility of a playoff return.
From a risk/reward perspective, I'd hope he stays shelved regardless.
In any case, I feel sorry for the poor bike he will be riding.
Martell needs to fling that boot in the river with Blazers.com cameras rolling. Catharsis!
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
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good news
I guess.
Hope there are no more setbacks
by Falcao on Mar 3, 2009 6:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This makes me sad
I was looking forward to seeing some Martell this season before the playoffs.
But in the end, i’d rather he was healthy and played it safe
by moflow on Mar 3, 2009 6:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
ouch. good point.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Mar 3, 2009 6:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Better luck for 2009/10
Proud Odensheeple
by Norsktroll on Mar 3, 2009 6:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Another step to getting the team back together
Martell will be healthy. Greg will be healthy. New heights await this team this season and next.
I have the optimism gene.
by ofred on Mar 3, 2009 6:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Unless we have another major injury.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 6:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
just please don't let it be ruffin.
by Tofu Anonymous on Mar 3, 2009 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not my bacon n egger mcmuffin!
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by Portland89 on Mar 3, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ruffin's history...
Right now is the healthiest he’s been in years. Blazers doctors cured him? Woo hoo!
Feb 20, 2009: Missed 52 games (ankle injury).
Nov 3, 2008: Ankle injury, day-to-day.
Apr 14, 2008: Missed 1 game (sprained left ankle).
Apr 12, 2008: Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
Dec 31, 2007: Missed 23 games (broken left wrist).
Nov 14, 2007: Broken left wrist, sidelined indefinitely.
Mar 14, 2007: Missed 8 games (headache).
Mar 2, 2007: Headache, inactive list.
Feb 11, 2007: Missed 38 games (foot injury).
Nov 28, 2006: Foot injury, inactive list.
Dec 10, 2005: Missed 3 games (right knee injury).
Dec 2, 2005: Right knee injury, day-to-day.
Apr 20, 2005: Missed 3 games (left knee injury).
Apr 17, 2005: Left knee injury, day-to-day.
Jan 20, 2004: Missed 1 game (foot injury).
Jan 19, 2004: Foot injury, day-to-day.
Jan 5, 2004: Missed 33 games (abdominal injury).
Oct 27, 2003: Abdominal injury, injured list.
by ofred on Mar 3, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dumb question here
That’s a nice summary. Where’d you get it?
by Corvid on Mar 3, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/players/Michael_Ruffin/
by ofred on Mar 3, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, very interesting page...
I was particularly interested in the Scouting Report:
Assets:
A tough, physical defender. Gets good position, battles hard for rebounds, and gives up nothing on defense. Good on the offensive glass. A hard worker and team-first player.
Career potential:
Defensive and rebounding specialist.
That would be nice. Imagine having 2 forwards that are defensive specialists Batum and Ruffin.
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ruffin looks like Travis on steroids
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Mar 3, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Man up, Martell,
Where is your commitment?
by OregOden on Mar 3, 2009 6:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Really!!
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
by hurryup09 on Mar 3, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
play with the boot on
these slacker players I tell ya…
I have my P.h.D in unreliable hyperbole.
by Eat Politicians on Mar 4, 2009 1:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The boot coulda doubled as a weapon.
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by hurryup09 on Mar 4, 2009 1:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Despite not playing any meaningful minutes this season, he may be an impact in the playoffs, contrary to the beliefs of most. He knows our O pretty good, and I don't think it would be too tough for him to get used to the new guys. The only problem with th
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by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 6:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Because it read
“The only problem with the M*&$&#F*$*$& he is a lazy S)*($@*#(*$!!!!!”
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
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by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was a joke
I was implying that you used profanity and that’s why it got cut off
In fact it was because you typed it all in the Subject line and ran out of room
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 6:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well it appeared for about a minute, but after I refreshed it cut itself off.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah....not sure why then
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
McFly? Hello???? McFly???
Because the subject line has a LIMIT, and if you try to put a whole paragraph in there, it will fail. As in Epic Fail.
When I do tech support at work, I’m obligated to be nice when people have left their brains at home. Not so much here. Please note the way all the shiny letters I’m typing here are not IN BOLD like they were in your aborted message. That’s becasuse I’m using the big box, which we call the message “body.” the little box is called the “subject” and you’re supposed to put oh, I dunno, a SUBJECT there, and like, not the whole message.
I’m three more hours from beer, thats the nicest youre getting out of me.
by conspirator5 on Mar 3, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so am I McFly?
or is BR7?
Does that make you Biff? Because that retort does smell like someone dropped a truck load of manure on it
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I love you."
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by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! Touche!
But no, that was not directed at you, but rather the guy that ignored my simple explanation of the problem the first time around. You can lead a horse to answers but you can’t make them think.
by conspirator5 on Mar 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
flagged for jerkiness (and I fit the whole message right here!)
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 3, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your response here points out extremely well why I have steadfastly refused...
to allow technical support to become more than a minuscule portion of my job description. Dealing with tools that don’t have enough brain power to know that the thingy that slides out of a computer is a CD/DVD tray, and not a cup holder for their double mocha latte, can make anyone insane.
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did tech support for years
I now teach people to do tech support instead
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You'll like this article.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/34156
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 7:43 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Absolutely Hilarious!!! Thank You for posting this - I loved it!
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds about right!!
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Then why isn't this baby rec'd?
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's one
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And another
Even though my tech support time has been informal
by Corvid on Mar 3, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I spaced that rec - got it
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just one question 92 my friend...
if you did tech support for years how is it you managed to not end up in a mental ward.
We have guy at work that plugs phone cords into ethernet ports and vise versa. He constantly is requiring my supervisor to log him into programs and websites that the rest of the crew can do by them self. He is the nicest guy you can imagine but wow. We have another guy that has a habit of turning his computer into a email zombie and refuses to admit to doing anything unusual. If he is not doing anything unusual then why only his computer?
Why in the heck did I start this rant? I come here to forget work – Aargh!
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My wife sold cell phones in the days before you could get them anywhere
She always had customers wanting her to drive to Timbuktu to help them with their broken cell phones. Half the time, they just couldn’t remember how to turn the silly things on.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
by hurryup09 on Mar 3, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Er, I meant "before you could get them EVERYWHERE"
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by hurryup09 on Mar 3, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How do you know I'm not in the nut house?
Actually …..I just genuinely liked helping people (I know…sounds lame). I know how you feel though….I always felt the same way about people who ought to know better…people who asked me the same questions over and over again. I would say “Didn’t I show you this a week ago??” arrrgg. Most folks, though, are just novices and didn’t mind helping them at all. I also helped my co-workers and that’s how I ended in training.
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 3, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I bought my Ma & Pa a PC.
I became their tech support.
“It got cut off”, classic.
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 3, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I realize that, but I was just trying to figure out why four words were cut off. My original comment fit before the invisible barrier in the SUBJECT area began, so I assumed that the text that showed up ...
there would show up for everybody else. Also, +1 for a B2TF reference.
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 7:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
-1 for insulting me, though.
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Were you trying to say the only problem was with Tom in Hawaii?
by CatMan2 on Mar 3, 2009 6:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Intriguing thought... practice you shot, Martell.
Yes, let Martel refine his spot up shooting to perfection, then come in and drop 3s like raindrops (like the memorable Utah destruction game).. The team can get him to the playoffs. Then, the golden opportunity is there for him.
by Berkeley on Mar 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that is possibly the longest lead in I have ever seen. I think maybe you should put the meat of the argument in the box down below. Just thought I'd mention it.
I have my P.h.D in unreliable hyperbole.
by Eat Politicians on Mar 4, 2009 1:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Martell.
Get well soon, dude!
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Mar 3, 2009 6:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY AS I PREDICTED
Martell is out of boot, so you would assume good news. Every other time they’ve discussed how long he’d be out after the boot it was 2-4 weeks. However of course he is out for the season. Once again Blazer injury reports make perfect sense.
by TPfor3 on Mar 3, 2009 6:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
There are only 5 weeks left in the regular season
Why risk it when the team is playing well enough without him right now to get into the playoffs?
by PtownJake on Mar 3, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good and bad...
If he wasn’t cleared today he was likely done for the playoffs as well. So, with him taking the boot off, this is a step in the right direction. This is the best we could have hoped for.
by PtownJake on Mar 3, 2009 6:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Why? It's good news that the boot is atleast coming off.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is best case scenario for Martell---
he wouldn’t be ready any sooner under any circumstance, I don’t think.
Unless you LIKE seeing trout get thirty-five minutes a game…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Mar 3, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know. I was saying that it IS good news.
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad they're holding him out for the season
Just heal, I don’t think we would gain much by bringing him back for the stretch run.
He’d be pretty rusty…….
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by iDea on Mar 3, 2009 6:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
no surprise I guess
Ever team has to deal with injuries… it just seemed like Webster worked so hard last summer and he was looking really good. Oh well, looking forward to his return, whenever that is.
by Pickerind on Mar 3, 2009 6:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Th ... i ... s su ... cks. I miss typing like that =[.
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 6:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind this move
Let’s get him 110% for next season. Here’s the real question:
Assuming all of our pieces stay the same, what’s our rotation for Small Forwards next season? Should Batum continue to start?
by rmcdougall on Mar 3, 2009 7:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Start Martell?
Does Batum play at all?
by rmcdougall on Mar 3, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, batum will play
blake, roy, webster, aldridge, oden will start if (big if) the complimentary pieces stay the same)
sergio, rudy, batum, outlaw, przybilla will be the primary second unit off the bench.
Bayless will get minutes as well…Blake will probably see a decrease in minutes. But for most cases, I guess it’ll just be based off of who’s having a better game between the 3 point guards. Frye will play spot up minutes at power forward and center due to injuries or foul trouble or just size mismatches.
at least that what I think would happen should we keep all the same players.
by Tofu Anonymous on Mar 3, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know that Trout plays better at the PF position BUT...
I somehow just can’t see him being locked in as the backup PF. I guess we will just have to see how the roster changes this summer.
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're right.
He should be the starting SF for the Charlotte Bobcats.
by Free Bayless on Mar 3, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Next Season: Start Martell
Trout and Batum will most likely be doing something similar to the Sergio/Bayless shuffle.
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly
I also like the idea of Trout playing the 4.
Bayless/Sergio
Rudy
Batum
Outlaw
Przy
That’s a scary bench for a change of pace from our relatively slow starters.
by rmcdougall on Mar 3, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wishing the best for Marty
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
by johnv59 on Mar 3, 2009 7:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He'll be back
and they’ll enlarge the subject area, mark my words.
by oregonslee on Mar 3, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
w00t! denver LOST!
but man, what an emotional after-game re-uniting for billups and his former pistons friends. at least for me it was, i was near tears. that’s partly why i hate pro sports, trading away long time friends and whatnot. sniff.
by thetsaiguy on Mar 3, 2009 7:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Woot, indeed.
Denver 39-22
Blazers 37-22
Utah 37-23
by sagcat on Mar 3, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
more scoreboard watching
Phoenix lost tonight, dropping two games out of 8th.
Houston is only beating the Raps by 7 with 11 minutes left.
by sagcat on Mar 3, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Houston will probably win that game
But good that Phoenix lost.
Which hurts me to say, I’ve been cheering for that little experiment to succeed down there. I like them a lot more than the Spurs/Lakers/Mavs/Rockets etc.
by rmcdougall on Mar 3, 2009 7:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this will be portlands secret weapon
come the playoffs, with all these teams looking to add the likes of joe smith and drew “my facial hair is no” gooden for depth come the playoffs, we will add the best player of them all by getting a 6’ 8" shooter that is solid(for our team) on defense and he will be uber fresh will all the time he has spent(not to mention hungry to play well with the log jam at sf).
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Mar 3, 2009 7:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What's with your picture?
I hate TiH.
by BR7formvp on Mar 3, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
its just something i
photoshopped idk i dig it
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Mar 3, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It is very colorful
I hates the zebras!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 3, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This season was supposed to be "Martell vs Travis, Who Gets Traded?"
Instead it is “The Birth of Batum”
At least the boot is off, he can now be a normal person instead of a human anchor.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Mar 3, 2009 7:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Miss you Martell.
We’ll keep the faith. Don’t rush it.
Perfect practice makes perfect.
by Ojala John on Mar 3, 2009 7:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
MarTell me something good
So sick of injury news right now. At least we kept a hold of Batum instead of Koponen.
by maple serpent on Mar 3, 2009 8:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I had forgotten how bent out of shape people were that Batum was being brought over but not Koponen. Now in retrospect, seems like another great move by the Blazers’ brass, but at the time, I sure had my doubts. I’m so glad – especially with Martell out – that we have Batum. KP must have seen that 4 PG’s and 2 SF made much less sense than 3 and 3.
In KP we trust…
by teenagemutantninjabayless on Mar 3, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't imagine them rushing Martell back to play in a playoff game
Very poor risk/ reward ratio there. Even if Martell defied all the Laws of Hoopdom and came back sharp, his teammates wouldn’t be accustomed to playing with him. Look how out of sync the Spurs were when Duncan first returned, and he’d only been out a very short time.
So I do hope Martell doesn’t risk reinjuring the foot at this late date. Come back next season 100%, Martell. That’s when the real excitement will begin, anyway. The sky is the limit in ‘09-’10.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
by hurryup09 on Mar 3, 2009 8:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Playoffs?
If/when we make the playoffs it would be pretty interesting to see if martell could give us a little more scoring a against a tough team. but in reality, the best thing is to come into next season and find out what the respective rolls of batum, outlaw and webster are. outlaw knows he’s a bench guy but it’ll be interesting who gets the starting 3 job
by StocktonNEP on Mar 3, 2009 8:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe
that we as Blazers fans have been reduced to staring at surreptitious photos like the readers of some weird fetish site.
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Mar 3, 2009 10:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What weird fetish site? link
j/k :)
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by LaMarvelous on Mar 3, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure Tom would know
He seems to be the local expert…
by DonkeyShins on Mar 4, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Martell but isn't it interesting that he gets nothing but kind words
while Greg gets trashed no matter what he does.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Mar 3, 2009 11:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What does that mean?
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Mar 4, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Martell Webster Only Fans – a takeoff on jscot’s term Greg Oden Only Fans, which Dave has since banned.
acquire andre iguodala
by Cablinasian on Mar 4, 2009 12:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, of course. No wonder Google didn't have a logical answer. Thanks.
I seem to remember the last few years when Martell was one of the whipping boys. I guess absence makes the heart grow fonder.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Mar 4, 2009 12:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it's kind of fascinating
remember at the start of the year, when Ben posted the thread about Martell’s injury? He said he was a little surprised at the lack of fanfare about it… people just accepted the injury and moved on.
If only we’d be that way about Greg.
acquire andre iguodala
by Cablinasian on Mar 4, 2009 12:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's like Wilt said, "Nobody loves Goliath"
Or it’s the curse of being a superhyped #1 pick. I dunno, but I wish Blazer fans would remember how incredibly lucky we are to have landed this guy. Really, having a soon-to-be-dominant inside player alongside Roy, LMA, Rudy, Batum, and the rest (not to mention the best backup center in the league) is an embarrassment of riches.
Wake up and start smelling the flowers, Blazer fans; you’ll never be privileged again to watch a team of this caliber develop. It’s like watching your kids grow up—you should savor the process because they’ll be grown before you know it.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
by hurryup09 on Mar 4, 2009 1:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely. It seems you also have had that experience, watching your kids grow up.
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
by amlmart1 on Mar 4, 2009 4:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody expects much from Martell.
He’s not Chris Paul, you know.
by MiledAnimal on Mar 4, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
there was already an announcement that he was out for the regular season. So, um, guess I’m not surprised?
I have my P.h.D in unreliable hyperbole.
by Eat Politicians on Mar 4, 2009 1:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
There wasn't
But if you thought that, then yeah, you wouldn’t be surprised.
by JK47 on Mar 5, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
didn't read all the comments so forgive me...
SHELF him for the season.
we’re doing exactly what we were suppose to do, and if the team that’s earned it can’t get it done post season, so be it, next season we’ll hopefully kick this injury bug and be good for a solid post season run next season.
we’ve overachieved so far, so why should next season be any diffrent ;)
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by faith on Mar 4, 2009 6:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
just now realizing how stupid the remark..
shelf him for the season ….is on a post saying they’re gonna do just that…
it’s kinda early for me …. sorry ,.
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