Steve Blake to Undergo Surgery
by Dave on May 28, 2009 12:38 PM PDT
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STEVE BLAKE TO UNDERGO ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER SURGERY
PORTLAND, Ore. - Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Friday, May 29, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today.
"Steve continues to experience some shoulder discomfort," said Pritchard. "We need to go in, clean a few things up and get it stabilized. He should be good to go in about 6-8 weeks."
The injury originally occurred when Blake separated his right shoulder trying to fight through a screen in the second quarter of Portland 's game at Philadelphia on January 14. The injury sidelined Blake for five games. He returned to action on January 26 at the Los Angeles Clippers and re-aggravated the injury in the second quarter, forcing him to miss an additional eight games.
The surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Maybe this is why he was having so much trouble in the playoffs?
Maybe not. I dunno. I’m just throwing it out there.
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by T Darkstar on May 28, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Good
That means we do the smart thing and KEEP him
Kermit on the inbounds play, inbounds....
BATES at the horn, HE SCORES!! HE SCORES!!!!
And they are all over Billy Ray Bates! My, oh my!!!
And trade Bayless and Sergio
And get Conley or Sessions!
Gives us a starter the same age as the rets of our starters with a “veteran” backup in Blake! Boo yah!
Sounds good
We only need to blackmail Wallace first somehow.
Sessions is out to get paid, I suspect, and the Blazers are saving their money for someone who brings more to the table.
Two unprovens.
Both had iffy years on bad teams. Sessions scored 44 in a game last year. You know who else scored a bunch of points one time (45) and got paid for it? Darius Miles.
All the best to Steve, we need you buddy!.
I am the master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul. - Charles Wesley
That's why we keep Steve
If Sessions/Conley don’t turn out to be starter caliber we’d still have
Steve/Session or Steve/Conley. That is STILL a lot better than what we had this year.
first thing i thought too was oh crap bye bye bayless
steve cant be traded now
by HurricaneDayne on May 28, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
that's the first thing I thought of
This increases the likelihood that we keep Steve as the backup if we trade for a new starting PG. I see this as potentially bad news for Bayless.
Agreed
Steve’s rehab stretches through the draft and FA period.
This news should put to bed the “Blake (etc) for Hinrich (etc)” speculation
Bad news for Bayless re: lack of PT is still good news for Blazer fans. You want 3 PGs in case Blake (or whovever the new #1 PG is) goes down with an injury for a stretch of games
Awful thing to say...
But if we got a new PG and moved Blake to the bench, I’d rather just trade Bayless and draft a 3rd string PG so that I wouldn’t have to hear people saying “we’d have won if Bayless would have played” every time we lose a game.
instead
now you’ll hear “we’d have won if (2009 1st round draft pick) would have played” every time the Blazers lose in ‘09-’10
Heh possible...
But I dunno, Bayless seems to be getting more hype than any of our previous PGs got. And even when people were hyping Telfair and Sergio, they weren’t outright blaming losses on those guys not getting enough playing time. This year we saw people complaining about too little Bayless after every loss in which he lacked “energy.” I also can’t go to the casino in a Rudy jersey anymore because it makes anyone I sit with say “Sergio sucks, we’d have won last night with Bayless.”
Besides, we don’t have any good picks so I doubt we will expect crap from this year’s rookies.
Acquire Reggie Evans as a good enforcer (and he would have been a good hockey goon)
New Blazers policy: Every player gets x-rayed, CTed, MRIed, and scoped at the beginning of each offseason, with a special focus on veterans and players that experienced injuries or extensive pain/discomfort during the season. This way there are no more late surprises, and everybody is fixed up for training camp.
In this regard I like that they are doing it early this time with Steve and not putting it off any longer (a la Roy and Frye last summer).
agreed....
I think some of that was Roy’s fault last year. The guy wants to be tough and I dig that but you have to disclose everything to the medical staff. Although maybe he did I am not exactly in the know.
i a long time ago said something about evans, but also wondered
if maybe nate, having coached him in seattle, knew his limitations (and by this i don’t mean just his game but his coachability).
back to blake: i haven’t been the site much recently, im busy doing other things, but has anyone else been noticing orlando’s success using dwight howard + 3pt shooters? that’s pretty close to what portland could soon perhaps replicate with greg oden + rudy, brandon, blake and ??? (outlaw martell or batum?) with lamarcus aldridge both inside and out.
maybe this has been beaten to death. i’m really occupied and unable to hang around to check.,
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Dwight Jaynes has been noticing
http://www.dwightjaynes.com/the-magic-my-new-favorite-team-to-watch
I am not sure it has been beaten to death yet… Conley trade rumors on the other hand…
slightly off topic.
Is the a Webster update out there. Written articles would be prefered over video or audio cuts but I guess beggers can’t be choosers.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Excuse me
That article was added about an hour ago. I’d like something a little more recent please! :-)
i dont know why anyone thought he was going in the first place….
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
If he was fit again, why not to get back into the 5 on 5 flow?
It’s another sign this foot takes forever to heal.
his timeline hasn’t changed. no one with the team made it known he would be there.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
my guess is they want him off of it until training camp.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
...and it's the right move
He’s got months of time to make sure it’s fully healed, there’s no need to rush him into Summer League.
I’m glad the org is going to let him relax over the Summer and make sure it’s ready.
Just fine
He hadn’t been totally himself after the injury and this should help him get ready for next year…
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how much does this hurt our chances of getting Hinrich or someone comprable in people's opinions?
Does this squash the possibility? Was there a possibility in the first place? Will Bayless be traded now?
wouldn’t teams be trading for Blake’s nonguaranteed deal more than his talent?
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
both his talent and contract are assets. depends on the team and their personnel.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicago would have been as a cheap replacement for Hinrich
The owner doesn’t want to pay luxury tax, but the income situation is good which is not the case on all teams. On a team that is even more penny-pinching it could have been for his unguaranteed contract, though there are likely more attractive deals for that purpose (e.g. Stackhouse).
kp’s in a tough spot. he now has two point guards with very, very limited trade value. unfortunately for us, both players provide reasonable production for their price so kp has even more of an incentive to hang on to them.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
don’t depress me Ben. ugh.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
well, we can still hope Greg Oden becomes Dwight Howard
If that happens, I think we’re a title contender with Steve as our starting PG. Its a longshot, but not impossible I guess.
if you’re looking for another hope, hope that bayless has an amazing summer (which he will, that’s what he does best) and then takes the PG reins in training camp.
bayless absolutely would be a top 4 pick if he was in this year’s draft. so that’s something.
by Ben Golliver on May 28, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Check out this article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/scott_howard-cooper/05/28/westbrook.draft/index.html
Basically, the authors main point is that college 2s with the potential to be converted to the 1 in the NBA (a la Westbrook) are a hot commodity this year. I still say with PT, Bayless would have matched Westbrook’s offensive production, and I take Bayless any day over Jrue Holliday (Tyreke Evans has the potential to be elite, imo, so that’s a closer call). Regardless, we need to see what Bayless can do with consistent minutes before I’d feel comfortable saying the PG of the future is not on the curent roster.
I believe in Greg Oden. To all the haters - get down with the program or stay off the wagon for all time. #52
by blazeraddict on May 28, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
He has such bankable skills in the NBA. If he made all his points off sooting jumpers I would be disappointed, but he drove to the rim like a champ and finished with contact. That is easily repeatable. Once he learns how to drive and kick effectively he will be incredibly effective, especially when he’s surrounded by shooters.
Here’s a question, has someone with Jerryd’s skill set ever been a bust? The potential and desire to be a lock down defender, incredible ability to draw fouls, good form on his jumper, great work ethic.
Guys like that are rare.
Roy is the best player in the world with the exception of Incarcerated Mike from Queensbridge .
by Nick Van Excellent on May 28, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What is depressing about having players ...
… who provide reasonable production for their price?
The grass is rarely greener on the other side of the hill. And if it is, it is probably because someone painted it.
hakkaa päälle !
We have cap space, young talent, and draft picks in the most trying economic summer in recent memory. We have every piece to go for the gusto… if we don’t, I would be disappointed.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
If a team requests access to the medical records and is convinced he will be completely healthy again it doesn't change anything
A physical can be waived, or limited to what they want to see. I didn’t think it was terribly likely that the Blazers would trade him anyway but keep him as a backup even though that demotion might not sit perfectly well with him. Trading him for Hinrich is the most likely case, in pretty much all others he would not be the centerpiece (acquiring Miller in free agency, Conley, Sessions). Oh well, maybe something still happens. Otherwise his contract runs out next year and they have the possibility to trade him at the deadline or decide then if they want to keep Steve as a backup on a similar deal.
I agree with Norsktroll
I am glad they are doing this right away and not after waiting too long for him to be ready to go for training camp.
Get all the way well Steve! – Elgin
VENTURA: It's drowning. It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning. It is no good, because you -- I'll put it to you this way, you give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.
Hey Elgin
I read your signature here and wondered if you heard about this:
Seems to met there are a few other very vocal doubters who could use some first-hand experience about that…
Thank you! I had not seen that.
When I saw the quote from Ventura it meant something to me, coming from a former Navy SEAL.
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You're welcome.
Happy to do it.
Another quick, on-topic question: Did you happen to see the thread I started about Arvydis Sabonis? I would be really interested in your opinion/remembrances about Sabas, if you have one. (In yesterday’s FanPost archives)
Thanks!
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Sorry. This isn't really the forum for this...
…perhaps we should just agree to disagree and get back to basketball?
That was my impression of Dick Cheney.
We're just kids trying to make it in this game
Trying hard to knock on that door called fame
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
In either case by linking to that article you are opening up debate.
We're just kids trying to make it in this game
Trying hard to knock on that door called fame
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
This is really
kinda a who cares story. Steve wont miss any games because its offseason. He will be more then ready to go when the season starts. Oh and this doesnt change his trade value because he wasnt gonna be traded anyway!
by Jason1980 on May 28, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Good to hear, I wonder if Greg should have the other knee cleaned of debris. Don't want that coming
back to bite him later in the year.
Is this why he airballed that three in the Rockets series? :)
We're just kids trying to make it in this game
Trying hard to knock on that door called fame
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But nor Pejastyle number sadly
The Blazers will play beautiful basketball.
Brandon will shoot the lights out. Blake will run and LMA will finish strong at the hoop. Bayless will play because we’ll be so far ahead in the 4th quarter, giving all the Jerryd fans something to smile about.
But wait, that’s not all. Rudy will go 5 of 5 from distance. Batum will posterize someone. And Channing will NOT lead the team in points.
qoute from ofred
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excuse me i mean not had 2 correct my self before the spelling police come by
here they come gotta go
I GOT WARRANTS !!!!!
The Blazers will play beautiful basketball.
Brandon will shoot the lights out. Blake will run and LMA will finish strong at the hoop. Bayless will play because we’ll be so far ahead in the 4th quarter, giving all the Jerryd fans something to smile about.
But wait, that’s not all. Rudy will go 5 of 5 from distance. Batum will posterize someone. And Channing will NOT lead the team in points.
qoute from ofred
If anything
This pretty much guarantees an upgrade at PG. There is the possibility that a team takes Blake in a trade just to void his contract to save salary cap. Same thing could happen with Travis. They are both on team options this year. Both of Blake’s and Martell’s injuries are of the nature of becoming chronic. We are 9 months out on Martell and he can still only do pool work! Shoulders are also tricky, I doubt that KP will BANK on Both of them being ready to go.
Think 9 million in cap space and two contracts that can be ended by the team that total another 9 million will get left on the table in this firesale market?
I wouldn’t bet on it.
Hope you get well oon Blakey
For a variety of reasons.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
Great
Now weill never be able to trade him geeeeeeeeez….. Who wants a back up point guard with a bum shoulder?
On another note WOW arthroscopic surgeons sure have been making alotta money off the blazers recently do i feel a conspiracy? …. oh wait thts my knees might need arthroscopic surgery
The Blazers will play beautiful basketball.
Brandon will shoot the lights out. Blake will run and LMA will finish strong at the hoop. Bayless will play because we’ll be so far ahead in the 4th quarter, giving all the Jerryd fans something to smile about.
But wait, that’s not all. Rudy will go 5 of 5 from distance. Batum will posterize someone. And Channing will NOT lead the team in points.
qoute from ofred
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