Comments on: Tuck it back in, Blazer fans http://www.onthevig.com/2008/12/30/tuck-it-back-in-blazer-fans/ A Happy Idiot Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:16:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan Barton http://www.onthevig.com/2008/12/30/tuck-it-back-in-blazer-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 Dan Barton Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:49:04 +0000 http://www.onthevig.com/?p=1825#comment-2173 Just because I love raggin' you.... Ronnie Lott only played in all 16 games in five years of his career... and had four years of missing 4+ games (or 25%) of the season.... Just Sayin'.... Good to see you back, Bean. Hope the vacation rejuvenated you. -Dan Just because I love raggin’ you….

Ronnie Lott only played in all 16 games in five years of his career… and had four years of missing 4+ games (or 25%) of the season….

Just Sayin’….

Good to see you back, Bean. Hope the vacation rejuvenated you.

-Dan

]]> By: Chris Snethen http://www.onthevig.com/2008/12/30/tuck-it-back-in-blazer-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Chris Snethen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:11:15 +0000 http://www.onthevig.com/?p=1825#comment-2165 Then do a Ronnie Lott and just amputate the hamstring. Ronnie Lott....now THERE'S a guy who manned up! Then do a Ronnie Lott and just amputate the hamstring.

Ronnie Lott….now THERE’S a guy who manned up!

]]> By: C-Ho http://www.onthevig.com/2008/12/30/tuck-it-back-in-blazer-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 C-Ho Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:53:45 +0000 http://www.onthevig.com/?p=1825#comment-2164 Agreed, it's just one home game against an Eastern Conference team. In the grand scheme, these are actually the least important games. Road games against NW Division teams are the most important. But you're dead wrong about Roy, for a couple of reasons. First, he's already playing with a torn tendon in his little finger, so he's already playing through "tweaks." He recently played after having fluid drained from his knee as well. So, yeah. Hamstring is also the kind of injury that is pretty much impossible for a basketball player to play through. You can't tape it. You can't numb it. It not soreness, it's lack of strength. Try jumping with a bad hamstring. Second, guards who play like Roy take a beating, and thus, it's important to let what might seem like minor injuries heal. Kobe has averaged 71 games a season in his career, only playing 82 games twice. Dwayne Wade? Even worse. Devin Harris averages 55 games a season. 63/year for Vince Carter. Tony Parker 77. It's the way of the NBA to miss some games due to injury. It's a calculated risk. You send Roy out last night and he aggravates the hamstring, he's out for NOLA and Lakers, important WC games. Agreed, it’s just one home game against an Eastern Conference team. In the grand scheme, these are actually the least important games. Road games against NW Division teams are the most important.

But you’re dead wrong about Roy, for a couple of reasons.

First, he’s already playing with a torn tendon in his little finger, so he’s already playing through “tweaks.” He recently played after having fluid drained from his knee as well. So, yeah.

Hamstring is also the kind of injury that is pretty much impossible for a basketball player to play through. You can’t tape it. You can’t numb it. It not soreness, it’s lack of strength. Try jumping with a bad hamstring.

Second, guards who play like Roy take a beating, and thus, it’s important to let what might seem like minor injuries heal. Kobe has averaged 71 games a season in his career, only playing 82 games twice. Dwayne Wade? Even worse. Devin Harris averages 55 games a season. 63/year for Vince Carter. Tony Parker 77. It’s the way of the NBA to miss some games due to injury.

It’s a calculated risk. You send Roy out last night and he aggravates the hamstring, he’s out for NOLA and Lakers, important WC games.

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