Anyone reminded of Mario Elie's wrist injury in 1996? THAT was DIRTY.

SwoLy-D · Apr 26, 2013

OKC people incorrectly blaming Beverly for Westbrook's injury reminded me of how I felt in 1996, when Mario Ellie playing against the Denver Nuggets broke his wrist after a dunk, undercut by Jalen Rose. I remember distinctly how Ellie looked at him with a DEATH STARE while grabbing his wrist. I will not forget that, ever.

ELIE HAS WRIST SURGERY; LIKELY TO BE OUT 10 TO 12 WEEKS
MICHAEL A. LUTZ , Associated Press
Jan. 19, 1996 4:16 AM ET

HOUSTON (AP) _ While Mario Elie's surgery to repair broken bones in his right wrist was pronounced successful, his prognosis for recovery is now listed as 10-12 weeks instead of 6-8.
That means the Houston Rockets will be without one of their best clutch performers until near the playoffs.
``Basically, we couldn't be happier the way the surgery went,'' team physician Walter Lowe said Thursday night. ``It's too soon to say exactly how long before he can play, but it will probably be 10 to 12 weeks.''
Lowe said Elie's arm will be in a cast for about one month and that he can begin rehab exercises after a pin is removed.
``He had a bad fracture of a bone in his forearm called the radius,'' the doctor said. ``It broke into several pieces and dislocated two other bones.''
Elie, who averages 12 points coming off the bench and spot starting, was running for what appeared to be uncontested dunk with 3:55 to go in the first half against Denver on Wednesday night.
After he was bumped from behind by Jalen Rose, Elie grabbed the rim after scoring the basket, but landed on his wrist as he tried to break his fall from the hoop.
He cried out in pain and immediately was taken to a hospital.
At the time of the injury, he was 5-for-5 from the field, including three 3-pointers.
The Rockets had injury problems before Elie's incident.
Forward Robert Horry has missed four straight games because of tendinitis in his right knee. And guard Sam Cassell took an elbow to the head in the Denver game and also has a bad shoulder. They were on the sidelines Thursday night against the Boston Celtics, a 108-106 loss.
The Rockets, who dipped into the Continental Basketball Association last season to sign Chucky Brown, now are again looking in the CBA to solve their problems. They're talking with Henry James of the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
James, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward, is averaging 22 points in the CBA on 48 percent shooting. He's also hitting at a 41 percent clip from 3-point range.
``Henry fits the mold of the type of player we are looking for,'' vice president of basketball operations Bob Weinhauer said. ``He is a great perimeter shooter with NBA experience and has had a great season this year in the CBA. We're anxious to meet with him.''
James was named MVP of the CBA All-Star Game on Wednesday night, scoring 24 points, including five 3-pointers.
James, who played college ball at St. Mary's of Texas, has four previous stints in the NBA. His longest stop was for 102 games with Cleveland from 1990-92. He also played with Sacramento, Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers.
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I praise Beverly for his tenacity and his hustle... that is the same hustle with which I play when I'm on the court. He went straight for the ball.

Now, the JALEN ROSE play... that iSht was DIRTY... he knows not to undercut people like that.

I think Mario Elie was one of the main reasons why we now have two championships. The main signing in the off-season from Portland made us the contenders no one cared about.

Oddly, the EARLIEST thread here in Clutchfans I can find (because of thread ID in the database) is one related to Mario Ellie when he played for San Antonio for San Antonio. I hardly post on the GARM, but I thought I should let you know youngsters we went through something like that back in the '96 season.

BEAT LA · Apr 26, 2013

I understand Thunder fans saying Beverly is dirty, but not Rockets and NBA fans. He was making a basketball play and going for the steal. Westbrook is a SG with good handles, and his knee was sticking out.

Perkins is dirty.

NdNRockets4Life · Apr 26, 2013

I agree. What Perkins did was intentional. Patrick Beverley did not hurt Westbrook on purpose.

Ziggy · Apr 26, 2013

What was sad about that Elie injury was that he took his game to a whole new level. Somehow he was improving each game and turning into a real offensive threat. Then he went down with that "shattered" (ugh) wrist. That was a turning point in Elie's career, went from on the rise back to role player.

SwoLy-D · Apr 26, 2013

I hope Westbrook recovers well. I've had endomeniscectomy to repair some cartilage... I know that feel bro.

But Mario was NOT the same sharp-shooter after that.

Found this on the Googles archived from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Rose was not even attempting to block the shot. He undercut Mario.

HeyDude · Apr 26, 2013

Beverly play was more hustle, albeit a little cheap considering he knew a time out was coming. The Jalen Rose was more he knew what he was doing, it was wrong, but he did it anyways (reminds me of 'A seperate peace' where he shook the branch on purpose). Beverly was not quite that bad, but hey, it still sucks for Westbrook....

SwoLy-D · Apr 28, 2013

OK, so in the Picture thread of the Hangout, Cohete Rojo posted this:

Cohete Rojo said: ↑

It does not look like it would injury him, but his knee definitely twisted in an awkward manner.

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Watch how Westbrook leans in to try to stop Beverly. I believe that awkward positioning of his body is a major contributor to the injury to his cartilage. Had Westbrook only turned, not leaned in, he may have had kept his body straight.

There was NOTHING Mario Elie could have done, by contrast.

cjtaylorpt · Apr 28, 2013

Personally, which is all clutchfans should care about (my opinion), I think Westbrook tried to get some kind of call and it completely backfired.

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