Well said! This kind of crap, along with some of the worst spelling and grammar I've seen since elementary school, it is embarrassing to see topics like this being taken seriously by so-called fans.
I heard there was a guy in the weight room that did a good job with this stuff that left? is that true?
The player that's been hurt the most would be Grant Hill not Amare. Grant Hill was a walking injury that barely saw any play time in Orlando. Forget about missing several games, he missed a few seasons. Most fans thought his career was over and that he should have retired with Orlando. He was traded to the Suns and played 70 games last year. For this season, he hasn't missed one game in the 41 game stretch. He averages almost 30 minutes a game as their starter. Supposedly, nothing could be done for Shaq. He's old and injury prone like Yao and McGrady. His lift is gone and injury proned. He's a big guy, it's normal to be injured like Yao. Kerr traded for him, knowing that their staff was better than the Heat and Lakers. Shaq might be able play more games than either Artest, Yao, or McGrady. McGrady and Nash both have back injuries. They have the trainers and the doctors to treat Nash and get him back on the court. NASM is a first class sports medicine organization. Stop trying to discredit them. If only we had the National Academy of Sports Medicine's Michael Clark as the team doctor, we would be better off. If the Rockets reduced the injury treatments by 1500, they would be much healthier.
Actually, no. The only 2 teams that should fire their trainers and medical staff are Detroit and Houston. Then, the Rockets can steal Detroit's staff. It would be to our advantage if the other teams stay at the norm or below average.
Are you serious? We're discussing Phoenix's trainers/injuries and you bring up Grant Hill as an Orlando Magic?? My answer stands, it's AMARE. i doubt Kerr traded for Shaq because he though his staff was better. He traded for him because he thought he'd change their playing style into something suited for the playoffs. Once again, Shaq's major issue was quitting on the Heat because they were going nowhere. Anyone with eyes will tell you that. The trainer's don't get Nash on the court. Time and rest does. His back flares up, they sit him and let him rest until it feels better, other than massaging it and maybe stetching, which is just a way toclam it, it the trainers can't do anything to correct it and get him back in the lineup. If they had a solution then Nash wouldn't even miss one game. and where did you get NASM from? How am I trying to discredit it when I didn't even mention it?
National Academy of Sports Medicine has a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns to work with their players. Nash's last 3 years of games played: 79 games, 76 games and 81 games. It doesn't seem like his back has stopped him from playing. His back is bad, but he's got treatment to get him in the game. If T-mac missed 3 games, 6 games, and 1 game in the last 3 years for his back, I would be ecstatic with Keith Jones. Why was Steve Kerr confident that the Sun's medical staff could have fixed Shaq, if they think the Miami Heat's medical staff is just as good? He doesn't. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/top10reasons_080210.html/ http://slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/01/shaqs-revival/ You have upset me. Il concede. You have proven that Keith Jones is a great athletic trainer and our players will constantly be injured. We will never win a championship, so we might as well trade T-Mac, Artest, and Yao for somebody healthy. I'm sorry . I was just hoping the Rockets would finally be healthy this year and have a real chance at winning it all. I ain't mad at you. I am mad at the Rockets.
I don't see how I tried to discredit them in anyway. i simply implied they aren't as magical as people make them seem. They have obviously done a good job in some way, but there's more to keeping a team healthy than trainers, A LOT MORE. There's too many other variables they can't control for someone to say they are fully responsible. As for the article you quoted about the shaq trade, all that confirms is that the trainers gave him a physical and determined there wasn't a long term complication, that's no different than what Houston did with Artest. They determined his ligament tears were CORRECTABLE and expected him to return to complete health. So therefore, you can also say Keith Jones was an integral part of the Artest trade. It's ok to be upset because of the injuries, but its not ok to just point fingers so someone can take the blame.
