He's moving to Colorado to be closer to his daughters. Retiring from professional sports work but continuing his practice. No link, consider me the source. I know this thread will be full of people rejoicing - but that goes to show how dumb this BBS can be on medical subjects. He's as good as it gets in this region of the country. Anyone that blames him or Keith Jones for the fact that we have two injury prone stars is ignorant. Wishing him the best. Evan
i told ya his career was going to take a hit, i dont think this is a coincidence..he was probably going to retire soon and what happened with tmac made the decision come earlier than expected..
I am ignorant. I don't know the Doc. ANd I do not even know Keith but I know Keith has a great rep. The problem is he has too many obligation. Vice president with too many responsibilities. No matter how good you are if you are not hustling to be better and learn more and stay 1 step ahead of the rest than you are doing something wrong. Yes Yao is big and Yes Yao has a history so why give him so many minutes. Why risk it. ANd why allow it.
I hope his retirement is restful, lord knows his time as Rockets doc was enough excitement to last a lifetime.
Absolutely not the case. This was a move he had been strongly considering for a couple of years. And he's not retiring from medicine at all. He's just not going to be a team physician in Colorado.
DR. Tom Clanton, a team physician for the Houston Rockets, Houston Texans, and Rice University, is leaving his practice in July and will join the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. Clanton is taking over the sports medicine foot and ankle section at Steadman-Hawkins. Clanton points out his decision is as much about family as it is about business. He has two daughters who live in the Vail, Colorado area. "(Rockets Vice-President of Basketball Operations and trainer) Keith Jones and I talked about me maintaining a relationship with the Rockets," Clanton said. "I plan to continue as a consultant with them as long as they want me."
No matter who you bring in here we will always be cursed with players having joint injuries simple because of humid Houston weather along with wear and tear.
I wish him the best also. However, instead of chastizing people and jumping on a high horse, let people know why he isn't to blame. Honestly, our two best players have went out with various injuries the last three straight seasons. Is he responsible for someone landing on Yao's feet/leg and putting him out for the rest of the year? Of course not. Allowing McGrady to play more than half the season on a bad knee that required microfracture surgery? I mean, do you remember how much of a debacle that was? Perhaps it's no one. Being unsatisfied with the team's physicians when our two best players have went out the last 3 years with injuries makes complete sense when taken by itself, but of course you have to look at other factors. Not being in the medical field, I'd like to hear what the heck is going on with both of them and how there is nothing the team's physicians could possibly do. Honestly, it is not completely the team physicians fault. However, they do have at least some responsibility because it is their job.
