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Utah Jazz Borchardt injured 9 days after signing contract

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by HenryH, Jul 21, 2002.

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  1. HenryH

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    The Jazz made a real stinker of a pick in choosing Borchardt. He signed his contract on July 12th and he already has a foot injury. He is going to be the next brittle big man with career of busting his feet.

    http://foxsports.lycos.com/content/view?contentId=585578

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First-round pick Curtis Borchardt, acquired by the Utah Jazz in a trade at the NBA draft, will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks because of a stress fracture in his right foot.
    Borchardt, a 7-foot center who was taken by Orlando with the 18th overall selection, then traded for Utah's first-round choice and a second-round selection, missed the last 14 games of the 2000-01 season at Stanford due to the same injury.

    Repetitive pounding from two-a-day practices caused the hairline fracture on the top of Borchardt's right arch, Jazz orthopedist Lyle Mason said.

    Doctors have not ruled out the possibility of surgery, although Borchardt already has two screws in the bone from surgery on March 6, 2001.

    "I've had it before, so at least I kind of know what I'm dealing with a little bit," Borchardt said. "I'm pretty good at rehabbing."

    Borchardt signed a three-year, $3 million contract on July 12
     
    #1 HenryH, Jul 21, 2002
  2. saleem

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    I'm glad that the Rockets didn't end up picking him. Can you imagine what could have happened if Ming wasn't available for the draft,and if the Rockets decided to take Borchardt with the 15th pick instead of Nachbar.
     
    #2 saleem, Jul 21, 2002
  3. BTM

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    Guy's foot can't even handle practice. What a scrub-in-the-making.

    Can you say Curtis Osterchardt?
     
    #3 BTM, Jul 21, 2002
  4. LAfadeaway33

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    If the guy stays healthy, he could have a nice career for the jazz. He's definitly a step up from Ostertag and Ameachi or whoever else they have at center.
     
    #4 LAfadeaway33, Jul 21, 2002
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    I feel bad for Curtis, but not for the Jazz. Glad we didn't pick him.
     
    #5 Deckard, Jul 21, 2002
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    Jazz Centers Need to Visit the Wizard of Oz
    Posted: 7/21/02 12:03:15 pm
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    Look at what we got here:

    A guy who is missing a kidney

    A guy who is missing a foot

    and a guy who is missing his brain...





    I got this off a Jazz forum, I thought this was kinda funny :D
     
    #6 LakerMania, Jul 21, 2002
  7. haven

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    Sad commentary on the modern American center:

    Borchardt embarrassed Chris Marcus, the 2nd best college center.

    Borchardt sucks.
     
    #7 haven, Jul 21, 2002
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    Recurring injury, not good for Borchardt's NBA career. He looked like a more aggressive version of Chris Mihm. I'm glad the Rockets didn't trade down to get this guy.
     
    #8 SlamN, Jul 22, 2002
  9. JuanValdez

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    Not just a recurring injury, but a stress fracture in the foot. That's the kiss of death for NBA centers. I do feel sorry for the Jazz; it looks now like they essentially lost their pick. I feel less sorry for Borchardt. He may have lost an NBA career but he held out long enough to make $3 million dollars. With his fancy Stanford degree, I hope he can find a way to make that money grow.

    But, perhaps I'm overstating the case. Can anyone think of any NBA centers that had stress fractures in the foot but had successful NBA careers anyway? I can't.

    Ilgauskas
    Diop
    Smits (well, somewhat successful)
     
    #9 JuanValdez, Jul 22, 2002
  10. Stickfigure

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    Great point, and one to keep in mind for all those people who didn't want us to draft Yao because he was going to get pushed around by Shaq. If you take Shaq out of the equation, you realize that good or even decent centers don't come along very often, so you grab one when you can! (and no, I don't include Osterchardt in that group ... :) ).

    On the positive side, I'll bet Cleveland is willing to trade for Borchardt now. :D
     
    #10 Stickfigure, Jul 22, 2002
  11. DoitDickau

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    Are we giving up on diop already? He's been playing pretty well this year in the summer league. Last game he had 14 rebounds and 11 blocks! He's slimmed down for this year and actually his body looks really good. Of course his offense is as raw as yinka dare, but his defense and boarding actually have a lot of potential. Remember the cavs don't need him to be hakeem olajuwon, they just need him to be mutombo. It's only he fourth year of organized ball and only his second year out of high school. Let give him some time before we say that he's not going to have a successful nba career.

    Smits had a successful nba career.

    Borchardt, for those that don't know and just type-cast him as a jason collier type stiff, is a pretty good player when healthy. He's actually pretty mobile for a 7 footer. he's a good shot-blocker and has a nice offensive game. He would have been a mid to high lottery pick (and deserved it) if he didn't have foot problems. He'd be a top-ten center in the league along the lines of lafrenz.

    As for the jazz it's not like they were risking a lottery pick on the guy. they had the 19th pick and borchardt was the best player available. Everyone else there was even more of a project with even less upside. If it doesn't work out, it's a shame for both of them, but it was a risk well worth taking
     
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    double post sorry
     
    #12 DoitDickau, Jul 22, 2002
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    Dickau, I'm not bashing anyone's ability to play. I'm just wondering about what sort of death sentence the stress fracture in the foot is. It is too early to tell how it will affect Diop's career. And Smits was fairly successful but never could be himself for long periods because of his feet. Ilgauskas would have been great if it weren't for his feet. Who else falls into the stress fracture in the feet camp?
     
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    Bill walton
     
    #14 DoitDickau, Jul 22, 2002
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    Anything that hurts the Jazz is fine by me. :DI kinda feel bad for the guy, since it isn't his fault that he's on the Jazz, and I don't like to see players get injured, especially in their rookie year, but atleast it puts the Jazz in a bad situation.
     
    #15 TheReasonSF3, Jul 22, 2002
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