So now you know more than Dr. Clanton, Dr. Andrews, the Suns' doctors? Give it up. Specialist after specialist looked at the knee and said the exact same thing. Dr. Clanton is halfway taking the blame because the team asked him to. It isn't tarnishing his image one bit because rational people who have followed this mess can see what's going on. Don't you find it strange that Tmac issues a public apology on the same day the Rockets' medical staff tries to take some blame for this?
That is what I would like to know. The only place where I heard he didn't rehab "correctly" was on this board. I believe someone through it out here as an assumption and everyone just ran with it. I would like to read some type of article or interview that talks about T-Mac not rehabbing the right way.
I said at the beginning of the season that McGrady shouldn't be playing yet because he still had pain in his knee. So, I do blame the doctor.
i've read jon feigen's story on the same subject. it's kinda different perspective from the espn story. but it hasn't been mentioned here. for all the apologists, "yea, doctor clanton conceded, finally. now let's fire him." and this add to my developing observation that a player's fan base somehow often reflects the player's own characters.
Oh and I'm guessing you know how the medical field works? Do you work with Dr. Clanton and the Rockets? All of you are talking out your ass and the worst part is yall are treating as if it were facts. Speculate all you want but you don't know a damn thing that goes on behind the scenes. Oh its a PR move, it won't tarnish his image at all, blah blah blah. Yall call T-Mac a drama queen but you guys are REACHING for drama any way you can. Face it, you guys are drama queens yourselves.
there isn't even a shred of doubt in my mind that this is exactly what is going on... these doctors aren't idiots.
I disagree I think the best course of action is too distance themselves from him entirely. Not mention him, not answer questions about him, not write about him, so people effectively forget him and focus on who we have now.
He came into camp fat. How much more do you need to know about what he did in the off season. Or do you think gaining extra fat is good for a surgically repaired knee?
What exactly is damage control or a PR move going to help T-Mac and the Rockets? Either way, he still has to get a microfracture surgery. His contract is expiring next year, so its not going to be hard to move him or let it expire. So whats left? They're doing all this so T-Mac can look like a better person? You mean the Rockets and that big time doctor are going to risk looking bad just for T-Mac? HA HA HA. You guys are hilarious. Sure, If T-Mac has the magical powers to block trades, of course he has the power to make a Doctor take the blame. They're making themselves look bad so T-Mac can look better. Yeah, that sounds about right. PR move or not, it doesn't change the fact that his contract expires in 2010.
All you have to do is follow the chain of events from training camp until now. It's pretty damn obvious what is going on but have to develop a sense of logical thought. I'll help you if you're up to it.
The MRI did not show anything previous MRIs did not, going back to last spring. Since then, they have tried other remedies to avoid the microfracture option. It was, however, always an option. McGrady reached the point at which he felt that playing with pain and attempting to strengthen the area was not working and so he wanted to try something else. This is not a case in which something is broken and someone fixes it. It is a condition in which they can only try remedies and hope something works. The Rockets doctor has been a part of that decision since last May and observed the surgery, but McGrady had to be the one to choose when or if to take this step. =- Jonathan also - Will T-Mac also have surgery on his arthritic shoulder? If he does I assume it will happen sometime while he's rehabbing his knee, right? (Clanton said that the shoulder does not need surgery. -- Jonathan) both from feigen's blog. i find them interesting.
Umm ok. Plenty of people gain weight while rehabbing because obviously they aren't able to move and be as active as they were before rehab. LMAO. "He looks like he gained weight, he obviously didn't rehab enough." Nice detective work buddy. You should work with the force.
don't assume we can get good values for #1 just because he's an expiring next season. see marbury. to get something in return, the team needs to do what they can to depict the trading commodity a good one or somewhat not too damaged goods - unless you have no other choice. sounds common sense to me. see les's comments about #1 being still a superstar and we were not shopping him a week ago.
I'd like to read your version of things. My memory isn't too good on what happened earlier in the year.
FWIW, Justice wrote in one of his articles that MAYBE TMac didn't rehab didn't rehab as much as he should have/could have. But there has never been anything conclusive about this. It doesn't matter. Hopefully he makes a nice comeback. The Rockets are willing to move him for the right deal, but I don't believe they've decided they're "done," with him like alot of this board has.
No, plenty of professional athletes do not gain weight while rehabbing. No. If anything they come back leaner. There are plenty of ways to stay lean when you can't run and if you don't think extra weight is bad for surgically repaired knees then I can't help you...you're too far gone.
