Does anybody here know what exactly the problem with Dwight's knee is?

Dwight had a bone bruise. Rox denied bone on bone speculation, although it took them longer than it should have to do so.

The reason why sitting him in back to backs is smart, is because injury risk significantly increases with fatigue. They're taking the GS approach.

 

If he can't go every night, we can't pay him the max.

DD

 

He's big as **** with a disproportioned body (his legs are tiny compared to his shoulders) and has engaged in extremely strenuous athletics for nearly 30 years.

That's what's wrong with his knee.

 

i think it's safe to assume so.....I dont remember any reports of Dwight having any setback against GS or after the series ended. Based on what the team and doctor said, he was cleared, when he came back at the end of the season. I can't think of any other reason why McHale would say that.

 

Paging okieeze to lay down the law. Did y'all not listen before?

Dwight's knee is fine. It's precautionary. We also don't know how many b2b they were talking about missing either. The chron reported "No lingering issues". Can we put the irresponsible speculation of a doomsday knee problem to rest now?

 

I like this thread. I had a totally different understanding of Dwight's injury, and I feel better about it now.

 

What's the medical reason for Duncan and other Spurs to miss so many regular season games?

I think Dwight has the same issues.

 

I’m not a doctor, but I’ve read a lot of comments from doctors or people who know enough about medicine here. From what I gather, just because you’re healthy doesn’t mean you’re not more prone to a re-injury than normal player. Also, the more you play, the more likely you are to sustain an injury (see Yao Ming). So Dwight can be absolutely healthy and the Rockets still sit him at times, because the chance of him reinjuring himself is high. Therefore any precautions to lower that chance would benefit the team.

 

I agree, this is at risk of starting to become a Tmac-like situation with the knee.

Which is a shame because he absolutely would be worth a max extension if healthy, he adds so much to this team.

 

I heard that last part from the tv guys, I believe..but I took it to mean he'd have to deal with getting kneed for the rest of his career, so the risk will always be there, of another bruise.


The point of sitting him last season was to increase his workload little by little. You don't want to put his knee through back to backs until he's shown he can handle single games for a while. I would think he's past that by now.

Perhaps they're still worried about small remnants of the injury blowing up again, if they push him too frequently. I believe some bone bruises can take like a year to heal completely. Technically, a year for him would be next Feb/March. I would still say that's them being overly careful and not that he's still feeling discomfort.

 

He is almost 30. He has been an NBA player since he was 18 years old. There is a lot of mileage on his body. He depends on athleticism and not his size or skill. The Rockets have depth inside. I have no issues with restricting his work load.

 

The bigger picture is the playoffs and Im fine with him resting on back to backs. The silver lining is that this gives Capela plenty of time to learn and get work in while Dwight sits. Im definitely okay with that.

 

I think the medical term for what happened to his knee is that a tampon got stuck in it.

I kid, I kid, I love Dwight.

 

I think it must be related to his back issue and the poor muscular balance/distribution he had when he came here plus the horrible nutrition.

He looks lighter in the upper body and stronger in the lower body these days which is a good thing. It will reduce his athleticism but it will also be much better for longevity and preventing injury.

I'm still hopeful that all the fuss is about prolonging his career. If we believe, for example, that Dwight was promised that he'd be re-signed when he opts out, then it all makes sense. We were thinking in a 2 year window while the Rockets may be thinking in a 6 year window.

 

I think it's just been assumed since he did that late last season. Plus with the elimination of 4 games in 5 nights this year, he could conceivably play around 60-61 games(factoring in the opening night suspension) if he sat out B2Bs.

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him sit some nights if the opponent sucks and if Capela continues to impress. The Rockets' winning percentage was almost as good without Dwight last season as it was with him.

 

I think you can all agree that cautious or not at full strength Dwight is a disaster? Probably you can't, because I brought this up last season and everyone disagreed, but Dwight indeed looked terrible when he returned after his first injury. He had no lift at all.