I'm just now getting over severe tendonitis of the achilles tendons. I over-trained for a marathon almost a year ago. In retrospect, I should have withdrawn after the pain got bad about 2 months before the race, but the entry fee was almost $90.00 and I didn't want to lose the money. Anyways, I rested a few weeks after the race and thought I'd be ready to resume playing basketball and ultimate frisbee every week. The pain in my ankles was so bad, it was almost intolerable. I can't stand being a couch potato, so I kept trying to play through it. I saw a podiatrist and he gave me some stretching excercises and shoe inserts, but that didn't seem to work, either. I finally had to bite the bullet and rest for a few months. The pain is almost gone now, but it seems that rest is the only solution. There is a steriod injection to reduce the pain and swelling, but it is not reccomended b/c it can have negative long-term effects. In T-Mac's case, the long term rest may not be an option. He's going to have to play through a lot of pain. I think he can do it b/c he has a very focused, warrior-like mentality. Even if he has to miss a few games, I think the other guys can hold down the fort until playoff time.
He was 216 with the Wizards - when he developed the serious knee tendenitis, and 195 in the 70 win season. Changes is weight often result in knee problems...
i think we're still a good team w/o T-Mac, but losing one of the best players in the league would be a huge blow. i think you guys are nuts if you think we can win a championship without him. the guy is one of the few guys in the league who can carry a team single handedly and take over a game at any given gime. at the same time i'd rather lose him early in the season if it'd increase the chances of him playing later in the year.
I agree, lets see how this team responds playing w/o T-Mac. Lets not play him until he is 100% and then limit his minutes to 35mpg or less, I never agreed with JVGs habit of playing his stars 40+ minutes a game, 82 games a year plus the playoffs.
Honestly, I would much more prefer Tmac sit out the first month or two to get better. It's a LONG friggin season, and these games are NOT critical. I strongly believe he should get back to 100% before returning. This not only helps him in the long run, but also helps us in post-season by reducing the probability of his being worn out.
exactly. it would be terrible for him to half-a$$ his recovery and break down in the middle of the season, and never fully recover for the post-season. one just needs to look at Grant Hill to see the wrong way to recover. didn't the Bulls still win 62 games in '98 with Pippen out for the first two months with foot surgery? okay, so this board finds Pippen worthless to a team, but the Bulls were something like 24-14 (including 7-8 the first month)without him and 38-6 when he returned.
Which team do you guys think will have a better record...... a Rockets team without Tmac, or a Rockets team without Yao? I think Tmac is a better player then Yao, but the Rockets will have a better record with Yao then Tmac, if one of them is going to miss a season.
It don't matter, it's not a competition between them, they're on the same team and have the same goal, and work terrifically with one another. No one is dissing Yao or anyone else, I am merely concerned about T-Mac's health.
True, I wish Tmac could be as good as last season for us for many more years to come. I'm a little scared with this news.
This is very disappointing news to start the season. The high flying days of T-Mac need to end or slow dramatically ~ all those big dunks take an enormous toll on the knees.
