Has Omer Asik played his last game as a Rocket already?

This thread helped convince me that the median age for CFans users is 16.

 

Either that or they are middle aged and living in a concrete bunker with their AK-47's.

 

That's probably not a bad question. At this point far more relevant than the "conspiracy theory" we've been discussing, since the original question has already been answered.

 

Ah, yes, because there are no secrets in the NBA, and truth ALWAYS comes out!

Ever heard the term "open secret", jtr? That's what we're looking at here.

 

Middle aged, yes. No AK47s, not my cup of tea, but lots of other stuff though.

I'd love to have a concrete bunker. What man wouldn't?

 

LOL. Point taken.

 

I agree with all of treemans points too coincidental. Saving asik from serious injury before deadline. Now he is auditioning for other teams.

 

Actually, the organization has a history of going the extra mile to cover things up. The Royce White situation was the perfect example of the Rockets shutting up and saying the right things when White was telling everyone in the organization to go f*** themselves. There are also many other stories that only surface way afterwards, like Ron Artest once going to the Lakers playoff game in his boxers with the media people(because the team bus had already left).

Asik may or may not have an injury worthy of being out so long, but if he did quit, no way anything leak from the Rockets press.

 

What you are talking about is just behind the scenes stuff. Not getting players, coaches, trainers, and doctors to blatantly lie as a cover up.

And I don't see how the Royce White situation is applicable at all.

 

By the way... what did the Rockets' organization say when Asik was benched for several games? Did they lie and make up some excuse or did they just kind of dodge the questions?

 

The Rox org has lied a ton of times to cover stuff up.

I can recall them lying about TMac having a back issue when he was dealing with a paternity situation in Orlando.

Come on folks, it is not that far fetched here.

DD

 

When you say "Rox org", who are you talking about specifically?

 

Just the org itself and the information coming out - it is pure PR, happens in every organization.

And the Chronicle helps them with it, by going along.

Asik has not been injured for weeks, the guy has been basically told to go home and come back in the last week to show folks he is healthy enough to trade.

That is what it looks like to me.....

If you want to believe the guy's sore thigh kept him out for 2 months, fine - not me.

And here is the thing - no one cares...they both did what they thought was right - let's trade him and play ball.

DD

 

So you're saying that Rockets doctors are so incompetent they cannot properly give a estimated recovery time when Asik had the injury? Mind you, even before the "his knees aren't healing properly" bit was released, the Rockets had the out-indefinitely card in regards to Asik.

The players and coaches said nothing during this time. Okay, maybe not nothing. Parsons made a crack at Asik for him to man up. And McHale made a crack saying Asik was on his couch. So if they weren't lying, what did they mean?

 

I don't buy the conspiracy theory on the fake injury.

But I wouldn't be surprised that Asik started off legitimately injured, was extremely pissed that he wasn't traded and so refuses to get healthy until now when he see another chance to be traded

 

With that said, I hope he has a good change of heart (or he really has a new age injury no one know of before) and stay. He's a big part of the Rockets.

 

This is how I see it too

 

No he isn't he played pretty solid for a year, ONE YEAR, the team was 45-37, nothing special.

He is just another guy passing through - Billy Paultz had more of an impact as a Rocket.

Just get rid of him, the team needs guys who want to be here, trade him for a matching expiring contract and a future pick.

DD

 

Well, they do have a history of missed prognostication with Yao. So yes, medically dealing with absolutely huge male athletes is fraught with difficulty. It took what, 24 hours for Asik's trade request to leak? Are you suggesting that the Rockets could cover up Asik faking an injury for months??????

 

There's no grand conspiracy going on here in my opinion.

The injury was legit but neither side, Asik or the team, had incentive to rush him back soon. Rockets can't risk his knee getting worse if they are going to try to get value off him before the trade deadline passes. Asik doesn't want to rush back, either since if he re-injures or aggravates his knee, he is stuck here for sure and might damage his long term value.

Both sides just were really careful getting him back healthy. The timing of the comeback is good for both sides. Not too soon to risk further injury (hopefully) but leaving enough time to "showcase" him if potential buyers are wary of his injury status.

So no faking, just extra precaution. I'm sure he would have been playing earlier if we were already past the deadline. Especially so, if we were struggling in the race to the playoffs. But we weren't really doing that, either.