A shoulder dislocation has NOTHING to do with being in shape. It can happen to anyone (as can broken bones). Its just a matter of how he fell. In some cases it can become chronic... in others, it just needs about 3 weeks of rest. I dislocated mine a few years ago, and I was playin ball again in 5 weeks. With the medical facilities Mo will have access to, they'll probably get him back in 3. (as long as its the non-serious dislocation).
MoT seems always having troubles with his health or injury problems. Had he even been through one full season as a Rockets injury free? Be strong, big man. We ain't need no more grant hill type here.
dayum, now we may really have to trade Cato and maybe the exception to get another power forward. I just don't feel right with Ben Davis or Gabe Mounake backing him up.
Guys, there are different types of shoulder separations. It could be a mild shoulder separation, a low grade one, that heals within weaks. It could be a slightly separated shoulder that also heals fairly quickly. If it's not serious then it's a low grade one, which should be fine with rest.
That won't work. Amaechi is in no way prepared to back up Yao full time. We still don't know the extent of this injury, so it's extremely premature to panic.
if he is injured for an extended amount of time we will be given an injured player exception: if that happens we should sign Mutombo who was justbaut out of his contractby the nets. give him 1yr at the min. can't hurt. cato will move to the 4 and all will be right. yao-deke cato-griff and the rest stays the same.
Do you seriously think we could get Mutumbo at 1 yr for the min?? I think that is crazy for 2 reasons 1, he is not even a free agent 2, they were going to send him for Antonio Davis (Supposedly the raps really want an Inside presence (not to mention an expiring deal NEXT season) and did not want to give antonio (already a presence) for that.
Darkhorse, I dont know about that. I think I would rather take my chances with Ameachi as Yao's main backup. The reason being that I'm expecting Yao to finally get legit starters minutes this year - meaning 35 to 40 minutes per game - so Meech will only be what Chales Jones was to Hakeen Olajuwon. Griffin - I'm not so sure we can count on him to be that main workhorse just yet. But your right, this is panic mode solutions right now, lets wait for the prognosis on Mo's shoulder.
we have a lot of options IF moT is gone for a long time and we don't ge deke. pig miller - the most likely vladimir stepania Tmo laphonso ellis charles oakley jamie feick
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2138292 Taylor hurt in practice Rockets forward pops left shoulder By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle GALVESTON -- Maurice Taylor never felt better, never quicker or more agile -- until he felt something pop. After an offseason in which he pushed himself into the best shape of his career with the sole motivation of avoiding injuries, Taylor dislocated his left shoulder Saturday on the second day of Rockets training camp. Other than showing no fractures, tests on Saturday were inconclusive. A MRI was performed on Saturday and additional tests are scheduled for this morning. But if damage is found in cartilage or muscles, Taylor could be out for weeks and could be out for much longer if damage must be repaired surgically. "We feel very, very badly for Mo because he put in a lot of work in the offseason to get himself down," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "You feel bad for the guy. It was a freak, buzzard's luck thing. We were just jogging through stuff, and (Taylor and 260-pound center Peter Cornell) just bumped shoulders." With the injury Saturday, Taylor has been hurt before each of three seasons since he signed a six-year, $48 million contract as one of the keys to the Rockets' rebuilding plans. The power forward had said the previous injuries were enough to inspire the most serious conditioning effort of his career this year. "I didn't want to start getting injury prone," Taylor said last week. "I didn't want to have nagging injuries the rest of my career. I didn't want to go downhill because of injuries." Taylor, 26, tore his right Achilles tendon in September 2001, forcing him to miss the entire 2001-2002 season. Last season, he missed most of training camp after developing Achilles and ankle problems. Taylor was never at full strength last season, struggling with ankle, Achilles and foot problems, and slumped to averages of 8.4 points and 3.6 rebounds, the worst of his six-year career. But he put himself through an intense offseason training program and cut his weight to 254 pounds, the lightest of his career. "I was moving a whole lot better," he said. "My getting up and down the floor, cutting, moving, I felt a whole lot better." Taylor lost so much weight (he would not say how much he lost), that Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy told him he had cut enough. But Taylor said his offseason training program -- which included the use of a personal trainer, masseuse and foot specialist, all available around the clock -- was designed to improve his performance, rather than just his waistline. "My body as a whole didn't feel right," Taylor said. "I wasn't quick. I thought, `I'm too young to be feeling like this.' That's what really motivated me to do it. It wasn't really the weight issue. It's easy to lose weight. Stop eating. "My body didn't feel the same. I didn't feel as athletic as I normally would. People used to (say), `He's a guy who can score. He's quicker than a lot of power forwards.' I didn't feel that way last year. I felt slower than everybody. I felt I had to do things in spurts when I could. That made me sit back and think I had to get things taken care of." Taylor attended Saturday's second practice wearing a sling. Van Gundy spoke to the team about maintaining its focus and later indicated that the team's intention, at least initially, is to rely on its current roster. "Mo can feel sorry for Mo, but he chose not to," Van Gundy said. "Our mentality should be that it's OK to feel sorry for Mo, but not for a team to feel sorry for itself. As I told them tonight, it's not about what happens to you. It's how you deal with what happens to you. "Mo is going to be very positive and work to stay in shape and get back as soon as possible. I never feel sorry for our team, and they shouldn't feel sorry for themselves either because when one person leaves it gives another person an opportunity. "Maybe that's more minutes for Eddie. Maybe that's Cato at the four. Maybe that's one of the younger, non-guaranteed guys. We have more than enough to win with."
