Pistons want extension on trade window to further evaluate D-mo's back

Bring Back DMo

Roll..Its Happening!

 

That would be awesome, but why would they, or anyone, want Jones over any other PF option?

 

He's done man.

Damn shame I wanted that pick but I think it's as good as gone now.

 

ACL yes achilles though?
Achilles is worse than back. And back to back is different and the response to surgery is different.

 

Very true, Achilles is a death sentence to NBA players even today.

 

It's not just explosiveness and jumping that I am afraid of. His hook shot, smarts, passing, and height largely compensates for that IMO. What I am concerned about now is his future ability to ever bang down low without re-aggravating something in his back. Your back and therefore core strength and lower body are key to surviving in the low post as you have to lean on people, push with your hips, back down people, and in general brace yourself as you throw your weight around. All this is KILLER on the back, especially when competing with the aggressive big men of the NBA. Hell, even getting elbowed or bumped in the back could cause issues. Bottom line, there is just too much uncertainty with back injuries and athletes.

 

better ask marks on twitter.

 

Achilles is bad but I don't know if it's worse than back.

I no its a different sport by so many football players are coming back from that injury and performing at a high level.

Even Brandon Jennings and Wes Mathews are actually playing NBA minutes with no restrictions as is an old kobe. Dmo back and all is not playing and most likely going to have a trade voided.

Not a good sign.

 

They never waive the physical. that doesnt even mean anything. In HS, i was required to have a physical before playing in every sport. It is an insurance requirement. Every traded player gets a physical

I'm not teying to correct your English. Im trying to offer you the correct CBA rule. Teams waive right to void contracts for medical reasons. Detroit is asking for an extension to that right

If you want to continue saying they waive physicals, fine. We know what you mean

 

You can recover from an achilles tear and walk fine for the rest of your life. You might never compete in speed at a professional level, but it usually doesn't hinder your general mobility in life. Back pains can cause you to be unable to get out of bed and reduce grown men to tears just bending over a bit. Core muscle injuries are no joke.

 

great news

 

Dang.

Hope it's a speed bump and not a road-block.


Marcus Thornton possibly being a cancer is nonsense.

 

Or Chris Paul, Odom, Gasol trade that left Gasol clueless in LA, Odom depressed, and Paul in the other LA team.

 

I agree. I'm just trying to be positive. I still feel like Dmo is not done. He may just need more time to recover. If he comes back we will have his rights and we can sign him for a cheaper deal and hopefully things work out like with other players whose trades were voided and came back and won a championship (like Tyson Chandler and Robert Horry).

 

Not all back injuries are created equal. Having a herniated disk that needs a microdiscectomy is different from needing to have vertebrae fused due to degenerative disc disease which is different from simply suffering from back spasms which is different from other back injuries.

 

Jennings and Matthews are definitely very interesting cases we should all keep our eyes on. They are ongoing situations right now. Because of the advance of medical science in sports. Don't take it for granted that either perfomance will go back to pre injury levels. There is historic data of decades taht show achilles is death sentence (esp for perimeter players).

Jennings in Detroit after he came back was awful. Only in one game in Orlando he was good. So keep your eye on that. And Matthews has been too incosistent one game to teh next.

Back on the other hand players have come back from that in bball. BUT back to back are different, and even for non sport people patients don't react the same. Some require resurgery , some others become 100% healthy very soon. It's more idiosyncratic.

 

This is about the future as I'm sure Bobby doesn't understand. SVG has already gone on record saying DMo will more than likely have occasional flare ups so it's not about him playing now necessarily. Detroit wants to lock DMo up long term and now they are having second thoughts about giving him long term money and losing flexibility on a player who maybe in and out injuries.

 

From the standpoint of fixing it for good and never re-injuring it, yeah. Obviously, the player will never be the "same"... but they're still able to play at a consistent level without fear of a setback.

Backs are finicky... one day you feel great and give it your all... the next day you can't move. That's how it works, and it doesn't lend itself to prolonged careers or players getting better.

All of this was known BEFORE this latest news came outs, btw...only the most jaded, agenda driven and SPUN posters didn't care to consider it.

 

Yeah. It's almost like the Rockets knew what they were doing in making the trade in the first place. Funny, that.

 

Its not a newsflash... and nobody is going to be able to predict his full long-term course with a series of current X-rays and medical histories.

Its not going to be a black/white issue.... hence why its taking this many "opinions" to sort it out one way or the other.