[Stop the Idiocy]Playing less minutes has NOTHING to do with fractures

Are you a grade 5 student? Do you know the difference between "stress fracture" and "fracture". Go to check from Yahoo.

 

I beg to differ. You said that fracture is not a result of playing long minute but a result of Yao's genetic make-up and unfortunate events. Well, if you reduce his minutes, you essentially reduce these so called "unfortunate events," don't you?? Yes, he might have fragile bones, but if you reduce his pounding, you reduce his chance of getting injured. Now this might not work because it could happened any time he's playing at any length in any time...but you have to conclude the least you can do is reduce his minutes and pounding and therefore risk of injury.

 

That might be the case, but OP was lecturing us on the definition of stress fracture. And even if its Hairline fracture, there is a a type fatigue hairline fracture which is basically stress fracture.

Hairline Fracture
Etymology: AS, haer + L, linea + fractura
- a minor fracture that appears on x-ray film as a thin line between two segments of a bone. The segments remain in alignment and the fracture may not extend completely through the bone. A fatigue hairline fracture may develop without apparent injury and in the absence of trauma.

 

OP should apologize for being a pompous a.. who was wrong about Stress fracture and AGAIN about Hairline fracture as there is a fatigue hairline fracture which is basically a stress fracture. So we can all move on.

 

i had no idea there were so many world class doctors on clutchfans!

 

Even fool can google it, but seems you overuse it and caveman can do it better than u...


Stress fracture != fracture ///

 

F*k it. I just learned about Yao. The only doubt/regret I have regarding this season is Adelman not playing Deke in regular season. I'm not going out to b**ch about Adelman.
But I learned few things about sport, especially basketball:
1) Strength
If you don't practice it for a long time, there is greater possibility you will get hurt
2) Excessive training brings you injuries

So, not only that I am in a group who beleive that playing Yao too much caused him injury, but also that playing Deke too little caused his injury, too.

 

PointForward has a hairline fracture of his skull..

and yes, it's from trying to use that brain too much over time.. more than it can handle


Or you can just admit you were wrong in calling out "the whole board" with all your "medical knowledge"

 

Who cares if most superstars in the league average more than 33 min/game. Not all of them have the same genetic makeup and none of them are 7'6 300+ lbs. Most players as big as Yao such as Shaq or Big Z have had similar foot problems.

 

Shaq has carried over 350 lbs at times. Earlier in his career he would play about 36-40min/gm every season. He plays about 90-100 games every year, when the regular season and post season is added together.

 

I am going to assume that informed members of the board have already destroyed this ridiculous post.

 

Shaq is a physical freak of nature, he plays with great balance and unbelievable core strength, and his body is not proportioned nearly the same way as Yao's. But even with all that, Shaq has missed an average of 18 games per season over his career.

 

I'd say a much smaller percentage of that was due to a legitimate injury than Yao's missed time. Shaq can get lazy at times.

The biggest issue here is that you can not build around a player that you intend to play in limited minutes (less than 30). I think, in a perfect world, we would be able to keep him and play him limited minutes, like the Ginobili situation. Both players are elite talent but their bodies won't allow them to play superstar minutes. The problem is the money. If we decide to limit his minutes, will Yao agree to a contract comparable to a 6th man? I doubt it.

 

I have to agree. Injuries can happen at any given time. Let's say we play Yao 25 minutes a game. Can you sit there and tell me there's now way he would get hurt in those limited minutes? Sure the chances of injury may be less but that doesn't change the fact that those freak injuries can come up at any time. Look at Deke. The man has been pretty much healthy his whole career. He barley played in the season. Then in the playoffs, he suffers a career ending injury. That is how random injuries can be. Its part of the game.

 

I think to be safe, Yao should only be allowed to play 3 minutes per game, preferably in 45 second phases once per quarter. This will help minimize the risk of injury and keep him healthy the whole season, since that seems to be the only goal.

 

You're talking about sudden traumatic injuries -- Yao playing reduced minutes would significantly reduce the chance of another stress fracture.
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The main thing though is to keep him off the national team -- Yao needs a full summer rest. He couldn't do it last year because of the Olympics and no one blames him for that, but this year he needs to kick back with a pina collada by the pool.

 

can we stop this internet search crap. a lot of sites, even if they seem legit, tend to spot conflicting info.

where's that guy who is going to med school? that's who we need responding, not 60 people searching yahoo and google.

 

i meant POST conflicting info

 

Whatever kind of fracture he had, i think its time for Yao to replace all the bones in his feet with adamantium replacements.

 

Genetics, playing time, fractures vs stress fractures, or whatever -- has there ever been a durable big man over 7'2''?

You may be able to mitigate Yao's risk of injury by managing his minutes. But the history of "superbigs" is just not on our side in terms of Yao being a dependable, key part of a championship core.