Are there more torn ACLs now?

[QUOTE=tikay0]PED's actually help you heal quicker from injuries, and help prevent from injuries.

I wish Rose was actually on roids, so he would've healed properly from all those injuries last year. :facepalm[/QUOTE]
Lol he is healed and cleared to play and him not being mentally ready doesn't mean he's not on HGH

[QUOTE=Pacers4ever]Lol he is healed and cleared to play and him not being mentally ready doesn't mean he's not on HGH[/QUOTE]

I was talking about last year.

speaking of ACL, DeJuan Blair's going on 4 seasons with no ACL in either knee

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could be the shoes, they are lighter and allow for more athletic moves and cuts . moves that their ligaments can't really handle

[QUOTE=tikay0]I was talking about last year.[/QUOTE]
the same result is still possible if you take PEDs... It's like you assume if you are on HGH you can't possibly be injury prone which is not true.

[QUOTE=SacJB Shady][B]It definitely is the PED's.[/B] PED's increase your performance but they also make injuries that much worse when you do get hurt. So you are paying a price.[/QUOTE]


[QUOTE=SacJB Shady]You're WRONG but that's okay. We know that MLB players took roids and this is not a discussion of whether you like MLB or not. Bonds was hurt almost a full year after breaking records and A Rod has been hurt for 2 years now and it's all because of roids.

YES you do heal from injuries faster when you're on roids. Yes, that's true. However, [B]in the LONG RUN your body suffers[/B] more than it benefits and when you get seriously injured, it gets exacerbated from the roids. [B]Your muscles get too strong for your tendons and ligaments[/B] so in the long run you will get hurt. Short term, yes you get better only to set you up for an installment plan, if you will.[/QUOTE]
Your an absolute ****wit of the highest order. Your not actually worthy of a dignified response, i'm only responding so other don't get caught up in your stupidity.

So you've started by saying PED's are the reason players get torn ACL's and then within minutes said it now hurts you in the long run? Constant abuse of performance enhancing drugs will lead to a break down of your body, but generally around the ages of 45-60 depending on the level of abuse.

Also don't go acting like the players on PED's muscles are too strong for their tendons and joints hence why ACL's are being done left right and center. Obviously PED's allow you to develop your muscles to a much higher size than usual, but unless your quads look like this:

[IMG]http://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/06-127-training/image001.jpg[/IMG]

Then PED's in a constant moving sport like basketball aren't too blame. I think it's time to put your big boy thinking cap on and realise that basketball is a rough sport on your legs, constant moving in different directions coupled with the fact that humans generally aren't designed to move like that at such speeds.

There's a reason why so many players retire early and have tendonitis, arthritis and other such injuries hampering them throughout their career and life.

[QUOTE=Pacers4ever]the same result is still possible if you take PEDs... It's like you assume if you are on HGH you can't possibly be injury prone which is not true.[/QUOTE]

And the opposite is also true. To blame PED's for their injuries is idiotic in the first place. That's my whole point.

[QUOTE=ILLsmak]It seems to me like people are getting ACL tears left and right these days. I remember it being one of the most serious injuries, but I don't remember like 10 people going down with one every year.

-Smak[/QUOTE]
I've been thinking this since last season. Made me afraid of playing basketball. If it's up, then there's got to be a reason.

I think it's a combo of new tech in shoes and improper training.

I don't understand why companies are so into making 'the lightest shoe'. You really think a 12oz shoe vs a 20oz shoe is going to make a difference for a guy like LeBron?

Obviously the NBA teams have great trainers, but I feel like they focus too much on strength. Flexibility doesn't seem as important to them.

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]I think it's a combo of new tech in shoes and improper training.

I don't understand why companies are so into making 'the lightest shoe'. You really think a 12oz shoe vs a 20oz shoe is going to make a difference for a guy like LeBron?

Obviously the NBA teams have great trainers, but I feel like they focus too much on strength. Flexibility doesn't seem as important to them.[/QUOTE]
Strength training improves flexibility i

[QUOTE=Ikill]Strength training improves flexibility i[/QUOTE]

Flexibility training improves flexibility too.

I always thought that the sneakers nowadays being so good and the courts being so good meant that there was TOO much grip at times. So sometimes on an awkward cut or landing, where in the past your foot would slide for a fraction of a second, giving the rest of your bones/joints/muscles time to react and stabilize, now it's instant and you end up with more acute injuries like this. Who knows, just thinking out loud.

There is so much stupidity and misinformation in this thread it's mind boggling. This thread should be deleted immediately.

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]Flexibility training improves flexibility too.[/QUOTE]
they do bunch of flexibility stuff in their warm ups before game the trainers know what there doing

[QUOTE=Ikill]they do bunch of flexibility stuff in their warm ups before game the trainers know what there doing[/QUOTE]
Apparently they DON'T know what they're doing or we wouldn't be seeing all these crazy numbers of injuries.