[QUOTE=Rubio2Gasol]No
Don't build up that expectation - 35 year old don't do that shit.It will be better for him to completely use maximize his recovery period.[/QUOTE]
I'm trying to look at it in a positive light!!
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[QUOTE=Rubio2Gasol]No
Don't build up that expectation - 35 year old don't do that shit.It will be better for him to completely use maximize his recovery period.[/QUOTE]
I'm trying to look at it in a positive light!!
[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]**** him and his fans.[/QUOTE]
What a great post from a great poster. Keep them coming.
[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]I'm trying to look at it in a positive light!![/QUOTE]
You are trying hard to live in fantasy dream world!
snap out of it. Kobe will learn to WALK with newly formed tendon in 9 months without crutches!
thats the reality. LAL fans better pray he somehow makes it to 2014 post-season if LAL makes it to post season.
The only thing that's confirmed with this injury is that Kobe is a demigod. Nothing, no player, not even father time was able stop him until his only vulnerable spot was hit. His mom shouldn't have dipped him in River Styx by holding him by his heel when he was a baby. She should have just dropped him in. Black mambas know how to swim.
Not good at all I'm afraid. 29 athletes in the 4 major sports completely ruptured their achilles, all but 2 never played again. 1 of the 2 was Griffey.
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If it's a complete tear, then that's basically the worst case scenario and I think Vitti is being really optimistic with that 6-9 month time table. Maybe he's saying that to keep Kobe's spirit up.
But a complete tear from my understanding is that the person will barely be able to walk at 9 months.
[QUOTE=Soundwave]If it's a complete tear, then that's basically the worst case scenario and I think Vitti is being really optimistic with that 6-9 month time table. Maybe he's saying that to keep Kobe's spirit up.
But a complete tear from my understanding is that the person will barely be able to walk at 9 months.[/QUOTE]
or he's saying it so dwight dont walk.
[QUOTE=Soundwave]If it's a complete tear, then that's basically the worst case scenario and I think Vitti is being really optimistic with that 6-9 month time table. Maybe he's saying that to keep Kobe's spirit up.
[B]But a complete tear from my understanding is that the person will barely be able to walk at 9 months[/B].[/QUOTE]
THIS!
[B][U]In 9 months, kobe will LEARN TO WALK[/U][/B] Without crutches & get use to newly formed tendon.
It could even be 12 months.
[B]If kobe rushes himself or doctors rush him for 2014 post season, expect re-injury or partial tear or severe bruising that can hinder the healing process permanently.[/B]
He can rupture it again.
Kobe should just forget about B'ball for 18 months to 2 yrs period from here on out.
& kobe once he comes back after 2 yrs, he should be a bench player contributing 10 ppg & this is the only way he can play NBA at peak level.
Nobody is gonna watch NBA now They just lost 90%+ fans, including oversea fans. :cry:
[QUOTE=clayton]Nobody is gonna watch NBA now They just lost 90%+ fans, including oversea fans. :cry:[/QUOTE]
Lebron just needs to string together a couple more titles in a row to crment his legendary status and be new age Jordan aka face of the nba for next 6 or 7 years..
Got to laugh at the people blaming D'Antoni. If he'd taken Kobe out of games you'd complain. When Kobe makes the decision to stay in games you go on about how much "courage" he's showing and how nobody is "tougher" in the NBA than Kobe.
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Surgery prep time. Lookin like Mrs Doubtfire with a jerri curl cap lol Anesthesia next #highasakite
[QUOTE=chosen_one6]The question isn't whether Kobe will play again or not. It's whether he's going to be able to compete at an all-star level again or not.
My money is on the latter.[/QUOTE]
If he keeps on chucking he can get his points.
Hopefully he'll be back at sometime before christmas.
IF he is somehow able to come back from this being no worse than he was when he went down, this is his ticket to the top 5 on the GOAT list.
At this point, I say:
15% he never plays again
60% he plays and realizes soon enough it's the end and retires in 2014
20% he plays for a few more years but is nowhere near 1st or 2nd team all nba
5% he comes back as good as he was
IF it is the latter, he is going to be a threat to everyone's legacy that played before him. Slim chance, but we're talking about Kobe here.
[QUOTE=Nash]Hopefully he'll be back at sometime before christmas.[/QUOTE]
Would be awesome, but imagine if kobe's first game back was on Christmas Day. Probably the most watched NBA Christmas game ever.
[QUOTE=Nash]Hopefully he'll be back at sometime before christmas.[/QUOTE]
January 2014, Kobe will LEARN TO WALK.
He aint realistically coming back till Christmas 2014 in extreme contact sport sense.
well there goes the asterisk
[QUOTE=Kingwillball]Lebron just needs to string together a couple more titles in a row to crment his legendary status and be new age Jordan aka face of the nba for next 6 or 7 years..[/QUOTE]
Brings LeBron into it. :wtf: :oldlol:
[QUOTE=Fudge]Brings LeBron into it. :wtf: :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
Insecure fanboy's tend to do that :oldlol:
I'd forgotten who LeBron James was, to be fair, so I'm glad he brought him up in this thread.
[QUOTE=Rysio]so mamba will be back for season opener? :bowdown:[/QUOTE]
#CountonThatBe :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
I feel blessed with the chance to see him lace em up again!! Thought it was career ending for the most part...
[QUOTE=gengiskhan]You are trying hard to live in fantasy dream world!
snap out of it. Kobe will learn to WALK with newly formed tendon in 9 months without crutches!
thats the reality. LAL fans better pray he somehow makes it to 2014 post-season if LAL makes it to post season.[/QUOTE]
i wonder what would happen if kobe somehow can play next regular season. will you commit suicide?
[QUOTE=dh144498]i wonder what would happen if kobe somehow can play next regular season. will you commit suicide?[/QUOTE]
lets hope so
[QUOTE=Kingwillball]Lebron just needs to string together a couple more titles in a row to crment his legendary status and be new age Jordan aka face of the nba for next 6 or 7 years..[/QUOTE]
:biggums:
how is this related to the thread. :roll: :lol
[QUOTE=gengiskhan]January 2014, Kobe will LEARN TO WALK.
He aint realistically coming back till Christmas 2014 in extreme contact sport sense.[/QUOTE]
You've stated your opinion like 20 times already. Give it a rest and get lost.
[QUOTE=Kingwillball]Lebron just needs to string together a couple more titles in a row to crment his legendary status and be new age Jordan aka face of the nba for next 6 or 7 years..[/QUOTE]
it amazes me that youre able to sit down and post so often, cause your ass has to be amazingly sore from all the lebron dick riding youve been doing since 06
[QUOTE=Levity]it amazes me that youre able to sit down and post so often, cause your ass has to be amazingly sore from all the lebron dick riding youve been doing since 06[/QUOTE]
LOL, he wasn't even much of a LeBron fan when he started posting here from what little I can remember. He became a LeBron fan the min the Heat won their second championship.
Man, it's such a shame to see a legend go down like this. Make no mistake, Kobe is a legend (81 point game, 5 rings, MVP, 15 all star games), and one of the toughest competitors in the league. You always want a legend to end his career on a high note, not limping off the court.
[QUOTE=Levity]it amazes me that youre able to sit down and post so often, cause your ass has to be amazingly sore from all the lebron dick riding youve been doing since 06[/QUOTE]
I have paid homage to kobe in this and other threads i was responding to the doomsday idiot who said now nba is unwatchable and know-body will care. Lebron is face of the league and heat are like the Bulls of old so nba will be in good hands.
[QUOTE=IncarceratedBob]what will you say when kobe comes back before rose[/QUOTE]
He won't, you **********.
You= retard.
This don't feel right man. I mean, Im not a big fan of his but Ive always respected his game and enjoyed watching him play. I hope he comes back, even if he's no longer the player we've known him as the last 15 years. His career deserves better than to end this way....
[QUOTE=The_Yearning]6-9 months.
Rose 8-12 months
Rose is a bitch.[/QUOTE]
Seriously you all. Stop cursing guys with injuries. What you wish and curse on one, can be worse on the next guy. Surgery means you are at risk. Risk that you may not recover to the same level ever again. A guy jamming the ball in his 11th month is always in better shape than a guy a day after surgery regardless of how you try to spin it.
You can't give a prognosis on a recovery time until a day after the surgery and sometimes longer than that. So what you hear now is crap. But Kobe has healed well in the past and we hope he has a great healing on this one. If it was his weaker leg it would be a lot better. You put all your weight on your left heal for any type of explosion. Take whatever you hear conservatively and hope that the right healing takes place.
[QUOTE=Levity]it amazes me that youre able to sit down and post so often, cause your ass has to be amazingly sore from all the lebron dick riding youve been doing since 06[/QUOTE]
Having seen that pic LBJ uploaded the other day I doubt an ass-blasting from him would be all that painful. It'd just feel like a small prick. Literally.
If he is indeed able to come back after 6-9 months, that would be incredible. I for sure thought he would be missing the entire season next year.
#PrayForKobe
[QUOTE=D.J.]Not good at all I'm afraid. 29 athletes in the 4 major sports completely ruptured their achilles, all but 2 never played again. 1 of the 2 was Griffey.[/QUOTE]
Griffey was always my favorite baseball player growing up. Now it's time for my favorite basketball player to come back strong from the same injury. :bowdown:
He should retire. This game is destroying his body.
[QUOTE=Rysio]so mamba will be back for season opener? :bowdown:[/QUOTE]
They are just saying that to make the Lakers fans think it's not so bad. His career is seriously in jeopardy.
[QUOTE=Ancient Legend]After Dominique ruptured his Achilles, he averaged 29 ppg, 24 ppg and 26 ppg the next 3 seasons. Difference is 'Nique injured himself in his 10th season, Kobe in his 17th.[/QUOTE]
Two different injuries. In that other thread I was trying to explain this. The partial tear.guys can come back, maybe not as good as they were, but can come back.
The full tear is a career ending injury in almost all cases. 'Nique didn't have the same injury Kobe has.
Is this the worst possible injury he could have had?