I know it's better to be an optomist, but I don't see how people can have this much paitence. The guy has missed 20 or more games (1/4 of each season) 4 seasons in a row with 4 different injuries. He has had 2 different doctors suggest microfracture surgery and didn't have any surgery performed at all. I'm not even going to go into the strangest rehab schedule in the history of basketball, where he only plays games at home (last season) or he can't play back to backs after being released to play 3 months earlier. I just don't see how his knee is going to magically heal, he will get into reasonable shape and buy into a system that takes the ball out of his hands, in a place he doesn't want to live.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 5/7/13 at 8:43 am to brmark70816

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He has had 2 different doctors suggest microfracture surgery

Link or more details? I've only seen one of the team doctors mentioned as saying that.

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Posted by Jester

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Posted on 5/7/13 at 8:53 am to brmark70816

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or he can't play back to backs after being released to play 3 months earlier.

Look at the recent knee injuries in the NBA: Rose, Gordon, Bynum, who else? It takes a while for these guys to come back. They are not muscle-bound like football players, which makes it harder to rehab as you have less strength and stability to support the knee.

Notice that the miraculous recoveries all seem to happen in the NFL, where PEDs are the elephant in the room. Does anyone really believe Adrian Peterson didn't have some *ahem* alternative treatment to that knee? You'll never convince me otherwise. That said, those situations are exactly what the drugs are designed for, but the enhancing quality tends to usurp the recovery qualities in the sports world.

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 5/7/13 at 8:56 am to brmark70816

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I know it's better to be an optomist, but I don't see how people can have this much paitence.

I hear you and agree to a certain extent

All I can say in reply is that Gordon gives the roster a sense of purpose. The defense was bad and still plenty of roster holes, but you could see the beginnings of a real basketball team w/ Gordon on the floor.

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I'm not even going to go into the strangest rehab schedule in the history of basketball,

Tank

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buy into a system that takes the ball out of his hands

This isnt really true. His USAGE rate was around 30%. Thats up there with the Durants/LeBrons. If anything, he needs another guy who can get his own shot and an actual system for late game situations.

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