Blake out with Torn Quad

[og15]

They DID diagnose him with a tear in his quad. How is it not healed when he had 3-4 months. This sounds like Blake being Blake and not doing what he's supposed to. Smh. This isn't good for the clippers.

If there's one thing that has never been an issue with Blake, it is working hard when it comes to basketball, and this isn't the first time he's had an injury and he hasn't had an issues with not following rehab protocol.

[Captain Ballmer]

The way i see our guys playing the game, shooting the ball, more i want to see Blake as a creator rather than finisher, even without the rust he's in currently. I can't see a way we got games in oracle with the way we play with Blake before... He's too great in that creating area, and it's obvious with Draymond that creating big men are a must have for flowing offence. Blake shouldn't becoming our first 3 weapon in the offence. I prefer his shoots after CP3's midrange game, or JJ's 3pts after the pick or DJ with roll.

Blake's 25 pts, 8 reb. 5 ast-ish game should be more like 16 pts 10 reb 8 ast with less jumpers. Our offensive flow is getting faster and faster even with bench guys and It's the key. We should use bench to maximize them(Austin-Jamaal-Wesley-Green) with Blake much for 48 min. high octane offense.

btw i'm not refusing that Playoffs D's getting tighter and becoming harder to find a good look for JJ, CP3 and DJ but i believe that more creative sets with faster flow can get us that looks more frequently.

[Don Tommy]

I think everyone agrees that Phoenix has the most incredible training staff there is. But their owner, Robert Sarver, is a cheap a-hole. What would it take to hire someone from their staff? Everyone wants to poach talent from the front office of SA, OKC and other successful organizations. Why not do the same with a training staff? Ballmer has to recognize that upgrading the medical facilities in Playa Vista will be worth way more in the long run.

We have UCLA, USC, and other schools nearby (how is Pepperdine's medical program?) Build the Steve Ballmer Institute for Rehabilitation, staff it with the best doctors in the field from the area... if you want more publicity, offer the services to the state's injured military members (I speak from experience when I say that the Navy's rehab services are... lacking)

[Roscoe Sheed]

The way i see our guys playing the game, shooting the ball, more i want to see Blake as a creator rather than finisher, even without the rust he's in currently. I can't see a way we got games in oracle with the way we play with Blake before... He's too great in that creating area, and it's obvious with Draymond that creating big men are a must have for flowing offence. Blake shouldn't becoming our first 3 weapon in the offence. I prefer his shoots after CP3's midrange game, or JJ's 3pts after the pick or DJ with roll.

Blake's 25 pts, 8 reb. 5 ast-ish game should be more like 16 pts 10 reb 8 ast with less jumpers. Our offensive flow is getting faster and faster even with bench guys and It's the key. We should use bench to maximize them(Austin-Jamaal-Wesley-Green) with Blake much for 48 min. high octane offense.

btw i'm not refusing that Playoffs D's getting tighter and becoming harder to find a good look for JJ, CP3 and DJ but i believe that more creative sets with faster flow can get us that looks more frequently.

That would probably be a good idea especially if Blake is somewhat limited physically. I am quite concerned about Blake on the defensive end. I wonder if he will be able to move laterally. I noticed that he got blown by a few times in the Wizards game.

[Ranma]

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[Wammy Giveaway]

From Los Angeles Times:

A doctor said Monday that the injury that sidelined Blake Griffin for more than three months was probably an uncommon form of chronic tendinitis that results from simply running up the court and jumping for rebounds and dunks.

"The activity that caused it, is unfortunately the way he makes his living," said T.O. Souryal, former president of the NBA Physicians Assn. and a Dallas Mavericks team doctor for more than 22 years.

Griffin's first basket in his first game back, April 3 against Washington, came on an alley-oop dunk, but he hasn't spent much time above the rim since then. Griffin has dunked once more in the four games since his return, with the balance of his baskets coming on layups, jumpers and hook shots.

Getting Griffin's quadriceps back to 100% could involve a handful of options, Souryal said. Griffin could undergo platelet-rich plasma therapy, have surgery or rest for an extended period, with the final two options likely imperiling his bid to play in the Olympics this summer in Rio de Janeiro.

Somebody is going to say, "it's a Dallas Mavericks doctor spreading lies to help his team defeat the Clippers and trick them into trading Blake Griffin." Don't take this as a conspiracy. Griffin's style of physical play does take a toll on him. Of course, he gave up those lob-jams in order to give his friend DeAndre Jordan more shine, but this seems serious. We could be looking at a Sam Bowie/Brandon Roy situation in the future.

Regardless of what happens to Blake Griffin, Mike Dunleavy Sr. did right in selecting him as their no. 1 draft pick.

[Ranma]

A Blake Griffin who can't run and jump with full-on effort is obviously a diminished player whether we're talking about the postseason or for the rest of his career. It's not like he's a lethal mid-range or 3-point threat, so giving him more reason not to get after rebounds doesn't help matters either. It is only one doctor's opinion, but it is a troubling thing to consider.

[Roscoe Sheed]

I wonder if there are any surgical procedures that can help Blake's quad? If not, this is big trouble- looks like a chronic injury that may never fully heal unless there is some type of surgical intervention.

[Jeepescu]

Did you guys ever examined the possibility that Blake might never come back, or at least never in the physical form the he is known for ?
This is already his second injury on the same knee and in the same area (Quad tendon - patella - patellar tendon). AFAIK, this is not insignificant, can anyone find an example of someone who came back 100% from such an injury ?

I quote my own message from a few weeks ago.
My prediction, BG will not come back as he once was and he will never play again at the physical level he used to.

Do a google search on how debilitating quadriceps tendon injuries can be. If Blake is smart enough he will morph into a less physical, more cerebral kind of player, otherwise he's good for the Chinese league like Steve Francis (same injury) .

[Ranma]

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[nickhx2]

thanks for the news. guys, any updates on whether this is the actual chronic injury that that one other team doctor speculated on?

[Quake Griffin]

2 injuries take his chance to play for his country away.

[Roscoe Sheed]

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I hope this is the right course of treatment. If I were Blake I'd get a few opinions from other doctors just to be sure. It was quite disconcerting when Blake stated that his original condition was kind of misdiagnosed originally. I am just fearful that this will be a chronic condition.

In another article from the Bleacher report it was stated that Blake was told he needed surgery in December but that would end his season so he opted to try rehabiliation and play through. That was the first we heard of that though- I wasn't aware his condition was that severe until his season was declared over.

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[nickhx2]

yeah he could never really stay on the team with what happened

[QRich3]

I'm not really concerned with all this TMZ drama, who cares. But I'm worried about how he's gonna recover from his quad injury, this is not supposed to be a lingering injury is it? I really don't know a lot about the matter, but I always heard that recurring muscle injuries are quite easy to prevent, so the training staff is again suspect on this. He should be working on his 3PT shot right now and he probably has to be resting all summer instead.