Smondis retiring?

Greek · Post #1 » by **Greek** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 3:19 pm

According the Greek media Smondis is close to retire, after that he will have to make a serious surgeon on his back. If thats true then its a huge loss for the European basketball. My best wishes to him for fast recovery.

jolbin · Post #2 » by **jolbin** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 5:03 pm

Most likely that wont happen..He will stilly play.

kerfuc · Post #3 » by **kerfuc** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 5:48 pm

it's smodis not smondis.that will not happen he will play for some smaller club

Rasho Brezec · Post #4 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 6:01 pm

Talkbasket started this stupid rumour. Anything that comes off that website is crap.

Greek · Post #5 » by **Greek** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 7:30 pm

kerfuc wrote:it's smodis not smondis.that will not happen he will play for some smaller club

Sorry about my spelling.

Anyway that coming from the most reliable sports site in Greece. I dont think that Talkbasket has something to do with it.

I am giving the url of the article and u can translate it using google translator. http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/197647

I Feel Devotion · Post #6 » by **I Feel Devotion** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 9:39 pm

From the way I understand he will not play this season and he might then play a few more years in a second division club after that. However his career with CSKA is 100% over.

Rasho Brezec · Post #7 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Thu Oct 1, 2009 10:37 pm

I Feel Devotion wrote:From the way I understand he will not play this season and he might then play a few more years in a second division club after that. However his career with CSKA is 100% over.

Stop making stuff up. He's having a surgery in Tel Aviv this weekend and will be sidelined for the next 3, 4 months. He's planning to come back somewhere around February when Top 16 stage in Euroleague starts.

I Feel Devotion · Post #8 » by **I Feel Devotion** » Fri Oct 2, 2009 12:28 am

Rasho Brezec wrote:
I Feel Devotion wrote:From the way I understand he will not play this season and he might then play a few more years in a second division club after that. However his career with CSKA is 100% over.

Stop making stuff up. He's having a surgery in Tel Aviv this weekend and will be sidelined for the next 3, 4 months. He's planning to come back somewhere around February when Top 16 stage in Euroleague starts.

Yeah sure he will have major back surgery and be back playing this year. CSKA is just saying obvious PR statements. Can you name ANY player that had major back surgery and was back in 3 to 4 months playing?

Rasho Brezec · Post #9 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Fri Oct 2, 2009 10:58 am

Toxicity · Post #10 » by **Toxicity** » Fri Oct 2, 2009 9:54 pm

Rasho Brezec wrote:

It was more a minor back surgery... and we have still to see him in real NBA games.

Rasho Brezec · Post #11 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Fri Oct 2, 2009 10:27 pm

It's the same type of surgery Smodis will be having. And he says his back is 100 % now.

Toxicity · Post #12 » by **Toxicity** » Sat Oct 3, 2009 12:11 am

Rasho Brezec wrote:It's the same type of surgery Smodis will be having. And he says his back is 100 % now.

No, he says he feels a lot better and pain-free but that's not exactly like saying "my back is 100% now, guaranteed"...

Rasho Brezec · Post #13 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Sat Oct 3, 2009 9:55 am

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/20 ... 0-healthy/

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... _percent/#

BadWolf · Post #14 » by **BadWolf** » Sat Oct 3, 2009 7:55 pm

What kind of surgery will he have? major surgery can be a lot of things. Some take 1/2 a year to recover, some a couple of months.

i hope he retires from CSKA and comes back home

BillessuR6 · Post #15 » by **BillessuR6** » Sun Oct 4, 2009 9:48 am

He is having the same problems/surgery as Darijus Lavrinovic, so he should back in 3 months...

Post #16 » by **Three34** » Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:02 pm

Gallinari's last game was March 15th. That's not 3-4 months.