Ed Davis: no ball-related activities for up to 6 wks(p. 16)

[Ripp]

^-- Sad thing too is that the guys with the most valuable style of play (getting to the hole) are the ones who get hurt. Some hypothetical jumpshooting player who never gets to the line, doesn't rebound and doesn't defend probably won't be hurt at all

[darth_federer]

Doug Smith was on the Fan today talking about it. He says the team is upset because its a setback and also because these guys were at the ACC practicing for hours on the same day. It wasnt one of those cases where they hadnt played in a while.

http://www.fan590.com/ondemand/media.js ... 10225_8244

[J-Roc]

I just finished watching Terry Fox run a marathon a day for however many days. Is it really all that big a deal playing in the evening after working out earlier?

[OvertimeNO]

Really sucks for Ed.

I can barely go six hours without needing to take part in ball-related activities.

[darth_federer]

Obviously its not a big deal for anyone, but these guys are getting paid millions. It was probably an executive venting to Smith.

[ATLTimekeeper]

If he had damaged his knee during one of these workouts at the ACC, they would have been singing a different tune. It's his free time, he can work out as much or as little as he wants. The CBA defends this right. He can dick around on a court as much or as little as he wants, too. Time for the Raptors to just shut their yaps about this.

[Mattd97]

anyone see the by-line for teh DS article?
"Ed Davis suffered a torn meniscus in a pick-up game away from the team’s practice facility, arranged via social media. "

because you know if it had been organized by phone the injury wouldnt have happened, and if it had occured at the team's facility the trainers could magically heal it with the help of leprechauns

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Joey Dorsey time?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTD5ExdIzpY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[Randle McMurphy]

No basketball activities for six weeks, eh? I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't back until mid-November. Ed Davis, for all of his talent, has the makings of an injury prone player. And that really sucks.

This is key, IMHO. Here's a group of young players with good work ethic who play hard, developing camaraderie and chemistry and they're actually in town interacting with fans playing pickup in local gyms. This is a good change from recent past when players with questionable work ethic who don't seem to care much for Toronto other than during the season.

Bosh was a leader by setting an example but not much else; but here's a group of young gym rats who actually walks the talk when it comes to trying to improve themselves, developing relationships with themselves and with the fans. There's potential there may be a real leader(s) among them, something that's been lacking in Toronto for a long time.

Agreed. The Raptors very badly need a leader, because they certainly don't have one in their current coach.

BTW, I'm not sure how Bosh ever led by example, unless you mean his poor defense and lack of effort on one end of the court rubbed off on everyone else.

[dagger]

No basketball activities for six weeks, eh? I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't back until mid-November. Ed Davis, for all of his talent, has the makings of an injury prone player. And that really sucks.

tomhaberstroh
Talked to a couple league execs about Brandon Roy's knee. Both would have played him in the playoffs, fully expect him to be 100% this year.
15 minutes ago via web

Roy also had a torn miniscus, had surgery, should have waited the full 4-6 weeks but because the Blazers were in the playoffs, he made a go of it.

Roy also has had a number of surgeries. So let's not get melodramatic about Davis just yet. A torn miniscus is nothing like a torn ACL or MCL or microfracture surgery.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/ ... id=5095872

[Reignman]

I keep hearing people talk about Ed being injury-prone? Where the F do you guys come up with this stuff?

He broke his wrist and now he tore his meniscus, the injuries are in no way related except for them being basketball injuries.

This ain't like Oden getting up from a couch and messing up his knees. Ed hurt himself playing ball.

[MrBojangelz71]

I keep hearing people talk about Ed being injury-prone? Where the F do you guys come up with this stuff?

He broke his wrist and now he tore his meniscus, the injuries are in no way related except for them being basketball injuries.

This ain't like Oden getting up from a couch and messing up his knees. Ed hurt himself playing ball.

Not to play devils advocate but if one sustains injuries via multiple methods on a consistent bases, one can be labeled as injury prone. The relationship between the methods of injury are irrelevant.

Saying Ed is soft or glass would be unwarranted, but injury prone could be warranted if he continually injures himself via different methods.

He isn't there it though, so injury prone is not warranted either.

[dawn_wan]

it's nothing that big, same thing happened to me playing tennis. jumped in the air and spun 180 for the two handed backhand rather than just going for a forehand..

anyways...blessing in disguise?
means his trainers will be focusing on his upper body for at least month; that boy is a stick, men will hurt him.

[s e n s i]

Ed Davis, for all of his talent, has the makings of an injury prone player. And that really sucks.

This comment is pretty J-Roc-esque. How on earth do you figure who has the makings of an injury prone player and who doesn't? Is it based on that particular player's game or their physical stature or what?

[dagger]

it's nothing that big, same thing happened to me playing tennis. jumped in the air and spun 180 for the two handed backhand rather than just going for a forehand..

anyways...blessing in disguise?
means his trainers will be focusing on his upper body for at least month; that boy is a stick, men will hurt him.

Apparently, after a week or so, he can do just about any weight room work where the knee is flat.

[J-Roc]

Ed Davis, for all of his talent, has the makings of an injury prone player. And that really sucks.

This comment is pretty J-Roc-esque. How on earth do you figure who has the makings of an injury prone player and who doesn't? Is it based on that particular player's game or their physical stature or what?

What the heck does that even mean??

[S.W.A.N]

Ed Davis, for all of his talent, has the makings of an injury prone player. And that really sucks.

This comment is pretty J-Roc-esque. How on earth do you figure who has the makings of an injury prone player and who doesn't? Is it based on that particular player's game or their physical stature or what?

What the heck does that even mean??

Absurd... Hey at least its not messiah bad

[Spragga]

Oh lord

Hopefully he's doesnt turn into Brandon Wright 2.0

[ontnut]

I really hope that the Raptors trainers are looking to increase Ed Davis', and other players' flexibility. A lot of times, these athletes do heavy lifting, play lots of ball, and then chill out, take a shower and sit on the couch. They need to be doing lots and lots of stretching especially after the exercise to loosen the muscles and ligaments; otherwise, they will just end up bunched up in knots that will a) restrict range of motion and b) cause injuries down the road due to lack of range of motion/flexibility, not to mention restrict the amount of strength that the athlete can output. Either that, or take them to a Chinese massage therapist...

[Raptors_Dynasty]

Hopefully he gets well soon. We will need him.