letsgosuns wrote:
Yeah I remember when Brandon Roy tore his meniscus and then around 8 days later the Blazers put him into the starting lineup against the Suns in the playoffs. I always felt that that was what ruined his career. Having him return basically one week after surgery on his knee was inexcusable on the behalf of the Trailblazer organization. I remember watching him play after his adrenaline wore off and it looked like he could barely move.
Here is a quote about it from Wikipedia: "On April 11, 2010, Roy injured his right knee. Magnetic resonance imaging that night confirmed a right knee bone contusion (bone bruise) and on April 12, further examination of the MRI showed a slight meniscus tear. Roy underwent surgery on April 16 and was expected to miss at least the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, but returned for Game 4 after eight days of recovery time to lead the Blazers to a win."
So the Trailblazers risked his career so he could play a series in the first round against the Suns. THE FIRST ROUND! This is not like it was the end of his career and they were in the finals. They risked all of that for a first round playoff series that they were the underdog in as well, even if he was fully healthy. I always thought that was pathetic of them to do and they made a horrible mistake.
That was a bad decision, but it was a recurring injury, and eventually the cartilage just basically was weak and deteriorating, and that had been the reason for all the meniscus tears.
Perhaps Bledsoe's cartilage is strong, and they were both fluke injuries and it won't happen again.
I'm not saying anything will inevitably happen, but it's a risk to give him a ton of money nonetheless. How big that risk is we can't or don't really know.
