On Saturday Brooklyn Nets All-Star center Brook Lopez had his third surgery on his right foot at Duke Medical Center in North Carolina, to repair the break he sustained on December 20th. As well as repairing the break, Lopez also had a first metatarsal osteotomy.
What that means is that the doctors moved the bones around in Lopez's foot so he could better bear weight. The doctors essentially redesigned his foot, a foot that has proven it cannot support a 7 foot tall man who runs miles every day.
Foot surgeries on tall men in the past, like Yao Ming, have often been last chance surgeries with the hopes of prolonging a career on a foot that isn't designed for that profession.
The Nets however, aren't saying this is a last chance effort to save Lopez's career. They have $60 million invested in the center, and are being overly cautious and defensive.
"He had surgery. It was successful. And then he'll recover and be back playing," said Nets general manager Billy King. "We can sit here and say 'last-ditch effort' or whatever, he had surgery. They said it's gonna be a successful recovery, so I mean, we can't sit here today on January 4 and say what's gonna happen when he starts playing again. We can't speculate on that, and I'm not gonna do that."
The Nets are hopeful, therefore, that Lopez will make a full recovery and be back next summer working out and ready to play to play in the fall. Their future is tied up in Lopez and Deron Williams and were likely deliberate when they chose this path for Lopez. Dr. James Nunley performed Lopez's surgery and has operated on Grant Hill and recently Lakers forward Ryan Kelly. Dr. Nunley is considered one of the top in his field.
What seems so cruel to fans, and of course Lopez himself, is that he was healthy for so long, not missing a single game in the first three seasons of his career. Lopez played 74 games last season after coming back from a broken foot the year before.
Lopez was starting to come into his own since his last broken foot two years ago, becoming a force offensively. Even when the Nets kept adding offensive threats, Lopez was still the best and most reliable. He was averaging a career high 20.7 points on a career best 56 percent shooting in the first 17 games before he fractured the foot in Philadelphia.
It's uncertain whether he will ever be able to return to his pre-break numbers, and no one has a concrete answer.
"It's a break. Talk to me in October, or this summer when he's working out, and that's all we can do," King said. "We can't sit here and make up answers."
Reference: ESPN
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
C. J. Spiller Blames Poor Performance On Ankle Sprain
C. J. Spiller was supposed to have a break-out year, the year he was to be one of the best running backs in the sport.
However, Spiller's season has been marred by a high ankle sprain he sustained in Week 4. The goals he and coach Doug Marrone set forth were never met, including Spiller's goal of reaching the postseason for the first time in his four years in the NFL.
However disappointing the 2013 season was, Spiller is confident about his role in the Buffalo Bill's offense in 2014.
"I don't have any concerns or any doubts what my role will be," Spiller said. "I think we just had an obstacle in the road when I got injured in Week 4. It kind of hindered some of the things that we were able to do with me. When you keep coming in and out of games, it's hard to really get a guy going like that."
During the first two weeks of the season Spiller was on the field 59% of the plays in both games (37, 44 plays). After that, he saw less than 40% of snaps in any game until Week 16 against Miami ((37 plays, 47%) and the season finale against New England (33 plays, 48%).
High ankle sprains typically take four to six weeks, but Spiller missed just one week of play, Week 8 at New Orleans. Watching that game you can see Spiller is not playing at full potential, as he reaggravated the ankle sprain in Week 7 at Miami.
Spiller's most productive weeks came in Week 13 against Atlanta (149 yards rushing) and the season finale against New England (105 yard rushing), but these numbers were short of the goals the running back set for himself in 2013.
"Fifteen hundred yards, 15 TDs, and six yards a carry," Spiller said of the goals he set for himself in 2013. "I wouldn't say it's disappointing because I'll always have high expectations and I'm always going to shoot for the moon because in case I miss the moon I can fall on the stars. The last one was the Super Bowl and we didn't get it. That's the disappointing part; this is my fourth year here and my fourth time going home early."
With an entire offseason to rest, recuperate, and heal, we'll look forward to Spiller being at top potential next season with the Bills.
Reference: Buffalo Bills
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However, Spiller's season has been marred by a high ankle sprain he sustained in Week 4. The goals he and coach Doug Marrone set forth were never met, including Spiller's goal of reaching the postseason for the first time in his four years in the NFL.
However disappointing the 2013 season was, Spiller is confident about his role in the Buffalo Bill's offense in 2014.
"I don't have any concerns or any doubts what my role will be," Spiller said. "I think we just had an obstacle in the road when I got injured in Week 4. It kind of hindered some of the things that we were able to do with me. When you keep coming in and out of games, it's hard to really get a guy going like that."
During the first two weeks of the season Spiller was on the field 59% of the plays in both games (37, 44 plays). After that, he saw less than 40% of snaps in any game until Week 16 against Miami ((37 plays, 47%) and the season finale against New England (33 plays, 48%).
High ankle sprains typically take four to six weeks, but Spiller missed just one week of play, Week 8 at New Orleans. Watching that game you can see Spiller is not playing at full potential, as he reaggravated the ankle sprain in Week 7 at Miami.
Spiller's most productive weeks came in Week 13 against Atlanta (149 yards rushing) and the season finale against New England (105 yard rushing), but these numbers were short of the goals the running back set for himself in 2013.
"Fifteen hundred yards, 15 TDs, and six yards a carry," Spiller said of the goals he set for himself in 2013. "I wouldn't say it's disappointing because I'll always have high expectations and I'm always going to shoot for the moon because in case I miss the moon I can fall on the stars. The last one was the Super Bowl and we didn't get it. That's the disappointing part; this is my fourth year here and my fourth time going home early."
With an entire offseason to rest, recuperate, and heal, we'll look forward to Spiller being at top potential next season with the Bills.
Reference: Buffalo Bills
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
Minnesota Wild's Parise Placed On IR
The Minnesota Wild placed Zach Parise on the injured reserve last weekend with a fracture in his foot. This puts his chances of returning to the Wild's lineup at risk, as well as his availability for the USA Olympic Team.
At the end of November Parise sustained a foot contusion after blocking a shot. He was supposed to be out of the lineup 2-3 weeks, but returned just a few days later. It was obviously a mistake for him to return so quickly, as his output has been diminished, with just five points in 12 games.
The Wild recently re-evaluated Parise's foot with a MRI and it showed a stress fracture in his foot. Stress fractures can take four to six weeks to heal, but Parise will likely be back before that. Coach Mike Yeo has stopped calling him day-to-day.
"We've got to keep him off the ice until it starts to feel better and then we might have to keep him off a little bit longer," Yeo said. "We just have make sure he gets a full opportunity to heal. It's a long season and we need him to have the opportunity to go out and perform and compete at the level he's capable of.
"He's been really grinding it out there. He's such a competitor, he wants to be in the lineup and it's been extremely difficult for him. We have to give him a lot of credit for that, but at the same time, we've got to make sure he gets better."
If the fracture in Parise's foot takes the maximum amount of time to heal, his first game post injury would be the Olympics for Team USA. The best situation would be for him to return soon, play some games for the Wild, and be at full potential for the Olympics.
Parise is third on the team in points, with 15 goals in 37 games, behind co-leaders Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville.
References: CBS Sports and Star Tribune.
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At the end of November Parise sustained a foot contusion after blocking a shot. He was supposed to be out of the lineup 2-3 weeks, but returned just a few days later. It was obviously a mistake for him to return so quickly, as his output has been diminished, with just five points in 12 games.
The Wild recently re-evaluated Parise's foot with a MRI and it showed a stress fracture in his foot. Stress fractures can take four to six weeks to heal, but Parise will likely be back before that. Coach Mike Yeo has stopped calling him day-to-day.
"We've got to keep him off the ice until it starts to feel better and then we might have to keep him off a little bit longer," Yeo said. "We just have make sure he gets a full opportunity to heal. It's a long season and we need him to have the opportunity to go out and perform and compete at the level he's capable of.
"He's been really grinding it out there. He's such a competitor, he wants to be in the lineup and it's been extremely difficult for him. We have to give him a lot of credit for that, but at the same time, we've got to make sure he gets better."
If the fracture in Parise's foot takes the maximum amount of time to heal, his first game post injury would be the Olympics for Team USA. The best situation would be for him to return soon, play some games for the Wild, and be at full potential for the Olympics.
Parise is third on the team in points, with 15 goals in 37 games, behind co-leaders Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville.
References: CBS Sports and Star Tribune.
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Saturday, January 4, 2014
Carmelo Anthony's Ankle Worse Than He Thought
Carmelo Anthony sprained his left ankle last Monday in the game against the Orlando Magic and has been day-to-day ever since.
After last Friday's game, coach Mike Woodson said of Anthony, "He's still day to day. Just getting treatment. I'm sure when he's ready to play, he'll let us know. Obviously, the ankle's bothering him."
It's bothered him enough that he's missed three games since the injury. Anthony said Tuesday that the sprain "was a lot worse" than he thought.
Anthony did some running on Sunday and Monday, but has been limited in practice.
"It was worse than I thought. The night that I sprained it, I was trying to get back into the game. I went back and taped it up. As soon as I walked out of that locker room, I couldn't do it. Then the next day, it swelled up on me big time. It kept swelling, so we had to get control of that first and then go from there. So it was a lot worse than what I actually thought," Anthony said.
Anthony said that he has not undergone any further tests for his ankle, and hopes to return when the Knicks start their three game trip against the Houston Spurs.
"I'm getting there. I feel a lot better. There's still some things lingering. But each day it's getting better," the 29 year old said. "Still some swelling in there, still some tenderness. Eventually I'll have to play with a bit of tenderness, a little bit of pain."
Anthony has been disappointed in the team's performance since he's been out. The Knicks have lost all three games he has missed and are now tied for third worst in the league with the Sixers. He also feels the team could play with more effort, which can be easily fixed.
"The effort is definitely not there some days, or it's there and then sometimes it's not," he said. "We've got to get some consistency from that standpoint.
"We shouldn't be talking about lack of effort and inconsistency from that standpoint. But we are and we've got to find a solution to that. The solution is just go out there and just do it. You can't teach having energy on the court and having effort out there on the basketball court. It's just got to happen."
References: Inquistr and ESPN
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After last Friday's game, coach Mike Woodson said of Anthony, "He's still day to day. Just getting treatment. I'm sure when he's ready to play, he'll let us know. Obviously, the ankle's bothering him."
It's bothered him enough that he's missed three games since the injury. Anthony said Tuesday that the sprain "was a lot worse" than he thought.
Anthony did some running on Sunday and Monday, but has been limited in practice.
"It was worse than I thought. The night that I sprained it, I was trying to get back into the game. I went back and taped it up. As soon as I walked out of that locker room, I couldn't do it. Then the next day, it swelled up on me big time. It kept swelling, so we had to get control of that first and then go from there. So it was a lot worse than what I actually thought," Anthony said.
Anthony said that he has not undergone any further tests for his ankle, and hopes to return when the Knicks start their three game trip against the Houston Spurs.
"I'm getting there. I feel a lot better. There's still some things lingering. But each day it's getting better," the 29 year old said. "Still some swelling in there, still some tenderness. Eventually I'll have to play with a bit of tenderness, a little bit of pain."
Anthony has been disappointed in the team's performance since he's been out. The Knicks have lost all three games he has missed and are now tied for third worst in the league with the Sixers. He also feels the team could play with more effort, which can be easily fixed.
"The effort is definitely not there some days, or it's there and then sometimes it's not," he said. "We've got to get some consistency from that standpoint.
"We shouldn't be talking about lack of effort and inconsistency from that standpoint. But we are and we've got to find a solution to that. The solution is just go out there and just do it. You can't teach having energy on the court and having effort out there on the basketball court. It's just got to happen."
References: Inquistr and ESPN
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Friday, January 3, 2014
Seahawks' Willson Out With Ankle Sprain
A high ankle sprain doesn't sound like a good thing, but for Seattle Seahawks player tight end Luke Willson, it is.
Sunday during the fourth quarter against the St. Louis Rams after catching a short pass Willson was hit low by safety Rodney McLeod and attempted to limp back to the sidelines. He went down to the ground in pain and had to be carted off the field. Medical staff put an air cast on Willson's ankle, which can be a sign of a broken ankle.
After the game teammates were pleased to see Willson walking around the locker room on his own, without the aid of crutches.
"We heard that he did not break his ankle," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "That's really good news. He has a high ankle sprain is what we think we know right now."
As we have seen in the past, a high ankle sprain can be a debilitating condition for an athlete, can keep them out entire seasons. Willson may have an opportunity to play in the postseason, depending on how severe his sprain is and how quickly he recuperates.
The timing of the injury was frustrating for Seattle, as it occurred right after officials called a play that would have been a large catch for Willson. Willson caught a pass one-handed and was heading for a 77 yard touchdown when Rams defensive end William Hayes was called for a neutral zone infraction.
References: Herald Net
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Sunday during the fourth quarter against the St. Louis Rams after catching a short pass Willson was hit low by safety Rodney McLeod and attempted to limp back to the sidelines. He went down to the ground in pain and had to be carted off the field. Medical staff put an air cast on Willson's ankle, which can be a sign of a broken ankle.
After the game teammates were pleased to see Willson walking around the locker room on his own, without the aid of crutches.
"We heard that he did not break his ankle," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "That's really good news. He has a high ankle sprain is what we think we know right now."
As we have seen in the past, a high ankle sprain can be a debilitating condition for an athlete, can keep them out entire seasons. Willson may have an opportunity to play in the postseason, depending on how severe his sprain is and how quickly he recuperates.
The timing of the injury was frustrating for Seattle, as it occurred right after officials called a play that would have been a large catch for Willson. Willson caught a pass one-handed and was heading for a 77 yard touchdown when Rams defensive end William Hayes was called for a neutral zone infraction.
References: Herald Net
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Net's Brook Lopez To Undergo Surgery
Brook Lopez just can't catch a break.
The Brooklyn Nets center had a screw replaced in his fifth metatarsal in the offseason and was hoping for a better 2013-2014 season. It hasn't happened.
Lopez will undergo surgery on January 4th to repair the fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, the team announced Saturday.
Lopez will be out the rest of the season and more information will be available after his surgery.
The injury occurred on December 20th in Philadelphia and is the same bone he has broken two times previously. Lopez got tangled with 76ers' Thaddeus Young and went down awkwardly in the fourth quarter of the overtime loss.
He was examined last Tuesday by team physician Dr. Riley Williams III as well as Yankees team doctor Dr. Christopher Ahmad to see what would be the best way to proceed. They determined that surgery, the second on that bone, would be the most appropriate method of repair.
The 25 year old ended the season with a team high of 20.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks on 56.3 percent shooting in 17 games. He missed nine games with a sprained ankle.
Kevin Garnett has moved over to center with Lopez out and Mirza Teletovic is starting at power forward.
The Nets started the season with championship aspirations, but have won just 10 of 29 games.
References: ESPN and Newsday
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The Brooklyn Nets center had a screw replaced in his fifth metatarsal in the offseason and was hoping for a better 2013-2014 season. It hasn't happened.
Lopez will undergo surgery on January 4th to repair the fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, the team announced Saturday.
Lopez will be out the rest of the season and more information will be available after his surgery.
The injury occurred on December 20th in Philadelphia and is the same bone he has broken two times previously. Lopez got tangled with 76ers' Thaddeus Young and went down awkwardly in the fourth quarter of the overtime loss.
He was examined last Tuesday by team physician Dr. Riley Williams III as well as Yankees team doctor Dr. Christopher Ahmad to see what would be the best way to proceed. They determined that surgery, the second on that bone, would be the most appropriate method of repair.
The 25 year old ended the season with a team high of 20.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks on 56.3 percent shooting in 17 games. He missed nine games with a sprained ankle.
Kevin Garnett has moved over to center with Lopez out and Mirza Teletovic is starting at power forward.
The Nets started the season with championship aspirations, but have won just 10 of 29 games.
References: ESPN and Newsday
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Reasons To Run In the Morning
Happy 2014!
Today is New Year's Day, and many people will make resolutions to be more fit and active this year. It's a great idea to have, but it is one that need following through, as well as time, effort, and dedication.
If you've made a resolution to run more this year, participate in a marathon, or just be more active, running in the morning can be the best time for many to fulfill that wish. It however can be tough getting in a routine of getting up at the crack of dawn and putting on those running shoes. Here are five reasons, adapted from the Huffington Post, as to why running in the morning is the best time:
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Today is New Year's Day, and many people will make resolutions to be more fit and active this year. It's a great idea to have, but it is one that need following through, as well as time, effort, and dedication.
If you've made a resolution to run more this year, participate in a marathon, or just be more active, running in the morning can be the best time for many to fulfill that wish. It however can be tough getting in a routine of getting up at the crack of dawn and putting on those running shoes. Here are five reasons, adapted from the Huffington Post, as to why running in the morning is the best time:
- Dedication. You'll soon realize that you're different from everyone else who is snug under their covers, sleeping away prime running time. So what drives you to get out of bed every morning? That's different for every person and each day you may have a unique answer.
- Solitude. You will be able to hear the natural world more closely and clearly than any other time of day. Birds waking up, chirping to each other. The sun rising in the east. Coffee pots being turned on. With little traffic, you'll be able to concentrate on your task at hand. For some, running in the morning is the best time for reflection.
- Energy. This may seem like an oxymoron. But getting up early and doing a workout provides people with more energy and productivity throughout the entire day. You'll also be more tired at the end of the day!
- Community. There are very few people out that early in the morning, and soon you will know or become friends with them all. You'll understand the dedication and determination it takes to get out there that early.
- Sunrise. The beauty of a morning sunrise, seen by so very few. That is your daily reward. Enjoy and appreciate each new day, and every day that you are able to get up and run.
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