4 weeks sucks, but it's not a deathblow. I thought for sure when Nash got hit it was going to be an ACL tear or something. It's a minor injury that could've been worse. 4 weeks is only 12-13 games. This could be a blessing in disguise. Now Brown can't overwork him.
I don't understand the belief that the medical staff has anything to do with freak accidents that occur in games. Steve Nash getting kicked in the leg would not have been prevent by Gary Vitti unless he taped a force field on Steve Nash's leg before the game.
This isn't an acute fracture. It's a STRESS fracture. Look up the difference. There is plenty of blame to go around for why Nash is out for a few weeks. Vitti isn't the one to blame, though.
What are you saying with this though? Who is to blame for it?
Stress fractures occur when you are overworked. I'd put plenty of blame on Mike Brown and his 3 hour gameday practices. There was some change in Nash's routine that led to this injury, and given his nearly pristine injury history, I doubt it was something he changed personally. Brown is overworking the players. It led to the Lakers appearing dead tired at times in the freakin' opener, Kobe re-aggravating his foot in the Clippers game, and Nash suffering a stress fracture due to a play that normally wouldn't even force him to leave the game.
Makes a lot of sense. I'm highly critical of Brown and knew he was notorious for having long practices. The point you just made is going in my list of why Mike Brown is failing as the Laker coach.
Well, lets look at it this way. If he had misdiagnosed an ordinary Joe, he'd probably be sued for malpractice (not quite sure on the grounds).
Now we're talking about professional athlete whom the Lakers organization invested $8 million and 4 future draft picks on. I'm not sure who else he misdiagnosed in the past but I do recall the Karl Malone incident which cost us a championship that year and ultimately cost Malone his NBA career.
Had this happen to me, had me do weighted calf raises and further brought damage to my leg which would cost me to miss more time at work. You bet I'd sue him.
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Person close to Lakers PG Steve Nash says latest estimate for return from leg injury is 7-10 days.
Ken Berger @KBergCBS
Latest info from Lakers' medical staff has Steve Nash missing about 7-10 days, according to a person briefed on the point guard's prognosis.
UP TO 4 weeks...UP UP UP UP!!! that could mean 1 week, 2 weeks, 2 weeks and 2 days, 3 weeks and 3 days...3 weeks and 6 day....relax.....but i do hope he is back Nov 13 when i go watch them play or at least the 27th
Don't rush it. I don't want Steve coming back and having all kinds of scary moments like Hill has. _________________ "There's only 2 dudes better than me, and I'm BOTH OF THEM."
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Person close to Lakers PG Steve Nash says latest estimate for return from leg injury is 7-10 days.
Ken Berger @KBergCBS
Latest info from Lakers' medical staff has Steve Nash missing about 7-10 days, according to a person briefed on the point guard's prognosis.
Don't think the Injury is to serious. _________________
UP TO 4 weeks...UP UP UP UP!!! that could mean 1 week, 2 weeks, 2 weeks and 2 days, 3 weeks and 3 days...3 weeks and 6 day....relax.....but i do hope he is back Nov 13 when i go watch them play or at least the 27th
Agreed that the 4 week tweet seemed a bit out of place. During the Clippers game Nash said he was thinking about playing Sunday but wasn't sure. I doubt that somehow turned into 4 weeks.
A stress fracture in the fibula is not that bad since it's not a weight bearing bone. I had the same thing and was playing ball on it no problem.
Isn't a stress Fracture Nash got stomped on his ankle during the Blazers game.
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A stress fracture in the fibula is not that bad since it's not a weight bearing bone. I had the same thing and was playing ball on it no problem.
Isn't a stress Fracture Nash got stomped on his ankle during the Blazers game.
Ehh same thing essentially. the point is it's a partial fracture in a non-weight bearing bone. Actually it's better because it should take less time to heal.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject:
Floyd24NDLAL wrote:
RHSTD wrote:
A stress fracture in the fibula is not that bad since it's not a weight bearing bone. I had the same thing and was playing ball on it no problem.
Isn't a stress Fracture Nash got stomped on his ankle during the Blazers game.
I think you're mixing up the two collisions Nash has suffered since being a Laker. Isiah Thomas of the Kings "stomped on his ankle" a while back. Damien Lillard of the Blazers bumped into his leg fracturing his fibula.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject:
7-10 days seems short. But, as far as fractures go, it is minor. Still, I'd rather be safe and see him wait just a bit longer. There's still plenty of time to build chemistry. _________________ "We got a new universe coming and he's going to control all our universes. We're going to put our universes together" - Metta World Peace
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