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Robin Lopez undergoes surgery on broken fifth metatarsal in left foot


Roben Lopez undergoes surgery on broken fifth metatarsal in left foot

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Robin Lopez undergoes surgery on broken fifth metatarsal in left foot

This sucks now they really need a big man, how long is the recovery for this???

Does anyone know who is available to temporarily fill the role? This is a huge setback, what is the Suns next move?

This sounds like a major injury he's suffered, it's hard for those guys that large to keep their feet healthy, just like Yao Ming. Hope this doesn't become a major problem.

What does everyone think?

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Wow. The Suns have no center at all. Just a couple of tall forwards who can pretend to be centers.

by species8473 on Oct 5, 2009 2:00 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

thx for the link

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Oct 5, 2009 3:30 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 weeks of the reg season, plus you figure a week or two more to get into game shape. Two months.

It doesn’t bother me a whole lot yet for some reason.

God I hope we don’t sign Ostertag or someone stupid like that.

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 5, 2009 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Earl Clark: Hear the door of opportunity opening wide?

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 5, 2009 3:37 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Earl Clark =/= Center.

by Chucko667 on Oct 5, 2009 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, but...

Amare can play at Center with Earl Clark at the 4 a la Amare/Marion combo…and winning as many games both regular season and in the playoffs w/ D’Antoni and Marion is a pretty successful run even if they never won it all.

by watdogg10 on Oct 5, 2009 5:03 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but...

Marion was a rebounding machine which made Amare’s lack of rebounding less obvious, i don’t think Earl Clark has that same ability (yet).

by Chucko667 on Oct 5, 2009 5:06 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

What watdogg10 said. Didn’t mean to imply he’s a center. Meant to imply a rotation spot opens.

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 5, 2009 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I personally understood, but what if Coach Gentry wants to sign a new center for the rotation spot?

by species8473 on Oct 5, 2009 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

The beauty of the system

We don’t need a “center”.

by hcblankscreen on Oct 5, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

signa new center?

What kind of crap is available now? Greg Ostertag?

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 6:03 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crap

that’s about it. Just crap. We’re better off with what we have unless we can get a decent center in return in trade. That’s not going to happen unless we suck and make a trade mid-season

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I no longer want to trade Jason Richardson, but he’s probably the most tradeable player that they could stand to trade; the only bargaining chip.

by species8473 on Oct 6, 2009 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, this over Robin Lopez

by Grockcubs on Oct 5, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I don't understand it, either

It was a blown pick, let’s move on. He becomes a team option after this year, so if he can’t produce, he may be gone.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 6:04 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like that place in the Harry Potter movies

Lopez is headed straight for the Prison of Cabarkapa, where young NBA players go and never recover from their injuries.

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Oct 6, 2009 9:18 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alas, poor Zarko, we hardly knew you

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 11:12 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zarko :(

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Oct 10, 2009 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

This update is definitely “lord’s name in vaine” worthy IMHO ;)

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:46 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was looking good in the scrimmage vids too

well at least he got it out of the way early…

by Fritzy on Oct 5, 2009 3:01 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

hah!

This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!

by ZonaFlash on Oct 5, 2009 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

you didn’t think he looked good? I’ll admit that the videos are bias to only show highlight worthy plays, but it still shows what he’s capable of

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

vids

Chris Washburn played well in preseason

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Calvin Booth

What if the Suns signed Kings free agent Calvin Booth? I have no idea if he wants to re-sign with them or if they want him, but if the Suns offered him a contract, why would he go back to the Kings?

by species8473 on Oct 5, 2009 3:02 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m thinking maybe we pick up some spare part somewhere, but Sun Tzu spends a little more time at the 5 then we thought he would.

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 5, 2009 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Probably. Making a power forward pretend to be a center is an easy solution.

by species8473 on Oct 5, 2009 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

not like he hasn't done it before

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 5, 2009 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’s not like he’s done it with any success before…

by Chucko667 on Oct 5, 2009 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. I don’t think Amare is any worse at the 5 than he is at the 4. Most 4’s are more athletic than 5’s. Amare posterized many a slow footed center.

On defense, he’ll probably be below average regardless.

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 5, 2009 6:52 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stoudemire's defense

Speaking of Stoudemire on defense, have we had any reports or evidence from training camp that he wants to play good defense, like Jason Richardson? If he fails on defense this season but made an effort, fine; but if he doesn’t even try, we should be disgusted. With no Raja Bell or Shawn Marion, and not even Shaquille O’Neal there to play his just-by-being-there defense, we need Stoudemire to play defense more than ever.

by species8473 on Oct 5, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

We have evidence

that it’s still pretty bad. Sweet Lou went for 21 points in the scrimmage with Amare guarding him… haha

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

HUH?

you call the past four years no success?

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 6:06 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

+2! haha

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chris Mihm?

We did look at him in 2007. Nothing is appealing though.

http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/

by scotthoward42 on Oct 5, 2009 5:27 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

This can take much much longer depending on if they have to insert a screw and what not

Channing’s teammate Martell Webster was out all year after re-aggravating it in a game against the Raptors in December or so after he had suffered it just around this time in the first pre-season game. Good luck to Robin. Go Channing.

"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard

by Norsktroll on Oct 5, 2009 5:50 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Then we're screwed....

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 6:07 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

For once I'm optimistic

I have a question: Are the Suns forced to sign another player? I think not, but I have doubts. If the answer is NO I’m pretty sure they will not sign anyone. It is logical, there are no good players available (cheap), and if finally The Suns sign a role player (a vet who doesn’t want any other team) probably will not play any minute.
I rather think that is an immense opportunity for Clark to have quality minutes (at 4, not at 5), and be able to develop his game.
6-8 weeks is not too long because fortunately there are still 3-4 weeks to start the season, so the importance of this lesion is relative..
The approximately 20’ that Lopez was going to play will be divided between Lou, Clark and Frye.

by matrix7 on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 AM MDT reply actions   1 recs

I agree

this is unfortunate and if anything delays Robin’s development but the impact to the team should be minimal and I certainly don’t think the Suns will sign another player unless things look like they are going to take longer for Lopez’ return

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by Phoenix Stan on Oct 6, 2009 10:45 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree as well

The Suns wont do anything unless Robin’s out for an extended period of time.

by SunsFTW on Oct 6, 2009 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Alando Tucker

Earl Clark getting minutes at the wrong position could open an opportunity for Alando Tucker. He’s not going to get much of one at shooting guard.

by species8473 on Oct 6, 2009 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

That might be a good thing

I think If Alando was seven feet tall, he’d be a beast.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

i still think he's a beast.

and, he did play down low for much of his college career. he’s got the whole rebounding and post play thing down.

i’d like to see him play the three (not starting of course), clark at the four, amar’e at the five.

by iamtrevorpaxton on Oct 6, 2009 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grant Hill

Me too, but how would Tucker play ahead of Grant Hill? If Clark isn’t at SF, I would expect Hill to be there unless he’s resting. (Which would be fine with me.)

by species8473 on Oct 6, 2009 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Old guys need their rest

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 6, 2009 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's also why i said (not starting, of course).

i don’t expect him to play ahead of grant hill.

i think the lopez-less rotation should look something like this:

PG: nash, dragic, barbosa
SG: richardson, barbosa, tucker
SF: hill, dudley, clark, tucker
PF: amar’e, amundson/clark
C: frye, amar’e, amundson

by iamtrevorpaxton on Oct 6, 2009 5:06 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

At one point

in the last pre-season game, Earl Clark was the Center… biggest guy out there at the time.

We were playing Dragic, Barbosa, Dudley, Carlos Powell, and Earl. I don’t think it’ll happen much in the regular season though ;)

by SunsFTW on Oct 8, 2009 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Take Powell out of that equation

and replace him with Hill, and that is a lineup I can definitely see in the second quarter of games.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 8, 2009 12:06 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carlos Powell

This Powell doesn’t have a chance, does he? Shoot, I don’t even know his position.

by species8473 on Oct 8, 2009 12:34 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

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