Robin Lopez undergoes surgery on broken fifth metatarsal in left foot
by RGreyslak on Oct 5, 2009 1:47 PM MDT
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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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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.
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.
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).
Yeah, I personally understood, but what if Coach Gentry wants to sign a new center for the rotation spot?
The beauty of the system
We don’t need a “center”.
by hcblankscreen on Oct 5, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions
signa new center?
What kind of crap is available now? Greg Ostertag?
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
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
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?
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!
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."
he was looking good in the scrimmage vids too
well at least he got it out of the way early…
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?
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
All-NBA First Team is pretty successful
by hcblankscreen on Oct 5, 2009 6:18 PM MDT up reply actions
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.
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.
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
Chris Mihm?
We did look at him in 2007. Nothing is appealing though.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
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
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