Kobe Bryant torn Achilles'?

[Boom_70]

Good column by Adrian Wojnarowski on the prospects of a Kobe comback. I don't think I ever realized how driven Kobe is an an athlete until watching him the past couple of weeks.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--devastating-injury-finishes-kobe-bryant-s-season--puts-career-in-peril-080632047.html

 

[Pancamo]

Will the Lakers have the balls to amnesty Kobe and take the $30 million off the books next year?

 

[IllMil]

Disclaimer: I'm not Kobe Bryant, and can't fathom the physical capabilities of his body.

As a former college athlete who tore an ACL I will weigh in here. Kobe's warrior mentality has the potential to do more harm than good here. This is a complicated injury that will start to feel better long before it is. I've been around a lot of torn ACLs, and I'd say the majority re-injure and prolong recovery by doing too much way too soon. I do think he can come back and be a great player still, but he has to take the emphasis off time and put it on getting that tendon as strong as it can be. He's extra vulnerable to tearing it again now. I'd like to think he has the best trainers in the world that are going to drill this into his brain, but someone of his competitive nature gets into a lot of trouble when they wake up and think "Hey, this feels really good today. I think I'm gonna try to run." Despite what we think, 35 is still pretty young, young enough that if he rehabs properly he should be able to come back and play very well. I don't know how bad it is, but I think a return date of early 2014 is definitely feasible.

 

[Norrin Radd]

So, a popped Kobe Achilles tendon is worth, what, about $10 million more a year to Dwight Howard?

Dwight's probably heading over the Hallmark store to get Kobe a Get Well Slowly card.

NBA has maximum salaries.

Disclaimer: I'm not Kobe Bryant, and can't fathom the physical capabilities of his body.

As a former college athlete who tore an ACL I will weigh in here. Kobe's warrior mentality has the potential to do more harm than good here. This is a complicated injury that will start to feel better long before it is. I've been around a lot of torn ACLs

It's his Achilles.

Oh the storylines there will be if the Lakers win the title without him.

Nefariously Dumb Journalist.

 

[Moderator1]

Classic from Kobe's Facebook page:

"If you see me in a fight with a bear, prey for the bear".

Yes, I suspect Kobe would be prey for the bear. Easy prey.

 

[IllMil]

So, a popped Kobe Achilles tendon is worth, what, about $10 million more a year to Dwight Howard?

Dwight's probably heading over the Hallmark store to get Kobe a Get Well Slowly card.

NBA has maximum salaries.

Disclaimer: I'm not Kobe Bryant, and can't fathom the physical capabilities of his body.

As a former college athlete who tore an ACL I will weigh in here. Kobe's warrior mentality has the potential to do more harm than good here. This is a complicated injury that will start to feel better long before it is. I've been around a lot of torn ACLs

It's his Achilles.

Oh the storylines there will be if the Lakers win the title without him.

Nefariously Dumb Journalist.

Yeah, that was a brain fart. I tore my achilles, not my ACL. That's what I meant.

 

[Webster]

I really don't have an issue with him playing so many minutes. He's the only offensive option on the team, is in great shape and had been performing at a high level late in the season.

 

[Batman]

One thing to keep in mind is that while Kobe is 34 in people years, he's probably about 40 in basketball years. He's played 220 playoff games in his career, plus anywhere from 30-50 international games (rough estimate) over the last five years. That's three full seasons added to his career totals. Throw in the wear and tear of not having a full offseason since 2006 and his incredible workrate over the course of his career (73 or more games each season since 2005-06, except last year's lockout-shortened season) and he's got more miles on him than a 1997 Dodge Caravan.
No doubt he's in better shape than 99.9 percent of every player currently in the NBA, but that's gotta catch up to him at some point.

 

[SoCalDude]

SoCal teams lose Weaver, Greinke and Bryant in one week. Getzlaf and Kopitar better be careful tonight.

 

[MileHigh]

Gary Vitti: Torn Achillies'. Surgery at 1 p.m. Kobe out six to nine months.

 

[DocTalk]

Difficult injury. Ankle is kept plantar flexed in equinas, like horse's hoof until the tendon solidly heals and only then can rehab begin. It takes prolonged time to regain ankle range of motion and work on strength. After the power and ROM are back, then comes the rehab on agility and proprioception. Even then, there is no guarantee that return to elite status and previous level of function

 

[TigerVols]

Difficult injury. Ankle is kept plantar flexed in equinas, like horse's hoof until the tendon solidly heals and only then can rehab begin. It takes prolonged time to regain ankle range of motion and work on strength. After the power and ROM are back, then comes the rehab on agility and proprioception. Even then, there is no guarantee that return to elite status and previous level of function

So after the surgery the foot/leg is kept straight, as if in a ballerina pose? For how long? Does that mean you are wheelchair bound for the duration?

 

[Tom Petty]

Oh the storylines there will be if the Lakers win the title without him.

you mean in like 10 years?

I expect the Lakers to sweep their way to the title. Don't you, Tom? Don't you know your NBA?

jesusmother****ingchrist. who is that guy?

 

[MileHigh]

Just don't acknowledge it. It's easier on your health -- and everyone else's.

 

[DanOregon]

Makes you wonder if the NBA will even bother helping the Lakers make the playoffs now with Kobe out. A 50-16 free-throw edge? 17-33 fouls?

 

[waterytart]

Shirley, you're not implying ...

 

[NDJournalist]

According to AP Style, it's Achilles tendon, and Achilles' when you're referencing the heel.

 

[qtlaw]

I ruptured mine and its no fun.

Amazing he could shoot after that injury; I couldn't walk

 

[heyabbott]

I ruptured mine and its no fun.

Amazing he could shoot after that injury; I couldn't walk

i pulled a muscle in my thigh last spring playing softball, I still made it to the keg

 

[amraeder]

I ruptured mine and its no fun.

Amazing he could shoot after that injury; I couldn't walk

i pulled a muscle in my thigh last spring playing softball, I still made it to the keg

An inspiration to us all