Greg Miller: “Injuries killed us last year, we need to be more durable” – meaning no Kanter?

[The Midnight]

Risk what? They guys knees checked out just fine. Oden and Roy were totally different. Portland knew there was a risk with both, but chose to ignore it. In Roy's case it was worth it for a few years, and in Oden's they simply screwed the pooch. From the sound of things, drafting Kanter poses the same risk (medical wise) as any other player in this draft.

Well if you're talking injury in the Knight vs Kanter discussion - I think you'd have to say that Knight would have the upper hand on that one.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

I read it as AK is gone and hopefully Memo's dead weight too.

 

[margodydek]

Well if you're talking injury in the Knight vs Kanter discussion - I think you'd have to say that Knight would have the upper hand on that one.

I can't agree with you or disagree. If you can provide any reliable sources that explain Kanter's injury-riddled past, then I can form an opinion.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

That's what I thought at first. But then let's look at the Jazz's history of injuries:

- Boozer missed 138 games (28%)
- Kirilenko missed 115 games (23%)
- Memo missed 69 games last season alone

These are all bigs as well.

I don't know if they can ignore Kanter's injury plagued past.

Please expound.

 

[BENTLEY]

In regards to Kanter's "injuries" I think it's hard to tell. It doesn't seem like there's a clear history there. All you can do is let your team doc's put him through a physical and make their best evaluation. I don't put much stock in the Kanter injury rumors at this point. Blake Griffen was healthy as a horse when LA took him #1 overall and then boom, a microfracture. Sometimes it boils down to good/bad luck.

I don't put much stock in the Jazz' team docs. But that's a subject for another thread.

 

[trigg3r]

This means no AK more likely.

Agreed. I doubt this has much to do with Kanter or Knight. More to do with Mr Glass.

 

[margodydek]

I don't put much stock in the Jazz' team docs. But that's a subject for another thread.

Well I think they're pretty good and telling when someone is injured, just not very good at fixing whatever is injured.

 

[margodydek]

That's what I thought at first. But then let's look at the Jazz's history of injuries:

- Boozer missed 138 games (28%)
- Kirilenko missed 115 games (23%)
- Memo missed 69 games last season alone

These are all bigs as well.

I don't know if they can ignore Kanter's injury plagued past.

As a result of this I think that the Jazz should avoid having anyone on their team that is taller than 6'8"

 

[One Brow]

Kanter. Try to wrap your mind around that.

No, he is the Oden in the analogy.

 

[BENTLEY]

Well I think they're pretty good and telling when someone is injured, just not very good at fixing whatever is injured.

It helps when the player cries out "I just ruptured my achilles!"

The doctors confer: "I think he might've ruptured his achilles."

 

[margodydek]

No, he is the Oden in the analogy.

No, he's Durant and Oden.

 

[jazzrule]

OK - I am not to worried about his knees, but I am a little concerned when at an early age a player like Kanter was suffering from back pain. Yes I read this to.