October article on David West's knee injury

[keepthefaith]

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2011/10/doctor_gives_david_west_full_m.html

[barefacedmonk]

That's very encouraging. Doesn't sound like it will bother him or effect his play.

Thanks for posting. TP.

[lon3lytoaster]

That's very encouraging. Doesn't sound like it will bother him or effect his play.

Thanks for posting. TP.

My thoughts exactly. Couldn't be happier to read that article.

[SHAQATTACK]

wow !! thats great and sounds like he has a bit of itch to get back out on the court and prove he can still get it done !!!!

That could spell bad news for the enemy with PP and West on the floor at the same time...

[Boris Badenov]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

[BballTim]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

  Does the doctor really have an incentive to rush him back onto the court if he's not healthy yet?

[Boris Badenov]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

  Does the doctor really have an incentive to rush him back onto the court if he's not healthy yet?

Yes, to a degree. If the knee is 85% and the doctor pronounces it 100%, and West gets hurt again, or isn't the same player, there's no way to prove that the doctor lied. He was after all just giving his opinion and it could have been an honest mistake. And poor play could be because of many things other than the knee.

In the extreme he could get sued of course, so that pushes him toward honesty. But if he's going to err, it's on the side of optimism.

[BballTim]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

  Does the doctor really have an incentive to rush him back onto the court if he's not healthy yet?

Yes, to a degree. If the knee is 85% and the doctor pronounces it 100%, and West gets hurt again, or isn't the same player, there's no way to prove that the doctor lied. He was after all just giving his opinion and it could have been an honest mistake. And poor play could be because of many things other than the knee.

In the extreme he could get sued of course, so that pushes him toward honesty. But if he's going to err, it's on the side of optimism.

  Not in terms of getting sued, but if West gets injured right away it casts a bad light on the guy who fixed his knee/declared him healthy.

[Sketch5]

My wife said its very possible for the knee to be 100% in this time frame. But it really depends on the person, could be a quick healer.

[Boris Badenov]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

  Does the doctor really have an incentive to rush him back onto the court if he's not healthy yet?

Yes, to a degree. If the knee is 85% and the doctor pronounces it 100%, and West gets hurt again, or isn't the same player, there's no way to prove that the doctor lied. He was after all just giving his opinion and it could have been an honest mistake. And poor play could be because of many things other than the knee.

In the extreme he could get sued of course, so that pushes him toward honesty. But if he's going to err, it's on the side of optimism.

  Not in terms of getting sued, but if West gets injured right away it casts a bad light on the guy who fixed his knee/declared him healthy.

Agreed, but again, there's no real way to prove he lied. Any new injury - even an injury to the same knee - could be completely unrelated to the surgery. And saying the knee looks great now bolsters that argument.

He has more to lose by lying than West or West's agent, but the incentive is still there.

If everyone in the league still viewed West as a lock to be the same player he was pre-injury, we probably wouldn't be having this debate, because someone else would have beaten our offer.

[PosImpos]

Grain of salt here: everyone quoted in this article (doctor, agent, West himself) has an incentive to sell the knee as 100% healed - primarily because West is a free agent right now.

I remember reading a lot of similarly upbeat quotes from Chris Webber and his entourage after that knee surgery. When we finally saw him on the court a few months later, he looked like he was dragging a bear trap around the court with his leg.

  Does the doctor really have an incentive to rush him back onto the court if he's not healthy yet?

yeah, im not buying the argument that the doctor was just telling west what he wanted to hear.

you don't pay a doctor on commission for good outcomes.

[coco]

When it comes to David West, his back worries me more than his knees.  You see, his game was never above the rimm, but had to sit for long streches due to bad back issues.

Glad to have him thou.  He should be very helpful.  Always liked his game.

[FrDrake]

My wife said its very possible for the knee to be 100% in this time frame. But it really depends on the person, could be a quick healer.

Glad to hear that your wife gives David West a clean bill of health.  I'm sure this will help DA sleep soundly at night.   

[jarufu]

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2011/10/doctor_gives_david_west_full_m.html

TP. Thanks for the link.