February 20, 2025Feb 20 7 minutes ago, hornfan785 said: Wtf? Damn, man. Just sit Fox the rest of the year too so he can get surgery on his finger, I guess. I am guessing her will just get his surgery before the season is over now.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 This fuckin sucks. But players have had blood clots and come back fine. Brandon Ingram and Ausar Thompson are two examples. Hoping the best for Wemby. Maybe we get Flagg after all.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Really hope this is some freak one-off and not a harbinger. 39 minutes ago, hornbri said: I am guessing her will just get his surgery before the season is over now. If we shut Fox down too you're about to see a GOAT tank down the stretch from Mitch and Keldon.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 1 minute ago, ztejas said: Really hope this is some freak one-off and not a harbinger. Apparently people w/ DVT are prone to more in the future. But there is medication to help...who knows, if on a scale of 1-10 a sprain is a 1 and Greg Oden's knee/foot issues are a 10, this is probably a 5?
February 20, 2025Feb 20 6 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said: Apparently people w/ DVT are prone to more in the future. But there is medication to help...who knows, if on a scale of 1-10 a sprain is a 1 and Greg Oden's knee/foot issues are a 10, this is probably a 5? Your first sentence answers the question - no one but Wemby and his treating doctors know. If this is a recurrent issue that he is predisposed, then that could be managed by medications. Some people play on anti-coagulation, with known risks of bleeding. There are structural reasons to have these clots, and often for athletes, that requires surgery. Right now? 7-8 for danger to himself and long-term complications/recurrence that could endanger his career.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 18 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said: Apparently people w/ DVT are prone to more in the future. But there is medication to help...who knows, if on a scale of 1-10 a sprain is a 1 and Greg Oden's knee/foot issues are a 10, this is probably a 5? He will be on anti coagulation medication minimum of 6m to life and have to have a full heme work up to told out congenital causes (usually a quick blood draw should know results quickly). The shoulder sounds super freaking random. I've never heard of such a thing. So close to his lungs too...
February 20, 2025Feb 20 23 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said: Apparently people w/ DVT are prone to more in the future. But there is medication to help...who knows, if on a scale of 1-10 a sprain is a 1 and Greg Oden's knee/foot issues are a 10, this is probably a 5? Chris Bosh comes to mind
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Hopefully there is some understanding of the cause of the blood clot to understand how to avoid more in the future.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Not a doctor but couple blurbs from reading. Quote Upper extremity DVT can happen in people who have a condition called Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS). Typically, young athletes get PSS in the arm they use most for sports like baseball, swimming, or tennis. When you do the same motion over and over, the veins in your neck and shoulder get squeezed. This can trigger a clot. It's important to catch and treat DVT before it causes more problems. The biggest danger is much more likely to happen with lower extremity DVT. The clot could break away from the wall of the vein and travel through your blood to your lungs. Then it's called a pulmonary embolism (PE). Hopefully it's more structural and basketball-related.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Was this detectable when he was drafted? Considering the enormous investment and business decisions that revolve around generational talents, I would expect nothing less than a full panel and the most comprehensive screening imaginable.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 7 minutes ago, chainsaw said: Was this detectable when he was drafted? Considering the enormous investment and business decisions that revolve around generational talents, I would expect nothing less than a full panel and the most comprehensive screening imaginable. Um, no. They just detected it. He played 4 days ago.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 2 minutes ago, ztejas said: They just detected it. I know that. I'm asking something different. I'm asking if it was possible to know this before it was actually discovered. And if the answer is "yes it was possible" then I'm also asking "why did nobody bother to check before he possibly aggravated the DVT?"
February 20, 2025Feb 20 4 minutes ago, chainsaw said: I know that. I'm asking something different. I'm asking if it was possible to know this before it was actually discovered. And if the answer is "yes it was possible" then I'm also asking "why did nobody bother to check before he possibly aggravated the DVT?" no because he didn't have a blood clot then its currently impossible for medical science to detect a nonexistent blood clot
February 20, 2025Feb 20 7 minutes ago, Michael Knight said: no because he didn't have a blood clot then its currently impossible for medical science to detect a nonexistent blood clot I'm asking if it was possible to detect how prone he would be to clotting, which is different from predicting a specific clot. Think of it as the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. Clots and tornadoes don't just sporadically occur, but there are ways to forecast how probable their occurrence will be based on other measurable data.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 2 hours ago, hornfan785 said: I hope Wemby recovers and is alright. Blood clots are no joke. all of this, he's damn likable and one of my fave players. he'll come back better than ever
February 20, 2025Feb 20 28 minutes ago, chainsaw said: I'm asking if it was possible to detect how prone he would be to clotting, which is different from predicting a specific clot. Think of it as the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. Clots and tornadoes don't just sporadically occur, but there are ways to forecast how probable their occurrence will be based on other measurable data. Bro he's 7'5" with like a 12 foot wingspan he's prone to all kinds of shit. He could pass every test in the book and you're still taking a risk by drafting a guy built like that.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 6 minutes ago, ztejas said: Bro he's 7'5" with like a 12 foot wingspan he's prone to all kinds of shit. He could pass every test in the book and you're still taking a risk by drafting a guy built like that. That has always worried me as well. We have learned much more about being freakishly tall and the different things that cause and are caused by it. Marfan's, Giantism, Foot problems, etc. He didn't have the "look" of one of those George Muresan or Yao Ming types, but maybe I only made those assumptions because he likes to handle the ball and shoot 3s, and based on that assumption I figured if he had some potential health drawback the talent scouts and GMs already would've been wise to it.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 4 minutes ago, chainsaw said: That has always worried me as well. We have learned much more about being freakishly tall and the different things that cause and are caused by it. Marfan's, Giantism, Foot problems, etc. He didn't have the "look" of one of those George Muresan or Yao Ming types, but maybe I only made those assumptions because he likes to handle the ball and shoot 3s, and based on that assumption I figured if he had some potential health drawback the talent scouts and GMs already would've been wise to it. His body appears to be built well. He hasn't really had any musculoskeletal injuries yet. Just little nags here and there. But being that big has other issues. It seems like allergies fuck him up pretty bad. His conditioning/stamina doesn't appear to be there to bring it for 35 mins a night for 82 games and may never be. Now this (tbf - other, more "normal" guys have had similar issues). I'd kill to have him play ~65 games and be healthy for the playoffs 8 times in the next 10 seasons. That is, if this franchise ever makes the playoffs again. Spurs should 100% toss this season in the bin at this point and load manage or let Fox get his surgery. I'm not sure we were making the play-in BEFORE Wemby got shelved.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 11 minutes ago, ztejas said: His body appears to be built well. He hasn't really had any musculoskeletal injuries yet. Just little nags here and there. But being that big has other issues. It seems like allergies fuck him up pretty bad. His conditioning/stamina doesn't appear to be there to bring it for 35 mins a night for 82 games and may never be. Now this (tbf - other, more "normal" guys have had similar issues). I'd kill to have him play ~65 games and be healthy for the playoffs 8 times in the next 10 seasons. That is, if this franchise ever makes the playoffs again. Spurs should 100% toss this season in the bin at this point and load manage or let Fox get his surgery. I'm not sure we were making the play-in BEFORE Wemby got shelved. Baw gawd that's Mo Bamba's music....
February 20, 2025Feb 20 1 hour ago, chainsaw said: I'm asking if it was possible to detect how prone he would be to clotting, which is different from predicting a specific clot. Think of it as the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. Clots and tornadoes don't just sporadically occur, but there are ways to forecast how probable their occurrence will be based on other measurable data. The direct answer is most likely not. A guy that size likely had a few genetic tests in his life and thorough questioning on previous medical issues. The genetic testing testing, echocardiogram, imaging etc for the Draft would have been fairly extensive. Without saying more, I hope it is a rare, single occurrence for him ***so long winded way of saying, there was not much more to do to screen him for this beyond the reading of his medical records and in house testing etc. Edited February 20, 2025Feb 20 by horny_gunman Typing and thinking while driving
February 20, 2025Feb 20 That's pretty freaky. I used to fly very frequently for work and would mostly ignore all the DVT scaremongering. I was younger but not Wemby young.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Suuuuucks. I was wondering why tickets to the two Austin games were cheaper when I just checked. Ok, so we tank, get another patented Spurs leap to #1 and return next year with Pop/Wemby/Fox/Castle/Flagg and win it all as Pop retires. Easy peasy.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 I'm gonna be at Haymaker pregame if anyone wants to have a beer and discuss Keldon Johnson's advanced plus/minus data.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Dammit. I have tickets to the Friday game and the whole point was to see Wemby.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 4 hours ago, Pam Cummings said: This fuckin sucks. But players have had blood clots and come back fine. Brandon Ingram and Ausar Thompson are two examples. Hoping the best for Wemby. Maybe we get Flagg after all. Don't know if it's true, but my 17 year old just told me that there is a rule in the lottery that you can't get the first pick if you've had it within the past 3 years. Anyone know if this is true?
February 20, 2025Feb 20 4 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: Don't know if it's true, but my 17 year old just told me that there is a rule in the lottery that you can't get the first pick if you've had it within the past 3 years. Anyone know if this is true? No that isn't true.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 4 hours ago, BurgleBro said: So close to his lungs too... Upper Extremity DVTs rarely travel to the lungs. But if there is an underlying hypercoaguable systemic issue then you have to worry about clots forming elsewhere. He most likely has a clot from repetitive strain of his thoracic outlet (vessles and nerves that pass from neck through the shoulder). He might need surgery in addition to anticoagulant.
February 20, 2025Feb 20 Author I was talking openly about them starting the tank even before the injury. This just gives them clarity. This also gives Castle a much wider berth. He needs 35 minutes a night to learn from as many mistakes as possible. Don’t get me wrong, it still sucks not to see Wemby play until next fall, but this is probably a blessing in disguise. Also, for the worry warts, Brandon Ingram had the same issue and he’s been fine. Ausar Thompson too, although it’s too early to say anything about his health long term.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 28 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: but this is probably a blessing in disguise. Maybe. I'm not taking any health issues with this kid lightly. You are right that we probably get a better result out of this season than we would have - but I'm not confident that this is good for Wemby or our future.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 32 minutes ago, ztejas said: Maybe. I'm not taking any health issues with this kid lightly. You are right that we probably get a better result out of this season than we would have - but I'm not confident that this is good for Wemby or our future. Wemby and Pop are gonna be recovering together. Would be a great sitcom.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 Well this isn’t cool. I hope he is able to come back ready for next season and that he has no long-term issues that would keep him from doing what he loves.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 2 hours ago, chainsaw said: Wemby and Pop are gonna be recovering together. Would be a great sitcom. "Pop Goes the Wemby" sounds like it's made for NBA TV. But it hints of serious medical issues, so nah.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 5 hours ago, Dbeasy said: Dammit. I have tickets to the Friday game and the whole point was to see Wemby. still a chance to see Riley Minix tho
February 21, 2025Feb 21 Fox is taking over at the end of this game. So nice to have someone you know you can go to down the stretch.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 FYI I had a complication yesterday from a Dr visit and can’t go to Spurs game in Austin tonight. Listing on Ticketmaster is here. It’s below other ticket prices. https://my.ticketmaster.com/ds/vQGAAnkG1e/event/3A006101A74384D7
February 21, 2025Feb 21 2 hours ago, Dbeasy said: FYI I had a complication yesterday from a Dr visit and can’t go to Spurs game in Austin tonight. Listing on Ticketmaster is here. It’s below other ticket prices. https://my.ticketmaster.com/ds/vQGAAnkG1e/event/3A006101A74384D7 Wait a minute. YOU'RE WEMBY?! Edited February 21, 2025Feb 21 by gofuckyourself Bad jokes aside. Hope all is okay.
February 21, 2025Feb 21 11 hours ago, hornfan785 said: Fox is taking over at the end of this game. So nice to have someone you know you can go to down the stretch. dude didn't get the memo
February 21, 2025Feb 21 Fox's post game interview impressed me, and he's been impressing me the whole time since he got here actually. He says, and I believe him when he said, the team is trying to get a W every night they play. In a stacked conference that might not be enough to make the play-in, but maybe it will be. As long as the Hawks are in the lottery I'm happy.
February 23, 2025Feb 23 8 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: Damn is Pops tapping out? I mean, he should. It sucks that he didn’t go out on his own terms, but Father Time comes for us all. Dude can still Red Auerbach it and be a Team President/Mascot.
February 23, 2025Feb 23 22 minutes ago, Kermit said: I mean, he should. It sucks that he didn’t go out on his own terms, but Father Time comes for us all. Dude can still Red Auerbach it and be a Team President/Mascot. Not so subtle timing. Or he could fire Bob Hill again
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