Isolated medial ankle sprains are relatively uncommon, with most deltoid injuries occurring in combination with lateral malleolus fractures or syndesmosis injuries.10 However, isolated injury to the deltoid ligament can occur during an eversion injury in which the body rolls over an everted foot. The anterior fibers of the deltoid are most commonly injured.

the thought of that accident with the grate happening made me wince. the thought of the injury monta sustained being career threatening really pissed me off. we just rewarded the kid a big contract…

……Our franchise, our hero, i just bought his jersey the day he signed. I know he is known to recover quick cause hes the next closest thing to superman but this injury makes me nervous not only about this season but about his career……

Doc: Under the best circumstances to repair the deltoid ligament to a perfect orientation and length is difficult. The difficulty is compounded by rehabilitation where you try to return it some some flexibility. Ellis could get a stiff ankle or a tight ankle. When he tries to pivot he might stumble. He might not be able to push off as much or accelerate or explode to dunk. He might not be as explosive as he is now — his game is based on super quickness and acceleration. I am not saying he’s through. But this is a bad injury.

He’s saying it’s questionable, from a medical perspective, that monta will ever be able to regain the explosiveness his game relied upon. So, while his career may not be in jeopardy (depending on your definition/expectation of a career), his ability to regain last year’s form, let alone the prospects that he’ll fulfill his potential and his contract are very much in jeopardy.

I’m all for him not playing whatsoever this year. Don’t pull a Shawne Merriman and try and be a hero, just rest your foot, get better, and stay off that motorcycle (possibly a joke?).

honestly, i love monta and the ceiling for this kid is so high that we don’t honestly know where he can peak. But I’m having a hard time believeing that monta will come back from this unscathed, and it pisses me off more then a little that the accident apparently occured while doing something that he quite frankly shouldn’t of been doing. If an organization came up to me and said, we’re gonna offer you a 7 digit salary to work for us, but you can’t do any high risk activities while working for us like sky diving, riding motorcycles, etc., id absolutely jump all over that, and yet all too often you hear about these stars who do.

If monta has lost his explosiveness, im in total agreement, trade him. Quite frankly, there are alot of guards in the league who can give teams 20 pts a night, but not all of them had the speed and agility that monta had. If he’s lost that cause of his dumb decisions, then I don’t see any reason to keep him around long term, provided we cant get anything for him at that point.

i wonder if this accident happend before BD leaves would mully still let him go to the clips?

Let’s not get too drastic. Even if Monta loses some speed, he would still be pretty fast. He would still be fast enough to get off his jumper, which he makes. A Monta without explosive speed is still a pretty good player, and may even be good enough to be worth 11 mil (not sure about that, but maybe close to it).

I just found these kids on this DVd and they are freakin sick handling the rock. Maybe we can get lucky and nab one of them in about 14 years.

http://www.greatballhandlingmadeeasy.com

Man I was watching youtube monta rookie sophomore game highlights where Monta has like 10 dunks and the last one where Reggie Miller is saying “this is a point guard… his head is at the backboard and its headed to the rim.. that’s extension… Michael Jordan used to do that” I must have watched that dunk like 10 times. Anyway I was thinking MJ had a really bad injury his second year, he missed like 60 games with a broken bone in his foot and obviously he came back. (I had tickets to Warriors/Bulls that year and was hellof bummed MJ wasn’t playing— to add insult to injury Orlando Woolridge scored about 30 and the Ws lost).

I know it’s not the same injury but the doctor quoted above doesn’t have Monta’s x-rays or whatever so his opinion is inherently speculative. Good info but definitely too early to panic.

More optimism: Last year when Oden went down I thought the season was over for Portland but they had three talented lottery picks (Aldridge, Outlaw, and Webster) who all started playing well that year. I think we have a similar situation with Wright, Williams, and Randolph. Doubtful that they all develop like the Blazer guys but we don’t need them all tbc we have more veteran talent than that team, just one or two will be enough.

More optimism: I see similarities with the Ws team that beat Dallas in 07. Nellie is known for small ball but this is somewhat misleading as what he really likes is versatile athletic midsize guys who create matchup problems. With MOnta and Baron he couldn’t do that so much last year. Monta was not a factor in the Dallas series. Granted we have no J-rich but Maggette may be a better replacement as he has similar physicality to Jason and can drive better. No Baron obviously but hopefully Marcus can be a poor man’s version in the short term. Remember this isn’t the playoffs against a 67 win team. there are some talented guys on this team and Nellie should find a way to keep the team competitive. Unfortunately no superstar to take over. I see the team taking care of business against the bad and ok teams and losing a lot of close games to good teams.

Monta: I feel bad bc obviously loves the game and it shows so much in his style of play. It’s hard not to be really sad for him. Perspective: He lived a dream that we would all trade places with, he played and excelled in the NBA right out of high school. He took his amazing talent and worked on it and respected it (up to this incident maybe). He made his family rich beyond their wildest dreams. I only hope he can get through this injury and the death of his older brother and have a great career and life.