Comments on: Andre Drummond to miss 4-6 weeks with back injury

By: omar

omar — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:32:53 +0000

Does this mean Ben Wallace is coming back?

By: Kaneda

Kaneda — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:58:03 +0000

They need to be very careful with this injury. Back injury especially for such a big guys is never good news. I really hope the medical staff does everything that is necessary so this won’t turn out to be a long term issue Drummond has to deal with.

By: MoJo

MoJo — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:42:32 +0000

Charlie V had a big game tonight! Hopefully he keeps playing well while Andre is out and Joe can get a trade done to get Charlie out of here!!!

By: Ozzie-Moto

Ozzie-Moto — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:05:30 +0000

It is in a way lucky a small fracture will heal up good as new. I was worried that it was a sprained sacrum. (Tendon and ligament damage) where you sacrum get loose from your hips. Very hard to not remain a weakness especially for a really tall guy. This is more likely from hitting the floor hard than a wrenching or structural problem. Some people have mentioned his weight, mostly off base. Each frame is different so the standard weights charts are not for everyone and not for athletes. He is big boned and has really developed shoulders, arms and legs especially for 19. A matured body that he will master even more over time. Only concern is if he starts putting on weight each year but i think he likes being in shape.

By: vic

vic — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:41:34 +0000

Otto Porter, here we come
Get Well Big Drummond

By: jerrific

jerrific — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:18:14 +0000

Honestly, as long as there are no long term affects to Drummonds health, this is probably the best thing to happen for thePistons. We probably weren’t going to make the playoffs, and this just helps our draft stock. Hopefully this keeps us in the top ten range instead of the 11-14 range it looks like we were headed toward.

By: sloppy joe

sloppy joe — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:14:24 +0000

4 to 6 weeks… valuable time he could have been out there getting experience

By: City of Klompton

City of Klompton — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:39:16 +0000

Haha, #3…. that’s great.

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:56:58 +0000

Obviously this sucks but as injuries to rookie big fellas go it could be so much worse. I am very thankful that this doens’t require surgery and that a full recover should be possible. Here’s my silver lining list.
1) Andre Drummond faces injury and realizes he needs to keep himself in top shape all the time. He commits to a rigorous routine of diet, exercise, stretching, rest and no alcohol.
2) Slava Kravtsov gets a shot and realizes he can finish alley oops himself. He plays through some initial struggles but ends up looking like a contributor.
3) Charlie Villanueva does well enough for Joe Dumars to trade him to the Clippers for Grant Hill, Chauney Billups, Matt Barnes and Ronny Turiaf. It’s a feel good salary dump!
4) This absolutely kills any foolish notions of a playoff run this year.

By: TRJ

TRJ — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:56:52 +0000

Sigh.