UPDATE: Bynum could be out until early January

[Dee-Zy]

Originally Posted by E.H. Munro

Microfracture surgery is supposed to replace cartilage with scar tissue. It's not always successful with really big/tall men, Lafrentz and Oden, for example (Amar'e is 2"-3" smaller than those guys). However they can also clone cartilage these days. So if there's any left they can, in essence, reconstruct his knee (Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, for example, underwent this procedure) using cloned cartilage and muscle fiber. But the rehab is really grueling and it takes a lot of self-discipline.

I think we can say RIP to his career...

I hope I'm wrong, skilled big men are so rare nowadays.

[E.H. Munro]

Originally Posted by Dee-Zy

I think we can say RIP to his career...

I hope I'm wrong, skilled big men are so rare nowadays.

Well, yes, hence my remark a few posts back. Given the rehab requirements I doubt that anyone even told him they could do it.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by XxIrvingxX

He said worse case scenario is another month, so unless he's just making a random guess I doubt it'll be that long.

Oh who am I kidding I'm just remaining skeptical because he's on my fantasy team.

I think he was just throwing out a Bynum guess. Can't put much stock in that. I was half-joking, though. I think he'll play a game by February.

[XxIrvingxX]

Originally Posted by Jace

I think he was just throwing out a Bynum guess. Can't put much stock in that. I was half-joking, though. I think he'll play a game by February.

Honestly, I don't see that even happening if he continues to do stupid shit like bowling while injured like a moron.

[Hyperion]

Originally Posted by XxIrvingxX

Honestly, I don't see that even happening if he continues to do stupid shit like bowling while injured like a moron.

what a dumbhead for taking three steps over and over while rehabbing his knee!

[OneBadLT123]

What in the fuq were the 76'ers thinking when they made this trade for him? Seriously, it blows my mind how they (or any team) can unload this guy and help the Lakers of all teams get Dwight Howard.

Unbelievable.

[Bogg]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/87...-return-season

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Bynum of the Philadelphia 76ers can start low-impact exercises such as riding a stationary bike as the first step of a six-part rehabilitation process for bone bruises in his knees, the All-Star center said Friday night.

Bynum said he had an encouraging exam Thursday, at which point the 7-footer was given permission to start the rehab.

There still is no date for a return, but Bynum vowed he will play this season.

"I'm confident I'll be on the court this season," said Bynum, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-team trade before the season.

"The bone bruises are healed and the swelling is gone, so those two things are great. We're just waiting for mechanical issues to be resolved, and that's going to take anywhere from a month to two. I have no idea, but we're going to work toward grinding it out so it's not causing me any problems."

[XxIrvingxX]

Well that's good news, hope nothing goes wrong he and he actually does end up playing soon.

[Jace]

Sounds like it'll be awhile still.

[Floods]

Originally Posted by OneBadLT123

What in the fuq were the 76'ers thinking when they made this trade for him? Seriously, it blows my mind how they (or any team) can unload this guy and help the Lakers of all teams get Dwight Howard.

Unbelievable.

They needed a change. It hasn't worked out for them but it was the right move.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Floods

They needed a change. It hasn't worked out for them but it was the right move.

Agreed.

I don't think anyone knew just how damaged goods Andrew was. Not to mention I don't think anyone knew he was out of his mind. Bad attitude? Sure. But genuinely crazy? That wasn't on the label.

[XxIrvingxX]

Originally Posted by Jace

Sounds like it'll be awhile still.

Oh yea it'll definitely be a while before he actually plays, I predict we probably will see him in late February at the EARLIEST, if the 76ers are lucky.

[Basel]

If he can come back in February, I think the Sixers would be ecstatic given that some weren't expecting him to play at all. The 76ers right now are 1/2 game out of the 8th seed in the East and I expect they'll be in the top 8 soon. If he can come back for a couple of months, even a month, and the 76ers get into the playoffs, you never know what might happen. I don't think the Sixers would beat Miami or anything, but I could at the very least seeing them go into the 2nd round and possibly upsetting somebody (assuming they aren't the 8th seed).

[Dee-Zy]

Would be nice to see them upset Knicks, Boston or Chicago

[E.H. Munro]

Originally Posted by Dee-Zy

Would be nice to see them upset Knicks, Boston or Chicago

It would require Fat Andy to sit on Carmelo, Garnett or D-Rose and break them.