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Nerlens Noel to miss season

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The Philadelphia 76ers are now expecting to hold first-round draft pick Nerlens Noel out for the entire upcoming season as he recovers from knee surgery, coach Brett Brown said Monday.

I doubt, everybody doubts that he's going to play this year," Brown said before the Sixers played the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. "We don't want to waste this year. I think from a skill perspective, it's an opportunity for us to break down his shot, really work on his free throws and start a little bit from ground zero."

It was not originally the Sixers' plan to sit Noel, the No. 7 overall pick who had surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee last March, for the entire season. He first suffered the injury last Feb. 12 while playing for the Kentucky Wildcats.

The timetable for Noel's recovery was initially set for 6-8 months, which was expected to allow him to return sometime in the middle of his rookie season.

Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery, told ESPN in June that Noel was ahead of schedule.

"We're really happy with his progress," Andrews said at the time. "He's several weeks ahead of schedule on his rehab. He's improving on a weekly basis. He has a completely stable knee."
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9860407/nerlens-noel-philadelphia-76ers-expected-for-season

 
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For raw big man prospects like this I feel like they need to stay humble to fit in the league.
 
#4 ·
Prince knows something about going this route!

And we say the KVBL doesn't mimic the NBA!

Apparently they copied us.
 
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Well already looking like a good move for the Pelicans. I mean Nerlins could still become a good player, but uhmmm...his coach said they need to start from "ground zero" on almost every aspect of his offensive game. And the pick the Sixers get won't be as high as they hope because I think the Pelicans are going to improve their win % above .500 if only slightly
 
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Yep. People acting like "Well they were going to tank. Good move, they'll lose more games now."

You don't sit a raw rookie to tank. You play him because Nerlens Noel is going to lose you games at this point until he fills out his potential.

Noel will be worse than whoever is replacing him on the roster at this point.

He's sitting because hes not even close to recovered yet. That's not a good sign at all.
 
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