Caron Butler´s injury Thread

[Thomas86]

Mavericks forward Caron Butler was projected to miss the rest of the season after rupturing his right patellar tendon on Jan. 1, but Butler now says doctors have told him he “has a shot” at returning in the playoffs. “Trust me, I’m busting my ass to get out there,” Butler told Yahoo! Sports. “I’m not on vacation right now. I’m working hard to get out there.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...irement_031811

[deamon]

Hope he will start practice soon, and be back for PO.

[Kante]

Per EKS:

Mavs fans will be glad to know that @RealTuffJuice was swishing in 3-pointers today at shootaround. I'm just sayin'...Maybe.

[dalger]

Originally Posted by Kante

Per EKS:

Another article mentioned, though, that there was a lot of hobbling involved, which is pretty much what we saw in that short video clip from about two weeks ago. EKS was probably smart to add a "maybe" to his tweet.

A return in time for the playoffs certainly doesn't look as unlikely now as it did in January. Then again, I still wouldn't count on it.

[Budapest Maverick]

Any update on Caron?

[xrobx]

he's still out for the season

[JeffViggiano]

Originally Posted by xrobx

he's still out for the season

is he out for the PO too????

[mavs777]

you aren't going to hear anything till about april 10th

[Underdog]

Last I heard he was shooting 3-pointers... Any progress?

[Thomas86]

http://yfrog.com/h086zrcj

[Underdog]

"I can't give you a medical opinion," Carlisle said. "My coaching opinion is, his jump shot looks great. He's doing great and he's way ahead of schedule. But timetable-wise, I don't have one. He's been able to step up his activity moderately, but he's not running yet or anything like that.

"It's extremely unlikely we'll see him in the first round."

link

[JeffViggiano]

we are done

[mavs777]

Originally Posted by JeffViggiano

we are done

go be a celtics fan

[JeffViggiano]

Originally Posted by mavs777

go be a celtics fan

no way man.but caron's return is too important for us...and then we don't know if he will be able to play in 2nd round.

[Tom Hanx]

I knew back in January when the Caron injury happened it was done, and I immediatly wrote the mavs off. 3 months later I had slowly talked myself into thinking that with Roddy back and Peja (in a small role) would make up for it and we could still win it.

Well I should have just stayed with my gut instinct.

[mavs777]

not sure if he is talking about the injury
realtuffjuice
@Gmajormusic86 I'm getting better fam, minor setback for a major comeback...

[sefant77]

realtuffjuice Great day in rehab feeling great

BallinWithBryan Caron Butler was present at practice today and taking light jump-shots. The man is a tireless worker.

Still WCF at the best i guess...

[deamon]

We will need him in 2nd from bench.

[jcm28]

Could anyone give him Pierce's magical wheelchair?

[Kidd Karma]

Read that he's going through rigorous workouts, but without contact.

[dalger]

Having Caron Butler would be great on many levels. The problem is that we probably won't see a healthy AND productive Caron Butler this season. It's still possible that he could return in a 2nd round series or later (if we make it there), however, you have to wonder just how rusty he would be after such a severe knee injury. Dirk was only out 2-3 weeks in January and looked like a different player in his first few games after coming back. In Caron's case, getting acclimated would probably take even longer.

I'd love to have him back, if only for 10 minutes per game, but I guess we'll have to hope for our various second bananas to deliver enough offensive firepower for us to win. Last night, we had Dirk, Jet and a big bag of nothing. With Caron, I think we would have won that game easily. Since he's not there, others will have to step up again.

[iella]

Mavericks' Caron Butler working, but return not near

Originally Posted by Eddie Sefko

Caron Butler was covered in sweat a couple hours before tipoff Thursday as he went through a rigorous workout on the court at the Rose Garden.

He finished it with a strong one-handed dunk.

Butler was moving well, but he still lacks enough strength in his lateral movement to be cleared for contact drills.

[BGMaverick9]

He did some work with Casey Smith as the Mavs practiced on the Nike Campus today. I'm not exactly sure what they did but it was enough for Caron to build up a solid sweat.

[deamon]

Pray LAL will play against NOH in 7 games, that will give more time for Caron.

[mavs777]

EKS_MavsNBA Earl K. Sneed
BREAKING: Caron Butler will be cleared for contact next week!!!

[xrobx]

yes! he'll be healthy enough just in time to participate in the mavs annual 2nd round fishing and golf tournament!

[deamon]

And drinking tough juice during fishing.

[mavs777]

this team is still beating portland

[clutch#41]

Update Please!!!
if he plays even 5-10 mins a game, this will be one hell of a series. even if he's just in uniform he will be a huge emotional lift for this team!!!

[BGMaverick9]

There is no update.......

[dalger]

There are only three days left in the week--the very week he was/is supposed to get his first contact pratice. Or has it already happened and I just missed it?

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by dalger

There are only three days left in the week--the very week he was/is supposed to get his first contact pratice. Or has it already happened and I just missed it?

He hasn't had any contact drills or practice in a contact setting.
Everything has been non-contact.

[xrobx]

it's okay, he'll be ready for the finals

[deamon]

There is a little chance http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba...ory?id=6447928

[OSUmavsfan]

ArtGarcia_NBA Art Garcia
Carlisle says Caron Butler not cleared to practice & won't play in #Lakers series. #mavs

That's quite different from what everyone else has been saying...

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by OSUmavsfan

That's quite different from what everyone else has been saying...

Not everyone.

[OSUmavsfan]

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/maver...nt-play-vs-l-a

Mavs coach Rick Carlisle just jumped on GAC on ESPN 103.3 FM to say that, despite Caron Butler's optimism that he'd return from an injury that has kept him sidelined since Jan. 1, there is "zero chance" that the small forward will play at any point during the series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

More to come.

[OSUmavsfan]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

Not everyone.

Well, yeah I guess no one has said Caron would be playing in the series, and I would have been pretty surprised if he did, but I did believe that he'd at least start contact practice soon.

[Mavericks Rockets Fan]

It looks like we'll have to make the finals for him to come back...

[RareMilk]

Maybe I'm thinking into it too much but maybe RC is using Butler as an emotional lift in case Lakers shatter Mavericks morale RC suits up Butler and Dirk goes off for 50?