WITH ALL THE BAD REP THAT SPORTS IN GENERAL HAS BEEN GETTING THE LAST 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR ..WITH THE MICHAEL VICKS AND TANK JOHNSON'S AND STEPHEN JACKSON'S .. THE RICKY WILLIAMS .. THE KOBE BRYANT'S .. THE BARRY BONDS .. THE TO'S . AND COUNTLESS OTHERS IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN THERE ARE ATHLETES OUT THERE WHO DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE .. WHO HAVE SOME KIND OF COMMON SENSE AND WHO AREN'T OUT AT STRIP CLUBS OR PLACES WHERE THERE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE AT 3 IN THE MORNING.
ELTON BRAND FOR THE MAJORITY IF NOT ALL OF HIS 8 YEAR CAREER HAS BEEN UNDER THE RADAR AS FAR AS NOT MAKING A LOT OF NOISE WANTING TO BE PUT IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE LOOK AT ME LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO WORLD THAT IS THE NBA . HE ISN'T FLASHY LIKE KOBE OR WADE OR ANY OF THE OTHER COUNTLESS " SUPER STAR" HE IS IN THE TIM DUNCAN MOLD IN THAT HE JUST GO'S OUT AND DOES HIS JOB HE PUNCH'S HIS TIME CARD AND QUIETLY GETS YOU CLOSE TO 20 AND 10 A NIGHT WITH 1 OR 2 BLOCKS ..AND DOES WHAT EVER HIS TEAM NEEDS HIM TO DO NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT TO WIN GAMES .
THAT IS WHY IT MADE ME A LITTLE SAD TO READ THIS ON THE MSN HOMEPAGE ... Brand ruptures Achilles' tendon in workout..... Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand ruptured his left Achilles' tendon on Friday during his daily workout.
The 28-year-old will undergo surgery but plans for the operation have not been finalized yet, the Clippers said.
"It's unfortunate that this had to happen," general manager Elgin Baylor said in a statement. "But knowing Elton and how dedicated he is to his profession and how hard he works, I believe he'll be back 100 percent as good as ever." Last month, Brand - a veteran of eight NBA seasons - withdrew from the U.S. national team because of injury. He averaged 20.5 points and 9.3 rebounds last season, when the Clippers failed to make the playoffs.
CAN BRAND COME BACK FROM THIS TYPE OF INJURY ?? ..IF HE DOES COME BACK WILL HE BE THE SAME PLAYER HE WAS BEFORE ?? WILL HE BE OVER IT MENTALLY ?? WILL HE BE HESITANT WITH HIS MOVES AND HIS CUTS AND HOW HE PLAYS THE GAME ? ... BASICALLY WILL HE EVER BE THE SAME . GOD'S SPEED ELTON. THE NBA NEEDS MORE PLAYERS LIKE YOU ON THE COURT. ..SOUND OFF BELOW AND GIVE ME YOU'RE OPINIONS AND AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR THE READ.
Hello evrybody in cyber space i am brand spankin new to this forum and to this whole blogging thing .. lol guess you can say i'm a blogging virgin .. ha ha so be gentle lol ... am 28 years old living in Adrian Mi .. my all time fav sports team is the Det Pistons ... always have been always will be .. ever since i was a little kid man back when Dumars got drafted and the rest of the Bad Boys .. those were the good o'l days man not like todays NBA where if ya breathe on a player wrong its a foul .. no blood no foul ask Laimbeer about that lol and loved LOVED the rivlary between Chicago and Det or New York and Chicago or Lakers and Boston the closest thing we got now for rivals is Miami .. anyway thats all for now
HE IS IN THE TIM DUNCAN MOLD IN THAT HE JUST GO'S OUT AND DOES HIS JOB HE PUNCH'S HIS TIME CARD AND QUIETLY GETS YOU CLOSE TO 20 AND 10 A NIGHT WITH 1 OR 2 BLOCKS ..AND DOES WHAT EVER HIS TEAM NEEDS HIM TO DO NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT TO WIN GAMES . 
