<br>“Well, unfortunately (my return will be) not as soon as we all hoped, I think,” Dirk Nowitzki said on Tuesday afternoon <div>at the AAC. </div><div><br></div><div>“I think originally when the last statement we put out was it’s going to take six weeks before I do any basketball activity. </div><div>Unfortunately, I tried, but I couldn’t cut the time down.”<br><br>It's been a month since the arthroscopic surgery on his right knee was performed.</div><div>At that time, there was talk of a three-week wait but more logically, a five-week target.</div><div>That would've meant a return right after Thanksgiving.<br><br>“I think I’m still about two weeks out before even getting on the court and start working out, start running, start shooting,” Dirk said, and if you count those weeks that takes us to mid-December before he is likely to come back </div><div>onto the game floor. </div><div><br></div><div>“That would put me right at six weeks before I get on the court. By that point, I’m assuming I need a good week </div><div>or two to get in halfway decent playing shape running and shooting and doing all sorts of stuff. ... </div><div><br></div><div>From the beginning, the goal is that the swelling has to be gone 100 percent and the strength has to be back 100 percent. </div><div>And once that goal is reached, then I can obviously think about playing again. But I think we’re still far away from that.''</div><div><br></div><div>He noted that he stepped up his strength work on Monday and we spotted him a week ago working up a sweat </div><div>while running on the sideline during a team practice at the AAC.<br>What there is, though, is a realization that being a reputed "fast-healer'' doesn't serve as a cure-all </div><div>for a 34-year-old who makes his living as Nowitzki does.</div><div>Additionally, Dirk was careful again Tuesday to note his unwillingness to make the unhealthy mistake of returning</div><div>too soon and to be "patient.''<br><br>"It’s been a frustrating time for me, nespecially watching and (there's) nothing I can really do,'' Dirk said. </div><div>"So there’s been some hard days, some frustrating days.''<br><br>That frustration figures to continue for the club, which worked through a supposed "easy'' schedule in Dirk's absence. </div><div>The team's next two games are at home, and are against 7-1 New York and against the vaunted Lakers.<br><br>"Dirk will get there and we know he'll be back at some point,'' coach Rick Carlisle said.<br>"Nobody knows exactly when that's going to be.<br><br></div><div>방금 기자회견했습니다<p><br></p></div><p><br></p>
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첫댓글 "@coopmavs: Mavs aren't getting Dirk back soon. Given what he said today, doesn't appear he'll play before 12/18"
Dirk said rehab has included "good days and bad days" but no setbacks. He's doing cardio on elliptical & bike, pool work & leg presses"
Dirk says he's hoping to start on-court work in approx 2 wks & needs 1-2 weeks after that to be game ready"
"I'm still about a couple -- 2 weeks -- out before even getting on the court -- start working out, start running, start shooting."
exactly a month out would put Dirk back for Miami 12/20 ... game 26"
예상보단 조금 늦네요 늦어도 좋으니 건강하게 폼유지한채로만 돌아와주세요ㅡㅜ
흠흠 거진 12월말쯤이겠군요;;;; 팬심상 쪼금일찍 복귀해서 호흡도 맞춰보고 했으면하지만.. 그래도 긴시즌을 봐서는 정말로 완벽한 몸이되었을때 돌아왔으면좋겠습니다.. 어떻게든 5할승률만 맞춰놓고 기다리면;;;
굿~ 아침부터 좋은 소식이네요..^^
딱히 좋은 소식은...^^; 원래 이번주 복귀일정이었습니다 10~12게임 더 결장예정이고 회복이 더디다는 뉴스
무릎은 고무고무가 아니네요 ㅠㅠ
Mavs next 12 games thru Dec 15 likely w/o Dirk includes 8 roadies: NYK, LAL, @Phi, @Chi, Det, @LAC, @Phx, @Hou, Sac, @Bos, @Tor, @Min."
헐.. 늦어도 다음주에 복귀할 줄 알았는데;; 아..ㅠㅠ
이왕 이렇게 된거 문제가 많은 아이들이 노비 효과에 기대지 않고 진짜 자기들 힘으로 해결해서 노비왔을때 컨텐더 급 팀이 되었으면 좋겠습니다.
맘 같아선 바로 왔으면 좋겠으나 100%일때 오는게 좋겠죠 그 전까지 리바운드문제 해결하고 좀 더 나아졌으면 하네요
한동안 많이 힘들겠네요..브랜드도 메롱인 상태라 노비의 빈자리를 머피 메련으로 메꾸고 있는 상황이니..