BLAZERS: Heal the Heel!

Brandon Roy’s talus bone in his heel is giving Trail Blazer faithful something to fret about. So, I propose a “Heal the Heel” campaign in his honor. I wore my Roy gear at hoops this morning, in an effort to conjure positive vibes and stave off any looming, pestiferous foot demons. I encourage you to do the same. Bust out the red and black #7’s wherever and whenever appropriate.
I’m disappointed, but not discouraged. It’s interesting that initially he thought it was an ankle roll. Kevin Pritchard says the MRI looks better now than it did months ago. Hhhmm, hasn’t he been resting this summer, so it wasn’t aggravated? Now they’ve been playing pick-up ball for a month and it comes back. Sound familiar (2006)? Should he have surgery? We’ll leave that to the experts. I’m most disappointed for B-Roy. He wanted to play summer league, but no. He had nothing to prove and advisors wanted him to rest. Now it’s resurfacing. Surprise! The single non-X-factor, 'sure thing' this year, poof. Gone. (Clapton singing in the distance – “Lately I been runnin’ on Faith”)

UPDATE: A friend of mine is a foot surgeon who performs these surgeries. He was not familiar with Roy's case, but offered this information:
"I looked him up on SI.com and they mentioned heel impingement which is not a term I have heard before and I'm sure is laymens language. Now this is just speculation, but the 2 most common impingments involving the talus are either spurring on the front of the ankle or on the back of the ankle. If it is the back of the ankle. The front of the ankle impinges the ankle from moving up towardsthe nose, the back the opposite way. The recovery from either end would be relatively equal. He may be out from anywhere from 6-8 weeks. Now, thats the general population. He may be back sooner because of his athleticism and some aggressive PT. These should notbe long standing issues that would hinder his career. If it is the heel as it pertains to the achillestendon attachment, that is a different ball game andcan kiss alot of the season goodbye."