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Message: [QUOTE="Kenny11, post: 3513472, member: 7303"] I was bored so a took a look at nba frontcourt players who have torn their Achilles and how they came back from it. It’s so hard to find a comparison because most of them had the injury in their late 20’s or 30’s. Some players came back at a high level but there is always a drop off although for most of these guys it can easily be attributed to their age too. I worry about akok because, as a shot blocker he gets a lot of explosion from jumping quick without really bending his knees. His big advantage has been getting up quick for blocked shots, surprising the hell out of the shooter even when they know he’s there. Besides timing and length, this is from the explosiveness in his lower legs, not his quads, glutes, hamstrings, etc. Has there been a shotblocker like akok who has had this injury? How did they come back from it? Maybe akok is really the first guy with this body type, skillset, and age to have this injury? Some of the big guys like demarcus cousins and Okur are just huge wide body guys and don’t compare to akok at all. Kevin Durant’s return may be the best test case because of similar body type but even Durant is much older. Rudy gay is still a great athlete and had a good comeback but his production dropped off a lot too. Durant wasn’t going to play this year at all. I think that may be the best choice for akok too. [/QUOTE]