Noel weights in @ 218

[GeauxSaints53]

That knee looks nasty. As for the weight, could just be water weight to improve his draft stock. It could easily fall back off afterwards. Especially when he starts to get more active basketball wise.

They stick some kind of pin or plate on that joint to keep stable?

And/or to up his weight?

[Teal Lantern]

What in the world does that trainer have him doing? He can barely bend his arms with the rack bars in that position.

The weight was never an issue, and I brought this up when he weighed lower than expected at the combine, but it was totally expected from me. When you have an injury like that, you lose most of that muscle, so you also lose a lot of weight. That's what happened to me when I injured my knee, and that weight comes back after you start lifting heavy again. It's no surprise at all that he's gained it back already.

If there is a silver lining, at least he doesn't have the body type that gains fat easily. Some players would be trying to lose a spare tire after several months of immobility.

[Mythrol]

That knee looks rough as heck. I dunno man. He might have the highest upside, but he also looks like the highest odds of busting as well. Let someone else take that risk. We already have enough to deal with with trying to figure out Gordon. Who knows how much that might stunt our rebuild if we have to trade him for scraps. Combined with that I just can take this guy.

[lsutigers33]

kid has the biggest knee cap I have ever seen.

IF you look at it this way, if we were going to draft Saric and he wouldn't play a year, what's the difference with sitting noel.

[All Metro]

The knee looks nasty because it's still swollen. As time passes the swelling will go down.

[Purple Haze]

So would you guys take Noel and stash him until next year if Burke, Porter and Len are off the board at #6?

HECK yeah. You'd be stupid not to.

[ml wave]

What in the world does that trainer have him doing? He can barely bend his arms with the rack bars in that position.

At least he's still spotting him though, in case the bars give way. Can't be too careful.

[Emilio]

Funny how I want Gordon traded because he can't stay on the court (and because of his attitude too) but I want us to use our (probably last) high pick in a player who's still recovering from an injury and it's uncertain how he will return. That shows I'm completely biased on the Gordon subject.