Zarko has hernia?

[Griffin]

josh (oregon): hey googs...good to have you back and at full strength, good luck this season. can you tell us about zarko and what kind of an impact he will have this year???

: He's a very good player. He's long, he's athletic. It's unfortunate he was diagnosed with a hernia and that will be a setback for him. He's an exceptional talent and the only thing he needs to do is add some muscle. He looks like those good Europeans who come over here and play well.

This is the first time I heard anything about it. How long could this keep him out?

 

[elindholm]

I guess Gugliotta and Cabarkapa really will be competing for playing time.

Gugliotta: "Hey, Zarko, come here a minute and help me lift this huge box of equipment."

Cabarkapa: "Sure thing, Googs, you're the veteran."

 

[SweetD]

Originally posted by Griffin
This is the first time I heard anything about it. How long could this keep him out?

Son-of-a-

 

[capologist]

Originally posted by elindholm
I guess Gugliotta and Cabarkapa really will be competing for playing time.

Gugliotta: "Hey, Zarko, come here a minute and help me lift this huge box of equipment."

Cabarkapa: "Sure thing, Googs, you're the veteran."

That would have been a good time for Zarko to pretend he doesn’t understand English.

 

[F-Dog]

Damn. I guess we can write off ROY now. (More realistically, we can probably write Zarko off of the rookie team on All-Star weekend.)

IIRC, a 'sports hernia' needs surgery, with a 4-6 week recovery period afterward. If that's the case, we'll be seeing Zarko again in late November...

 

[sunsfn]

Cabarkapa to Miss Preseason

Zarko Cabarkapa learned Thursday night that he has a hernia and will undergo surgery this afternoon. The Suns' first-round draft pick is expected to miss three to four weeks. Check back soon for a full report.


http://www.nba.com/suns/

 

[elindholm]

Hey, look at the bright side -- now Trybanksi will have a chance to show what he can do.

 

[Evil Ash]

Originally posted by sunsfn
Cabarkapa to Miss Preseason

Zarko Cabarkapa learned Thursday night that he has a hernia and will undergo surgery this afternoon. The Suns' first-round draft pick is expected to miss three to four weeks. Check back soon for a full report.


http://www.nba.com/suns/

 

[Chaz]

 

[Joe Mama]

This certainly can't hurt D. Johnson's chances of making the team.

This sucks. I thought he would come in right away and make a big difference on the team.

Joe Mama

 

[JJ Slim]

I think you're right, Joe. I think DJ has some nice skills and has a lot to offer this team. I'm hoping he makes the team. Too bad for Atlanta.

 

[jbeecham]

3-4 weeks isn't too bad. He should be healthy again during the 1st month of the season. He can still attend practices and was around for rookie ball and some of preseason so he's got a decent grasp of the team concepts. I don't think this will set him back too far.

 

[sunsfn]

Some of you may not be aware that Zarko is keeping a diary.
Here is the latest, and the web site (below) so you can read other journal entries. This is on the suns site.

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As if moving to a new country, learning a foreign language and adjusting to the NBA game weren’t enough for Zarko Cabarkapa, we’ve thrown another challenge at him. The Suns’ first-round draft pick has been recruited to document his first training camp online with an assist from Suns.com interpreter Maja Malesevic.

Continuing in the tradition of Gugliotta’s Gazette (2001) and Jacobsen’s Journal (2002), Cabarkapa will check in regularly throughout the week to share his experiences as a rookie and give fans a unique perspective of camping in the NBA.



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Friday, Oct. 3

Well, I didn’t get to practice with the veterans today after all. I found out last night that I have a hernia and am going to have surgery this afternoon.

I think it may have happened when I was training in Montenegro. I must have made a wrong move or something. I remember it hurting for a few days, but then everything was fine. I do still feel it from time to time. When I start running I can feel a little bit of pain, but it hasn’t stopped me from working out.

I went to see a specialist yesterday afternoon. He took a look and said that there was a tear. It’s just a small cut, but he said if I don’t take care of it now it could spread, which is why we scheduled the surgery for this afternoon.

Apparently, it’s a routine surgery. It will only take about 15 minutes, so thankfully it’s not serious. But it will keep me from training for two or three weeks, which is disappointing.

I had to call my parents and wake them up last night. I didn’t want them to read about my surgery in the paper. My mother would have panicked, so I wanted to explain to them myself that it’s not a big deal.

I was a little bit hurt and shocked when I heard I would need it, though. I’ve never had surgery before, so it shook me up at first psychologically. But all of my coaches and teammates gave me support, and helped me get over it. All the players convinced me that it’s a normal thing. When you’re an athlete, you’re prone to have injuries from time to time.

We actually all went to dinner as a team last night, which was interesting. I had heard stories that rookies here have to do crazy things. I thought it was a joke, but apparently it was no joke. Leandro and I, and all the other rookies and new members of the staff, had to get up in front of everyone and sing.

Leandro sang something in his native language and so I sang the Serbian song that I was listening to in the car on the way to the restaurant. I don’t know what it was, but it was stuck in my head, so I sang that. It was embarrassing, but I decided to just hurry and sing, so my turn would pass by.

I’m a catastrophic singer. It’s a good thing you didn’t hear me. But it was a fun dinner and it was nice to all hang out together. It helped take my mind off the surgery, too.

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/z_diary.html

 

[Evil Ash]

Update from a new press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 3, 2003

ZARKO CABARKAPA HAS HERNIA SURGERY

PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns rookie forward Zarko Cabarkapa (pronounced cha-BAR-kah-pah) underwent successful surgery today to repair a hernia by Dr. R.V. Stephens at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

The Suns’ first-round selection (17th overall) in the 2003 NBA Draft is expected to return to action in three to four weeks.

The 22-year-old forward from Serbia and Montenegro averaged a second-best 16.8 points, team-best 7.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 blocks in five summer league games for the Suns at the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain *****.

Prior to joining the Suns, the 6-11, 235-pounder played the last two seasons for Buducnost. He averaged 11.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in Euroleague play in 2002-03 and added 14.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and .683 shooting from the field last season in the Yugoslavian League. He joined Buducnost, one of the top clubs in Europe, prior to the 2001-02 season as a 20-year-old and averaged 9.4 points and 4.1 rebounds as a reserve.

The Suns begin preseason play Tuesday night, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. when they host the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets at America West Arena. Single-game tickets for all preseason contests are on sale now and single-game tickets for the regular season go on sale Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, the America West Arena box office, online at Suns.com and by calling 1-800-4-NBA-TIX. Single-game tickets begin at just $8.

- Suns.com -

 

[JS22]

Hernias are NOT fun. I had surgery last July (over a year ago) and still feel the after effects.

Id give Zarko atleast 2 months before he is able to go 100% on the court. It actually took myself nearly 4 to be in perfect shape again for baseball.

 

[Wally]

I've had the conventional surgery with a patch on both sides(double hernia) and the recovery was quite long. The surgery was last Oct (one year) and the left side still bothers me. Time in bed was about two weeks and the healing was lenghty. In talking with others who had the same surgery, I found I am not alone.

About two months ago I saw on the news about a new procedure which still uses a patch (coogle or google patch - or something sounding like that) but they don't cut through the mussle tissue. It's supposed to be just as effective as the conventional patch, but the patient can return to work in one or two days (depending of course on the type of work).

The third (and obsolete) way is to sew up the tear and it is not very effective as it usually tears again.

From the sounds of things, Z probably had the new method - I hope so - mine was not much fun

 

[capologist]

Originally posted by Wally
coogle or google patch - or something sounding like that

Kugel patch. Patches the hernia, and tastes good, too.

 

[Wally]

Thanks Cap..... I was close.

Is that what they did?

 

[capologist]

I have no idea.

 

[Joe Mama]

Originally posted by capologist
Kugel patch. Patches the hernia, and tastes good, too.

Yes, that's right. I once ate one with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Joe Mama