time and time again? He has proven to successfully recover from his injuries before he came into the league (he later had a minor microscopic followup surgery). He's chipped his left knee cap on February 13, 2009 and then broke it on November 23, 2009. That is his NBA injury history. The second injury is suspicious of doctors not properly treating the first injury.
And people can regrow cartilage. Kobe had a procedure to do just that a couple of years ago.
Yeah, I believe Kobe had an orthokine procedure in Germany. What's crazy is how well Kobe is playing this season, he's very aggressive taking it to the hole like he's 21 again this season.
He's a normal sized 6-6 man. It seems the procedure is working for him. You never know if it's his competitive drive that's pushing him for this long, or if it's the Orthokine, Cryo, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy or what.
With a guy of Bynum's height and stature, no amount of Ortho-Cryo-Plasmagenic surgery is going to correct the fact that his body is out of balance. Kobe Bryant's body is not out of balance, he's in very good condition, all of these guys do Yoga and stretch every muscle that us Normal Americans neglect to work in our 9/5's.
Bryant has been bouncing around like this since he was a 15 year old kid. Bynum is not very athletic, he's just massive.
Greg Oden however, was pretty damn explosive at OSU. His length was incredible too, he looked like a throwback C with a ton of athleticism and natural defensive abilities.
Had he stayed healthy, he very well could have been the best center in the league. With Dwight's mental softness, his coddling in LA, I think Greg Oden could very well be best center in the league right now. He said it kills him inside to see Durant being among the best in the game, he feels he'd be right there in the conversation.
If I were Greg, I'd take the Derrick Rose route, do not come back until you are 110% ready. Once he's 110% healthy, he needs to look for a good situation for himself.