NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 100: The best team doctor, NASA boss
"Oh, what's the point of this? First look at the honors your players have won. The NBA is a league that puts players first. Other awards are just empty talk."

Jiang Ming definitely prefers to look at player honors, for example, the MVP was ultimately given to Kobe Bryant who led his team to first place in the Western Conference.

The best defensive player award was given to Kevin Garnett, the top center in the Eastern Conference.

What's more, now that Garnett has regularly asked Jiang Ming to purchase Chinese herbal medicine packages and plasters, he has never had to rest due to injuries, and his jump is obviously higher than before.

So the Celtics are naturally number one in the Eastern Conference. As long as he has no physical problems, Garnett will still be one of the league's top rim protectors. His physical condition is there.

But Oden can take solace in the fact that he was on the first team of the best rookie team.

Durant and his teammates Jeff Green, Al Horford, Scola and Oden.

The best sixth man is Ginobili.

The Most Improved Player award went to Hedo Turkoglu.

The best coach is Hornets head coach Byron Scott. Indeed, the Hornets are the real dark horse this season. Thanks to Paul and West, they managed to rank third in the Western Conference. Byron Scott deserves credit for this.

Scoring leader LeBron James, rebounding leader Dwight Howard, assists leader Chris Paul, blocks leader Camby, steals leader Paul
In general, if the Trail Blazers hadn't made it to the playoffs, this season would have had nothing to do with honors.

If they don't make the playoffs, the Trail Blazers will have worked in vain this season.

Ninth or tenth in the Western Conference is the most awkward position, neither good nor bad. The rookies selected next year will also be mediocre ones in the middle.

But it’s different when entering the playoffs. Compared to the ninth and tenth places, there is only one or two differences in the draft picks, but we can play with full intensity, and one playoff game is equivalent to 10 regular season games!
This is such a valuable experience for rookies.

Even for the team doctors and management, it is an opportunity to gain valuable experience. After this season, everyone on the Trail Blazers will know how to deal with the playoffs.

After one playoff game, everyone on the team will be transformed.

After looking at the honors for the players and coaches, the next are some rewards for the "vassals".

While Oden and Jiang Ming were talking about who should not take it and who should take it, other people in the department also gathered around.

Jiang Muyan saw good news as soon as she came over.

Larry Miller was elected the best general manager!
This piece of news has received quite a lot of views.

After selection by 10 ESPN experts and joint review by NBA professionals, Trail Blazers President Larry Miller was elected the best general manager of the 08 season.

This is also the first time he has received this honor since he became general manager.

The report also detailed Larry Miller's honor:

"From selecting Roy + Aldridge last year to signing Oden this year, three consecutive signings have brought the team back to the playoffs after losing playoff competitiveness!"

"Deserved!"

Jiang Ming commented directly below using his own account.

Everyone in the medical department was also congratulating him by @LarryMiller in the mobile chat group. Indeed, this president has devoted his heart and soul to the team this season. When can we see a president doing so many things personally?

But in an instant someone replied to Jiang Ming:

"Doctor Jiang, it's a pity for you. You were just a little bit short."

"What's the pity?"

Oden couldn't help but scroll down, and the next piece of news was the winner of the best team doctor award.

Jiang Ming, who said he didn't care, still couldn't help but take a look. After all, if he won the award, it would be recorded in NBA history and on all major data websites.

But looking at the cover photo, you can tell it’s not him. It’s a middle-aged white man with short blond hair, and Oden also pounded the table:

"Depend on!"

"Don't rely on it, the season prediction is 99% that it will be him."

"Suns chief team doctor Thomas Carter was named the best team doctor!"

You said the Suns team doctor got it, so let him get it. Jiang Ming also added this under the news:
The popular team doctor, Trail Blazers medical director Jiang Ming, was not selected! Traditional Chinese medicine lost!

"Um, shrimp, and pig heart?"

Jiang Ming clicked on the news with a smile. It turned out that the reporter was quite professional. He compared the two's achievements this season and also added the philosophical words that Jiang Ming said in the morning, which seemed to be freshly written.

You won’t know until you compare them, but after the comparison, Jiang Ming was completely convinced.

This Suns' miracle doctor has been so strong this season.

In fact, from the expectant expressions on Robert, Sean and others' faces just now, we knew that this year's best team doctor would not belong to the Trail Blazers.

They had long known how outstanding this year's Suns medical team was, so they were not surprised to hear that Doctor Carter won the award, and they even felt a little convinced.

To put it bluntly, unless the Trail Blazers get a few more well-known veterans and get injured and healed, it will be impossible for Jiang Ming to get the chance.

While Jiang Ming joined the Trail Blazers and appeared in the team doctor news from time to time, Thomas Carter of the Suns has become a super team doctor known to fans this season!

Jiang Ming also knew that the Suns fans in China called this doctor "Imperial Physician". You have to know that even this authentic traditional Chinese medicine doctor has not been given this title by fans in his own country.

During the away game in Phoenix, Jiang Ming specifically wanted to find him for a brief exchange and learning, but in the end he only learned about this mysterious Doctor Carter, who is said to be a NASA big shot, through the staff.

Apart from what Google can find:

Dr. Carter is a member of NASA's medical team and has a cooperative relationship with the Suns, so he will not leave Phoenix. (The subtext may be to tell other teams not to think about poaching him.)
Member of the Herodicus Society (global sports orthopaedic association), member of the North American Sports Orthopaedic Association, and member of the North American Arthroscopy Association.

He has represented the United States at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and has published numerous articles on orthopaedics and sports medicine (including world-class journals such as The Lancet).

He has obtained patents for arthroscopic surgical instruments and is a national authority on meniscus transplantation and articular cartilage surgery.

And the encyclopedia also wrote about how excellent his team is:

Aaron Nelson, Suns head rehab trainer.

Suns medical director: David Bailey, who also focuses on knee and shoulder injuries.

They have participated in almost all of the honors that Dr. Carter has. They are the real iron triangle, and every important position is held by the most capable people.

This is actually rare. Most team medical teams still have an "administrative nominal position". Someone like Thomas Reese is actually very good, at least he knows internal medicine treatment. People who do other things in other teams may only have a medical license.

In addition to these, the Suns staff introduced their chief team doctor to Jiang Ming.

Thomas Carter would come to the U.S. Skywalk Center for almost every Phoenix Suns home game, walk in and out of the media dining area, greet familiar reporters, sit on the sidelines with friends to watch the game, and communicate with Suns fans with a smile...

But unless you try hard, you'll hardly notice him.

Jiang Ming may still accept interviews from time to time, but he will refuse any interview, so there is very little news about him personally.

This is why Jiang Ming, who has only been a team doctor for two years, is compared with him. Jiang Ming stands in front of the camera from time to time. His handsome appearance and awesome speeches naturally attract fans.

When Carter watched the game, he did not sit with the players like the coaching and training staff, but behind the team's bench.

This position is very close to the players, but it will never be noticed by the camera.

There is little news about him on the Suns' official website.

The official roster page on the team's website lists the names of 14 players, the head coach, four assistant coaches and trainer Aaron Nelson.

But there is no "Thomas Carter".

"He's the invisible man of the team."

There are objective reasons why Dr. Carter has not come into the public eye.

Every team has many jobs, and the team doctor is one of the most sensitive positions. He holds the secrets of the physical condition of all the players on the team, and these secrets may very likely affect the team's future transactions and lineup rotations.

According to NBA regulations, team doctors generally do not accept interviews with reporters unless they are officially allowed by the team. Dr. Carter is a very humble person, but he will definitely not tell you about the surgeries he has done before, nor will he comment on the doctors of other teams.

Jiang Ming also realized it at that time. The security guy seemed to be showing off his team doctor, but in fact he was pointing fingers at himself, because Jiang Ming cured Big White Bear and Blake successively during that period, and all kinds of news were making the rounds.

Master, I understand!

Therefore, I didn't give any interviews until the morning news day at the end of the season after the game against the Suns.

There are indeed things worth learning from him, such as being humble and not easily mentioning his major in public.

Jiang Ming did so in the later period, and only took charge of the team's routine duties such as "season participation is in doubt", "return before March 3 at the earliest", and "the team arranges a return schedule for the players".

"No, this guy really works for NASA? That's too much, right?"

While Jiang Ming was thinking, Oden kept staring at the encyclopedia, and then shouted in surprise.

Robert laughed:
"It's not that exaggerated. This is just what the encyclopedia says. It's very likely that he helped. Sun is just exaggerating."

"The identities of our NBA team doctors are not mysterious, especially the chief team doctors of each team, most of whom have many years of clinical experience. "Dr. Carter" graduated from Allegheny College in 1979 and entered the field of sports medicine in 1988. After he opened a private clinic in Phoenix, he established working relationships with many local professional teams."

"As for whether it's NASA or not, it's probably a strategy used by the Suns management to recruit players. They are used to saying 'we have the best team doctor in the league', so naturally they have to promote something really awesome."

For a veteran like Robert who has been working in the team doctor industry for five years, he naturally knows Thomas Carter's background. It is too easy to check their internal situation.

Jiang Ming nodded. In fact, after he took office as director, he could see the situation of the team doctors of all 30 teams from this computer. There were no secrets in the circle.

Thomas Carter's resume is naturally not as mysterious and powerful as fans think.

Dr. Carter is an expert in sports medicine and surgery.

In March 2000, Carter performed surgery to repair a broken left ankle for popular All-Star point guard Jason Kidd. He also performed successful surgeries on two other basketball players, Rex Chapman and Horacio Llamas.

Five months later, the Suns could not wait to announce the hiring of Carter as chief team doctor.

So he started working for the Suns in the millennium, and he is particularly good at meniscus and cartilage injuries in the knee - as we all know, this is the most troublesome part for NBA players, so he has been able to maintain his position as the top player.

Prior to that, he was an orthopedic consultant to the NHL Coyotes, MLB Anaheim Angels, and several local football teams;

While currently managing the health of the Suns players, Carter also serves as the team doctor and consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters and the WNBA Mercury. He enjoys a very high reputation in the sports world of Phoenix.

This is why he will not leave Phoenix. His own clinic and side income are all in Phoenix, and he will never start over somewhere else.

It is no exaggeration to say that his current status in the Phoenix surgical community is like that of a local boss and he is a true authority.

But this guy has never been too proud of himself. He really has something.

This is the second time in his career that he has won the title of best team doctor.

Robert also said:
“Although the encyclopedia is a bit fake, Thomas Carter’s ability is unquestionable.”

Sean: “I’ve heard this.
The Suns' success with a very physically demanding and injury-prone running and gunning system is inseparable from the contributions of Dr. Carter:
Nash left Dallas in his 30s with back and knee injuries, and Carter immediately made his body strong enough to launch the league's most powerful offensive storm;
Nash's partner Amar'e Stoudemire suffered knee cartilage damage at the age of 22. Carter took the extremely high risk of surgery to allow him to return to the court safely. In the first season after his injury, Stoudemire averaged 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

Neither of them had any surgery at all.

Relying purely on traditional Western medicine therapy!

This is why the team doctors treat him as a guest of honor. Not only does he have superb medical skills, he is also a man of great righteousness!
Dr. Carter's medical philosophy is: if surgery can be avoided, it must be avoided.

Everyone knows that only by performing surgery can you make money, but Carter simply doesn't do it if he can avoid it. Isn't this fearlessness?
There are even more such examples this season.

Hill, whose knees are numb from surgery during the Magic, said, "It doesn't matter if I have another surgery. I've already had millions of surgeries on my knees."

Dr. Carter just said calmly: "No surgery is needed."

Grant Hill then received a strict rehabilitation treatment plan and followed it.

Then, a miracle happened.

Hill, who played just 200 games in seven years with the Magic and had five failed comebacks, became one of the healthiest players in the league during his time with the Suns.

Then in February of this year, O'Neal was traded from the Heat to the Suns with bursitis in his left hip and suffered a lot of injuries.

Previously, the Heat team doctor emphasized that this was due to O'Neal's excessive weight.

The Suns medical team asked O'Neal to start core strength, flexibility and balance exercises to restore his hip muscles to normal. Then the legend appeared. The 36-year-old O'Neal played all the games for the Suns and was selected as an All-Star even after changing teams! "

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"This is sports therapy. It seems that the Heat's devilish training is indeed prone to injuries to veterans."

Oden nodded:

"Yeah, does White Chocolate look like he has an old injury? It seems like I can't go to the Heat at the end of my career."

"What are you thinking about, brother? You should think about spending the rest of your life as a pioneer!" Jiang Ming patted him on the shoulder.

Then he turned off his computer as well:
"Let's go, let's go eat. Let's take a break today. Tomorrow we will start preparing for the playoffs. Come on, everyone!"

Oden, who originally wanted to write an article criticizing ESPN's selection system, gave up the idea.

No way, it seems
The Suns' miracle doctor cured Nash, O'Neal, Hill, and Marion with conservative treatment this year, especially Hill and O'Neal. The two who needed surgery relied on conservative treatment to play well in the Suns.

Then it is true that his attending physician Jiang Ming seems to have no competitiveness. After all, he is not a big name like Oden, and he cannot be compared with Roy and Hill. The size of their fans is not at the same level.

However, he still said to Jiang Ming on the way:
"In my heart, you are the best team doctor. I think you can be selected just based on your set of Eight Section Brocade movements!"

"Okay, thank you for the compliment. I'll be happiest if you play well in the playoffs."

"It's a must, watch me kill Gasol!"

A week later.

The playoffs begin.

When Jiang Ming arrived in Los Angeles, he didn't expect that the most powerful and annoying Los Angeles reporter on the entire network had prepared topics for the Trail Blazers team doctor.

They were stopped for an interview when Jiang Ming and Jiang Muyan just left the hotel to find food. The reporters were official reporters from Sports Illustrated Los Angeles.

Jiang Ming stopped and listened to the question.

As a result, the question was not about how he felt about not being selected as the best team doctor, nor was it about his evaluation of Thomas Carter.

But I'm talking about another topic about the best team doctor.

That is, many fans think that Jiang Ming came to the Trail Blazers too late, and that Jensen did a poor job before, which led to Jiang Ming's failure to be selected?

Because as time went by, Jensen's bleeding from Roy's knee was exposed, and Oden was misdiagnosed by Jensen and Thomas Reese at the beginning of the season.
Jiang Ming also understood what the reporter meant. In fact, he didn't have all bad intentions. He also had good intentions and wanted to suggest that since Jiang Ming had become the director now, he could fire Yan Sen, the "scourge".

And Thomas Reese, the internist, can also step down.

"Do you think quacks are not suitable to be on the NBA team doctor roster?"

"NBA teams don't have quacks. They just lack a little bit of vigilance and luck."

Jiang Ming answered with just one sentence.

"We are all doing well as a team now, and we hope to play a wonderful game tonight."

The subtext is that the Blazers are doing well now, so you reporters should stop creating topics and stirring up troubles to disrupt our morale before the game? It turns out that the Americans also know the Art of War!

It was only after G1 actually started that Jiang Ming understood why the No. team in the Western Conference was No. .

And how experienced playoff teams adapt to the playoff rhythm from the beginning.

A 20:4 wave stunned the Trail Blazers who had not entered the playoffs for many years! !
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