Rodrigue Beaubois utilizing the lockout period to recover from foot injury – NBA Update
Dallas Mavericks’ path to glory last season was not easy by any standards. Not only were they full of ageing players who had to really fight to stay fit in the playoff stages, their progress was threatened by a number of injuries.
One such player is Rodrigue Beaubois, who is still on the road to recovery from a foot surgery.
Beaubois was not the only one as two of the teams’ main players in Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler had to face time off the court as well. Although, Nowitzki missed only few of the games in the middle of the season, Butler was ruled
out for the entire season which caused immense concern to the Mavericks.
Beaubois had a promising start to his sophomore career and was quickly termed as the ‘x-factor’ in the experienced Dallas line up. His young athleticism and quick feet helped him put in a number of productive performances. However,
he was unable to sustain his run of good form due to pesky injuries and other complications.
This meant that his future plans did not really work out and things only got worse after a second foot injury. The Mavericks guard had initially sustained a fracture in his left foot whilst training with the French national team.
After going under the knife, he was on the road to recovery when he ended up re-injuring his foot at the end of the regular season.
The Mavericks potential star was reportedly not 100% fit when he returned to action after his first surgery. This was evident by the lack of vigour in his step and also his inability to attack the basket with his flashy movement.
In the 28 games that he played after his first surgery, his game was a mere shadow of his rookie season performances.
This time, Beaubois is getting ample time to rest and recover for next season. With the ongoing lockout, Rodrigue is expected to have enough time on his hands to make a full and proper recovery.
There is no denying the fact that since his arrival in the NBA Beaubois has been thought of as a special talent. So far he has been extremely unlucky and will be hoping to make a fresh start to his career. He will certainly get
a chance to prove his mettle once again, especially due to the presence of many veterans in the Dallas line up.
The most important part of Beaubois’ game has been his athleticism and the ability to move from one of the court to another. He needs to make sure that he does not lose out on those aspects of his game because those are his defining
characteristics.
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