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Trail Blazers forward Channing Frye will be out of action until at least November after he had surgery on Monday to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. The arthroscopic surgery was performed in Southern California, and the team said he is expected to miss 8-to-10 weeks. That would place his return early in November, when the season is one-to-two weeks old. Frye was in the best shape of his career this summer, and was the most frequent participant at the team's practice facility over the off season. A big man who can shoot, Frye was expected to enter training camp as the backup power forward to LaMarcus Aldridge, a valuable piece to a second unit that expects to spread the floor and play uptempo. Frye spent much of the summer trimming his frame and working on his three-point shooting.

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September 9, 2008  07:08 AM ET
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They need him but can still compete.. backup.

September 9, 2008  08:11 AM ET
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Not much of a lost when you get back Greg Oden. He might miss only 2 weeks of regular season games so that is not bad.

September 9, 2008  08:19 AM ET
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It's called WORK. Somehow player development just doesn't happen with the Knicks. Maybe if they unload Eddy Curry, he too can be something.

September 9, 2008  09:01 AM ET
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"Frye spent much of the summer trimming his frame "

HUH?
he's (was) a string bean.......did he got fat over teh summer?
If anything he should've been BULKING up to compete with the big
boys down low...where he should be residing. Not ont he 3pt line

September 9, 2008  09:04 AM ET
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frye has improved no doubt the blazers picked up 2 young 7 footers so they will be fine.

September 9, 2008  09:05 AM ET
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Blazers are gonna be the scariest youngest team in the west!

September 9, 2008  12:18 PM ET
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Blazers will be fine since they can easily slide Travis Outlaw to the 4 to cover for Frye off the bench while Frye is recovering. They won't skip a beat.

Is it Oct yet???

September 9, 2008  01:26 PM ET
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Blazers are goint to be fun to watch and very scary for the opponents.

September 9, 2008  01:27 PM ET
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Blazers are giong to be exciting, hopefully they dont rock the jazz this upcoming season.

September 9, 2008  01:51 PM ET
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The only thing that stops this team from going to the playoffs are injuries.

September 9, 2008  05:28 PM ET
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I don't see this as hurting the Blazers that much...I still think they will win 50 games (or more) with or without him

 
September 9, 2008  10:46 PM ET
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Frye's a scrub.

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