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I am a big Lively fan, but I have tempered my expectations.  Lets see him on the court for an extended period first.    With him not playing basketball or running for around 6 months, we should really be careful with expectations with him.    Even if he is given a full bill of good health by the medical staff, I think the goal for him next year is just to be available in a lot of games.   Even if he plays limited minutes or even sits games out.   He just needs to be a basketball player again.   I am sure there will be a bit of a mental block too when he is fully cleared.   It is probably going to take time and we may need to work through a lot of things before we see him back to being him again.