Pierce Sent Home

Thanx Red!

you cant spell “oden” without “sit out paul”

I wonder what Charlie Rosen is going to say now…..

Best wishes Paul! Hope you feel better. Get well soon (soon = 6 weeks).

Punishment for saying he wants to trade the pick? ;)

Seriously though, get well soon Paul.

The lottery gods continue to smile on us.

Hey, the “Brickowski” handle finally came up automatically on my computer! A shout-out to Brick from Bizarro World!

After the elbow injury thing gets resolved, in several weeks, might I suggest “flu-like symptoms” or “personal issues” that justify an “excused absence.” That should take us through March. Then, Helloooooo Mr. Oden!

Okay,,,,,,,

Now it’s coming from HIGH ABOVE……….. they must of read Callahan’s article this morning…..

This is devine intervention. Maybe the luck of the Irish has returned. Maybe it is Red’s ghost. Without Paul, this team won’t win 40 games and has a 50 50 shot at getting Oden or better yet Durrant. I hope Paul feels better soon, like April.

Those elbows can undergo a lot of stress opening up Crystal bottles. PP should rest up until mid-March, where he can begin soft-tossing with the other lefty relievers.

 So JohnK, were you referring to Dan Devine, former coach of the Fighting Irish (when Montana was there), or to the deity?

Oh, get well Paul, in like Mid April..

Boo hoo! Can someone get me a Durant…I mean a tissue? Oh, poor Paul. I hope he Odens…I mean comes back soon.

Keep Rondo, West, Jefferson & Pierce and get us one saavy veteran in the offseason with any combination of the rest of those guys to go along with Oden or Durant. Oh, if the basketball gods only smiled on the C’s like that this summer, this would all be worth it. Oh, and fire Doc. The End.

Brick,

Since Devine coached at Notre Dame, God’s alledged team, perhaps both. Like you have never had a typo.

Yes, but I must tell everyone that once this season is over and we have either of the first two picks in the draft that I’m expecting a helleva lot more out of this team next year.

NO MORE EXCUSES come next year…… I would say this would be the last straw with this team….. My anticipation of winning basketball will be far greater next season….without any excuses from Doc or Danny

But that’s for another topic down the road…for now lets continue our path

SURE it is…cough, cough, tank, cough. :) This one is just beyond strange, since he has been resting that elbow for so long now. If it is true, I hope it gets better quick for Paul’s comfort sake.

I thought Brigham Young University was God’s team of choice?

Danny goes coast to coast on the Irish in the Omni in Atlanta in 1981. He must be right.

“I thought Brigham Young University was God’s team of choice?”

Maybe so, either way the Celtics are covered.

Amen brother. Can we cash in on some blessings now? Oh wait…Paul’s elbow. Hmmm…blessing in disguise?

JohnK said: “Brick, Since Devine coached at Notre Dame, God’s alledged team, perhaps both. Like you have never had a typo.”

Yes, I’m a terrible typist, but that type of yours was too good to pass up when I saw your reference in the next sentence to the luck of the Irish.

You can’t be any worse than me. I am terrible at typing and spelling. And yes, it was too good to pass up.

Ainge must have watched the Texas game last night too!!!

It’s a legitimate injury, not some tanking effort. Jim Henson died from a post-surgery infection. He needs antibiotics and it drained immediately..

Someone wants to keep Al on the Celts. Thanks!

â€Å"And the hits just keep on coming,â€â"¢Ã¢â‚¬â"¢ deadpanned Doc Rivers

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Now if only Rivers could get on going…..

iowa plowboy said:
  Ã¢â‚¬Å"And the hits just keep on coming,â€â"¢Ã¢â‚¬â"¢ deadpanned Doc Rivers

It’s just too bad that none of them involve you, Doc.
 

You people who are thankful for Pierce’s infection are the ones who are truly sick. I nearly died from a bacterial infection a few years ago. These things are no joke. I hope that Pierce recovers quickly from this. I’m all for Pierce sitting out, but come on people, show some humanity. Don’t dance for joy at someone else’s health crisis.

Ooh, my arm! I think it’s broken!

Get well, but not too quickly Paul. Now if Red could only arrange for Doc to get some sort of brain infection.

Mike

Here we are excited about a team going to the lottery!

I can’t wait till the off-season. I’m still a big believer that we need a Veteran Point Guard for this team….

Here’s hoping that Wally or Ratliff are the one’s to go

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2654216

Click on the link above and ESPN has the eligible 2007 NBA Free Agent List.

Mike Bibby is available…. you think he’d come here?

dslack – well said. be strong & true.

Bibby would be too good a fit for Ainge to consider him.

Master Po,

Glad to see you finally got on the Durrant bandwagon. He is the most exciting freshman I have ever seen. He is a truly unique talent. When he is done, I think he will be like Kevin Garnett, only if Garnett could play on the permimeter and shoot like Ray Allen. It is not that he is a good shooter or even a great shooter for someone who is 6 foot 9. It is that Durrant is a great shooter period. Also, he demands the ball and takes over games when it counts. He is the going to be the clutch player Garnett never has been.

Durrant is why I want to see the Celtics get Gasol so badly. My dream is for the Celtics to get Gasol and land Durrant in the draft. Let Rondo play the point, have Pierce at the shooting guard, Durrant at the small forward, with Gasol at PF and Perkins rebounding and providing muscle at center, then have Allan, West and Gomes come off the bench for a tight 8 man rotation. That team could dominate the league for the next decade.

damn…just when we were starting to get back in the playoff race.

It would be better to get BOTH Durant and Oden ;D

My understanding is that this type of elbow problem generally takes about (insert number of weeks remaining in the regular season)to heal.

OK, who’s next?

This is serious injury, the mental scars can be harsh, paul needs an extended holiday peiod after he recovers from this.

You people have lost me. I may check back at some point, but for now I won’t be a part of a community where people are so callous to another human being’s health.

Best news we’ve gotten since the original injury. I knew Pierce wasn’t going to come back to help bring us to a mediocre finish.

What? The City of Detroit doesn’t have the technology to deal with an infected elbow? Give me a break. They had to switch injuries cause Stern probably started to smell blood( ie. a tank job).

dslack, my grandfather actually died from a bacterial infection a few years ago. He passed away three days after “mild fever”. So what? We’re not teasing at the injury. We’re teasing at our fate.

Pierce will be oden… err, I mean okay. Our trustworthy medical stuff will take care of him. They send him back to the hospital in Boston instead of the hospital in Detroit. Didn’t they?

Green Mountain, infection could be very dangerous.

We got a lot riding on Pierce’s Health in year to come. I hope we let him heal properly before rushing back on the court. Give him the month of February to heal and rest. and prepare for the final month of the season. There is no real reason not to protect our investment In him.