First Step - Surgeries For Everyone!

by Jeff Clark on May 25, 2009 10:00 PM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

Here's one article that stood out to me that I missed until now. I'm not surprised that everyone was beat up and hurting at the end of the season, but I didn't realize that it was to this extent. From SLAM reporting on the Globe:

According to Rivers, the C’s injuries went deeper than previously thought: “Ray Allen had a hamstring problem throughout the Orlando series that was not getting better,’ said Rivers. ‘Paul had some bone spurs that may need to be removed as well. Perk may have to have a procedure on his shoulder. In Ray’s case, I thought his hamstring was bothering him a lot. That could have had an effect on him [against Orlando].’ Surgery is being considered for Perkins and Pierce, but nothing has been finalized, Rivers said. He also confirmed no date has been set for Kevin Garnett’s operation to remove bone spurs from his right knee.”

And of course we have gotten confirmation that yes, indeed, KG would have played against the Cavs had we not blown a 10 point lead in game 6 and actually closed the Magic out. Not that I'm still a little bitter or anything.

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Welcome back

This (not this exact article, but the news) was already posted though.

by cordobes on May 25, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

thanks

not surprised, I’m sure it was covered thoroughly

I just needed a warmup post and I thought this was a good first topic to cover

think of it as my layup line

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on May 25, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Everyone looked///

Everyone on the team looked tired or hurt.

by liamail on May 25, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

I don't believe Tanguay...

I wouldn’t accept that as fact. He’s been very, very wrong on medical issues in the past.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on May 25, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

Not believing Tanguay

is a good policy. Well, unless he’s stating the obvious, like “Perk is a man.”

by Hal Jordan on May 26, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Who says KG would`ve played in ECF?

The same people who led us to believe KG was going to return by April!!!

Besides, KG would have had way to much “rust” by the ECF.

Earth to Danny {and Doc} : Our season has ended…you can now stop lying to us!

by Title 18 on May 25, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

Danny and Doc aren't the ones lying...

And I’m also skeptical of KG playing against Cleveland. He was going to play, but he was making absolutely no effort to practice? It doesn’t sound likely.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on May 25, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Absolutely. He was keeping his leg straight while sitting on the bench — it was pretty obvious he was in no condition to play.

by kozlodoev on May 26, 2009 7:41 AM EDT up reply actions

enough about KG and round 3

Had the Celtics not blown a game in Orlando, the day game 7 was played at home would have been game 1 of round 3.

If KG was ready to go for round three there is no reason at al that he shouldn’t have played in game 7 VS Orlando. They could have at least had him in uniform. Frankly I think the whole KG returning was B.S. We had been hearing the same garbage since the end of the season.

by celticsguy on May 26, 2009 7:51 AM EDT reply actions