Hope he gets well soon . . .
By 85%, does he mean body fat?![]()
Boston was playing so well earlier in the season when Perkins was out, so what explains their current free-fall?
Tired legs, bored, insert random excuse here
Just Rivers quote, hit the link for the whole piece.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...here-in-there/Latest Shaq timetable: April 3. Or 5. Somewhere in there.
Kurt Helin
...He had a shot to ease pain in his foot and has been wearing a boot, which should come off later this week, but Doc Rivers told the Boston Globe not to expect the big man back that fast. Think April 3. Or more likely 5. Or…
“Just being around the game long enough to know when you take a boot off you usually don’t play a day later. I just don’t see him flying on a plane after you get your boot off. I just think that’s unrealistic.
“There’s a better chance (April 3), I still don’t think that’s realistic. I think more the game the day after that would be our target date for Shaq. I would say they’re thinking maybe Atlanta or the first game back, but I think there’s no chance of that.”
This sounds eerily familiar.
2009: KG will be back with 2 weeks left for the playoffs. KG will be back for the first round. KG will be back second round. KG won't be back and has called it a season. Not good.
at least shaq says he lost weight. but when you see him its like nothing happened. its like he carries an extra 40 pounds every season
funny how hurt he is but i saw him at planet hollywood in vegas last month. the dude just wanted to right the coat tails of the big four and get a 5th ring...... hes done.
I swear, Rivers should sign up to do PR for the government. "We're sure that Shaq will be back in 2 weeks... er... months... look, he's got a good shot of being healthy in September of 2013..."
And wtf is going on with Jermaine? God, the moves by Ainge STILL piss me off. Krstic played well the first few games and now he's playing soft. Someone needs to light into his ass. And Green is lackluster. Blah.
I was bummed that we traded House last year, but Robinson proved himself. Haven't seen that yet from the new guys.
"Shaquille O'Neal is progressing nicely and will return next week. And he's lost 72 pounds."
If this is indeed true thats actually a good sign. It means he's just resting for when it counts. We will see.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/newr...reply&t=174080Doc Rivers says Shaq may not return until playoffs
Kurt Helin
Okay Boston fans, now you can start to really worry.
Doc Rivers pushed the timeline back for Shaq’s return from an Achilles tendon injury again, this time maybe as far back as the start of the playoffs, friend of the site A. Sherrod Blakely reports at CSN New England. (He also notes the Celtics have apparently been learning from the Bill Belichick injury reports.)
“I really hope we can get him before the playoffs,” said Rivers, who added that the injury is starting to “get close to bleeding” into the teams’ postseason plans.
While the C’s maintain there hasn’t been any setback, they do say it has taken longer to heal than anticipated (isn’t that a setback?)….
“The good thing with him is that he’s still big and strong,” Rivers said. “But that (not playing until the playoffs) would be difficult.”
This will certainly ramp up the complaints about the Kendrick Perkins trade.
The Celtics will get Jermaine O’Neal back, maybe as Thursday night against the Spurs. He will be asked to be the defensive anchor until Shaq returns. Whenever that is.
*sigh*
Could've seen this coming a mile away...
Just further solidifying that Ainge was a dumbass.
Yep, he belonged. Never missed a beat.
Ln, with the surprising goods.
Unless LiveUpdate is very wrong, Shaq is playing today.
Dude looks like he should be playing the Mystical/Magical Negro is some kids flick about an unathletic white kid who maximizes his talents and wins the championship, not on talent, but heart.
They said he collapsed in while walking in the back tunnel area.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Shaq hobbled down the corridor to Celtics locker room, barely able to stay on his feet, witnesses say. No word but appears to be heel.
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A. Sherrod Blakely
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by ChrisMannixSI
#celtics shaq had to be wheelchaired out of area under tunnel. We'll have more later.
Pistons broadcast says it's a calf injury, unrelated to the achilles (other than maybe Shaq compensating for the achilles).
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