no. JPB was using the quote as proof that parker was tired after traveling. The journalists' opening line was cliche of what you would say about someone returning from a trip. It means nothing. I was expecting a quote from Parker saying he was fatigued from all the travel, I didn't see it, so I rolled my eyes.
My description of the injury was the one made the next day of the injury by the medical staff.
From what I've read, Spurs haven't had a different diagnostic than French NT medical staff. When they looked at him (last Thursday/Friday), they have said that the injury was almost over.
It seems than the last step of the recovery is just a little longer than expected. I don't think that the injury was more serious than originally thought.
good, hopefully this is the last of injury issues with Parker
You know what they say about a friend in need
that term came into existence because of mookie
Except the Spurs didn't have him examined by a trainer, they had him examined by a physician. Sending a trainer via coach to Paris would have doubtless been cheaper than what they did. Sending a physician who has patients already booked to examine a sprain would have been megabucks. And then if they had diagnosed something more serious, they would have to fly him back to SA anyway.
It's supposedly a grade 2 sprain. Or maybe TP and the US doctors are just pussies.3) I thought this was a very minor injury? Parker is talking about stiffness in his ankle. According to the French doctors, he was going to be 100% healthy by now. Either French doctors are hard asses who want players to suck it up and play through injuries or the French team needs to find some doctors who have a clue. A "very mild" sprain wouldn't be stiff a week or two weeks later, however long it has been.
As far as I know, he never saw a doctor while in San Antonio. The trainers confirmed that the injury was consistent with what the MRI and x-rays showed so there was no trip to the ol' team doctor.
A trainer flying to Paris, even on coach, would have been more expensive than Parker flying back on his own dime.
In France, if children get sick, they are instructed to cough into a pillow and STFU.
wait wait wait wait.. Parker paid for the trip?
"Parker paid for the trip?"
sure, he was on personal business in France, not Spurs business. His expense to get back to the Spurs.
He may be able to write it off as a business expense.
He sure did.
Hmm, that's interesting. Unless he brought back the films with him, I would have at least expected that they would have repeated the studies and had them reviewed.
Wonderfull game between Bruno and Thispego... and the winner is..... well it's a tie
LOL! well.... the point still remains... parker paying for the flight hurt his pocketbook about as much as travelling hurt his overall health
sweet. i strive for mediocrity.
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