Can we trust Doc's prognosis? I say NO

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I can't trust Doc''s words. As great as coach as he has been, Doc is perpetual liar. His word never lives up. He says one thing then the opposite happens, plus he isn't a Doctor & doesn't know how KG is feeling. The whole situation just sounds fishy. They are either hiding something or just straight up lying to everyone after reassuring us of his return just hours before. I know it sounds silly, but when was the last time Doc has been accurate with a players status.

If the story is true, I'm all for shutting down KG. But for the time being I'll keep the hope alive. If all fails, I'm positive Leon Powe elevates his status to stardom with the help of BBD. And maybe Scal returns in time, and takes all of Mikki's minutes.

Go Celtics!

[Roy Hobbs]

April 14:

“I don’t think there’s any chance of that,” the Celtics coach said when asked if there was a chance Garnett could miss the first playoff game.

April 15:

“Right now we’re thinking that there will be no minute limitation. But, again, we don’t know that until (today).”

April 16:

In an interview this morning on Boston sports radio station WEEI, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said it was likely that Kevin Garnett would not be ready to play at all in the playoffs. "After today there's no way he can play," said Rivers

I can't imagine that a diagnosis can change that significantly after just one practice.  How do you go from "ready to play, no time limitation" to "won't be available for the playoffs"?

I'm sure Doc is doing the best he can with limited information, trying to translate what he knows while still following the organization's marching orders.  Nobody is being completely candid about this, but I guess it's to be expected.

[winsomme]

if the report is true that the spur is a separate situation than the strained tendon (ie the spur is not rubbing on the tendon), then i actually expect we will see KG at some point in the playoffs..

remember, he was actually pretty effective in those 4 games he played in...

[dark_lord]

doc did his bill bellicek impersonation.  it is frustrating as a fan, but from a tactile viewpoint it is smart to keep the opponent unsure of what the situation is.

doc and the doctors may have told the team all along, behind closed doors, that the kg was likely done for the year and to prepare to play without him.

doc owes the fans nothing when it comes to potentially giving the opponent an advantage.

[crownsy]

also, if you think doc doesn't get told exactly what he can and can't say regarding players availability from upper management, i have a bridge i would like to sell you.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Doc is the first one to say that he's no expert, and that he's not always up-to-date, that he focuses on the coaching and leaves the rest to the trainers and the medical staff. Secondly, we don't know what he was told by the medical staff to start calling him a liar. "It hasn't responded how we expected" has been thrown around quite a bit, so if Doc is basing opinions on what he was told was expected, how can you fault him?


Should we trust what he says? Certainly not, but that's not necessarily because he's a liar.

[LarBrd33]

I thought about that a little... maybe just say KG will not play to throw off opponents.

But...

nah...

we're doomed