Chad Ford says KG is only 60 % healthy........

[nickagneta]

Ford has to contiue to say stupid stuff like that because he placed all of his preseason predictions on the fact that KG would be a huge question mark health wise this year. So he's going to keep saying stupid stuff like that until it's patently obvious he is wrong beyond any shadow of a doubt.

[ssspence]

he follows with this:

Chad (Walnut Creek, CA)


I am mentioning the twitter feed... Mr. Ford, I was disappointed with how you misinterpreted the Celtics-Rondo situation on twitter, calling it "ANOTHER hit job" by Doc Rivers. For one, Rondo has responded to the summer "stuff" with remarkable maturity thus far. Maybe Doc and Danny have a better pulse on the situation than your speculation. And two, the Celtics will address many things after this season, and I am sure Ainge will evaluate Ray Allen's situation, Pierce's, and even KG, in addition to Rondo. Perhaps Danny and Doc needed to use a different medium this summer to get through to Rondo, and it seemed like so much of Danny's honesty was taken out of context, and not given equal weight to Danny's praise of Rondo. What we do know is Danny and Doc have called Rondo the best player in training camp, and then you take Doc's recent tongue in cheek comments out of context. What do YOU think their strategy was/is?

Chad Ford  (1:10 PM)


Can you think of another team who has publicly taken multiple shots at their young, potential franchise player ... even if they were tongue in cheek? Could you imagine the Cavs doing it to LeBron? Or the Hornets to Chris Paul? Or even the Nuggets to Carmelo Anthony? Players are sensitive and I have it on very good authority that Rondo was VERY hurt by what went down this summer. Word's just come in that he won't be signing an extension ... unless the Celtics come up with big time money for him next summer, he's going to find a way to leave.

Have to agree, this summer's rondo situation was not handled well at all, no matter how you try to spin it.

i agree. i know why they did it but i think it was a failure. in the best case scenario they now sign rondo for a minimum of 70mil after the knicks offer him something stupid, and in the worst case they lose him, either next summer or the summer after. Why not just sign him to a 60mil deal now?

Where did you come up with that figure? haha

Yeah or they match whatever he gets which will never be 70 m

Never? Ask yourself this: How many teams are going to have cap room for a max player next summer? Now ask yourself whether you really buy that many or even any of the big 2010 free agents are going to actually leave their current teams.

There is going to be a temptation from SOME team to overpay to get him. You think another team is going to offer 55 and think the Cs won't match?

Meanwhile it sounds like negotiations are not dead so hopefully this point is moot.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=4598072

[tenn_smoothie]

greetings from rocky top - it's great to be back for my 32nd season as a Celtics fan.

the Celts look great tonite vs cleveland - i love the new guys.



one thing though - garnett can't jump.

this is my first real look at him. i had heard he was moving well in the pre-season and that he even showed some explosion off the floor, but i don't see it tonite.

is this supposed to be a normal part of his recovery ...... or is he never going to quite be the same again  what have the reports up in boston been saying ?

[celticsclay]

where did chad ford go to medical school?

[Eja117]

where did chad ford go to medical school?

Finished 2nd in his class behind this guy

[Fafnir]

Seeing KG play finally in a regular season game made me feel a lot better. I also loved Rondo having a good game in Cleveland for once!

 

[newdusk]

After watching KG against the Cavs I say he is %74.2962 along in terms of his recovery

[Fafnir]

After watching KG against the Cavs I say he is %74.2962 along in terms of his recovery

LOL, probably not too far off. He's still not quite sure of his legs/lift. He'll get some back, and adjust to what he doesn't. He was still KG, and that means we're the best team in the NBA.

[celticinorlando]

if KG is 60 percent...then boston is FAR and away the best team in the league...a double double at 60 percent??? give me a break..KG is fine...rusty but fine

[GroverTheClover]

Quantifying someone's health from afar is stupid like a fox.

[KCattheStripe]

Quantifying someone's health from afar is stupid like a fox.

Rick Fox?