So how many weeks will the captain be day-to-day?

[Marcus13]

Not really worried about it.

Keep that heel healthy so we can try to make it out of the first round

[Chris]

Feb. how can a guy not play since like May...be out for the lock out and come in hurt?

Its a good question.  I will give Pierce the benefit of the doubt that it was just a freak injury, where he bruised his heal, but it certainly raises some questions.

I will say, when he was at the open practice, he did look in shape.  Of course, it was just walking around and stuff, but he was in uniform, and didn't look like he had let himself go over the lockout or something.

[Eja117]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

[hpantazo]

Feb. how can a guy not play since like May...be out for the lock out and come in hurt?

Its a good question.  I will give Pierce the benefit of the doubt that it was just a freak injury, where he bruised his heal, but it certainly raises some questions.

I will say, when he was at the open practice, he did look in shape.  Of course, it was just walking around and stuff, but he was in uniform, and didn't look like he had let himself go over the lockout or something.

I actually thought the opposite seeing him at the open practice. He was limping around wearing baggy clothing that seemed to cover up some weight gain, although it was hard to tell with the clothes he had on. He did not however look in great shape, there was no way to see that with what he was wearing.

[chambers]

I honestly don't care.
As long as he rests and is good to go come April, it really doesn't matter. We are playing Bulls/Knicks/Heat eventually in 7 games so meh.
Means more time for the bench to pick their game up and less wear and tear on Pauls legs.
Lets just hope Pietrus can get healthy quickly- although I suspect Paul is a lot closer to playing than Pietrus.

[Inside-Out]

The answer is 2-3 weeks.

-Nostradamus.

[Chris]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

[Chris]

Feb. how can a guy not play since like May...be out for the lock out and come in hurt?

Its a good question.  I will give Pierce the benefit of the doubt that it was just a freak injury, where he bruised his heal, but it certainly raises some questions.

I will say, when he was at the open practice, he did look in shape.  Of course, it was just walking around and stuff, but he was in uniform, and didn't look like he had let himself go over the lockout or something.

I actually thought the opposite seeing him at the open practice. He was limping around wearing baggy clothing that seemed to cover up some weight gain, although it was hard to tell with the clothes he had on. He did not however look in great shape, there was no way to see that with what he was wearing.

Let me put it this way...he didn't look like Metta World Piece.

Pierce is a tough guy to get a read on with things like that, because he is not a naturally cut guy, so doesn't look like an adonis next to other players.  But from what I could see, there was no reason to suspect he wasn't in at least decent shape.

[celticinorlando]

ray allen amazes me.

[Eja117]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

[Chris]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

That's not the medical staff though, that's management.  And frankly, I think you can thank Bill Belichick for it.  He got the ball rolling in this town with vague injury reports, and the other teams have taken his cue. 

I agree that it is frustrating, but it has no negative effect on the outcome of games.  At this point, we just need to realize that guys will be back when they are back, and not worry about the other stuff, because we are never going to get all the information ever again.

[ben]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

If they are "giving you bogus time periods for healing" then that means the other teams are getting "bogus time periods for healing" which is a good thing strategy wise.  It means they have to game plan for the possibility of pierce being there or not being there.  But i don't even think these are bogus time periods, there is simply ZERO science to let you know exactly when a bone bruise will heal!  So either get over it, or become a doctor and figure this stuff out yourself lol.  Any one with a similar injury understands that bone bruise means time, and there is no saying how much.  Just be thankful the playoffs are not a week away, which is where we would all be real concerned. 

[Eja117]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

That's not the medical staff though, that's management.  And frankly, I think you can thank Bill Belichick for it.  He got the ball rolling in this town with vague injury reports, and the other teams have taken his cue. 

I agree that it is frustrating, but it has no negative effect on the outcome of games.  At this point, we just need to realize that guys will be back when they are back, and not worry about the other stuff, because we are never going to get all the information ever again.

I completely agree with you and was also thinking the Bill thing.

This is the thing that ticks me off with that.  What on Earth is "management" and the medical staff doing over in Patriot land?

Spikes has been out since game 7.  No injured reserve. Almost the same thing with Chung. No injured reserve.  

I understand listing an offensive player as questionable, but does it matter that much for an offense to think of whether they have to play against Spikes or Guyton? Maybe Chung I could get, but if these guys aren't going to injured reserve then what is going on?

I don't like teams sorta making a mockery of the injury report.  To me it's sorta one step away from those Giants players that faked injuries towards the end of the game. It's sports. Not a cold war against the Soviets.

[Chris]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

That's not the medical staff though, that's management.  And frankly, I think you can thank Bill Belichick for it.  He got the ball rolling in this town with vague injury reports, and the other teams have taken his cue. 

I agree that it is frustrating, but it has no negative effect on the outcome of games.  At this point, we just need to realize that guys will be back when they are back, and not worry about the other stuff, because we are never going to get all the information ever again.

I completely agree with you and was also thinking the Bill thing.

This is the thing that ticks me off with that.  What on Earth is "management" and the medical staff doing over in Patriot land?

Spikes has been out since game 7.  No injured reserve. Almost the same thing with Chung. No injured reserve.  

I understand listing an offensive player as questionable, but does it matter that much for an offense to think of whether they have to play against Spikes or Guyton? Maybe Chung I could get, but if these guys aren't going to injured reserve then what is going on?

I don't like teams sorta making a mockery of the injury report.  To me it's sorta one step away from those Giants players that faked injuries towards the end of the game. It's sports. Not a cold war against the Soviets.

Not to get too off topic, but I think the reason Spikes and Chung have not been put on injured reserve is that they hope they can return before the playoffs, and injured reserve ends their season.  Particularly with Chung, who has practiced, I think that would make little sense.

But beyond the specifics, I agree with your sentiments.  But I have also long since accepted it, and stopped listening to what these organizations say as far as timetables. 

[Eja117]

its a bone bruise on his heel. if you look it up online, it can take anywhere from a few days to a month...the only thing that cures it is rest. if you further reinjure it, it can be very difficult to treat longterm.

its better they let him rest now until hes 100% than let him risk reinjuring it

I expect pro athletes to heal faster than me.  If I snap an ankle requiring surgery and I'm back running in 6 weeks then a day to day injury shouldn't take longer. If it does then you're frail and should probably be traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

  Yeah, the guy who played an entire 82 game season that started about a month after he was stabbed multiple times is frail compared to you.

True, he has never had a big problem before. I think my real problem is with the Celtics "medical" staff. 

To me there are maybe 4 or 5 medical NBA situations I find baffling.

Grant Hill's ankle that took like 4 years to heal, and now as the 3rd oldest player in the league he plays 82 games.

Greg Oden walking down the street or playing hopscotch and having to sit out the year pretty much every year in his young 20s after an injury free freshman year at Ohio State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas taking like 5 years to heal sore feet and then having a great long career

Pretty much everything that has happened to the Celtics in the last 3 years

I think you are having a selective memory.  The C's have not had very bad luck with injuries the last few years.  The big 3 have been amazingly healthy given the amount of miles on them. 

I just think the C's have had to rely on a few guys that have injury histories/questions over the last few years, because of their lack of assets to get top quality players that did not have question marks. 

Ray and Pierce have been amazingly healthy.

Perk wasn't so amazingly healthy.  KG wasn't.  Pierce isn't now. Glen broke his hand absurdly. (I kinda don't count that one). Delonte is sorta brittle. Quise had a strange scenario.  Jermaine O'Neal had problems.  Shaq had problems.   It was lot of problems, but we had a lot of age

KG has been incredibly healthy since the original knee injury, which many people predicted was the beginning of the end for a guy with a ton of mileage, and whose knees were just starting to break down.

Perk had a freak knee injury, and returned much faster than many other players with the same knee injury.  Other than that, he missed very few games, despite having a bum shoulder.

I absolutely agree that we had a lot of age, that that is one of the major factors here.  I was just trying to point out that this wasn't something that had to do with the medical staff.  Given the players the C's have, I actually think it is surprising they havent had more significant injuries that kept guys out for extended periods of time.

My issue with the medical staff is giving us bogus time periods for healing. If they don't know they need to say "We don't know. Average time is x", not day to day for something that isn't really likely to resolve the next day. When they know they aren't going to rush a guy back don't say day to day. They aren't doing anyone any favors.  If Greg Oden played for us they'd probably have had him day to day for the past two years or something.

If they are "giving you bogus time periods for healing" then that means the other teams are getting "bogus time periods for healing" which is a good thing strategy wise.  It means they have to game plan for the possibility of pierce being there or not being there.  But i don't even think these are bogus time periods, there is simply ZERO science to let you know exactly when a bone bruise will heal!  So either get over it, or become a doctor and figure this stuff out yourself lol.  Any one with a similar injury understands that bone bruise means time, and there is no saying how much.  Just be thankful the playoffs are not a week away, which is where we would all be real concerned. 

Ok ok. Touche'.  This is my question for all a you.  Broke my ankle once. Was told 6 weeks. It actually turned out to be 6 weeks.

Do you think if I were a Patriot or a Celtic that that would have happened? Because that never seems to happen anymore. If I had broken my ankle for the Pats what do you think would happen?  Cause I sorta think they'd sneak me out at like 3am, list me as doubtful for 3 weeks, upgrade me to questionable for four, have me wear a protective boot after practice the rest of the season and keep listing me as questionable the rest of the year. Then announce at the end of the season I was going to check for a second opinion on whether I needed off season surgery.  

It's sports. It's not the cold war. Unless you're the QB or maybe a different star player it just doesn't matter that much.  

I have a fantasy bball team to run [dang it]. That player belongs to me. Now list his health accurately already.