After today’s game, Mike Dunleavy offers an interesting comment to the Los Angeles Times‘ Broderick Perkins:
“When guys get injured, typically you have agents that are going to tell them, ‘There’s no reason to hurry back. Make sure you’re 110% healthy before you come back,’ ” said Dunleavy, also the team’s general manager. “I think that’s one of the things you have to try and guard against. We don’t ever want anybody coming back that has a chance of injuring themselves.”
The quote is a little oblique. What is antecedent to which “that’s one of the things” refers? Is Dunleavy suggesting that agents urge their clients to return from injuries on a slower timetable than necessary? Is “[w]e don’t ever want anybody coming back that has a chance of injuring themselves” a qualifier to soften the suggestion, or the thing we have to guard against?
Perkins has this injury update at the foot of the article:
Brian Skinner played with a leg bruise, Hart had an MRI exam Saturday that was negative and Randolph won’t make the three-game trip that starts Tuesday in Dallas and could be out another two weeks.
Dunleavy says Kaman will get another MRI exam in 1 1/2 weeks, meaning the center will be out at least another two weeks.
Asked when he might return, Baron Davis said, “hopefully within the next couple of weeks.”
Whatever the case, the Clippers will be shopping for another point guard for the upcoming trip.
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how is it every year we always get struck with 6-7 injuries?
Jesus Christ. Suck it up and play.
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Kevin Reply:
January 4th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
It’s because Jasen Powell sucks at his job. How is it that the Suns’ athletic team can turn back the clock on Steve Nash and Shaq but Powell and Co. can’t do shit?
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Kevin Reply:
January 4th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
DTS has spent money on players and dunces, er, coaches. Now it’s time to spend money on a legitimate trainer.
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MichaelCage! Reply:
January 4th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
It’s amazing to me how much support Jasen Powell gets. I think alot of Clippers fans just believe that the franchise is legitimately cursed or they’re a supersitious bunch and don’t really know what a trainer does.
At any rate, if Kaman, Zach, and Baron is injured for another “couple of weeks” or more, then it’s time to clean house. Get rid of all the malcontents, let them go to a more “competitive” team and rebuild with guys that actually wants to play. I’m sick of all the injuries, imagined or real. Accountability and responsibility needs to be restored in the front office, on the bench, in the training room, and among the players. Otherwise there’s no reason that we fans should support the team going forward.
Clippers fans are a pretty tolerant bunch, but there is a limit to our patience and resolve.
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Shawn H. Reply:
January 5th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Bingo!
You can count me in as a Jasen Powell non-supporter. I made this point on another board, and I’ll say it here…whenever the Clippers have these injuries, real or otherwise, there’s always inconsistencies with the timetables. With Chris Kaman, initially, they said they might be out at least two weeks, and so far it’s about a couple of months, and no one is sure when he’ll come back for sure. Same thing with Zach Randolph.
By the way, this “crused” business is BS, although sometimes I start wonder with this bunch. I know the players are the most responsible for taking care of their bodies, but it’s ultimately up to the training staff to making sure that these injuries are less likely to pop up in the first place. The one common demoninator in this equation is “first-class head atheltic trainer” Jasen Powell.
Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Like no other coach has that problem? If the Dunce wanted Powell out, he’d be gone, but these are professionals. I’d think players have some common senese… Basically the players don’t want to play for the Dunce. If you’re not in the playoffs, why come back quick from an injury? The Dunce has the best quotes, like god singles out Dunleavy and the Clippers to put a hex on.
I watched football playoffs, so I didn’t go/see the game. Just wondering if people were chanting fire Dunleavy, and if Sheed joined in? I doubt it since they were tied most of the game, but it would have been funny.
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MichaelCage! Reply:
January 4th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
There weren’t any “Fire Dunleavy” chants today. Dunleavy actually did a decent job. We were down to 8 players and everybody on the floor competed. EJ stepped up once again…and it would have been sweet if his game buzzer had bounced in. EJ, Novak, Camby, and DeAndre were the bright spots. Mardy going for a steal and letting Tayshawn dunk was a disgrace and probably cost us the game.
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FireDunleavy.com Reply:
January 5th, 2009 at 12:19 am
A loss is a loss though, and the Clippers have lost 7 straight.
The players that are “hurt” don’t want to come back to play. I wouldn’t want to either.
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kirbs Reply:
January 5th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
“”The players that are “hurt” don’t want to come back to play”"
If that is the case, and they were my teamates, i’d be calling them weak pricks. Lucky your not my teammate FD
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FireDunleavy.com Reply:
January 5th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Also, about the above 110% quote, it’s one thing to think it and it might actually be true, but you don’t say that. He’s calling out most of his injured players and talking bad about their agents. We’ve all seen what EB’s agent did when the Dunce pissed him off.
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Posted on January 4th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Making such comment about agents in public wasn’t a good idea. It’s a known fact. Agents have to protect their clients. Dunleavy should have know better. His son is in the league as well. Dunleavy doesn’t know how to use his players wisely. He plays 35-year old player & 20-year old rookie 40+minutes! And expect them to play with 100% healthy legs next day!
You must be kidding.
Doesn’t he know, that a human body has its limits and your mind cannot make it function 100% after every game without proper care & nutrition?
OMG. Even WE the fans don’t understand that simple fact.
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Sounds about right, I love Baron but he has a tendency to have “injuries” during losing seasons.
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I hear Koralev is a free agent, we should work him out! Maybe sign and trade him for Danny granger if Indy goes for it.
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 10:13 am
When few key players get hurt and don’t play, rest of the players get hurt too. Having to play heavy minutes when they are physically not gifted as players who get paid $15 mil. a season vs. paltry $1 mil.
Clippers made a huge mistake by signing Baron Davis.
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I read on SI.com that there are rumors that NYK wants Camby. Word is, Camby and Frye to the Knicks, Lee to the Blazers and Richardson to us. It doesn’t make sense to me, but why in the hell would we want QRich back? I hope this is just bogus reporting…
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Q.D. Reply:
January 5th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I heard about on ESPN, but remember if the rumor comes from a NY newspaper it is most likely false. Like Shaq for Nate Robinson and Richardson.
I wonder which clipper will used the “groin” injury.
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Maybe Faulk is trying to get back at MDsr for this past offseason’s beef…he called up all his agent friends and are slowly blackballing him…
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Jason Powell tells the players not to play even when the doctors give the go ahead
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Posted on January 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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