RE: BSG Says Pierce May Be Back Sooner Not Later

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

Aren't you speculating just a little bit.  Battie could have been in the
bathroom, on the dance floor, whatever....I'm guessing he's wasn't
handcuffed to Pierce.  I'm also guessing Pierce wasn't staring off with the
assaulter for a minute or two.  Sounds like he was sucker hit (with the
bottle over the head or something) and the whole attack took 10-15 seconds
max.  At least with more information it looks like he wasn't "stabbed" 11
times like you and I would define "stab".  If someone didn't come to his
rescue Paul would probably be dead now.  We just don't know what went down
so I'd take it easy on Battie until if or when you find out he was just
frozen watching the incident.

Grace&Peace
Michael G.

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> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 1:57 AM
> To: Way Of The Ray; Sptguy33@aol.com; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: BSG Says Pierce May Be Back Sooner Not Later
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> Way Of The Ray wrote:
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> > Pierce stabbed outside of nightclub
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> > Updated 9:15pm
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> > * Initial reports might be incorrect about Paul Pierce's collapsed lung,
> > although WBZ-TV reported tonight that most of his stab wounds were
> > superficial except for a 7-inch deep cut to his sternum (which would
> > account for the "badly-lacerated diaphragm" that I described earlier).
> > I'm also hearing that Celtics officials are more optimistic about
> > Pierce's chances for a full recovery in the 2-3 month range. That means
> > he could potentially return to the team in December or January, which
> > would be nothing short of miraculous considering he'd probably be dead
> > if he wasn't wearing a leather jacket (see below).<snip>
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>     Hi, I'm hoping to hear that Paul Pierce doesn't have nerve
> damage to his
> hands or that sort of thing, like Bird on his shooting hand after his
> fishing accident prior to his rookie year. It seems likely Pierce put his
> hands up to protect himself from the knife. Seven inch blade?
>
>    I love that Pierce is telling people he'll show up at the start of
> training camp (the legend of Paul grows in my mind), but wait
> until he tries
> to sit up or walk. Any deep incision at the midsection of the
> body makes you
> realize just how important those little muscles are for any kind of
> movement. Twirl your pinkie and you'd feel a major stab of pain
> down there.
> Pierce will be in terrible pain for many weeks and stands at risk of
> becoming addicted to pain killers as well. Like BSG says, I don't think we
> should raise expectations for him to rush back. He also needs to fully
> recover psychologically. It's not like the NBA will let him play
> from now on
> in a leather jacket. Or that Monica Seles will need to start dating him.
> Thank god he's alive. Really it is a miracle to be talking about
> that kid in
> the present tense.
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>     BTW, am I the only one wandering what Battie was doing coming out of
> there apparently without a scar? It's like "hey Tony, your best
> friend over
> there just got stabbed for the ninth, uh, make that the eleventh time...."
> If Potapenko had been there, he'd have jacked the perpetrator up and
> launched his head threw the ceiling. Xavier McDaniel, Dave Cowens, Danny
> Fortson, all those guys would have gone nuts and done the same thing if
> someone laid a hand on either a best friend or teammate, instead of
> apparently trying to blend in among the taller pool cues leaning on the
> wall. I'm not saying Bat Girl should have stopped the fight, but you'd at
> least expect to hear he was in the mix enough to require a little
> collateral
> medical attention afterward. Those other ex-Celtics guys played power
> forward, not power fairy. Pitino apparently has Bat Girl pencilled in as a
> starter next year in the headless chicken outbreak. Maybe he'll even be a
> starting center (laugh track). Hey don't say I didn't warn you all. That
> position takes heart, not just hops. I'm stating the obvious here.
>
> Joe
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