Re: K.Brown out again

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kedrick a starter, isn't that bungee stretch?

DanF 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: K.Brown out again


> The new injury occurred Friday morning in practice (see 
> AP story below), but apparently wasn't reported until 
> today. 
> 
> So we have an eleven man roster (and no scouts) for 
> another month of the season. Given the lux tax situation, 
> as described by Peter May on Sunday, things don't look 
> too bright on that front.
> 
> At least its nothing serious (hyperextended toe), but it 
> looks like we won't be at full strength until the new 
> year. In the meantime, I hope Kedrick reconsiders his 
> current shoe deal. 
> 
> Poor guy. Last year's sprain probably cost him not only a 
> starting job but probably also the NBA slam dunk contest. 
> And this year's injuries must be even more personally 
> frustrating, what with so many kids from his draft class 
> finally making an impact in the NBA throughout the league.
> 
> 
> http://www.boston.com/dailynews/322/sports/Brown_out_anoth
> er_month_with_t:.shtml
> 
> Brown out another month with toe injury 
> By Associated Press, 11/18/2002 14:41
> 
> WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Boston Celtics forward Kedrick Brown, 
> who missed the season's first 10 games with a sprained 
> ankle, is out another month with a hyper-extended big toe 
> on his right foot. 
> 
> Brown, who was activated last week, hurt his toe Friday 
> morning during a pre-game practice when he stepped on a 
> teammate's foot. 
> 
> Coach Jim O'Brien planned to use the 6-foot-7 Brown as 
> his first player off the bench at small forward or 
> shooting guard. That means less rest for Tony Delk and 
> Walter McCarty, O'Brien said Monday. 
> 
> In preseason, O'Brien hoped Brown would become part of 
> his regular playing rotation. But the 11th pick in last 
> year's draft from Okaloosa-Walton Community College 
> sprained his right ankle Oct. 10 in an exhibition game 
> against Chicago. 
> 
> 
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