It's all how you spin it

[JB]

On May 31, 2006, at 1:26 AM, Kim Malo wrote:

> My point was that
> they chose instead to open the story in chain yanking alarmist
> fashion, saying the Cs were [insert a hinted at 'merely' or why would
> they use the word claim] claiming that it wouldn't affect his entire
> career, not just next season. Rather than the less exciting or
> controversial truth, as given above. And the media wonders why people
> don't trust it.
>
> Kim
> **********
	Post surgery, the Herald:

<http://celtics.bostonherald.com/celtics/view.bg?articleid=141557>

{Surgery on Perk a success
By Mark Murphy
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - Updated: 03:20 AM EST

Kendrick Perkins underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left  
shoulder yesterday at New England Baptist Hospital.
     The Celtics center had suffered his second dislocation of the year  
during a workout last week at the team’s practice facility in Waltham.
     Perkins had originally dislocated the shoulder in early February  
and missed 14 games over the last two months of the season.
     Yesterday’s procedure, which tightened up tissue, was intended to  
prevent further dislocations. As Danny Ainge told the Herald last  
Friday, the chance that the shoulder would pop out of the socket  
increases each time it happens.
     Ainge also said that Perkins is expected to be ready for the start  
of training camp in October, and that the surgery is not expected to  
have an impact on his career.}

	The Globe ran the AP story, verbatim, including the Twiss quote:
	"We fully expect him back for the start of the season," although he  
may not be ready when training camp begins about a month earlier in  
early October, said Jeff Twiss..."
	Seems to me, if the Herald is guilty, it's for posting it's story  
before the AP version hit the wire and missed Twiss' comments.
	The other Herald story, with Ainge's quote, that he would be ready,  
was from Saturday, before the operation.
	We covered this a bit on the podcast, last night  
{http://celtics.mostvaluablenetwork.com/celtics-podcasts/celtics-stuff- 
podcast-17/} and raised the question which you (Kim?) alluded to in  
your prior post about whether the recent slew of injuries were somehow  
traceable to trainer issues.
	Anyone out there know the recent history of C's trainers? Wasn't it  
just a few years ago that ours were noted as having a very good record  
in avoiding injuries?

	JB