And another thing too

[Kim Malo]

Yeah, apparently that was the case from the papers. So much for the 
wisdom I offer : ) although thanks for the compliments, Cecil. It was fun.

Delonte was moving very very stiffly - stiff-legged and stiff bodied 
shuffle that also involved never moving his back, although he did 
swing his arms a bit. Looked like Walter Brennan barely hitching 
along (although Walter was considerably faster in my memory) from the 
old Western TV show - which one was that, Gunsmoke?.

So I'm still more inclined to think both were a factor, although no 
question the feet could have been the major issue. He was wearing 
shower sandals over socks rather than the sneakers you'd have 
expected, to back the idea that he couldn't get shoes on. Having 
spent some time literally mincing along myself (trust me, not my 
natural gait) one time when I sprained both ankles at once, yes, I 
can envision the shuffle I assumed came from not wanting to pull at 
his back by lifting his legs actually coming from not wanting to lift 
and step down to put more direct force on the feet. But he was doing 
that with both feet, not just the one that supposedly had the toe and 
I still think a little more upper body movement when he shuffled 
would have been more natural if the back was a complete non-issue. 
Could be wrong. Definitely a hurting puppy though. I was shocked by 
it, given that he played the night before.
Kim

At 10:58 AM 10/16/2006, Steve Ouellette wrote:
>Speaking of which, Kim ... is it possible that Delonte's crippled 
>appearance was because of his foot/ingrown toenail instead of his back?
>
>Steve O
>
>---- Cecil Wright <cecilw45 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Great job by Kim Malo last night on JB's show.  It is one thing to offer
> > ideas and opinions based upon gut feelings and intuition, but another
> > entirely based upon anecdotal evidence.  Kim has the opportunities to see
> > this team for many regular season games and seeing the whole 
> floor with the
> > naked eye provides much more clarity than what you view on 
> television in my
> > opinion.  Plus, she sees them in training camp situations and is better
> > positioned to make learned observations on progress made by the 
> players and
> > the coaches.  I'll take her word for it.  If she says Delonte is injured,
> > then I understand why Doc is playing the shrimps much more than some of us
> > would like.
> >
> > Let's please wait until Delonte is ready before oh woe is us.
> >
> > Cecil