And another thing too

[Belanger, Roger]

Walter Brennan was in "The real McCoy's"


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-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of Kim Malo
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:49 PM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: Re: And another thing too

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


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