Granger May Not Play in Season Opener

Crossova21 · Post #1 » by **Crossova21** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:40 pm

Courtesy of Mike Wells
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091027/NEWS/91027045/Pacers++Granger+doubtful+for+opener

Not sure if it's anything serious...still hurts tho considering we're already undermanned

Post #2 » by **Miller4ever** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:47 pm

I knew he wasn't 100% but this would suck.

8305 · Post #3 » by **8305** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:43 pm

If this is something he has been dealing with all preseason what in the world were coaches, trainers etc thinking when he was playing 40 minutes in an exhibition game?

One of Granger's good qualities appears to be his willingness to play with pain. It appears his coaches need to manage that quality better.

Dunthreevy · Post #4 » by **Dunthreevy** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:57 pm

8305 wrote:If this is something he has been dealing with all preseason what in the world were coaches, trainers etc thinking when he was playing 40 minutes in an exhibition game?

One of Granger's good qualities appears to be his willingness to play with pain. It appears his coaches need to manage that quality better.

Wouldn't surprise me at all that they dropped the ball on this. Our trainers don't exactly have the greatest history of nursing player's injuries.

Post #5 » by **Grang33r** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:14 pm

He practiced this morning at shootaround and is a game-time decision, per Mike Wells twitter.

Post #6 » by **Miller4ever** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:51 pm

I really do think that our training staff needs to retool. I look at a staff like Phoenix, and I get really jealous. Our guys seem to be made of glass sometimes.

IrishLuck31 · Post #7 » by **IrishLuck31** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:41 pm

Miller4ever wrote:I really do think that our training staff needs to retool. I look at a staff like Phoenix, and I get really jealous. Our guys seem to be made of glass sometimes.

agree, and I would prefer Granger to sit out a few games and have other players to try to step up, then bring him back when he is 100%

pacersrule08 · Post #8 » by **pacersrule08** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:20 pm

even without granger tonight the pacers still have a good chance of beating the hawks

Dunthreevy · Post #9 » by **Dunthreevy** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:43 pm

According to Mike Wells, Obie expects Granger to play tonight.