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For atleast a week. He isn't playing that well anyway. Just let Rush get a good few games of experience and have Granger rest. He needs to be in tip-top shape for the All-Star weekend so he can make a name for himself. A couple of wins is not important enough to have Granger playing on a hurt knee.

I don't really care about his being rested up for the all-star game. I wouldn't advocate that he should sit that out to get healthy though because you never know when you have your chance to play in the all-star game and he deserves that. However, I agree that he should get himself healthy. He's been playing well on the season and I'd like to see what he can do when this knee isn't bothersome. It sounds painful, and appears to be a real hindrance.

We're 3.5 games out of the playoffs right now. That's been the case for a couple weeks it seems. I keep expecting that with our team getting healthy, and our schedule easing up we ought to be able to make a dent in the standings. However, the last 3 games were winnable and we just can't get stops to close out a game. That's frustrating me so I say let Danny get healthy. Our schedule is really light in the last month of the season so having Danny healthy then probably helps a playoff push more than a beat up Danny for the duration does. I still think we have a slim shot at a spot given the weakness at the bottom of the East and our soft schedule, but we haven't proven we're any better than the other 6 teams sitting around the bottom and there may just be too many teams to pass. It's amazing that we're still in contention for a slot in all honesty.

A beat up Danny isn't helping our team much right now. He's actually hurting his season numbers too by playing like this. With this knee he has only had 1 good game so far and that was the 28 point game he had a couple games ago. I say we rest him and then make a bigger push in a week instead of trying to make one now (but failing because our best player is ailing).

I agree with Dunleavy17. Granger needs rest for his knee. It's obviously hurting him a lot and he's struggling. When Granger is playing not at 100% he is not helping us and we're losing games left and right to teams that we should be winning. Sit him down. Give playing time to others. If we lose those games, oh well, hope Granger returns 100% after a week or so rest.

Grang33r wrote:I agree with Dunleavy17. Granger needs rest for his knee. It's obviously hurting him a lot and he's struggling. When Granger is playing not at 100% he is not helping us and we're losing games left and right to teams that we should be winning. Sit him down. Give playing time to others. If we lose those games, oh well, hope Granger returns 100% after a week or so rest.

Agreed, lets rest him and let him return after the break. A lot of times when a star goes down, other people step up, but when Danny is still on the floor, hes still the man, injured or not. Let him rest and get him playing again after the All-Star break.

I disagree with the argument we should rest him so he does well in the All-Star game. Thats nice and all, but our team should come first. I think he should rest until the All-Star game, play in that, then return to the team after. I don't think we should rest him just for the All-Star game though.

I'm not talking just for the all-star game but for the three point contest too. I want to see a good performance from a Pacer for once.

I think he needs to rest for regular play too.

I'm sure both he and the medical staff know exactly how much he can handle. If there was a major concern he would be taking time off. Agreed about his drop off in production, but played very well tonight against the Magic. He'll be fine.

I am 100 % in agreement... Rest him for a week... Let him do his thing in PHX, and return to the lineup afterwards... I DO NOT want to wear this kid out... I would rather play it safe with Danny, and I think most would be understanding... And not bash him for sitting out... IMO, I think that has a lot of weight to it for Danny... I am sure that he saw the Bashing of JO while being injured and not playing, but I think that he would most certainly be granted a mulligan...

bballpacen wrote:I am 100 % in agreement... Rest him for a week... Let him do his thing in PHX, and return to the lineup afterwards... I DO NOT want to wear this kid out... I would rather play it safe with Danny, and I think most would be understanding... And not bash him for sitting out... IMO, I think that has a lot of weight to it for Danny... I am sure that he saw the Bashing of JO while being injured and not playing, but I think that he would most certainly be granted a mulligan...

I agree, except the whole JO thing was entirely different. JO was injured all the time, and his day-to-days turned into months, which shows a lack of commitment. We were understanding for a few years...6 years later and it was tiring.

I agree as well. Let's sit him for the remainder of our schedule prior to the break. It's best for him, and the team's changes in the second half.

DGrangeRx33 wrote:I agree, except the whole JO thing was entirely different. JO was injured all the time, and his day-to-days turned into months, which shows a lack of commitment. We were understanding for a few years...6 years later and it was tiring.

I am not trying to compare the two, b/c they are obviously apples and oranges... What I am saying is that Danny saw that as JO's last few years here came and went, and I believe that the harsh words directed at JO for sitting serve him as extra motivation to play through this injury...