therealbig3 wrote:exculpatory wrote:Question for TRB3: How did you get those 19 games in 2014 numbers? Went to a site? Calculated it yourself? The sites I use give the "splits" by the month - they do not combine months, e.g. 1/2014 & 2/2014. Please share your sourcing with me.
This is Pierce's game log for this season from basketball reference:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... elog/2014/You can look at any stretch of games you want by clicking on the first game, and then the last game. A pop up will come up showing you his average numbers over that stretch. For example, to get those last 19 games, I clicked on the OKC game on January 2nd (it gets highlighted in blue), and then I clicked on the last game against the Bobcats on February 12. You can also check the advanced stats by clicking on the yellow tab at the top that says "switch to advanced game log". Check the same stretch of games, and you can get advanced stats like TS%, ORating, PER, and WS/48.
BTW, I've been meaning to ask you, could you explain about Wade's foot drop injury? How serious is it and what does it mean for him going forward?
Thanks much.
Using my iPad & tapping the iPad screen. When I tap on the blue link for the date of the first game in the stretch of games I want to analyze, it turns blue at first & then yellow & the box score for that game pops up - before I can tap on the date for the final game in the stretch of games. LOL. What am I doing wrong? I am so freaking IT-challenged. It is amazing that I know how to use Word, Acrobat & Power Point somewhat - to write papers & make simple slides.
Did you see my comment about Magic/HIV re Dick Gregory?
I am an endocrinologist/internist/Professor of Medicine - neurologists & neurosurgeons would know the most about Wade's trauma-induced foot drop - WAY out of my comfort zone. Check this out:
"The peroneal nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve that wraps around the fibular head ("funny bone") near the knee and then innervates muscles that lift the foot and toes. Damage to this nerve from injury (e.g., knee dislocation), or even surgery, may cause a foot drop. Patients have foot extension weakness, as well as numbness or pain on their shin and top of the foot. Diagnosis is made with a history and examination, and confirmed with electrical testing. For patients with severe trauma, or for those with spontaneous, non-traumatic foot drops, it is important to exclude other causes, including sciatic nerve injury, lumbosacral root trauma (SI joint dislocations and fractures), and even a herniated disc compressing the L5 nerve root. A combination of neurological assessment and electrical testing excludes these other causes. High-resolution 3-T MRI may be useful in evaluating certain lesions.
Unfortunately, for uncertain reasons, the peroneal nerve has a POOR CHANCE OF RECOVERY, with or without surgery. The mainstay of early treatment is physical therapy and a properly fitting, custom-made orthotic (foot splint). This orthotic is unobtrusive, and usually allows a return to normal daily activity.
Depending on the type of injury, surgery may be recommended immediately, or after waiting a few months. Surgical repair includes possible decompression, nerve suture, or nerve grafting. Other surgical options include nerve transfer and tendon transfer (see technology and techniques available section). A nerve transfer involves taking a branch from a less important lower leg muscle and connecting it to the muscle that lifts the foot. A tendon transfer involves taking a tendon that moves the foot inward, and connecting it to the top of the foot so that it now lifts the foot upward, thereby resolving the drop foot.
Because peroneal nerve injuries recover very poorly if too much time elapses before treatment, these patients should consider all their options before opting for a more conservative "wait and see" approach."
SamIam 2010: Truth's ability to play so incredibly efficiently is so UNDERAPPRECIATED. Bballcool 2012: Amazing how great Pierce has been for so long. Continues to defy age! KG 2013: P is original Celtic. Wherever he goes, we go. This is The Truth's house.
