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Originally posted by: Walkerforthree
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Originally posted by: LRB
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I thought Dirk always hurt his ankles rebounding? Even if he plays like Duncan he still has to rebound, and jump to do it.
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Nope. Not this last time for sure. And as far as needing to jump, just ask Charles Oakley. I think he might have jumped once or twice, but not much more, in his career to get a rebound. Jumping is helpful, but not necessarily required.
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oh, but nellie is a doctor, I see.
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Nope, he just consults with the doctors. And Nellie is responsible for who plays and who doesn't. He's responsible for getting maximum value out of his team and in seeing to the longterm health of the players. Those responsibilities are his and not the players.
How you feel often bears little relation to your actual health. Athletes have died after feeling perfectly healthy only seconds before from unseen health conditions.
It is not Dirk's call to weigh the risk of more serious injury against the benefits of coming back sooner. That is Nellie's job.