The comparison to Hill is because he rushed back to play regular season games and people were suggesting that since we are down so far that this game was unimportant.

And yes I do believe that Lin is far enough along that if he were pain free he could tell the docs and that he would be able to play. I’m not saying that he is pain free though.

Spree8nyk8:
Once again the only thing I have said is that if he is cleared to play and feels able, then he should play.I have never said he is healed or cleared.Whether his case is similar or different to anyone else’s case is irrelevant.

Not to beat a dead horse 100000x but this is what you said before:

Spree8nyk8: Old ass grant hill had the same surgery for the same injury and came back 4 weeks later to play in regular season games just trying to make the playoffs.

Chances are overwhelmingly high that this was not the same surgery for the same injury. Unless you think this was like an oil change and that every meniscus tear and every meniscus repair is the same. In fact, if I remember correctly, some medical “experts” from ESPN were MORE concerned about this injury because it was chronic which implied some degree of arthritis.

We were not the ones who used someone else’s injury and recovery timeline as a comparison for when Jeremy should come back – you were. It only became relevant because you suggested it was.

Spree8nyk8: I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’

“I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’”

“I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’”

“I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’”

“I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’”

And Spree- if you have 15 years of medical experience, you should know better than most that every case is different, and cobbling together media reports from the Isolas and Bermans of the world does not equal an actual history, physical, and viewing of the imaging. Not to mention even hearing 1 word from the guy who actually did the surgery and knows what it looked like in there.

Re: the media reports – we’ve seen it 100000000x. These guys all have an agenda except maybe Howard Beck and Alan Hahn. They are all publishing linkbait. Will he? Won’t he? Breathless anticipation!! Click here for more info!!

Do yourself a favor and look into reading the Matthew Scudder series of books written by Lawrence Block. Just google them if you have a moment. The best 2 imo were 8 Million Ways to Die (where he attends his first AA mtg) and When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

Robert Silverman: Yes. You have said that.

However, when you said: “I think that Lin is definitely at a point in his recovery that if he said I wanna play that the docs would say ‘have fun’”, that’s a different statement

That’s you, diagnosing him, and saying he’s at a point in his recovery where it’d be okay for him to play

It’s not me diagnosing him though. When you are recovering from surgery like this they have certain benchmarks they want you to reach. When you can do this, then we move onto the next step, and when you can do this, then the next. But you do reach a point where the doc is going to say “activity as tolerated”. That isn’t the doctor saying “he’s ready to play”. That is the doctor saying “if you feel like you can then it’s ok for you to do it.” All I was saying is that he is probably very close to reaching the point where the doctor is going to give him the choice, if he hasn’t already. And just to stress it again, i’m not saying that automatically means he should play. He’ll know if he can or not.