Comments on: Andre Drummond on back injury: ‘I’ll be back in no time’

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:02:30 +0000

Tailbone is no joke. Very painful if you bruise it bad enough. I suffered the same injury and tried playing through it and the pain got so bad my rigt leg would freeze up on me. It took several weeks to get right. If he rests he’ll be ok. If he pushes himself through the pain it will last for a long time and it’ll get worse. I hope they keep him off the court until next weekend (at least).

By: M Boyd

M Boyd — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:06:28 +0000

Floor*

By: M Boyd

M Boyd — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:06:04 +0000

Could not agree more. Drummond has proven that he has a bright future, and has the nation in awe. I would not mind him sitting for another month or two (not hoping the injury is that serious), if it men’t that he was coming back 100%. We are not in the hunt, and he is so important for the future. He wants to play, but the staff needs to tell him that he will be starting soon, and his future is to bright to try to play through pain his rookie year.

Also this gives the staff a chance to see what the rest of our front court has. Slava gets the chance to play which is good, and this may free space for Kim and Khris to see some flour time.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:25:22 +0000

“It’s not my back – it’s my tailbone.” Really? Should heal in a few days…

By: Crispus

Crispus — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:28:07 +0000

Consider Sullinger, who was once handsome and tall as you.

By: MIKEYDE248

MIKEYDE248 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:46:29 +0000

Give him a break for a little bit and let’s see what Slava can do.

By: Big Rick

Big Rick — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:39:40 +0000

Yeah, given his youth he would probably try to play ASAP, but hopefully our training & coaching staff doesn’t allow that to happen until healthy. But it would be a bad look if he was to participate in the festivities during All-Star weekend and get injured.

I know that the Pistons will be almost brutal to watch without Awesome Dre, but if we have to rest him til after the All-Star break so be it.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:06:19 +0000

If it is a tailbone thats nothing. Its painful for a few days, but then one day you wake and the pains completely gone. Just need to wait it out. The day-to-day listing makes sense.

By: MrCarter

MrCarter — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:46:55 +0000

I sure hope he’s right.

By: Otis

Otis — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:51:44 +0000

He already was “back” in “no time” and what good did that do?

What’s the rush? This team is playing for absolutely nothing. The only benefit of having him in the lineup is working on developing chemistry with Monroe, which probably wouldn’t happen anyway.