Eh I don't think it's either really, I took it as he's saying they don't want to ramp him up fully now since he's showing signs that it's not bothering him, have him play half or the full season, just to find out in January or March (when it's crunch time) that the screw is messed up and he would need surgery again, all because they jumped the gun during the healing process.
Have there been confirmations that he hasn't been practicing? Is it possible that they're trying to give it as much rest as possible outside of practice/conditioning based on the doctor's suggestions?
Or are we just assuming that Brad is weaving a diversion in order to save face? I don't think we've known him to be a coach who outright lies, but some are suggesting he is in this case...
My gut tells me that this will be looked back on as one of those cases of this board getting too ginned up on the slightest bit of doomerism (e.g., when the sky was falling in 2025 when we were ranked in the mid-teens and it was time to make some drastic coaching changes, or last year when we had a couple heart-breaking OT losses and we were a 2nd-round team at best...)
We're 6 days out from the season officially starting, natty or bust baby let it rip. Can't wait to see what Mirk does when he's back, and can't wait to see everything come together and guys progress before that.
