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**mikhail1973** · #51 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 11:44 AM

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Before Thursday's game at Miami, Detroit rookie Rodney Stuckey strolled onto the court with his left hand firmly gripping a sports drink bottle. When asked about how the broken hand was feeling, he said, "good, real good." The injury occurred on Oct. 24 in a preseason game against the Washington Wizards. The following day, doctors said his recovery time was six weeks. Stuckey, however, believes he will be back on the court sooner than that.
"I hope to be back out there in a couple of weeks," he said. "We're not going to rush it, but it's definitely feeling a lot better."

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Couple of weeks? I thought it was 4-6 weeks.

Warthog · #52 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 11:47 AM

sounds like stuckey could play now if he had to, but they won't chance it. let him miss the first 10 games since 8 of them are on the road, and he can then get acclimated and comfortable at home where he's played much better.

**mikhail1973** · #53 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Warthog

sounds like stuckey could play now if he had to, but they won't chance it. let him miss the first 10 games since 8 of them are on the road, and he can then get acclimated and comfortable at home where he's played much better.

I'm thinking it's a couple of weeks before he can get back on the court and practice and do some drills and then maybe another 2-3 weeks before he can actually play in the game.

TaShawn · #54 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 11:55 AM

One thing I learned is that breaks are usually better than severe sprains.

Once they heal, you're good to go... with the exception of Charles Rogers.

~~buddahfan~~ · #55 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

One thing I learned is that breaks are usually better than severe sprains.

Once they heal, you're good to go... with the exception of Charles Rogers.

That is I believe because the injury was to the bone and not to soft tissue, tendons, muscles, etc, which sprains are.

I read somewhere he does have a plate in there and at least one screw.

I actually crushed by right tibia and at the same time broke my right fibia in a snowmobile accident some 25 years ago. The tibia had about 1" or more of missing bone after the accident. I had seven operations on that leg including two bone grafts.

However there are no plates, pins or screws in my leg, just the bone grafts. I walk fine except for swelling when I walk over 4 miles at a time.

This was done in 1981 or 82 as I recall. A pretty amazing doctor did the work. Even today someone who has the kind of injury I had would probably have a plate and or screws or pins inserted in their leg.

The down side is, is that I don't get to set off the machine every time I go to get on a plane, which would be cool.

**mikhail1973** · #56 (**permalink**) 11-05-2007, 12:05 PM

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He has been dribbling and catching the ball with his left hand, though he has not been allowed near any contact. He said when he returns, he will wear a protective glove over the hand.
"I am hoping to start playing after the West Coast trip," he said.
That, too, might be optimistic. The Pistons have tentatively set the Dec. 7 game against Chicago as his target return date.

Stuckey chomping at the bit

This is very very quick.

TaShawn · #57 (**permalink**) 11-05-2007, 12:47 PM

Expect teams to force him left for a while when he returns.

**mikhail1973** · #58 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 12:08 PM

Stuckey Will Be Back Sooner - HOOPSWORLD | NBA News, Rumors and Information

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After being forced to put his rookie season on pause with a broken hand, Stuckey is determined not to let a lack of conditioning hold him back after he returns. "For now, it's just all about staying in shape, just staying focused," he said. "Most importantly is staying in shape. Once I get back, that's the one thing I want to be in is in shape, because dragging [would only] be a setback."
And how soon might he be back? He's not exactly sure, but he's confident he'll beat his doctor's original timeline. "Six weeks is too long," Stuckey said. "I'll be back [earlier]. Six weeks was the max."

Go Hot Rod!

~~buddahfan~~ · #59 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Stuckey Will Be Back Sooner - HOOPSWORLD | NBA News, Rumors and Information

Go Hot Rod!

Great news. Thanks

**mikhail1973** · #60 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 12:46 PM

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Joe Dumars came within a whisker of confronting a situation he never thought possible - having to choose between Rodney Stuckey and Al Thornton. Pistons fans get a glimpse of why that would have proven an anguished decision when Thornton and his Los Angeles Clippers come to The Palace on Friday night, though the regular-season debut of Stuckey is still a little ways off.

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