Danny Ainge says Rajon Rondo will miss a few weeks with his ankle injury

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No it was entertaining you know I didn't think we played our our our very -- gains overall but. If you could tell the knicks were really ready to play we would get none other team's best shots every night the knicks are trying to earn the respect. That they always have given us trouble even last year they're very difficult to this end and the way -- we defended the regular seat in the way they run off since. You know we don't really make a lot of adjustments that we might make it against them in the playoffs. Did you Olympic it was a tough time -- what's -- on the original and well. You know resign yes -- ankle -- last gripes. I would doubt that by the way when you saw that what was your thinking at the time that you thought it was. Think it was really serious. Yes that that happened the median. Not to chemistry weeks. Put them in my early thirties when I'd get network that you actually the phone hit the floor. Christiane I think will be out for a couple of weeks anyway. Why is he saying he's gonna play in in the next game against that plan here. -- You know I think that the there adrenalin was still -- let's take that. Sean Young in he heals faster. And he loves to apply to his credit and I can't believe he was back on. Or last night. That he wasn't moving very well even when he got back out there on the court. -- -- a lot of pain. And certainly -- the game a certain -- adopted. You know this morning there's lot of swelling. It -- he'd he'd definitely need some time off. Danny there have been a lot of nagging injuries with him this season eight are you going to adopt a conservative approach for him moving forward or is it when he's healthy he's back in their and that's it. When himself he'll play you know it's a fine line it means. Paul plays a lot of entries raised played with a lot -- he's -- with a lot about their careers and I think that you develop a mindset that's gonna I think when you start playing with things that can you can really seriously hurt yourself up by furthering play -- -- and we got to step -- that. You know ankle sprains and tweaked muscles and things like that picture they can turn into something. More serious but. Equipped with resigned when he's ready to play you'll let us know and and then at the medical staff and the coaching staff put it together and determined. If they believe these are ready eco. Well we'll we'll we'll try to be conservative with resigned but you know she will want a place sooner than this probably. You play the game you you have to go with the rigors of night in and night out playing so you tell me is it possible. That a player has a hamstring hasn't. You know whatever injury muscle injury or something they're compensating because their body's just not operating the way they normally operate. And then they end up turning an ankle or doing some other damage to their body. Yeah there's a question that can happen it would release -- I really think that you know he has that's a planet that's status in. Speed I think that -- hamstring bothered him some in the planet such items that himself to plant science. It's good tendinitis in the bottom you see. And now. And so it's but it's very paints all and it's hard to get rid and I think that both of those things have been bothering him the last few weeks. Andy's been playing through it took credit you know man I hate to eight to you know make guys not want a player retirement Kapalua -- That -- on. And like -- that John Paul raid KG never have to question and perk -- with security I mean never questioned whether they want a player not. Danny -- was on I think -- dale and Holley a week or so ago -- was mentioning that these twenty pounds bigger than he was a couple of years ago it. I still fight hard to believe because he's he's so small as stance so you -- so small compared with you know Perkins and those guys. Is it remotely possible that he he's re learning how uses body enters a senator gravity and so forth -- -- that that might partly responsible for all these injuries. I don't think so I secrets John it's just the -- placed all art. It certainly does that then goes to the ground. Eight times and so and some gains in you know you're fighting through you know 7586. And ninety speeds that -- eight. We -- pound guy to me. There's a lot of where care on the bodies so hopefully we -- not some time off let his ankle -- And maybe that'll help the -- such artists and I assume -- should certainly. -- type -- -- you know. Want to show -- footage you'll understand they're gonna select questions you is what makes the knicks is that the rivalry. You are so many problems are replaced -- I was amends today what is the match up that gives you a problem or was it just a setting that gives it makes the problem. Well that's it they play it extra outsource all they spread the floor that put small basketball. Sort of like. Phoenix Suns team -- not really prepared to play it seemed like that night in and night out in -- -- -- so many games it's hard to prepare for. There -- style that pushed off the court spread the court with alt shooters and Amare Stoudamire. It was slasher. And now. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- And it because you know we're Orszag you know often help while Stoudemire pick and roll he's so good -- -- to the -- to the Alley oops and catch in the little captions slot. You know and and -- -- over the secondary help. So then when the ball well about a gallon are not popular pastor brought out to him because he can choose the Backstreet in the drive other options as it and and there are they're very dynamic opposite team that -- number one opposite team in the NBA. And they're just difficult to garden. And you are small lineup matched up much better with that are -- -- and. In you know in the reason it works is you get the same coach that was there in Phoenix and got Stoudamire who. Has picked up the speed of a very very quickly 'cause he's accustomed to playing in that system right. Right there in their play in the same system they do bikini on and Raymond Felton has put up numbers to stop -- -- the numbers just like he did in Phoenix and and so it's it's a very. If you wanna put up big offensive numbers to -- -- -- report point four seconds left Stottlemyre was wide open. What was the man it was a mix up on that are just in the enough time it's true because he needed jobs who took long time -- -- shoe but he did between shot him. Well he's got a clean shot at it but he got a clean shot that takes seven tenths of a second to shoot. It. Yes so you. You know -- needed that they needed big guard the basket that we needed to be careful of any value -- and -- your body is going toward the basket on the cat so you don't have to be a deterrent square shoulders elevate. And cute and it's the quickest you to do that is about seven cents a percent to. You know I was gonna say I would give you they were you would probably went ahead and it -- in -- you would probably defend not exactly the way you did. If it happened again tonight viewers it's set in the same exact scenario. With a big guy six then got out there and permit I agree I did you play it the exact same -- -- see that -- -- here you have is that lobby inside right Danny. -- -- You'd you'd go -- trying to catch turn. And shoot and lest you just get -- -- looked up the district's -- but he concerning its squaring your shoulders up and he tried issued a regular jump shot. And that and and to find that it. It really takes point seven -- did shoot back and have a shot. Did you at the game last night. Do what's the game that you what's the national broadcast the local broadcast. So. My view so few episodes next a top thing I want. So that I was wondering. I was wondering if you watch with Tommy went out of his mind and locally and call. Yeah you know that delay again callers. You know votes -- top wanted and tactically it was Tommy had a different name for a guy. Well you know it's it's it's within the rules to call it that way and then you know it just it's just something that's not -- that -- in -- so that's straight. -- the look of role Milosevic on says that stuff every -- at. All. What did accessories he keeps those officials. You know. I'm upset that we've got it Nate Robinson if you if you guys have you guys Ed conversations. With an eight -- after a big shot has made her big plays made. That it probably is not the best thing to jump up on like Paul Pierce's shoulders and take him out for the rest of the season. Arctic now -- exactly. The heated conversation that was a little frightened as night. It was a little. It's oh yeah he's he's going back to a team that he did he play for any play well. He would play well make it has played. Has been playing very well or it can now he's gonna have to step adopted that and pledged more minutes and give they've reached Avery Bradley -- on rates were in market standards that are gonna step up to while. Data out I don't know Glenn was -- but I I actually. Would ask the same question seriously because you know we had a case in baseball last year were asking you to your big celebration at home plate to -- -- vary in in tears the muscle he's gone. Would you have a talk with him he did the Garnett last week in in the game last week right -- -- Why guys I will seriously thought you know -- -- others that there's a time that chest bump and say you know and slaps high fives that you don't jump on people's backs. You know that's the game seven of the NBA finals. But until then let's try to keep everybody else. Whatever 45 -- vertically missed distraction at all could get -- -- -- -- as you say he's been playing well and I agree with you and the knock on him was that he was a score -- a point guard's body and that he needed to do all of scored. He seems now to have bought into the program the charge took the baseline last night was something. I'm not sure Nate Robinson would have done. A year ago for you guys are you seeing a lot of that same stuff where he's -- in playing the defense though doing the little things. Other than just going out there are taking a shot funnies on office. You know -- arresting eight was with the young player and -- a victim multi playing with a lot of different coaches early in his career. And there's some stability in his life now he noted that it would -- Expects -- he's what the players on this team you he's always been a great competitor. His role as the flying. Right felonies he's playing -- -- it still would like to seen -- A better defense play harder defense because I think he can be very very special glad it when he. He does so we each when he plays special. He puts a pretty tight standard out there so it's just ordinary. You know he's he deceit because he's got such great influences them but overall I think it has been a huge huge lift for us. How much upon his guys act on that he's not playing. What does this position like they want to shoot the ball off little breathing got to play defense I'm sure the veterans remind him that he should get line and do explosive. Yeah yeah I mean I think I think our team. Does a pretty good job but that'll overall. Not shy to say so right. Now they'll say something DePaul closely some that -- shackles except syndicate G immediately put your pocket. And and extra big guys should be held accountable. We can say -- so it looked like that was. More yapping going on that game and here -- and so far they were at both usually -- job. Well I mean I think that when Paul said it wasn't real rivalry which is sort true. You know I think it is you know the media takes Saturday just make a big deal out of it I think that New York uses that and so their chartered respected so I think that the and that. It's kind of build up. Of there's just so much talk books for the games in the media about are we seeing that I think that that leads to more talking. In. And we need jobs that certainly kept our target market is slowing Atlanta hey if it's Christmas and holiday season we need jobs that he's gone OK just. You know just because you have a nice thick cushy job over there we need jobs do we need some the dark about an and I you know what it was a rivalry. Last night for New York they were on an eight game win streak think about this and a flight gate going on the jets are imploding okay. The giants have been pretty good but the Yankees just lost out and Cliff Lee the Mets or the Mets may not a lot is going wall there except the knicks are suddenly. Playing some good that's -- exciting best analogies that it is fun watching a -- And they probably get caught up in it from their Rangel of it. And I can honestly we're ball came up on this -- -- laugh I'd like to buy outs Torre now I could understand actress. It's not a rivalry to the Celtics yet. To the mix that's the way they were looking at that -- and I think they went out an approach that game like it was game seven of the NBA championship. Yet -- that -- -- makes a really good last academic remember last year we they collapsed that we at Madison Square Garden. Last year. It took all over time twenty foot. Jump shot by KGB. That put them away I mean we always we struggled with New York like it says that the best profits of team McCain Mitt. And other we have a great deal of respect for what the people. As criminal punch to likely and they had some time. He doesn't set up to this last -- like too fast I was another courtroom but -- -- technical room. I like Susan -- Jermaine O'Neal ever gonna play. -- -- means it closer. You'll probably get a chance practice. This week hopefully. And that's kind of the -- -- in the immediate immediate -- time next week. With play there's but it that we don't until Sunday so that will be of one practice and it may be too practices -- it -- radio. Why you guys able to not skip a beat. Even though you lose guys and you've got a change up some of what you do you could see that last night. And Rondo may be struggling a little bit early on in the game causes no -- got -- it's a little bit different I think. For Rondo when checks not in that game how you guys not able to. Skip a beat even though you lose a guy here this guy goes here this guy's hurt those guys beat up. Well I think the the biggest reason is because it's all ring KG in Glen Davis are played and played fantastic ask Paul and Rondell. Especially considering his injury so I think that those five guys have just been. Consistently. Playing very well. And that's what we've been able to continue to win in the end you know we've been able to step in the -- for the guys that have been her. -- given up temperate forests and always he's still a ways off but you know I seem to practicing so swim down. It's it's policy he looks like an ex player that'll mean that in disparaging way. Who how's he doing these days. He's good he just wants to play so bad guys working really hard in the gym twice today most days. You know -- cheating and he's running on a treadmill now. You know ran on the court a little bit but that's -- that isn't it. That's great news yes it -- spirits are good news he's just really motivated. And that means is sounded everything's moving on schedule. And everything over the team is moving on schedule as well did we'll talk to you next week I won't -- here are so Merry Christmas to you Michelle in the entire family. And we'll talk to you we'll talk you down around. Today to see him at any age right here on the -- -- a quick break and we're right back to the phone calls. On not all of these different to -- subject Bobby Jenks signed to a two year deal. By the Red Sox more on the -- almost see situation with the -- -- on the New York you've got the football game coming up Sunday night between the Packers. And the patriots isn't what it thinks the Packers have a chance that some people have found anybody -- -- what you might be the only one. On the thinks the backers -- a shot and then their course we get the Celtics to talk about all part of today's --