And the fact I’m finally reading about it means 2 things: I haven’t been able to pay attention, and people on StR have missed it too. So I don’t feel that bad. But, here is the first Friday night article for those to peruse. Both are quality reading.

This is the part that really angers me, as some (and I’m not going to name names) have said that Martin is faking an injury:

The vague way in which the organization has handled his injury has left him looking soft to many fans, but this is clearly something more serious than the original “sprained left ankle” that it originally was called and the “sore left ankle” it was dubbed after his two-game return. I’ve been told that it is more of a bone bruise, a deeper pain that comes with a much longer recovery time.

It doesn’t take a medical degree to see this much: the expected recovery time from the Nov. 10 injury was seven to 10 days, and it’s 47 days later. There were two MRIs and the endless distinction of “no timetable for his return.” The lack of insight offered has led to the speculation and surely a salt-in-the-wound element for Martin as he attempts to return. Whether it’s his eventual addition or a Hawes revival or a trade (nothing there at the moment, from what I’m told) or someone else stepping up, this team needs help of some kind. – Sam Amick

The way the organization has handles this, is just, frustrating. There is nothing wrong, or strange, or difficult, or anything, by revealing your star SG has a bone bruise in his ankle. He had pain in his ankle, and while I’m not a doctor (Amick points this out in the post), it was hard to understand how Martin missed a large portion over 2 months over an ankle sprain. Question Kevin Martin now dipshits. I dare ya!

Was the medical staff embarassed because they gave the wrong diagnose the first time? It look like it did start as a sprain ankle and then the bone bruise was revealed so why keep everyone in the dark about it? The no timetable thing was suspicious enough and I’m sure a lot of people thought it was way worse. From what I’ve read, those bruises can take months to heal, and all you can do is ice it and take meds for the pain.

I’m just glad Speed is almost ready to come back and I hope the bone is healed all the way and he’s not rushing a comeback again. I can proudly say I never doubted this thing and still believe that Kevin played as much as he could with it. I’m excited about him coming back and hopefully (knock on wood) having a healthy roster finally. We are not gonna improve that much but I think we at least are gonna be able to get a better idea about how bright our future really is.