Quote:I don't think anyone is comparing the player but more so focusing on the fact that the guy was drafted with the knowledge of him having injuries. The guy was a top ten pick prior to the injuries. Caldwell very well may have taken him thinking to cash in on a year or two of building his body and working through rehabs.


We are using Jimmy to make the point that sometimes you have to be patient with some guys because they may actually get it together and become a good player. This team is not that great to move on from a guy that is having some injuries early in his career. Bringing him along slowly may pay huge dividends for us in the future. Hell maybe even this year.


Could he be a bust, sure but I like to give a guy their full three years before I determine what path they will go.

 

Except Jimmy is such a terrible comparison because his injuries were a) different injuries b) not the recurring type

 

What others have made in comparison with CS3 and MSW, were more accurate because not only did those players seem to always be hurt with soft-tissue injuries...they also were same soft-tissue injury (hamstring) that Lee is dealing with.

 

Fred too is a terrible example for the same reason. Not to mention, his "fragile" tag came after he already established he's a dynamic player AND an injury that required plenty of time off and only came to the forefront because TC tried manipulating the injury reports by making it look like Fred had a chance to play when he absolutely had no chance.

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