Comments on: NBA Team Physician of the Year?

By: Joakim Noah won’t be playing for France » By The Horns

Joakim Noah won’t be playing for France » By The Horns — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:41:18 +0000

[…] anything. But I really, really don’t like this team’s history of lingering injuries and somewhat unreliable diagnoses. Guys on this team seem to get hurt and stay hurt. Every […]

By: david g

david g — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:27:12 +0000

just because you question something the bulls do, doesn’t mean you aren’t a bulls fan. i think most intelligent readers don’t want to just read fluff pieces. i read this blog because even though Matt is a bulls fan, it doesn’t make him blind to some mistakes. great job handling this fool, Matt. thanks and keep up the great work

By: Czernobog

Czernobog — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:11:32 +0000

Dave, you don’t need google to figure out that this guy isn’t a real doctor, just a rudimentary grasp of English grammar.

Anyway, this may have been the most entertaining blog post+comments thread I’ve read since this one:

http://www.acriminalwasteofspace.com/journal_beds.asp?blogID=58

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:00:15 +0000

Matt,
This is regarding AK Dave’s post.. I agree that possibly misdiagnosis situations occur all the time. In fact, why does it surprise anyone that any serious injury no matter who the primary doctor is, needs a second opinion, especially when it
is detrimental to a career such as a professional ball player. Why
did you assume it was a misdiagnosis and not just a routine
second opinion? Further, why does this mean Dr. Cole should not
be deserving of this award. You actually do Dr. Cole a diservice by questioning his deserving of that award. Did you ever try and find out how Mr. Deng feels about the situation? It sure doesn’t sound like he is
Blaming him.
felt about it?

By: AK Dave

AK Dave — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:29:19 +0000

“Dr.” Bob Malick-

A google search comes up with no matching results for your name. Even my lowly family no-name doctor’s name shows up when a google search is performed. I’m calling shenanigans. Not to mention the fact that a real doctor wouldn’t give 2 shits about what is said on a weblog.

lol is you

Clearly, Deng’s situation was a bumble. Good people screw up all the time. I’m sure the good Dr. Cole is a fine human being- but he totally biffed that one. It’s cool- the best doctors in the world make mistakes.

They just typically don’t get awards for doing so. Remove the bunches from your panties. This blog doesn’t insult anyone, let alone Dr. Cole.

By: Matt McHale

Matt McHale — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:14:59 +0000

Mr. Malick — So you posted another comment, and it was, surprisingly enough, fairly reasonable. Here’s the problem: In it you say: “As the last post from Bullnumberonefan, thank you for at least some support.”

What you might not realize is that comments do not appear on this site until I approve them. However, the comments DO appear for the person who posted them BEFORE they have been officially approved. Since I had not approved the comment posted by “Bullnumberonefan” (and thus the message was not viewable to everyone) and yet YOU could see it, that tells me that either you have amazing and untold psychic abilities…or you posted it under the guise of “Bullnumberonefan.”

In fact, yesterday I received a comment from someone asking why I had “removed” a comment from you…but the reality is I hadn’t removed anything. I just hadn’t approved it yet, and thus it could not be viewed except by the person who posted it (and it would “disappear” for that person once they closed their Web browser or navigated to another page). I must assume, then, that the only person who could have possibly thought that the comment was “removed” would be its author, not some other “concerned fan.” All of which brings me to this question: Posting under multiple identities to support yourself is kind of silly, don’t you think?

Also, as the site moderator, I get to see the e-mail addresses entered by the people who comment. It’s a security measure. And I couldn’t help but notice that you have used multiple e-mail addresses on your posts…which once again makes me question the validity of your identity and, indeed, your motivation for commenting here.

Again, I invite intelligent debate and discussion. But I can’t approve of or allow posting under multiple identities.

By: Lost Time Is Not Found Again: June 4, 2009 | MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:14:03 +0000

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By: Matt McHale

Matt McHale — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:02:23 +0000

John — I have no doubt that Brian Cole is probably a fine man and a good doctor. Nowhere in the post or my comments have I suggested otherwise…only that I thought it was odd that he was voted NBA Team Physician of the Year when one of the Bulls players was misdiagnosed, and clearly did not trust the team’s diagnosis, which forced him to seek indepent consultation which resulted in the correct diagnosis. I’m not trying to crucify Dr. Cole for seemingly making a mistake — after all, Deng suffered a tibia fracture, which apparently isn’t Cole’s area of expertise — only that it makes this particular award for this particular season look a little strange. And that’s pretty much where my statements ended. The confusion seems to have arisen from Bob Malick’s spurious belief that my point was actually that Cole is a lousy doctor and a terrible person. And I certainly never said that, nor did I imply that in any way. I feel that should be pretty obvious.

By: John may play

John may play — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:27:52 +0000

Hi Matt,
Good column. The doctor who seems to be relentlessly trying to convince you that Dr. Cole is a great doctor has his points. Dr. Cole repaired my son’s knee, he works for Midwest Orthopedics. He is not only a kind and hard working doctor, he made it so my son can have a life again. Now, my son has just rec’d a full ride to U.N.L.V. and we owe it all to Dr. Cole. I know just by meeting him and trusting him with my son’s future and health. He also has an amazing practice, he is not just the Bulls and Sox Orthopod. He is really deserving of the honor. I saw him on my first occassion and felt comfortable right away. He, by the way, won another award! He was voted Chicago’s “hottest Doctor” on a local radio station! I know that has NOTHING to do with anything but seriously, he is a great man and the Bulls should be honored to have him as their team Doc. I too know what happened with Deng and Gooden and agreee with the “GREAT DR. MALICK”, unless we know all sides of the story, not just what Morrissy writes about, none of us can make a qualified opinion. By the way, I think The Great Doc Malick redeemed himself in his last post. And, to the total fool who posted the comments on Dr. Malick’s knee procedure he performed on Chris, that was obviously a joker. Take that post off, it goes against everything you don’t want here. I agree that Malick’s ravings were a little much but not as bad as I have seen on this site. Congratulations to Dr. Brian Cole!! You gave our son his life back!! And…hopefully a career in baseball. Matt, go meet him, I promise you that your view will change. He is a great man. My wife told me she would leave me for him in a second…haha. Thanks for keeping it real!
John May

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:19:45 +0000

I still just want to know which Luvabull would get the award…