Durr "Coach K'"

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/10/24/bc.bkc.secnotebook.ap/index.html

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"Donovan battling back problems Florida coach to meet with doc about possible surgery Posted: Wednesday October 24, 2007 10:07PM; Updated: Wednesday October 24, 2007 10:07PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Billy Donovan's back problems made just getting to Southeastern Conference media days a chore. The Florida coach was forced to lie facedown on the nearly 2-hour plane ride Wednesday morning, even after a painkilling shot. More importantly, he's worried about how it will affect his ability physically to coach his team. "That's my biggest worry, is having to be on my feet for two hours trying to coach," Donovan said. "I see it getting better, but it's at a point where if I sit in a chair for a long period of time, I can't get up. The only thing that really gives me any relief is when I'm lying face-down. "The mornings are tough just trying to get up and get going. If I get in a chair at work or something I can't stand up straight. It's something I've just got to work through." The two-time defending national champions open the season Nov. 9 against North Dakota State. Donovan said one day he had to "crawl to the bathroom" from his bed. He said he has disc, vertebrae and ligament problems and will visit with a back surgeon next week about a possible operation. "I'm concerned just because I haven't been able to walk," said Donovan, who was accompanied by Florida's athletic trainer on the trip. "It takes me a while. That's kind of what I'm dealing with now, but I've had back problems for a long time. This is not anything new.""

Losing your starters is tough.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 9:54 AM. Reason : .]

10/25/2007 9:53:34 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CWl5qC0FBzo

10/25/2007 9:58:56 AM

put your son in sports.

back problems at 42!



AT LEAST HE LEARNED HE WASN'T A PUSSY.

10/25/2007 10:00:30 AM

He planned his back problems well ahead of the upcoming season unlike Coach K who bails out after the season starts going shitty.

10/25/2007 3:42:58 PM

for a very reasonable price Billy, Pete Gaudet will take the fall, has one year of solid experience!

10/25/2007 6:12:43 PM

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""That's my biggest worry, is having to be on my feet for two hours trying to coach," Donovan said. "I see it getting better, but it's at a point where if I sit in a chair for a long period of time, I can't get up. The only thing that really gives me any relief is when I'm lying face-down."

thats as low as it gets, excuses

10/25/2007 6:14:29 PM