Baron Davis could practice today, debut on Saturday.

by Seth on Jan 23, 2012 8:24 AM EST in News

Both Mike D'Antoni and Baron Davis himself have been reluctant to give any firm indication of when the new Knick point guard would finally debut, but Marc Berman seems to be on the case. Berman reports:

Baron Davis is likely to participate in his first practice today and the Knicks are shooting for the injured point guard to make his debut Saturday in Houston for the finale to their four-game road trip, according to sources.

The Knicks prefer to start Davis on the road because there would be less pressure for him to perform. But if he has the slightest setback during practices, then his debut would be pushed back to the first game back, against the Pistons at the Garden next Tuesday.

If there were no setbacks in his running drills yesterday, Davis, suffering from a herniated disc, is expected to be cleared this morning but his first practice could be limited.

As Berman notes, a return this weekend or even later would constitute a much quicker turnaround than was suggested when the Davis injury was first announced (at which time it may have been intentionally exaggerated). One just hopes so hard that Davis isn't being rushed and runs minimal risk of aggravating his back injury in a match-up with Kyle Lowry and forever thereafter. One should also probably avoid stepping on cracks in the sidewalk for the foreseeable future just to be safe, especially if Baron Davis happens to be one's mother.

(Also of note in the linked article: Iman Shumpert has switched from sliced tomatoes to "stacks of sliced melon" as a preventative measure against the Cramperts.)

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It's unlikely that he plays like an MVP his first few games back.

More likely he’ll be rusty and trying to get acclimated. Since many fans on this site seemed content to make excuses about “needing time to gel” and cutting the rest of the team a ridiculous amount of slack during this stinking butthole of a season, I hope they extend Baron the same courtesy (especially since it would be legitimate for him).

Dirt strong, son.

by StarksMiddleFinger on Jan 23, 2012 8:39 AM EST reply actions

losses hurt and everything

but we won’t know what we’re lookin at until march.

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by stingy d on Jan 23, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions

We need to take it slow...

As he continues to build up the back and abs to support his repaired disc he runs to risk of injuring something else because his body compensates.

BD gets injured, I don’t care what anyone tries to say to dispute this. History says it all.

We need to be very smart about him recovering and working on his conditioning. Fans have the misconception that he has been conditioning, I’ve disagreed. I think this being his FIRST practice says it all.

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by Giantssincesix on Jan 23, 2012 8:44 AM EST reply actions

stacks of melon, stacks of melon, stacks of melon

by old 34 on Jan 23, 2012 8:57 AM EST reply actions

you know what it is

by flossy on Jan 23, 2012 9:08 AM EST up reply actions

Shump needs to try pickles!

The electrolytes are legit for keeping away the cramperts. My soccer team went through an ogre-sized jar before every game, and no cramperts to be heard of!

As far as Baron goes:

Best-Case Scenario – He comes back Saturday, takes a few games to shake the rust off, and gets up to speed in like, a week or two.

Worst-Case: He struggles in his first game or two, re-injures the espalda, misses more significant time, lo

"It was one of those good, deep sleeps; you know, the ones where you wake up and a stream of drool is steadily racing down your shirt? Yes, that kind of sleep." -Landry Fields

by Thelonious Dunk on Jan 23, 2012 9:06 AM EST reply actions

Uh. Awkward accidental post.

At any rate, if he gets more hurt, shit’s getting real very quickly.

"It was one of those good, deep sleeps; you know, the ones where you wake up and a stream of drool is steadily racing down your shirt? Yes, that kind of sleep." -Landry Fields

by Thelonious Dunk on Jan 23, 2012 9:07 AM EST up reply actions

Wouldn't all the sodium deplete the potassium, which is needed to prevent cramps?

Unless if he’s low in sodium, but I would think gatorade has enough. Maybe he need orange juice or bananas. Or stretching.

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by mindfeck on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions

bananas

"they try to do what he do, and been where he's been, but they get folded in two.....he's the dude"

by semsemma on Jan 23, 2012 3:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I agree with the idea of bringing him back on the road

Goes without saying that a lot is weighing on Barons ability to come into this starting lineup and make a noticeable impact. Start him slow on the road, so that when we come home he can hit the ground running.

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by B.Rush on Jan 23, 2012 9:42 AM EST reply actions

if he hits the ground jogging

that will push the tempo and raise our pace. we need the point guard to at least reach jogging speed.

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by stingy d on Jan 23, 2012 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

Against Denver

It seemed there was a real effort to push the ball and sprint up the court. Most times it didn’t lead to much, but I did notice a difference from prior games at least. Or maybe I was just IMAGINING really hard that they were doing that.

by Zhantee on Jan 23, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions

yep, i agree

they were adamant about pushing it. d’antoni has been screaming on them to get the ball up quick for a while tho.

so while pushing didn’t lead to too much, he’s gotta get them to push all the time. and eventually with a savvy point guard we’ll make some easy 7-seconds or less, transition buckets.

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by stingy d on Jan 23, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

When did we sign Black Thought?

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by Chris Child's Fist on Jan 23, 2012 10:41 AM EST reply actions