Carmelo Anthony's strained groin will sideline him for 1-2 weeks.
by Seth on Feb 7, 2012 12:00 PM EST
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PrintSo, this is kind of a bummer. If you missed it, Carmelo Anthony strained his groin while running up the sideline last night (threw a ballin' alley-oop anyway), and Jonah Ballow just twat that the injury will keep him off the court for up to two weeks:
#Knicks SF @carmeloanthony out 1-2 weeks with a strained right groin. #NBA
(If you're not familiar with the parlance of the popular social networking site Twitter.com, that means Carmelo Anthony is out 1-2 weeks with a strained right groin.)
A few things...
- With Jeremy Lin stepping up, I feel a lot less horrified at the prospect of losing Melo for two weeks than I would have previously.
- That said, should Lin continue to excel, it'll be very interesting to see how Melo fits back into the offense (and super fun to hear people bloviate about how much better the Knicks are without him).
- Melo's ankle and wrist needed this rest anyway.
- The All-Star Game is in two and a half weeks. Not sure how this affects his availability for that event, but I kind of hope it does.
- Assuming Amar'e Stoudemire isn't back by tomorrow night (which is obviously completely understandable), Wednesday's game against the Wizards promises to be another wacky, Steve Novak-filled affair. I'm looking forward to it.
So, this is rough news for the team and will probably cost them some wins (which they tell me is a bad thing), not to mention more opportunities to build chemistry. That said, the timing of the injury could have been much worse, and Anthony already looked like he needed the rest anyway. Feel better, Melo, but take your time to heal (or at least do that until this magic runs out which is hopefully never because it's mAgiCaL!!!).
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Not too bummed
Obviously it’s not a good thing, but he finally gets a chance to recover from the sprained wrist/ankle/everything and come back strong. If he comes back after the All-Star break, then that would mean he comes back at around the same time Baron Davis does (yeah, I know). Should be interesting.
And if Lin keeps doing his thing, once Amar’e comes back, we shouldn’t be much worse off than we were before. The idea of Lin feeding passes to Amar’e and Melo rather than Jeffries and Novak is very interesting.
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Damn
Wonder how long Amar’e will be away (of course he should take as much time as he needs).
when i lost my father, i was out of work a couple of days. And this was a man who wasnt always around.
This is his brother and they were close, but if i had to take a guess, and also being we lost Melo, maybe by friday for the Laker game. I would be very very truly gracious.
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 12:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I kind of think he'll be back by the Lakers game
In no way am I saying he should be back or anything like that, just minus Melo, Stat will probably be eager to get back on the court, get his mind off things, and try and help the team he’s obviously super dedicated to
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by WSD on Feb 7, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
This does suck....
just hope it doesn’t linger all year
You just got Tysoned!!!!!!
We got Novak so we're good. Take the next month off MELO
rest up, maybe see if Eli will let you go to Disney with Him. Novak and the boys got this until you get back. Right Jason!
by Robert Curre on Feb 7, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
If that "scrub" keeps
getting 19….ok Rob
You just got Tysoned!!!!!!
Post All Star Lineup
Baron, Fields, Melo, Amar’e, Chandler, backed up by Lin, Shump, JR Smith, JJ and Jorts. Novak and Douglas can spell moments here and there when one of the first 10 are struggling.
16-19 going into the break, come out of it with a win against Cleveland, then go after that brutal March schedule with the above team.
Pipe dream?
Let's not root for J.R. Smith unless we actually sign him.
Shit like that makes me queasy.
Get The Frickin' Rebound
I'm definitely expecting headlines like this...
NEW YORK (AP) – On a video clip posted to worldstarhiphop.com, a man resembling and purported to be J.R. Smith appeared to be smoking marijuana during a sidewalk dice game near a sign for the Polo Grounds Houses in Harlem across from Rucker Park. At one point during the video the man blew smoke into the camera and stated “I’m J.R. Smith and I’m smokin’ that kush, playin’ dice, not givin’ a (expletive)! We right outside them Polo PJs in Harlem right across from Rucker Park (expletive)!” The video also contained several racial slurs directed at teammate Jeremy Lin, referencing Smith’s time in China. “And here’s some racial slurs directed at my teammate Jeremy Lin. I hated China and I hereby reference you in that hate!” The video went on to show the purported Smith enter the subway and participate in a subway fight with another man who he claimed “was singing that damn Paris song too fuckin loud.” No comment from MSG chairman James Dolan, who when asked about the video at a Rangers game replied “what’s a Knick? I think that’s something Isiah did with all that charity money I gave him.”
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
by east_harlem on Feb 7, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
I'm not so sure
Baron doesn’t back up Lin, at least to start. If we do make the playoffs, I’d expect Baron to get the nod on experience, but while he’s working his way back, why mess with a good thing?
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
won't matter who starts
Baron won’t be playing 30 mpg if Lin keeps this up
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That's a big if
And in the playoffs he’s going to have to do this against tougher interior defenses like the Bulls. He’s got the tools to eventually be that good, but Baron’s experience will win out IF (again there’s that word again) we go to the playoffs
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
I was just talking bout the regular season
Figure out the playoffs when they get here – yes, that 8 seed will be ours for the taking all season
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Not good news...
but like you say, Seth, Melo needs the rest anyway and should come back at full strength in a week or 2.
So I’m guessing we are looking at a Lin, Shumpert, Fields, Jefferies, Chandler starting 5 against the Wizards or possibly Billy at the 3 and Fields at the 2. Either way we’re going to have a hard working, fast moving team on the court so it should be fun. Had you told me a month ago that that was EVER going to be our starting lineup (even against the Wizards) I would have cringed but to be honest I’m feeling kind of strangely good about it…
i dont see why Fields cant play the 3
i mean he played the 4 in college and he came back looking like he tried to follow STAT around the weight room. let Bully be at the 2. we’ll need his shooting.
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 12:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hey played some 3 last night.
But I think he means that when Walker is in the game, he will be playing the 2.
by Robert Curre on Feb 7, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
he should play the 3
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Feb 7, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Curse of the Melo trade!
Yo Wilson Chandler you better watch out or stay in China since coming back means you’ll get injured.
They're chalking it up to Clippers bad luck
This just buys LaLa more time to destroy evidence of her Santeria rituals
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
im pegging Melo to be back for the Hornets game next friday
not because of some weird symbolicness but because, other than Phoenix, we have an amazing training staff (do NOT look at Baron Davis) who tends to work miracles (ok now look at Shump). Seth, you’re right in that he needs this rest. i think that time will do it, its 11 days counting today.
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 12:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
he not a Knick anymore so not worth mentioning
then again nobody was really able to help him
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 12:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No but it at least kept him well fed and in great shape
Well yea round is a shape
depending on how the team is doing
he might be smart and give it a little more time for everything to fully heal and for him to get some rhythm back
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On the bright side, Melo and Amar'e both needed rest and are both getting some
And we can totally beat the wizards without those two, if the magic continues.
But I’m hoping Amar’e is back for the Lakers. If he’s not, that certainly more than understandable. I mean, this is the sort of tragic loss that is hard to comprehend it’s so deep, so as far as I’m concerned he has license to stay out as long as he wants. That said I’m still hoping he’s back for the Lakers because we’re not winning without him.
That’s this week’s installment of how being a human being can sometimes clash with being a fan
Do the Shumpty Shump, come on and do the Shumpty Shump
Haha I know the feeling
That’s this week’s installment of how being a human being can sometimes clash with being a fan
D'Antoni says walker and shumpert to get melo's minutes
He’s not going to leave novak on the bench, right? RIGHT?!
NO Novak Get's StAT's minutes he played him at 4 last night!
by Robert Curre on Feb 7, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Still feels bizarre that this is a sentence that makes any kind of sense in the English language
With Jeremy Lin stepping up, I feel a lot less horrified at the prospect of losing Melo for two weeks than I would have previously.
good.
if he was the only “star” I’d be a bit worried since I don’t think the team we played last night could stay afloat that long. But hopefully Stout has his head up coming back, I don’t doubt that he’ll use his heart, not play with a heavy heart (just seems like that sort of dude) and him in there he’ll be getting a lot more easy buckets then he’s been used to in his Knicks career.
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Bloviate
is the perfect word for it.
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Feb 7, 2012 12:49 PM EST reply actions
I figured as much
Groin pulls are no joke. Hopefully the Knicks won’t give him a reason to try to rush back.
As for STAT, I think there’s actually a possibility he’s back for the Wiz game, especially since Melo’s out. If not, I can’t imagine he’ll miss the Laker game. Sometimes getting back to work is the best thing you can do in these situations.
Get The Frickin' Rebound
yeah
there is only so much staying away can do for you. Getting back into your routine is the best way to feel better.
Obviously dude gets all teh time he needs though. Is the lakers game in LA or NYC?
I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."
Yeah the fan in me
Really hopes Stat is back for the Wizards game (again, completely understandable if he isn’t). He, Chandler, and Lin should be able to make McGee, Blatche, and Wall look foolish on the PnR.
As much as Melo’s loss hurts, this really opens up an opportunity for Stat to get his mojo back, particularly with the emergence of Mike Bibby.
I know I said Bibby just wanted to make sure you were still reading ;)
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
that at the end is not funny man
i almost shat my dick
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 2:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
More likely than not we miss the playoffs this year. This team is literally a scary story to tell naughty basketball playing children at night.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
we miss the playoffs?
"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 Feb 7, 2012 2:42 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I love it... not that I wish injury upon anyone...
but if Melo misses time, and we function and win as a team, he’ll have no choice but to fit in upon his return. This could be a great thing in the long run, though it will help immensely if Stat can return with force, which I know is a big if.
Dose of reality
NJ and Jazz really suck: http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/02/07/is-lin-sanity-here-to-stay-in-new-york/
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
Dont show that around here...
people think because he had a good game against DWill that the TEAMS they were playing have no bearing on the results. Someone even said I dont like asian point guards yesterday. i want the kid to succeed as much as anyone else, and its evident the kid can ball. I just think people are unrealistic in their expectations and how they are gauging talent. Also Melo out for two weeks is really really bad, as someone else alluded to we might conceivably miss the playoffs, which would be disastrous for this franchise. Stat is 29, our window is not huge.
by Dirty Testeverde on Feb 7, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Don't mistake enthusiasm and awe for misplaced expectations
and I keep asking the question, who is going to step up and ‘run away’ with the 8 seed in the East?
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Are you suggesting
that Lin won’t averahe 26 and 8 for the rest of the season? UNACCEPTABLE
Did you read it?
No hatin’. Those were bad pick-and-roll defenses. He’ll have to do even better to beat superior teams.
I was being facetious
It was an objective article that made some good points. Though I think Lin is capable of more than just “serving 15 minutes a game as a point guard”.
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
I'll have you know that my reputation is unassailable, good sir!
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
Also, if Melo sits the ASG, Stat starts right? Would be nice to see him get the honor in ORL considering his situation
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
Is Amar'e even an all-star, period?
Should he even be an all-star this year, honestly?
He was 3rd forward on voting list. Would he be auto promoted or coach's pick of the reserves?
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
I mean, I love Amar'e a lot
but Igoudala and Bosh are more deserving, if you ask me.
Amar’e has been sucking it up this season relative to his usual output (for understandable reasons, but still).
That being said, All-Star games are stupid and I’d rather he not play, anyway.
No, not in the last
He has been one of the biggest disappointments, though showing improvement lately. It isn’t all his fault as he is being asked to do a lot more, but even his trademark jumper was off for several weeks to start the year
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I think this is actually good timing to get stars some rest
we might take a couple extra loses but if they both rest up now than im hoping melo decides not to go all star weekend than amare doesnt either we would be in great shape for that second half push
who pulls their groin jogging up the floor?
Somebody who doesn’t take care of their body. I seriously doubt that Carmelo Anthony puts even a quarter of the effort into his conditioning as Amare does. If your strength, conditioning, and flexibility are where they should be there is absolutely no way you pull a groin just by jogging up the floor. This is unacceptable.
hey, shit happens
it sucks yeah and im upset about it as well but to say hes barely putting in a quarter of effort? c’mon you cant even believe that. Melo worked out to get in better shape for this season and came in looking so. i mean Shumpert was getting cramps left and right and he’s in ridiculous shape. does that mean you’re angry and upset that he gets cramps? like i said im angry and upset hes hurt as well but im not angry with him or his conditioning. Injuries happen.
by blackhova on Feb 7, 2012 3:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
cramps are different, they’re caused by over-exertion and lactic acid build-up. Muscle pulls are primarily the result of either failing to stretch properly or the muscle not being strong enough to handle a certain movement. This is why most pulled muscles happen when an athlete makes some sort of explosive movement. The fact that he pulled it in such a benign manner means that his groin is not in good enough shape to handle even a small amount of stress. Somebody get this man to yoga class.
by Knickerbockers on Feb 7, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Just a reference put as Yankees fan
I remember Arod pulled his Groin while on the field. Arod that year was in no way out of shape, in fact he came into the year slimmer and more fit and quick. Yet he still pulled his groin. So shit happens to people, especially athletes who play a lot.
don't know when he pulled it.
It is possible Melo pulled it several possessions before and tried to play through it, but the pain got unbearable. I never pulled a groin, but I did pull a hamstring once in college and I remember pulling it 3 or 4 trips up and back before coming out of the game. To my friends it looked like I pulled it trying to box out on a free throw cause that is when I went down, I actually pulled it 4 possessions before chasing a guy down and blocking his shot from behind. And I just couldn’t take it anymore when we got to the free throws.
Shrewd inclusion in that story
I actually pulled it 4 possessions before chasing a guy down and blocking his shot from behind
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by WSD on Feb 7, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
He's in pretty good shape I'd say
Altho I wouldn’t mind if he developed a tricep muscle so his compression sleeves don’t compress so fucking much
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
haha nice one!!
thanks for your brilliant input, you clearly know so much!
by Knickerbockers on Feb 7, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
hes in good shape
he ran all offseason on a zero gravity treadmill… so it makes sense that running in gravity is gonna be hard.
I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."
who pulls their groin jogging? anyone.
baseball players do it all the time. and especially if u have other injuries u try and compensate your natural movement which sometimes results in u hurting a diff part of ur body
"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 Feb 7, 2012 3:40 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
few of those
made me laugh
"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 Feb 7, 2012 3:49 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Out of shape Melo can get all the rest he wants, he won’t be
back next year.
Neither will Baron Davis. On Dec 20, Davis said he would
CONSERVATIVELY back in 8-10 weeks, but could be back in
4-6 weeks, maybe sooner. It’s been 7 weeks now since Davis’s
comment. If he doesn’t come back in 3 weeks, he just might as
well NOT come back.
Amare could be gone as well. Knicks have like $41 mil tied up in
these 3 guys and none of them are earning their $.
Riveting tale, chap!
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
by tanman5 on Feb 7, 2012 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You're just goin ham ain't cha
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
do you enjoy being wrong all the time?
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Feb 7, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
he really does
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by astromets on Feb 7, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey Frankie are you the same Frankie from White Plains
who calls WFAN all the time, who earlier this year kept claiming that the Giants should trade Eli because he was gonna be nothing without Steve Smith and Kevin Boss? Just asking because that guy sounds alot like you.
by Robert Curre on Feb 7, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
if you remeber any more of the clip
if the dude was talking about how Eli never leads his receivers, ever, and never completes 5 passes in a row…then its this frank dude.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Melo won’t be back next year? I seriously doubt that. Baron Davis was a gamble, and if it doesn’t pan out so be it, he was the best option at the time. Amare hasn’t been productive this year, but that is more because of the lack of a point guard than his own fault. He was never a player that created his own shots, hopefully J Lin and him develop some good chemistry. And yes, Melo is fat lazy and out of shape
I think there is an excellent chance we see the pre-Melo mvp Amar'e
if he plays at all.
I hate losing more than I love winning -- Billy Beane
deja vu?
scenario: lin is this year’s felton. amare, post tragedy and healthy, will begin to score with an actual distributor at the point. then melo comes back and our team…..
D-O-L-A-N [shakes fists at sky]
by van gundy's honda on Feb 7, 2012 5:02 PM EST reply actions
being a fan is all about expectations and this sucks for the fan.
under normal circumstances, without stat and melo and a pg, we would have simply written off the next few games and perhaps even this shortened season – and consoled ourselves that it was not meant to be.
But thanks to the heroics of guys like lin and JJ, we now have – EXPECTATIONS – the worst thing that can happen to a fan.
So, rather than simply forget about the season so I could have blissfully ignored all knick basketball – I am now forced to watch – and expect the knicks to win and thereby be broken hearted when they lose.
Damn you Lin! Damn you Jared! Damn you Novakula!
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