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As expected, Baron Davis will be on the court today when Knicks practice. Big day for him, and them.
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This could be huge.

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.

Davis has, as expected, beat the timetable his agent, Todd Ramasar, set in mid-December of “at least eight to 10 weeks.’’

Davis has been reluctant to publicly set a date because it hinges on his day-to-day progress and he doesn’t want to be disappointed.

“Every team goes through adversity,” Davis said. “This is our adversity. There was all the hype about us winning the championship. Judge us at the end of the season. Our goal is to be ready by April.’’

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/davis_close_to_returning_tLmI2DViFgHffzj0qkvN9L#ixzz1kIUbmbRm

Let's keep our fingers crossed that there are no set backs- We need this to work out!

smackeddog wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:amear is probably the happiest person in the world right now

Yep- but he and Melo still have to have that dinner and talk- clear the air before BD's return, start afresh

Guarantee: All Dialogue Reported Verbatim

Waiter: "May I take your order sir?"

Amare: "I'll have the salmon"

Carmelo: "Where is the all-you-can-eat table?"

Amare: "Yo Son, this is what I'm talking about"

Melo: "Dude, I'm hungry"

Amare: "Sheesh, I'm hungry too, but you don't see me stuffing my face.."

Waiter: "I can come back..."

Carmelo: "What's wrong with the all-you-can-eat joint?"

Amare: (annoyed) "That's not the objective"

Awkward Silence. Waiter smirks.

misterearl wrote:

Guarantee: All Dialogue Reported Verbatim

Waiter: "May I take your order sir?"

Amare: "I'll have the salmon"

Carmelo: "Where is the all-you-can-eat table?"

Amare: "Yo Son, this is what I'm talking about"

Melo: "Dude, I'm hungry"

Amare: "Sheesh, I'm hungry too, but you don't see me stuffing my face.."

Waiter: "I can come back..."

Carmelo: "What's wrong with the all-you-can-eat joint?"

Amare: (annoyed) "That's not the objective"

Awkward Silence. Waiter smirks.

Or maybe it will go more like this:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:this thread won't contain any whining or prognostications of doom. so it won't get any replies. carry on.

There isn't really anything to discuss. We knew he was going to start practice soon. Give us some discussion topics for this thread if you want replies.

"we all knew"

actually, there were a bunch of people who said he would never play and he couldn't be counted on to play.

crzymdups wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:this thread won't contain any whining or prognostications of doom. so it won't get any replies. carry on.

There isn't really anything to discuss. We knew he was going to start practice soon. Give us some discussion topics for this thread if you want replies.

"we all knew"

actually, there were a bunch of people who said he would never play and he couldn't be counted on to play.

1) a floor general
2) a third dependable scorer
3) an outside shooter
4) someone who can penetrate the lane and collapse defenses

I think he's going to be insanely valuable.

smackeddog wrote:Here he is practicing in his svelte, bearded glory: