3G4G wrote:

Woodson admitted that Camby might not be able to make his preseason debut until the team’s final tune-up for the Nov. 1 season opener in Brooklyn. The Knicks close their exhibition season on Oct. 24 against the Nets at Nassau Coliseum.

But it’s looking as if Camby won’t be able to play in any of the three upcoming games, starting with Friday’s contest against the Raptors in Montreal. He has been off-limits to the media during his rehab.

“I can’t say he’s close, but he’s feeling better,” Woodson said. “I’ll go in and talk to the training staff just to see if there’s a possible chance that he can possibly come back next week. I don’t know yet. It’s up in the air still.”

Good thing we had a Full Training Camp

I am pretty sure the Knicks are having a full training camp. I am pretty sure I saw it on NBA TV this week. LoL!

The cautious approach that Woody and the staff are taking is a very smart one for young and older players. Over the course of 82 games you need to be conscious of players minutes and little injuries that could lead to problems. In the past the Knicks didn't do that as much and players broke down. I like this approach.

nixluva wrote:WTF! Are you guys serious? This is a damn strained muscle. "Brittle" is the wrong adjective. He hasn't broken anything and and outwhen it comes to calf strains they're a lot like hamstring Pulls, you've got to really take it slow and NOT try to push it. Whenever players try to come back too soon they end up having issues the entire season. This is such a BS story. This early in the season it makes not sense to worry about a backup C. We've got a deep team and that's the good news.

The cautious approach that Woody and the staff are taking is a very smart one for young and older players. Over the course of 82 games you need to be conscious of players minutes and little injuries that could lead to problems. In the past the Knicks didn't do that as much and players broke down. I like this approach.

Nix were usually on the same page..but I have to disagree with you here.

Camby has a history of injures especially as a knick, not only that but whats the purpose of having a training camp if players are going to be in and out off the line up all month..weather or not there vets, chemistry is the real reason there's a camp to begin with..

Not mention the knicks are known to not disclose the full extent of an injury....like camby will be out 7 to 10days..and now its 3 wks..so yeah there is a measure of concern when comes to knick players injuries..

TheloniusMonk wrote:

dk7th wrote:

TheloniusMonk wrote:Knick fans do not take joy in the fact that the team won't have a full training camp. Not in any way.

yes and knick fans won't be buying any more steaming cow pattie excuses if they underachieve either... not in any way.

Apples and oranges. I know you're trying to go tic for tac but we talking injuries here.

i want all of our guys healthy. i hate when any of our guys is hurt. in fact i hate when any player gets hurt. at the same time guess what-- injuries are part of the game. and once we agree with this statement-- of course you agree-- it moves from the personal, which is not wanting guys to be injured... to the impersonal, meaning every team sustains injuries at one point or another and to some degree or another. that is a given.

so your apples and oranges response doesn't quite reflect this phenomenon. that is to say, "all things being equal"... the knicks will not have ANY excuses.

misterearl wrote:Sad Faces

"Camby grabbed 22.8 percent of available misses last year, a mark that was the highest in the NBA, and he corralled the second-highest percentage of defensive rebounds in the league to Dwight Howard. He was fifth in the league in offensive rebounding percentage as well. He'll clog up the lane and and be the focal point of the team's second-unit defense. New York allowed 97.8 points per game last year (11th in the league) and adding someone like Camby, who only creates more opportunities with his ability to rack up boards, can only help to keep that number in the league's top half."

3G4G wrote:
I am disappointed we signed a player of his age considering his checkered history while giving up lots of assets in the process.

The Answer Man sincerely hopes your disappointment extends to the night Marcus Camby grabs 17 rebounds in The Garden.

Brittle? Kevin Love is out 6-8 weeks.

I don't care about the Wolves maybe you do

misterearl wrote:Sad Faces

"Camby grabbed 22.8 percent of available misses last year, a mark that was the highest in the NBA, and he corralled the second-highest percentage of defensive rebounds in the league to Dwight Howard. He was fifth in the league in offensive rebounding percentage as well. He'll clog up the lane and and be the focal point of the team's second-unit defense. New York allowed 97.8 points per game last year (11th in the league) and adding someone like Camby, who only creates more opportunities with his ability to rack up boards, can only help to keep that number in the league's top half."

3G4G wrote:
I am disappointed we signed a player of his age considering his checkered history while giving up lots of assets in the process.

The Answer Man sincerely hopes your disappointment extends to the night Marcus Camby grabs 17 rebounds in The Garden.

Brittle? Kevin Love is out 6-8 weeks.

EXCELLENT POST MISTEREARL!!! I think there is simply too much "Debbie Downer" stuff going on in the media and with fans of the Knicks. Every year players of all ages get hurt and there's no real sense in thinking that just cuz a player is older that he's not worth bringing in. I think it's more important that the player has skills and talent that you need than worrying about age. Camby is still one of the best bigmen in the game!!! What young C could we have gotten that would be better than Camby??? Dude has a very sore muscle and people are acting like he broke his leg.

The Knicks are taking the right approach to small injuries. If a player this early in the process has a sore muscle or banged up joint, then let them get rest and fully heal. There's no reason to push veterans to play this early in a season. We've got to take the long term view of things. The most important thing is having everyone healthy when the playoffs come around. Who cares about missed Preseason games? All we should care about is letting the older vets get the rest they need to be strong at the end of the season when it's most important.