yellowboy90 wrote:Looks like Camby has a torn plantar fascia and will rehab it to avoid surgery. Never a good sign when someone starts to have trouble with their plantar fascia.

http://www.nba.com/games/20131010/HOUIND/gameinfo.html?ls=slt

CrushAlot wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:woah...why didn't he start??

I guess their considering bringing him off the bench because he does better creating his own offense. The positive spin on his not starting is he could fill a ginobli like role. Mchale said he is going to start lin/Beverly every other game in the preseason.

I guess they have Lin/Beverly threads like the Knicks have Shump/JR threads. The noise in Houston doesn't look good for Lin. Early offseason talk about trading him although they denied those rumors Morey recently said he is looking to make moves.

yellowboy90 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:woah...why didn't he start??

I guess their considering bringing him off the bench because he does better creating his own offense. The positive spin on his not starting is he could fill a ginobli like role. Mchale said he is going to start lin/Beverly every other game in the preseason.

I guess they have Lin/Beverly threads like the Knicks have Shump/JR threads. The noise in Houston doesn't look good for Lin. Early offseason talk about trading him although they denied those rumors Morey recently said he is looking to make moves.

i'm praying to god they move him to lakers,

lakeshow can eat that contract for breakfast and he will work under mda and steve nash, the perfect environment for jeremy lin to take it to the next level

KEEP IN MIND:

NASH DIDN'T HIT THE BIG TIME UNTIL HE WAS 30 YEARS OLD!!!!!

j lin is like 26

earthmansurfer wrote:Interesting to see Lin coming off the bench for the Rockets. Would like to see him in LA, but I think his heart was here. Anyway, he needs some freedom at the point, LA it is.

Anyone see Copeland put up another stinker? 1-8 last night. Didn't see the game, just the box score. Anyone?

Reading too much into preseason. Coach's are looking for chemistry and trying different combo's. sometimes they are showcasing players who they know they won't have roster space for but have contributed to camp and might be able to land somewhere else.

Lin's contract is a tough one to move and Rockets have to decide their timetable adn where they can improve the most. Asik and Dwight starting might not be a good combo and Asik has value. Teams will panic and maybe Morey is looking to make a deal as they did with Harden. They are one player away from having the coveted "Elite Trio" that could be a winning formula.

Given the armchair GM's we have, who of course have the ever plentiful "and throw in a first round pick" to justify any deal, who does Houstan get?

I like the idea of Lin going to the lakes straight up for Nash. Not sure Lakes would do that to Nash as its bad form to entice HOF players and then trade them after a year (he might have a no trade clause), but if Lakes are not championship material Nash might be ok with the deal, and a West coast Linsanity revival might be a good box office draw.

Can Asik be the centerpiece of a deal that can bring in ALdridge from Portland? POrtland gets a starting center they need?

Not saying both deals get done, just throwing shyt at the wall and whats sticks in conversation.

BigDaddyG wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:The Cavs have a really nice team. Waiters looks like he is going to break out this year. Oladipo for roy.

That's what I figure. Ola reminds me of Latrell Sprewell in his rookie year. I think he'll surprise with his offense production and terrorize other wing players with his D. But Bennet will give him a run for his money.

CrushAlot wrote:

Not again.

Newly signed Bobcats center Al Jefferson had to be carried off the floor Friday night in a preseason game against the Heat with an apparent right knee injury.

Via Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald, Jefferson looked "really hurt."

Jefferson, 28, signed with the Bobcats this summer as a free agent for $41 million over three years. He's battled knee injuries

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24066893/al-jefferson-carried-off-floor-with-apparent-knee-injury

Wow! That sucks for Big Al. Hope it's not serious. Bobcats are going to be putrid if it's season ending.

smackeddog wrote:Rose was kept out of a Bulls game yesterday due to knee soreness. Why he didn't just return to basketball when he was cleared last season, I do not know. Now he has to spend this season going through what he should have gone through last season.

it's different,

expectations would have been too high last season,