I was at the game last night and was very close to the bench, saw him wincing a few times.. was a little worried.. any word on how his ankle held up after the game??? I actually wish he came back tonight instead of tomorrow.. playin a bak2 bak might be tough.. at least he only played like 9 min

ps i met spud webb at the game (one of my heros)

Lee wants to play he has been assured by many doctors that he can hurt it anymore. He cant jump as was evident last night he was just hoping he could give his team a boost. When the soreness get out of the bone he will be fine. He was hoping to come back around the first of the month, but he thinks he is ahead of schedule

Posted by King1:

He cant jump as was evident last night

I actually saw him get up pretty good to grab a board early on....... Hopefully he will be ok

I love Lee, he's my favorite knick (okay, that's not saying much) but watching him play hurt illustrates the weakness of his game. Lee's success is based on speed, timing, athleticism, and surprise, but anytime that is diminished in the least he's going to be largely ineffective. He's a blown ACL away from being a permanent bench guy.

Posted by King1:

Lee wants to play he has been assured by many doctors that he can hurt it anymore. He cant jump as was evident last night he was just hoping he could give his team a boost. When the soreness get out of the bone he will be fine. He was hoping to come back around the first of the month, but he thinks he is ahead of schedule

Just like Jamal had a little case of tendinitis? Put a little brace or piece of plastic on his ankle and the stress reaction doesnt get worse, ultimately turning in to a full-out fracture? Oh Allan Houston's knees are sore turning in to microfracture, turning in to a degenerative knee problem?

What happens when Lee is on the table getting screws in his "high ankle." whatever that is. hope he's high on some good painkillers.

Anyone can get hurt MORE...the situation is beyond salavageable and Dave need not risk personal health for this year.

It isnt his ankle it is more of the tibia bone. If the Knicks doctor and the doctor that works on Adam vinatieri is saying the same thing sooner or later you have to believe them. The soreness is what is bothering him and he is trying to come back early for his teammates.,

Posted by King1:

It isnt his ankle it is more of the tibia bone. If the Knicks doctor and the doctor that works on Adam vinatieri is saying the same thing sooner or later you have to believe them. The soreness is what is bothering him and he is trying to come back early for his teammates.

I guess that is something learned NOT to do with age. And injury, and repeated injury.

"A night after making a surprise return to the rotation, David Lee was back in a suit. Lee aggravated the stress reaction in his right leg Thursday. But Lee said the increased soreness was expected and that he intends to return for Monday’s game against Orlando. He said he “tweaked” the injury on a second-effort layup. “I really didn’t even get any sleep last night, it was so sore,” said Lee. “Coach was happy that I went out there and gave it everything I had.""

Seriously, how ****ing stupid is this organization??? What are they thinking letting Lee come back too early and putting him in a situation where he can hurt himself even further?

Posted by islesfan:

"A night after making a surprise return to the rotation, David Lee was back in a suit. Lee aggravated the stress reaction in his right leg Thursday. But Lee said the increased soreness was expected and that he intends to return for Monday’s game against Orlando. He said he “tweaked” the injury on a second-effort layup. “I really didn’t even get any sleep last night, it was so sore,” said Lee. “Coach was happy that I went out there and gave it everything I had.""

Seriously, how ****ing stupid is this organization??? What are they thinking letting Lee come back too early and putting him in a situation where he can hurt himself even further?

OMG! This organization is awful

Crawford should be ashamed of himself for not being back yet.

Malingerer.

Q too.

Posted by Bippity10:

I think the fact that Lee tried to come back just shows how loyal these players are to Isiah. It shows how much they are willing to give up to play for the man and he should be applauded for this. David Lee is risking his career to play for Zeke and I cannot overlook this like the rest of you guys. This is even more evident progresser than the Stevie Francis' game winner. I think based on this Dolan should give Isiah an extension for a further 10 years.

Isiah never had trouble getting the loyalty of his players.

Pacers players continued to voice support for Thomas. Jermaine O'Neal, then a free agent, said before he re-signed with the team last month he would not play for anybody but Thomas with the Pacers.

The biggest criticism of Thomas was his inconsistent rotations. While most players preferred a set role, Thomas made his decisions on his own feelings for a particular game and team matchups.

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2003/08/28/Sports/Pacers.Fire.Coach.Isiah.Thomas.After.Last.Seasons.Collapse-454129.shtml

Thomas was let go, various sources say, because Bird sensed no urgency from him or his coaching staff to make sure last year's embarrassing first-round playoff choke to the Celtics wouldn't happen again.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=bucher_ric&id=1605038



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