Not sure if you guys saw the SB nation post today:
http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2012/11/24/3684604/the-marcus-camby-mysteryThey offered some theories as to why he isn't playing:
Scenario 1: Knicks' Injury SubterfugeThe idea here is that Camby is injured, has always been injured, will always be injured, and the Knicks are not telling us the whole story. This theory is supported by the fact that we're talking about the Knicks, here - when are they not lying about injuries?In this scenario, Camby will become a part of the regular rotation right about the same time we get Kalenna Azubuike back. What's worse, this would be the most next-level Machiavellian Knicks' injury cover-up in the long, sad history of Knick injury cover-ups. The Knicks might be playing Camby just enough to stop people from asking questions about possible injuries, and Camby is such a man's man that he's actually willing to play 4 MPG with whatever condition is afflicting him (broken femur? gout? Marcus Camby's Disease?). Why would the team do this? To what end? I don't have the kind of mind to follow the Knicks' injury reasoning.
Scenario 2: Marcus Camby is a Hologram
This is my favorite scenario. For years I've been begging the Knicks to put their financial resources into research and development. Instead of signing crappy players to bloated contracts and acquiring even crappier players by trading away draft picks, why not just clone the early-70's and mid-90's Knicks? After all, there's no spending cap for clones. Perhaps the Knicks R&D department were inspired by the Tupac hologram. Marcus Camby retired, but they paid him money to lay low and keep his mouth shut, and they secretly unveiled the Camby-gram. Unfortunately, the technology required to produce a lifelike hologram that can also rebound is still in the initial test phases (They're not even close to producing a Camby-gram that can actually hit shots), so they're still working out the kinks from night to night. This is the scenario that involves the most rational decision-making on the part of the Knicks, which is a little scary.
Scenario 3: Mike Woodson Suddenly Forgot How to Manage Rotations
Whenever some punk would crack jokes about the age of the Knicks' roster - and I don't mean the light-hearted jokes we make here at P&T - I would point out that the Knicks may be old, but they are deep. And they are have the redundancies you need to support such an old roster: reserves can step in seamlessly, minutes can be managed, nagging injuries can be allowed proper time to heal. The blowout wins of the first two weeks seemed to bear that out. This is a roster that needs to be managed properly, and Mike Woodson seems like the guy to do it. But these last few games, man...
Woodson was right to give Rasheed Wallace burn. The guy's been more valuable than we could have imagined coming into the season. He may be chucking a bit more than I'd like, but he's been valuable where the Knicks need help the most: on the glass. Sheed's defensive rebound percentage leads the team, and his total rebound percentage ranks third. Would anybody like to guess who leads the team in total rebound percentage, as well as offensive rebound percentage? That's right...Marcus Camby! Normally, I would chalk that up to the small sample size...except this is Marcus Camby we're talking about, rebounding is what he does! And when Woodson manages to put Camby in there, he's still rebounding. This guy deserves to play, even if he's a little out of shape.
No matter what the deal is, Woodson and the Knicks need to get their **** together. I don't mind losing to Jeremy Lin, at least not as much as I mind losing to that turd burglar Chandler Parsons. There is, however, a game coming up in a few days that I would very much like them to win.
What theories do you sleuths have to offer in uncovering this mystery?