Comments on: 2023-24 Game Thread: Knicks @ Nets (East Coast Return Opener, which is not a thing) https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/ Knicks, Stats, Humor, Analysis. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Z--man https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875008 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:19:45 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875008 Although the entire injury scenario sounded fishy from the start. The Knicks suck at being straightforward with the public/media about injury specifics. But those non-contact/non-incident injuries that result in surgery never seem to have a short timeline. It also raises questions about whether Mitch’s feet and ankles are tolerating his weight gain. It’s too early to chalk him up as injury-prone, but it would be nice to see him play 2000 minutes in a season…

Obviously a healthy version of Nerlens would be a perfect fit for the backup role, but he has played a total of 195 minutes in the NBA since leaving the Knicks so it’s doubtful that he is either healthy or in shape enough to be anything close to what he was in 2020-21. He is only 29, though.

Detroit has a bunch of bigs, any one of them would probably help. Maybe Thibs could fix James Wiseman…

]]> By: Z--man https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875007 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:44:43 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875007 That sure was shitty news to wake up to…

]]> By: Donnie Walsh https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875006 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:44:10 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875006 It’s too bad the injured player exception is so high. I was hoping it would be exactly 20% of Mitch’s salary, for the sake of science.

]]> By: Brother Love https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875005 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:34:50 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875005 tough news about mitch…

]]> By: Owen https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875004 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:14:39 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875004 Fuck

]]> By: Stratomatic https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875003 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:57:59 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875003 🤣🤣 There’s no telling how good he would be if he didn’t miss all that development time and lose a little athleticism with serious injuries. And he hobbled off the court again tonight with an ankle injury.]]> KP 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks in 29 minutes.

7/11; 3/4; 7/8

He played well with Melo, Beal and now Tatum and Brown. Celtics fans love him. His teammates love him. But he took all the blame for it not working out with the ball hog that kept looking him off in Dallas. 🤣🤣🤣

There’s no telling how good he would be if he didn’t miss all that development time and lose a little athleticism with serious injuries.

And he hobbled off the court again tonight with an ankle injury.

]]> By: Nicos https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875002 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:54:01 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875002 I initially came on to more or less echo Brian by saying how really F’ing nice it that this team is no longer a clown show but the Mitch news has me down- I’m glad his coach is with him because it’s got to really suck for him given how well he was playing. Unless Noel really rubbed people here the wrong way you have to think they’d bring him back since he already knows the system.

]]> By: Brian Cronin https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875001 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:43:19 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875001

I read that he was having an issue before the injury game. I wonder if playing with an undiagnosed injury made it worse?

Whether he was or not, he definitely was hurt in the game he came back and played a whole half on an injury now apparently so bad he’s going to miss the rest of the season, soo….not good.

]]> By: Brian Cronin https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-875000 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:42:28 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-875000 Yeah, you can still return after a team has asked for an injury exemption, but it’s extremely unlikely.

Well, that’s very unfortunate.

]]> By: Stratomatic https://knickerblogger.net/2023/12/2023-24-game-thread-knicks-nets-east-coast-return-opener-which-is-not-a-thing/#comment-874999 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:18:28 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=20952#comment-874999 I read that he was having an issue before the injury game. I wonder if playing with an undiagnosed injury made it worse?

Honestly, I don’t think we are going to lose that much in the starting lineup, but we need a better quality backup than Sims or Taj. What if I-Hart misses games. We need someone.

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