Nash Discussion: No harmony, no chemistry, no system (159)

kray28 wrote:I wonder how much worse our defense gets when Nash comes back though.

FabFourLakers wrote:I remember when Nash got injured against Portland...i was thinking....he's out at least a month if not longer...my friend was like oh its nothing he'll be fine lakers just reported it and they're saying he's out a week or two....man if anyone knows lakers training staff...they're terrible at predicting when a player will come back. I just hope it's not any more serious than what they're saying....I don't want another Malone situation to happen. Guy stays healthy for majority of his career and minute he steps on the court with the Lakers...boom, he goes down

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers got their coach back on the sidelines Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. But it will be a while before Mike D'Antoni has two of the Lakers' veteran point guards available to run his offense.

The point guard everyone continues to wonder about is Steve Nash, who hasn't played since suffering a fractured fibula in his left leg on Oct. 31. There still is no determined date for the 16-year veteran's return.

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"The other Steve is coming along," D'Antoni said of the two-time league MVP. "I don't think we have a timetable. He feels some nerve endings that are tingling and when they go away, we'll start ramping it up and he'll be fine.

"Whether it's tomorrow or next week or next month, we'll just take our time and he'll eventually be there. As soon as he gets there, I know, give him an hour and a half and he'll have the offense down and running it like a clock. So we can wait on that."

Nash declined to speak to reporters in the locker room before Tuesday's game against the Nets, saying he had to return to the training room to receive treatment. He is scheduled to be reevaluated by Lakers doctors on Friday.

Steve Blake, who missed the Lakers' last three games with a strained abdomen, was out against Brooklyn and will not play during the upcoming three-game road trip either.

"I would like to see him practice before he plays," D'Antoni said. "We had four games in five nights and then we don't practice on Thanksgiving, so I would rule him out for the next four games and then after that, it should be day to day hopefully, and that will get him going."

Second year guard Darius Morris received his fourth straight start at point guard Tuesday with Chris Duhon, who played previously for D'Antoni in New York, serving as the backup.

The Lakers' road trip begins Wednesday in Sacramento and continues Friday in Memphis and Saturday in Dallas.

Lakerjones wrote:^^ I am not overly concerned about Nash. It's going to heal when it heals. That's the nature of a fracture. We can all be thankful that it's not something like a ligament which would take a REALLY long time. The bone should heal up within a couple more weeks I would assume. The mistake they made was telling us it would take a week which was absurd as many here pointed out when it happened. The wiser ones here said more like 4-8 weeks.

Didn't Blake have an abdominal strain last year too? This guy has just been such a complete let down. I don't even remember the last guy who was this big of a bust for us. Hopefully he'll do something to redeem himself this year, but I'm really tired of him and actually prefer Duhon and Morris. And I supported him for a long time.

432J wrote:malone 2.0




this is what it could easily turn in to

GoldenKnight wrote:

432J wrote:malone 2.0




this is what it could easily turn in to

Not really, very different situations man.

I just hope Nash gets well, we can hold off until he returns, wait til you're 100% get well Steve

FabFourLakers wrote:

Lakerjones wrote:^^ I am not overly concerned about Nash. It's going to heal when it heals. That's the nature of a fracture. We can all be thankful that it's not something like a ligament which would take a REALLY long time. The bone should heal up within a couple more weeks I would assume. The mistake they made was telling us it would take a week which was absurd as many here pointed out when it happened. The wiser ones here said more like 4-8 weeks.

Didn't Blake have an abdominal strain last year too? This guy has just been such a complete let down. I don't even remember the last guy who was this big of a bust for us. Hopefully he'll do something to redeem himself this year, but I'm really tired of him and actually prefer Duhon and Morris. And I supported him for a long time.

Well my fear is a MIS-DIAGNOSIS by your piss poor training staff....that's what I'm fearing....and whenever i see the word "indefinitely", it is NEVER good. I just hope you're right....can't believe this team still has yet to see NASH on the floor. Any wins without nash against good teams are like bonus wins...

GoldenKnight wrote:

432J wrote:malone 2.0




this is what it could easily turn in to

Not really, very different situations man.

I just hope Nash gets well, we can hold off until he returns, wait til you're 100% get well Steve

kenzo wrote:Our medical staff sucks, that's a fact

ojdidit123 wrote:

kenzo wrote:Our medical staff sucks, that's a fact

No our medical staff is just fine they have done wonders for Kobe over the years its all about the fact we are just for some reason clinging our hopes to a 90 year old point guard who is going to just like Malone spend a good portion of the season on the bench. Why because thats just WHAT OLD PLAYERS DO. Nash out at least 40 games this year with various injuries is my projection father time has caught up with him simple as that. The guy got almost hurt twice in preseason prior to the fracture it was destined to happen and something similar will probably happen again.