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

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:I remember Drew's first injury pretty well, I was watching ESPN the next day and they said he would be out 8 weeks. However I think that was a lie and he was actually going to be out longer, the FO just didn't want to set off a panic with the fans. We got Pau a few weeks later and everyone kind of forgot about it.

last stand wrote:

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:I remember Drew's first injury pretty well, I was watching ESPN the next day and they said he would be out 8 weeks. However I think that was a lie and he was actually going to be out longer, the FO just didn't want to set off a panic with the fans. We got Pau a few weeks later and everyone kind of forgot about it.

lol that injury was horrible

i remember "imagine when bynum comes back with pau we are going to be unstoppable"

diagnosis got worse and worse until bynum needed surgery. bynum was never the same since. take away those injuries and he's a different player completely. though to be fair same could be said for oden

Doc Brown wrote:

Sources: Nerve irritation root of Steve Nash's slow return to Lakers
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Steve Nash's delayed return to the Los Angeles Lakers has more to do with nerve irritation in his lower left leg than the fracture he suffered, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Nash appeared set to return from a non-displaced fractured left fibula about three to four weeks ago. His fibula has healed well, but what caused the setback was a nerve irritation that surfaced in the leg during his rehabilitation, sources said. The nerve caused Nash pain any time he put pressure on it.
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The irritation is steadily improving for Nash and he is expected to play before the end of the month, sources said.
Nash suffered the broken fibula on Nov. 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers originally thought the injury was just a bone bruise, but an MRI showed worse.

Nash can run and has been doing dribbling and conditioning drills in hopes of maintaining his conditioning. The 38-year-old, however, hasn't been cleared to fully participate in practice.
Nash has missed 19 of the Lakers' 21 games. The Lakers are also without backup point guard Steve Blake due to an abdominal injury.

What effing nerve that nerve has.

We could have had this guy back weeks ago.

"I think it will be at least another two weeks," Nash said. "I can move. I can shoot. I just can't run full speed. And I'm not even in shape. I'll probably need at least a week of practice once I start running."

OK, then can he save the Lakers?

"I hope I can make a difference," Nash says. "I think the team is close to doing well on their own. It's hard. It's like a second training camp. The guys haven't had a lot of time to practice under Mike.

"We really haven't had a chance to play together in a new system, and we're trying to fight through that."

Nash says when he watches the team, what he thinks is missing most is "just time together. It's been a really difficult truncated season."

With the losses mounting – four in the past five games, including the two most recent home games (against Orlando and Utah) – will there be enough time to turn things around when Nash returns?

"I don't know, we'll see," Nash says. "I think anything is possible with this team. If we stick together and work hard, I think the sky's the limit. But we've got a tall task ahead of us."

OX1947 wrote:What in the hell happen this year? Worthy is right, this team got hexed beyond recognition.

Janine Garcia wrote:I dunno I feel like that USA article is old lol maybe. they could have interviewed him days ago