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Nelson injures groin 

Post#1 » by drsd » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:25 am

The biggest blow of all came when Nelson, who of late has played the best basketball of his five-year NBA career, left the game with a strained right groin. Nelson limped off and went straight to the locker room. Nelson, who has battled groin pain for the past 10 days, didn't return and was listed as questionable for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.


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The Magic have daringly played with two point guards after losing Mike Wilks in the preseason to a major knee injury. Veteran Anthony Johnson will start if Nelson can't play. Rookie Courtney Lee, a natural shooting guard, could play point guard behind Johnson, while Turkoglu also will see time there.
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Post#2 » by realfung » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:53 am

Man, I just added him on my fantasy.
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Post#3 » by doraem0n » Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:11 am

realfung wrote:Man, I just added him on my fantasy.


Now, we found out where the curse has began.
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Post#4 » by MagicalMan » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:19 am

Tough for Jameer, you know he's going to want to play in his hometown. And no doubt he would have a lot of family/friends there.
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Post#5 » by damo[23] » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:01 pm

doraem0n wrote:
realfung wrote:Man, I just added him on my fantasy.


Now, we found out where the curse has began.


So if everyone in fantasy leagues drops their OM players, they are surely set to blow up!

But back OT, it just sounds like he'll miss a couple of games, but I stand by that we need to make a trade for a PG, use that TPE etc.. to get one, just because theres a chance he'll drop down again, and if AJ is playing more minutes he then has a chance of getting injuries or bangs, and we'll be out of PG's.
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Post#6 » by CourtsideTV » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:28 pm

Hedo should actually play PG..that would be awesome.. lineup:

Dwight
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Shard
Pietrus
Hedo

hedo and pietrus switch on Defense.

he pretty much does this anyways.
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Post#7 » by prekazi » Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:48 pm

Hedo's handles aren't that great and whenever he's tried to play like an orthodox PG he had problems. He's a good playmaker and passer but he shouldn't bring the ball.
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Post#8 » by cmor42180 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:05 pm

anyone call Golden state and marcus williams yet????
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Post#9 » by magicfan4life05 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:12 pm

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports ... bound.html


Injuries Abound: Rashard Lewis Now Injured

The Magic lost point guard Jameer Nelson (strained groin) early in the third quarter against the Bucks, and before the period ended, Rashard Lewis followed him into the locker room, limping. His injury is unknown, but it appeared to be a leg injury.
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Post#10 » by magicmamma » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:39 pm

That blog was written during the game. Rashard came back out and played, so he has no serious problem.

I don't know why anyone would say that AJ didn't play well. He's no Jameer, but he did his job as a backup.

What concerns me is that Jameer has been suffering from that groin strain for 10 days before it finally got too bad for him to play. That probably indicates he isn't going to make a rapid recovery. I have observed that Stan has been giving Jameer frequent rests during the last few games, and suspected he had an injury.

I actually thought the Hedo-Courtney-JJ team worked well. Hedo played point for the offense and Courtney defended the pg.

I really hope Courtney can develop as a combo guard. He's a small sg.
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Post#11 » by magicman123 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:56 pm

jameer has been playing great, let him sit out a few games and get healthy
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Post#12 » by glennathan » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:36 pm

Well now is really gonna be bad for december unless Jameer can come back soon. I wanna have the best players on our team for the entire stretch. Hopefully just a pulled muscle and only out for the weekend and hopefully he comes back against Boston.
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Post#13 » by magicmamma » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:54 pm

O Sen


Magic point guard Jameer Nelson will be out a week to 10 days after an MRI on Tuesday revealed a strained hip flexor on his right side.
Nelson was injured Monday night in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The injury was first believed to be a strained groin.
He is expected to miss three games this week --- against Philadelphia, Washington and Indiana.
Veteran Anthony Johnson will replace Nelson in the lineup.
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Post#14 » by AdamTheGreek » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:41 pm

Sounds about right.
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Post#15 » by EasternMagic » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:42 pm

a week's not bad... we will definitely miss him but it's better than 4-6 weeks. And they at least the three games are games where we might be able to get by w/o him. I expect Hedo and Clee to play a good amount at the pg
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Post#16 » by Shishnizzle » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:57 pm

I had doubts Nelson could go the whole season injury free. He has had injury problems the last couple years. I love how he is playing but we need another back up cause AJ ain't going to get it. I would like to add an option to this thread but I really don't have a clue who we can realistically get.
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Post#17 » by Shishnizzle » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:59 pm

This is the perfect opportunity to see what Lee can do, and if he can do it. His size and defense would be great as a point guard.
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Post#18 » by craig01 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:22 pm

This is pushing the injury envelope a bit far.
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Re: Nelson injures groin 

Post#19 » by Big A All Day » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:47 pm

this just hits at the wrong time.. jameer has been ballin latly.

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