Juke Skywalker - The Kemba Walker Thread II

Joest2003 · Post #1901 » by **Joest2003** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:05 pm

I personally think it will be a terrible idea to trade Lance now that Kemba will be out for a while. Let Lance take over where Kemba left off. We all know hes better when he is the main ball handler and I mean what do we really have to lose at this point. This is not a championship team before the injuries. I say let Lance ball out and raise his trade value if thats the direction they want to go. No need to sell low.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1902 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:10 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JohnWall/status/559869654194073600[/tweet]

mrknowitall215 · Post #1903 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:42 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/560101200092094464[/tweet]

MasterIchiro · Post #1904 » by **MasterIchiro** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:53 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/560101200092094464[/tweet]

I'm in NC and every morning before I leave for work, I turn on the radio so my dog hears human voices in my absence and feels companionship (also the music stimulates his brain). This morning in NC the sports news was nothing about Kemba and just mentioned Kobe. It goes to show you how nation-wide industry controls media in states like NC (I'm sure many others). There is no local control of media. I was disappointed but figured, eh, my dog can't tell the difference and walked out.

Post #1905 » by **fatlever** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:40 pm

Shame you can't listen to WFNZ between 10AM and Noon. Those guys always go deep on the Hornets. They had Kemba talk for my entire drive in to work today.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1906 » by **mrknowitall215** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:57 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/RobMahoney/status/560142684153606144[/tweet]

Kemba Walker played some of the best basketball of his career in response and the Hornets on the whole now more closely resemble the team that finished in the top five in defensive rating last season.

If only the story ended there. While Jefferson and Stephenson have returned, Walker will now undergo surgery on his left knee to address a torn meniscus. His projected six-week timetable could cover 17 games. That it spans the All-Star break is something of a relief, though a poor showing over the next few weeks could still sink Charlotte's playoff candidacy.

TheKingofSting · Post #1907 » by **TheKingofSting** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:13 am

We are done. Let's play it smart and add more assets for the future.

BobsBuddy · Post #1908 » by **BobsBuddy** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:39 pm

Good luck with surgery Kemba...We are all behind you!....Do not come back too fast...Get Healed first.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1909 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:27 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/STACKMedia/status/560246384146669569[/tweet]

Kemba Walker Shares His Biggest Eating Mistake, and How He Fixed It

STACK: What was the biggest change you had to make during your transition from college to the NBA?

Walker: My diet. When I first got into the league, I wasn't eating so well. I felt it as I played. I wasn’t fully capable of playing the way I wanted to play because I was tired all the time. As I got a little older and more experienced, I had to change my diet, and it's helped me a lot. I’m able to be ready for games and feel a lot better. Having a good diet is super important.

What were you eating prior to the diet change? Tons of candy? Mac & cheese? Gallons of ice cream?

My rookie year, after games, I would go to Wendy's. It didn’t work out too well. One time I was playing against Chicago and I had a cheeseburger before the game. I felt so bad during that game, I couldn’t even move. That’s when I realized, 'man, I can't do that anymore.' I can't eat a cheeseburger before the game. I’m getting older and things like that, I can't do that anymore. Especially in this league. This league takes so much energy, so much concentration to play at your highest level.

So now what's your favorite meal that's relatively healthy?

One of my favorites is salmon. I love salmon. That’s one of my favorite meals to eat before a game. So I mostly eat salmon, sweet potatoes and broccoli.

Do you hit up a lot of restaurants around Charlotte? Or are you more of an eat-at-home guy with a personal chef?

Yeah, I have a chef. I’ve had one for about two years now. He is the one getting me right.

It's got to be exponentially harder to eat well on the road, especially when you're on an extended road trip. How do you make that work?

It’s not that much harder. You’ve got to concentrate on just getting it done. At home when you have a chef, it’s easy. But when you’re on the road you have to fend for yourself. Usually guys are tired and don’t want to get up and get food. You’ve just got to want to do it.

For me, I love to stay in my room. I’m a room service kind of guy. I just order room service all day.

Well played. So what's your usual routine before a game, whether at home or on the road?

I wake up and try to eat a big breakfast. Then I come to the arena and have shootaround. Typically I won't eat after that. I’ll go home and get a nap in. Right after my nap, that’s when I’ll eat. I try to eat a big lunch. That’s it. Usually guys eat three times before a game, but I only eat twice.

You've certainly gotten stronger as your career has advanced. What do you focus on when you train?

I try and stay balanced. I’m one of the smaller guys in the league, so I found it difficult to get over pick and rolls and stuff like that. Guys would overpower me. I knew I had to work on everything. I work on my legs and most definitely my core. I try my best to work on everything though.

Do you actually enjoy working out? Or is more of a 'do it because I have to' mindset? And is there any exercise you have fun with?

Yeah, not really. Something that I enjoy? That’s pretty tough during the season. I enjoy core exercises for the most part. It hurts, but it’s important, so that’s the only reason I enjoy it.

OK, so what's the worst exercise you have to do?

With my strength coach, whenever we have a few days between games, we do a heavy lift day. For those days I’m like, 'aww, man.' We do heavy dumbbells and stuff like that. That’s the day I’m like, 'I don’t want to do this, but I have to do it to stay strong.' During the course of the season, you have to find the days to lift or your body will break down.

Let's take it back to that insane triple-overtime game you played in college. Did you do anything to recover after that? Or did you just go home and crash?

Yeah. That was my freshman year, so I didn’t know anything about nutrition or recovery or anything like that. So I probably just ate and crashed.

That's what I would have done too. How long did it take your body to recover?

It was pretty fast. Like a day or two. I was young, I was 18. It was pretty fast.

DY_nasty · Post #1910 » by **DY_nasty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:11 pm

I'd love to see more stuff about Kemba's conditioning. That's one thing I've always consistently admired about his career so far.

Post #1911 » by **fatlever** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:49 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/560508846729625602[/tweet]

mrknowitall215 · Post #1912 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:01 pm

I wonder if the 'minimum 6 weeks' recovery timetable after the surgery is a accurate expectancy or if it's just conjecture along the lines of the aforementioned 'up to 6 weeks' before the surgery. I'm sure more information will be made public throughout the day or by the end of the week

Post #1913 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:11 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:I wonder if the 'minimum 6 weeks' recovery timetable after the surgery is a accurate expectancy or if it's just conjecture along the lines of the aforementioned 'up to 6 weeks' before the surgery. I'm sure more information will be made public throughout the day or by the end of the week

Was wondering the same thing. I think either way they'll be checking in and it could less or more time than that.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1914 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:19 pm

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker will miss a minimum of six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.

The team said in a press release that Walker had surgery Wednesday in New York.

If Walker returns in six weeks, he'd be back on the court March 11. That's more than a month before the NBA playoffs start on April 18.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... y-28553392

Post #1915 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:42 pm

we have a home game vs the kings that day, that is the middle game of a 3 game home stand (wiz and bulls) next home game is the 25th vs nets

Braggins · Post #1916 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:00 pm

So, it said they repaired it. I wonder if they specifically meant it was a repair instead of a debridement?

Post #1917 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:08 pm

Braggins wrote:So, it said they repaired it. I wonder if they specifically meant it was a repair instead of a debridement?

Yeah, I thought repair was supposed to be the one that required longer heal times?

catch20two · Post #1918 » by **catch20two** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:25 pm

Aye aye captain. I know its gonna be a speedy recovery. Playoffs and the 2nd round awaits us.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1919 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:39 pm

catch20two wrote:Aye aye captain. I know its gonna be a speedy recovery. Playoffs and the 2nd round awaits us.

Lol easy there yosemite.

Braggins · Post #1920 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:43 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
Braggins wrote:So, it said they repaired it. I wonder if they specifically meant it was a repair instead of a debridement?

Yeah, I thought repair was supposed to be the one that required longer heal times?

Yeah, thats what I was thinking too. I hope they release more info. Maybe if it was a minor tear the recovery can be shorter even if they fully repair it. Thats what Im hoping at least.