OG Anunoby injury updates

[stuporman]

Adversity reveals a person's character and I'd go to war with any of this roster including the coach but there are some of you on this forum I wouldn't go to the corner bodega even if you were buying.

[Enzo954]

Thibs is apparently furious with the Knicks medical staff and their evaluation of OG. He'd like to get a solid 44 minutes out of him tonight against The Rockets.

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[spree8]

Adversity reveals a person's character and I'd go to war with any of this roster including the coach but there are some of you on this forum I wouldn't go to the corner bodega even if you were buying.

Where’s the correlation?

[robillionaire]

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Might be better off just to give him an extended rest through the all star break although we might not win a game without him

[NoStatsGuy]

joking aside - knicks definitely are not old but they aren't young either. mcbride is the only rotation guy under 27.

Brunson 28.5
Bridges 28.5
Hart - 30 (in a month)
OG 27.5
Kat - 29

Should be a good 3-4 year window assuming thibs doesn't run them into the ground the next 2 years.

im really wondering tho.. why is it that back in the day players were playing multiple seasons 40+ minutes a game and yet noone ever complained then?

sprewell for example or clyde had multiple 40+ minutes per game seasons, many 38 and 39 seasons. there are so many more examples. i cant be bothered looking for it again to prove something. i have already studied bballreference to get my facts straight on that.
considering how much more the players are cared for these days, you would think they could probably play more than players back then.

Gotta factor in the massive difference in pace and overall movement on both ends.

mhh im not sure. we have established that the pace varies between eras. in the 80s for example they played at a pretty high pace aswell right? i agree that speed, hard cuts, acceleration etc might be more intense and has different effects than back in the days. but there are other example in all eras. im not convinced, that the injuries we had over the last couple years have any correlation to the minutes the players were playing.

[thebuzzardman]

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Might be better off just to give him an extended rest through the all star break although we might not win a game without him

Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star break

Tue, Feb 4 @ Toronto

Sat, Feb 8 vs Boston

Tue, Feb 11 @Indiana

Wed, Feb 12 vs Atlanta

Knicks need to get through these 4 games and OG gets 15 days rest on top of the 2 he's already had.
Anything could happen, but 2-2 seems probable.


Thu, Feb 20 vs Chicago

Probably see OG this game, Mitch Feb 23 vs Boston

[Fat Kat]

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Might be better off just to give him an extended rest through the all star break although we might not win a game without him

We can split the games he’s out. I wouldn’t bring him back until after the break.

[spree8]

im really wondering tho.. why is it that back in the day players were playing multiple seasons 40+ minutes a game and yet noone ever complained then?

sprewell for example or clyde had multiple 40+ minutes per game seasons, many 38 and 39 seasons. there are so many more examples. i cant be bothered looking for it again to prove something. i have already studied bballreference to get my facts straight on that.
considering how much more the players are cared for these days, you would think they could probably play more than players back then.

Gotta factor in the massive difference in pace and overall movement on both ends.

mhh im not sure. we have established that the pace varies between eras. in the 80s for example they played at a pretty high pace aswell right? i agree that speed, hard cuts, acceleration etc might be more intense and has different effects than back in the days. but there are other example in all eras. im not convinced, that the injuries we had over the last couple years have any correlation to the minutes the players were playing.

If you (and Fat Kat) check out games from back then and compare them to now, you don’t see a noticeable difference in the constant movement in the half court? Keep in mind, defenders have to rotate & keep up with the offensive players running around constantly so that’s on both ends.

Pace isn’t the only thing… in the 80’s guys may have tried to push the ball up the court in straight line drives, but in the half court, it was stagnant and had a lot of post ups. It’s really night and day. We’re talking about players nowadays running like 3 miles every game on average.

[robillionaire]

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Might be better off just to give him an extended rest through the all star break although we might not win a game without him

We can split the games he’s out. I wouldn’t bring him back until after the break.

Eh, I’ll leave it up to the doctors. Maybe it’s really not severe.

We all talk about the heists teams make with Dallas but maybe we pulled off one of the more underrated heists when we hijacked their athletic trainers heather mau and casey smith

[HopelessKnick]

Agree with everyone here----give him 2 more weeks of rest. Even if we lost all 4 games (very unlikely but not impossible since Raptors and Pacers are doing pretty well recently), it would not be worth risking a more serious injury which would pretty much end any ECF aspirations.

Actually this could be a bit of a blessing in disguise as it was clear to most fans that OG was not going to continue playing 35+ minutes for 82 games....so a mild foot sprain that is going to heal up within a couple weeks could be a needed break. The fact that it happened in non-contact fashion should be a clear warning sign against any rushed comeback attempts.

Honestly: Brunson, Mikal, OG, Hart, KAT, Deuce, Mitch, Precious, Payne----I really really honestly feel extremely comfortable going into the playoffs with this 9 man rotation. Elite defense and elite offense with an elite closer in there. Just get everyone healthy to the playoffs.....I could care less whether it is the 3rd or 4th seed in the end (preferring 4th anyways).

[NoStatsGuy]

Gotta factor in the massive difference in pace and overall movement on both ends.

mhh im not sure. we have established that the pace varies between eras. in the 80s for example they played at a pretty high pace aswell right? i agree that speed, hard cuts, acceleration etc might be more intense and has different effects than back in the days. but there are other example in all eras. im not convinced, that the injuries we had over the last couple years have any correlation to the minutes the players were playing.

If you (and Fat Kat) check out games from back then and compare them to now, you don’t see a noticeable difference in the constant movement in the half court? Keep in mind, defenders have to rotate & keep up with the offensive players running around constantly so that’s on both ends.

Pace isn’t the only thing… in the 80’s guys may have tried to push the ball up the court in straight line drives, but in the half court, it was stagnant and had a lot of post ups. It’s really night and day. We’re talking about players nowadays running like 3 miles every game on average.

Yea you might be right. i havent watched many games from the 80s. ive seen extended highlights and some of the legendary games. but i havent been watching the NBA in the 80s, since i wasnt born at that time. but i really cant imagine that playing 35 minutes a game makes a huge difference to playing 38 minutes a game, in terms of potential injury or risk of injury. especially looking at our injuries individually that actually happened. do we have any proof or doctor stating, that thibs caused these injuries by playing his players these minutes? because im totally open to change my mind on that. but i havent seen it and randle falling on his shoulder, brunson breaking his hand, og having elbow issues (last season) or sprained foot, mitch turning his ankle or getting grabbed by embiid. these injuries have nothing to do with the minutes.

I guess the overall point im trying to make here is, that i firmly believe its a false narrative and players get injured by bad luck or for example bad genes in terms of muscle, ligament and bone structure, etc. and on some very few occasions its because their bodies burnout towards the end of the season and the muscles/joints just dont compensate for the impact anymore. but that really hasnt happened to us. look at OG and mikal. mikal doesnt miss games, regardless how much you play him. Look at lebron hes one of top all time minutes per game guys, never gets hurt. mitch is a 24 minute per game career average, hes hurt every season. some people are lucky or have good DNA and dont get hurt others are hurt constantly.

i do think sometimes thibs is overplaying our starters.. 100% im not arguing against that, there have been many games where he could have pulled them and give kolek or huk some more time. im full on board with that. i just dont buy that thibs is running our players into the ground by playing them 36-38 minutes per game.

[VirginiaKnickFan]

mhh im not sure. we have established that the pace varies between eras. in the 80s for example they played at a pretty high pace aswell right? i agree that speed, hard cuts, acceleration etc might be more intense and has different effects than back in the days. but there are other example in all eras. im not convinced, that the injuries we had over the last couple years have any correlation to the minutes the players were playing.

If you (and Fat Kat) check out games from back then and compare them to now, you don’t see a noticeable difference in the constant movement in the half court? Keep in mind, defenders have to rotate & keep up with the offensive players running around constantly so that’s on both ends.

Pace isn’t the only thing… in the 80’s guys may have tried to push the ball up the court in straight line drives, but in the half court, it was stagnant and had a lot of post ups. It’s really night and day. We’re talking about players nowadays running like 3 miles every game on average.

Yea you might be right. i havent watched many games from the 80s. ive seen extended highlights and some of the legendary games. but i havent been watching the NBA in the 80s, since i wasnt born at that time. but i really cant imagine that playing 35 minutes a game makes a huge difference to playing 38 minutes a game, in terms of potential injury or risk of injury. especially looking at our injuries individually that actually happened. do we have any proof or doctor stating, that thibs caused these injuries by playing his players these minutes? because im totally open to change my mind on that. but i havent seen it and randle falling on his shoulder, brunson breaking his hand, og having elbow issues (last season) or sprained foot, mitch turning his ankle or getting grabbed by embiid. these injuries have nothing to do with the minutes.

I guess the overall point im trying to make here is, that i firmly believe its a false narrative and players get injured by bad luck or for example bad genes in terms of muscle, ligament and bone structure, etc. and on some very few occasions its because their bodies burnout towards the end of the season and the muscles/joints just dont compensate for the impact anymore. but that really hasnt happened to us. look at OG and mikal. mikal doesnt miss games, regardless how much you play him. Look at lebron hes one of top all time minutes per game guys, never gets hurt. mitch is a 24 minute per game career average, hes hurt every season. some people are lucky or have good DNA and dont get hurt others are hurt constantly.

i do think sometimes thibs is overplaying our starters.. 100% im not arguing against that, there have been many games where he could have pulled them and give kolek or huk some more time. im full on board with that. i just dont buy that thibs is running our players into the ground by playing them 36-38 minutes per game.

Thibs has a short rotation and needs Mitchell back, or a decent center IF he's traded, which I doubt.

[spree8]

mhh im not sure. we have established that the pace varies between eras. in the 80s for example they played at a pretty high pace aswell right? i agree that speed, hard cuts, acceleration etc might be more intense and has different effects than back in the days. but there are other example in all eras. im not convinced, that the injuries we had over the last couple years have any correlation to the minutes the players were playing.

If you (and Fat Kat) check out games from back then and compare them to now, you don’t see a noticeable difference in the constant movement in the half court? Keep in mind, defenders have to rotate & keep up with the offensive players running around constantly so that’s on both ends.

Pace isn’t the only thing… in the 80’s guys may have tried to push the ball up the court in straight line drives, but in the half court, it was stagnant and had a lot of post ups. It’s really night and day. We’re talking about players nowadays running like 3 miles every game on average.

Yea you might be right. i havent watched many games from the 80s. ive seen extended highlights and some of the legendary games. but i havent been watching the NBA in the 80s, since i wasnt born at that time. but i really cant imagine that playing 35 minutes a game makes a huge difference to playing 38 minutes a game, in terms of potential injury or risk of injury. especially looking at our injuries individually that actually happened. do we have any proof or doctor stating, that thibs caused these injuries by playing his players these minutes? because im totally open to change my mind on that. but i havent seen it and randle falling on his shoulder, brunson breaking his hand, og having elbow issues (last season) or sprained foot, mitch turning his ankle or getting grabbed by embiid. these injuries have nothing to do with the minutes.

I guess the overall point im trying to make here is, that i firmly believe its a false narrative and players get injured by bad luck or for example bad genes in terms of muscle, ligament and bone structure, etc. and on some very few occasions its because their bodies burnout towards the end of the season and the muscles/joints just dont compensate for the impact anymore. but that really hasnt happened to us. look at OG and mikal. mikal doesnt miss games, regardless how much you play him. Look at lebron hes one of top all time minutes per game guys, never gets hurt. mitch is a 24 minute per game career average, hes hurt every season. some people are lucky or have good DNA and dont get hurt others are hurt constantly.

i do think sometimes thibs is overplaying our starters.. 100% im not arguing against that, there have been many games where he could have pulled them and give kolek or huk some more time. im full on board with that. i just dont buy that thibs is running our players into the ground by playing them 36-38 minutes per game.

Yea I definitely think you (and every fan really) should do more research on this. The info and discussion from pros and doctors is all out there. You didn’t have to be alive or old enough to watch games in the 80’s (I wasn’t either) because you can watch full games right now on YouTube.

I think a good analogy for what you’re saying regarding players, DNA, injuries, etc is cars. You got cars built better than others like Toyota’s and Hondas that rarely break down and just keep on going (Mikal/Lebron-Toyota Supra). You got others that aren’t built so well that break down early on from wear and tear. At the same time you can have cars that aren’t built so well last very long if they are taken care of from the beginning… low miles, proper maintenance, driven properly, etc. You got lemons too, like players who are just too brittle to handle the court from day 1 (almost like Chet).

Then you have accidents… could be a perfectly good car driven normally but a freak accident just happens and can cause minor temporary damage (like people talking about Udoka and his injured players right now… injuries/accidents just happen) or total the car completely (can have a rebuilt car-title/players can still come back from catastrophic injury, i.e. PG/Hayward) or accidents that cause it to have constant complications/chronic injuries.

Then you got cars that no matter how well they’re built or maintained, can’t withstand the driver beating the shyt out of it pedal to the metal for 100,000 miles (like Thibs) because it’s going to cause major issues. And that’s what we’ve been watching..

[NoDopeOnSundays]

So, no update, mri or timetable?

[spree8]

So, no update, mri or timetable?

[RHODEY]

So, no update, mri or timetable?

Welcome to yesterday :

OG Anunoby is day-to-day after an MRI revealed that the sprain in his right foot was mild.

https://www.amny.com/sports/og-anunoby-injury-bcs-knicks-2-4-25/

[robillionaire]

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[TKKnicks1]

The return of the defensive duo post all star break. It's gonna be a beautiful thing to watch. Might even bring a tear to my eye.