Nash has non-displaced fracture to fibula

[laduane1]

The Lakers recently released a press release with an update on the injury to Steve Nash:


Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash was examined by team doctor Steve Lombardo and had an MRI exam. Results of the MRI showed a small non-displaced fracture in the head of his fibula (left leg).

The injury occurred in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game in Portland against the Trail Blazers. Nash is expected to be out a minimum of a week. He will be re-examined and an update on his condition will be given at that time.

The Lakers started Steve Blake in place of Nash in Friday’s game against the Clippers.

[semi-sentient]

So he'll probably be out 2-3 weeks then. Fractures, no matter how small, don't just heal up in a week. There is no point in risking further injury so just let it heal completely.

[minifang]

Things wont be looking good til 2013. Hard to build chemistry this way...

[Lehnny]

Damn, that sucks. We've really been taking a beating from the injury bug so far this season.

[BEazy]

Bleh

[anti-troll]

I don't get why the hate on Blake? Blake played his heart out yesterday and did everything he possibly could to help the team win. The whole team played horribly on defense and you are taking it out on a role player.

[BEazy]

Blake for MVP.

[Jakay]

Ah, that sucks for Nash. I thought it might have been a calf muscle issue, from the way he was limping ad where the sleeve was on his leg. I don't know that this is worse than that though, it should heal pretty quick. I too feel a week is maybe a bit fast. He doesn't have those miracle doctors he had in Phoenix anymore.

And anybody blaming a back-up PG first and foremost needs their head checked.

[Stebo_SSK]

Steve Blake is actually a decent backup PG to have. The problem has always been as a Laker he has had to log more minutes than a typical bench player. The man has avg rougly 24 MPG since joining LA. Lay off the dude.

[Gek]

I would not want Nash coming back in a week unless it's a hairline. I say let Blake and D Morris get some burn. Until Nash wants to run some PnR he might as well rest and observe blake (who I believe is a semi intelligent player deep down in his U of Md frame) until the details of the Princeton are hammered out.

[ennui]

Princeton or bust

[leeprettyp]

I personally prefer we go with Duhon as the backup PG instead of Morris. He's just not ready at all to be out there to me

[laduane1]

Let the pg chatter hit high speed.

[ROballer]

I personally prefer we go with Duhon as the backup PG instead of Morris. He's just not ready at all to be out there to me

I personally prefer we sign Delonte West and thus end the debate of which sucking PG should get minutes

I know I sound like a broken record,but c'mon already..

[kblo247]

I prefer we sign Fish, start him, move Blake to backup PG, and run some triangle sets with D12 in place of Bynum at the C spot among the starting unit, as well as Phil's D. They would at least have chemistry automatically and Fish sadly Is an upgrade over the **** we have behind Nash, including Blake who he and better numbers than their whole tenure together

[Michael Lucky]

If we sign West, it is an even bigger reason to get rid of the Princeton. If Nash already has problems figuring how to use it to our advantage im not too interested in seeing West learn it along with Metta.

Getting Fisher is a step back in my mind. The guy is a year older and his shooting has declined greatly. If we sign someone new i want to make sure it is at least an upgrade. Also i think we should forgeat about signing another PG all together when we already have four under contract so it is unlikely management is even entertaining the idea at this time.

[LateRoundFlyer]

Getting Fisher is a step back in my mind. The guy is a year older and his shooting has declined greatly. If we sign someone new i want to make sure it is at least an upgrade.

While you're right about Fisher, your reasoning couldn't be more off. Shooters don't lose their touch the way you're implying, unless they've been through an injury. Even if you attribute age to some decline, it certainly isn't as sharp as one might expect. The last 4 regular seasons Fisher was in LA back this up:

2008: .44 FG%, .40 3PG%
2009: .42 FG%, .39 3PG%
2010: .38 FG%, .35 3PG%
2011: .39 FG%, .40 3PG%

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... tals::none

As you can see, if it were true that your shot deteriorates due to age, you would be hard-pressed to explain Fisher's bounceback in the 2011 season. While it is certainly true he did horribly last year in the lockout season, he also attempted significantly less 3's than at any point before in his career as a starter.

Another peculiarity with Fisher that I'd be remiss if I didn't mention is his penchant for moving his foot over the line right before he takes his shot. This has always resulted in a number of long 2's that would otherwise be counted as 3's. Fisher is, by all accounts, still a decent 3-point shooter, and would still be the 2nd-best marksman on this team.

But the reason not to bring Fish in is far more simple than any reason you gave. Yes, he is old, and would scarcely provide the youth or speed we have been clamoring for. But he's also not a true PG (never has been one either), and if you're tired of masking our deficiencies at the #1 with the Tri or Princeton, Fisher does not help your cause.

More importantly, he was the one who nearly led a player revolt against Brown last year. Not Kobe.

People love to say, "oh well, he's got those intangibles, you can never have too much of those."

Yes, actually, you can. Especially when you have someone with his gifts, who chooses to sow discord instead of trust. This is why Fisher isn't coming back.

[Jakay]

Why are we even talking bout Fish? Nash is hurt. So be it. Blake's an okay back-up. Sessions would have been better.

Kobe, Dwight, Pau. What other team is complaining? Seriously. MWP is a 5th option.

Plus West? He's a shooting guard. ACTUALLY.

[Kilroy]

Plus West? He's a shooting guard. ACTUALLY.

So was Fisher. As long as he can do a reasonable job defending the 1, a hybrid 2 actually works pretty well in an offense like the Princeton or Triangle.

But I think Blake has been doing an adequate job as a backup, and Morris looked pretty good too the other night.

[Jakay]

If this is a thoroughbred Princeton or Triangle, why even sign Nash? What a waste.

Again, Fish is gone. Long gone.