Left tonight's game with a sprained ankle. Hobbled off court.

he was playing like crap though

The whole team was. I'm not sure if I've seen Duhon pass to Chandler once in this game, and I've seen Chandler WIDE open on at least 5 occasions.

Grab Hughes. They have no other choice, even with Nate in the line-up D'antoni have to give at least 25 mins to Hughes this year.

is it time to get rid of Nate?

Im very high on this guy since i drafted him in every league last year and it payed off. However this season i hate him? Time to sell/drop/trade?

I had him last year and stayed away from him this year. His shooting is too erratic and his fg% from everywhere is downright awful for long stretches. I am sure Kryptonate will show up eventually then go away then show up. It's just the way Nate is. Chandler is the same way.

I am hoping he is lousy for the next few games so people drop him in my league. I would vulture him from the wire instantly.

Yep. I agree. Everyone is down on a player after a few games. It takes a week or two to get into your game, etc... If he's dropped in your league, it would be smart to grab him. He's likely to still give you 15/3/3/1 over the season. Pretty good pickup.

Anyone knows news about his injury?

All that I saw was that he left the arena on crutches. Possibly out for a week based upon that report.

ahem...

Nate Robinson-G- Knicks Nov. 1 - 1:31 pm et

Nate Robinson could miss up to two weeks due to an ankle sprain he suffered during Saturday's game.
Lil' Him left the arena on crutches today, and is expected to have his ankle X-rayed today or tomorrow. With Robinson out, Larry Hughes and Toney Douglas will split time as backup guards.
Source: New York Daily News

It's Hughes time.

yeah nate robinson got dropped in my 12-team league. i totally expect inconsistency from that entire knicks lineup, except for david lee.

i think robinson will be limited this year, especially with the availability of hughes & gallinari who are soaking up minutes. and dantoni isn't going to stop playing duhon, who seems to be their best pg option.

i remember last year early on he was extremely bad. the worst shooting ever. huge slump streak.
then near the middle of hte season he transformed into a scoring machine.
but yeah, he's too eratic and inconsistent.
i would not want to go thru that headache of owning him again.

damn..what to do with nate lol. i own jamison and josh howard and now nate is hurt too lol. is this guy worth more than dj augustine?

Nate Brickinson is worthless at the moment

I loved Nate last year, but that team is fundamentally different this year. Last year, every time he had a slump, he would come out of it eventually because D'Antoni had no choice but to play him 30 minutes a game. This year, not so much. D'Antoni would rather not depend on Nate. The development of Chandler, the emergence of Gallo, and others has meant that he doesn't have to. He can get scoring elsewhere. Al Harrington can do that off the bench. Gallo can light it up. So if Nate is reduced to backup PG, there's a real time problem there. And with the injury, he might just be droppable in 12-man leagues.

Nate will have his moments, but won't have the consistent minutes to be reliable even when healthy.

dropped him for frye, hope it works..

Someone already did in my 14 team h2h. Crazy. I've just put a waiver request for him at the expense of Morrow.

Somebody dropped him tonight in a 12-teamer. Worth #3 waiver?

Wrong forum... but 12 team league, I can't see why anything better would be out there.

Sounds like he could be back as early as tomorrow or Friday. As per Yahoo's player update.



If he was dropped in leagues is now the time to add him?

..now would be a great time to get him, but for some reason I am getting bad vibes about his playing time. Hughes, Gallinari, Toney Douglas, plus Duhon is healthy, there's only so many minutes you know?

i heard he wasn't gonna play til next week since there's only 2 games this week.

i picked him up in 1 of my leagues last night. need his 3's.

i have about 10 minutes to find out..Any help out there?

Edit: i think i found my answer

Yes

Ugg, only played 12 minutes.

Anyone watched the game? Why'd he play so little?


With the AI rumors too, darn. I've got him in 2 leagues. :/

I suppose he's somewhat droppable?

i dropped him. im not touching anyone from the knicks until they figure out their rotation. clearly they have no idea what players they want to start since the team itself is garbage.

Dropping him right now too.

Are we sticking a fork in him? I managed to get CDR for him so at least I can count on consistent minutes, but man Nate can be huge if he gets the time (remember last years two month run of 20-4-4 with 1.5 stls/3's?)...problem is the Knicks just have too much depth (of trash) that they are "utilizing" ahead of him.

i dropped him already. the knicks don't even have a legit lineup and it's 4 weeks in the season. besides, knicks more shooters now than last year so that means less touches for some players. personally i wouldn't touch anyone of them until someone blows up either than larry hughes.

Im dropping him for Iverson if they decide to sign him.

Could they trade him? He's on a one year deal right? That's somewhat attractive to a team needing a spark.

Nate will veto most trades I believe. Unless maybe the Lakers/Spurs/Boston tried to trade then maybe. But for Nate to get traded he needs to give up his Bird rights, which means he can't do a sign and trade which is basically the best way for him to make a ton of money this off season.

Bird rights get traded along with a player. The only player in the NBA who has a true "no-trade" clause is Kobe Bryant, I believe.

Umm isn't the bird rights for being with the same team for 3+ years? I don't see how that goes with him if he is traded.

hmm nevermind, misunderstood bird rights.

What happens to his value if AI gets signed by the Knicks? My guess is down the toilet since they play almost the same way...

i agree, down the drain since they are both small and play similar styles. AI might even have more value if he gets signed and has the star name to start

I hate to say this, but even in 12 team leagues, I think Nate is droppable once AI signs. He wasn't getting the minutes without AI. Now he'll have to contend with Douglas, Duhon, and Hughes for backup minutes. Ugly!

yea i think nate is done..... he helped me so much last year.

i think he is already droppable without AI signing since he's barely getting any playing time already. with AI signing he can't be used at all....

For those in 12 teamers with AI still available, I would probably make the switch ASAP. AI is going to go somewhere, and even if he goes to the Heat he will probably still produce better than Nate (giving his current terrible situation in NY [as hard as that is to believe]). NY has to clean up some space on the roster for him to play and sadly I don't see it happening for awhile (and I was/am still a Nate Rob supporter)...looks like we're going to have to wait for another second half sexplosion from Nate if the Knicks can dump a lot of salary and PT at the trade deadline.

Arent the Knicks trying to move one of their players before they sign Iverson? If they ship Duhon out, it might not be the end of the world for Nate.

He helped me a great deal also last year, but he has been on the ww for over a week in my league, and most likely not goin anywhere soon. It is always a little weird watching guys collect dust on the ww one year, when just a month/year before were the hottest thing in fantasy sports. Such is fantasy...

Knicks pass on Iverson. Nate still has hope!

Start the guy now! Why the hell not? Duhan and Douglass have proven nothing.

I agree. It should be Hughes and Robinson in the backcourt - with Hughes running the point.

Looks like D'Antoni and co. used that defibulator to keep Nate from totally flatlining. There's still hope!

...and Duhon left their last game with an arm or shoulder injury. D'Antoni might just be forced to give Nate more than just 16 mins off the bench. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed.

Nate to the rescue!