Basically calling him a bad teammate for not stepping up and trying to play a bit on Friday when the team was shorthanded. Is this another example of Camby not wanting to play against a former team? Also mentioned that Camby wasn't even in the arena for the game, but I don't know if that part is true.
He has a right to his opinion. He actually doesn't know much about basketball the few times I listened to him. Also, Camby was at the game on the bench.
That's what I thought. Anyhow, just a great rant the guy was on, even if I completely disagree with it.
You're being ironic, but I don't think there's as much wrong with that statement as you do; we're trying to integrate three new guys into the team at the same time: Roy, Camby, and Wallace. I imagine it's a bit of a goat rodeo right now trying to get everyone sorted out. It might have been nice to integrate these guys in one at a time...
Is a thread necessary everytime a local media blowhard says something stupid to get a reaction from listeners?
Denny Crane decrees it so... we must render unto Denny that which is Denny's... post counts and a Grand Slam Breakfast.
To be fair, this wasn't just based on Lund's opinion of what Camby should have done. He claims that he had a source who provided him details on a conversation Friday between Nate and Camby, in which Nate pleaded with Camby to play that night (due to the roster shortage), to which Camby replied, "I can go Sunday, not tonight." If that's the case--that Camby was able to definitively declare on Friday that he would be healthy enough to play on Sunday--then one wonders how he would know on Friday that that would be the case two days in advance. If that's the case, then it's not an unreasonable assumption that Camby probably could have played on Friday, but just chose not to. If that's the case. Big if.
Even if thats the case, Camby has been around long enough and his reputation precedes him. A lot of games left for him to rush back if he doesn't feel comfortable. Camby has proven to me that he wants to win and knows what it takes to win (case in point the OKC game last year when he went out). Some guys just don't have the mentality to play through injuries when they don't feel 100%, maybe Camby is one of those guys.
I'm not speaking to Lund's Camby rant per se, but it has occurred to me on more than one occasion that John Lund takes ridiculous minority positions in order to stir a response from his listeners. I mean, he can't be as ignorant and misguided as he portrays himself, can he?
His reputation is that of a guy who milks injuries and prefers not to play against former teams. I don't think his reputation necessarily helps him out in this instance.
I've always thought of him as a great rebounder and shot blocker, in fact a key piece on a team that went to the Finals. One who milks injuries when on shitty teams like the Clippers, sure. Thats what players in the NBA do. If he doesn't feel ready, he doesn't feel ready. I think the not wanting to play against former teams thing is BS and I really have never seen anything to support it except for stuff coming from people who would look nicely in a tinfoil hat.
Now that Camby has met our trainer, he's developed a career-long attitude to stay injured longer than expected.
