"I have no idea how it happened, but I just kept playing on it in the game,’’ [Jameer] Nelson said...

"I have no idea how it happened, but I just kept playing on it in the game,’’ [Jameer] Nelson said on Tuesday. "I played through the pain and I didn’t really notice the swelling until after the game. I just thought that I sprained my knee and would deal with it in treatment. But as soon as I woke up (on Tuesday) I knew that it was worse than I thought.’’

John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com

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by mg4tx on Nov 17, 2009 5:45 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

That is totally awesome

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by pookeyguru on Nov 17, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

How is this situation in any way Karmic?

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by Evan Dunlap on Nov 17, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions

Doesn't the name Marcin Gortat ring any bells?

by mg4tx on Nov 18, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

Oh you mean that big man that the Magic developed and then resigned because they wanted to retain his services?

What about him?

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by funny80sguy on Nov 18, 2009 10:19 AM EST up reply actions

I guess he's inferring that it's karmic the Magic are in the position it's in because ..

Otis Smith was coy enough to sign Brandon Bass and re-sign Marcin Gortat.

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by erivera7 on Nov 18, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

The Mavericks did Smith a favor with the Marion trade

They didn’t need the Magic to make the trade work, but they did it anyway. And Gortat put it clear that he wanted to go to Dallas, because he would have been the starting center there.
I’m totally OK with the Bass signing, because he deserved more minutes, minutes that he wasn’t getting as Dirk’s backup, but the same exactly happened with Gortat and his 12 mpg behind Dwight Howard, and Smith showed an absolute lack of class by cutting Gortat’s wings.

by mg4tx on Nov 18, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions

He didn't show a lack of class, he was being a smart general manager.

Otis Smith was protecting an asset and Marcin Gortat understands that.

"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat

by erivera7 on Nov 18, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions

Honestly I was thinking the same thing as mg4tx

I think he injured himself when he “forced” the clear-path foul on Gerald Wallace late in the 4th. It looked like Wallace landed on Jameer’s body, and perhaps on the knee.

Again, nothing against Nelson, as it was an extremely smart play that showed his ability to understand the situation (refs just called a clear-path on Vince, so you basically force them to call one on your side if you even hint at one), but he clearly initiated the contact (I won’t use “faked”, as that’s too strong). In a way, he paid for it. Assuming that’s how he injured it of course.

It sounds like i’m hating on Jameer, but I’m really not trying to, hopefully that came across well.

by thermodynamic on Nov 18, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions