Comments on: Pain or “Discomfort?”

By: NYKat

NYKat — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:42:46 +0000

I think this kid has the potential to be a big time player, but the way he injured his back, a routine NBA style hit, and the fact it took him 4 months to even suit up gives me pause about his durability.

Which gets me thinking, it’s gonna be (excuse the term) painfully hard to get rid of Jared Jeffries, that dude is so fragile he’s got a new injury every couple weeks…

By: Mucha

Mucha — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:52:51 +0000

I gave Berman props for talking about it – at least we got an update regarding how Gallinari feels. Otherwise I’m not a back specialist (really not) so thanks for your informations.

By: DGB09

DGB09 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:31:56 +0000

Let me tell you something–this is a field of expertise, and Berman doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about. First, you don’t leak disk material by sitting on a bench. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Second, if you examine 10,000 people, a certain percentage will have bulging disks, and a certain percentage will have back pain, but there will be no correlation between those who have bulging disks and those that have pain. So you can have a bulging disk and you can have back pain, sciatica, etc., but that doesn’t mean you have pain because of the disk. Gallo isn’t getting the proper treatment right now. There’s a guy at the Rusk Institute in NYC (not me) who is so far ahead of most people in the area of back pain that it’s not even close, and that’s who the Knicks ought to be consulting.

By: Mucha

Mucha — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:41:42 +0000

Finally an update, good job by Mr. Berman on that one.

I disagree with you Tommy, the Knicks (and Knicks fans obviously) have to worry before it is a problem. I really like the fact that he is playing right now but I wouldn’t be concerned about that as I am now if I heard “Gallinari’s resting and he’ll a 100% next season”.

By: EQ1217

EQ1217 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:02:23 +0000

I compare the Gallo back situation to Jose Reyes hamstring problems. Reyes injur bug did not go away until his body matures and the same thing will happen to Gallo.

Of course this is all wishful thinking

By: bmathews77

bmathews77 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:14:18 +0000

Not for nothing but to me it seems like some of the players of today are really fragile prima donna’s. I look back a decade ago in the 90′s and you would see guys like Oakley and Ewing hobbling out on the court to play regardless of whatever injuries they have. I guess back then it was about team work and winning. Now its about who can get the big contract and endorsement deals. I mean some of the excuses teams give for some players is really ridiculous. Look at a guy like Kobe who has had a bad pinky finger since the 2008 NBA finals and he still hasn’t done anything about i.
In no way am I saying this about Gallinari. Gallinari is a European player who just needs to bulk up this coming off season and get in some strength conditioning. Once he gets past that he will be fine. He didn’t have much time to do much training coming into the season. I expect a much more physical and stronger Gallinari next season.