Lakers Training Camp Day 4
The biggest news today is the injury of Nick Young. It was actually happened in day 3 of the TC
The MRI on Nick Young revealed a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament of his right (shooting) thumb. Surgery is set for Monday.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 4, 2014
This basically rendered all game planing coaches had for the past few week useless. I envision Young to be a large helper to Lin’s time in LAL. This good thing is this type of injury usually ONLY takes about 8 weeks to heal. Therefore, that is about a month of regular season games.
Now back to Lin, all the unnecessary imaginary negativities yesterday about Lin was just disappeared today like that. Lin looked so happy and relaxed in the interview (provided below). With a healthy environment like LAL, I think Lin will do great. He has nothing to prove, just need to play his game. Today’s practice is lighter. Seems like just some basic conditioning and some scrimmages where coach Scott was experimenting different lineups. Like I said earlier, once Scott instilled more complex sets, Lin’s value will be even higher for this team.
BONUS for today. TWCSN’s Video on Lin for today’s TC
4:40 PM
VIDEO: @JLin7 reveals his toughest match up & why he calls @NickSwagyPYoung by his real name – http://t.co/Tm8CGfHct4 pic.twitter.com/b2s2sM4e4L
— LakersTV (@LakersTV) October 3, 2014
VIDEO: Byron Scott on @NickSwagyPYoung thumb injury & his players’ progression so far – http://t.co/WhSmxOsr5Q pic.twitter.com/3UsVxTJQTy
— LakersTV (@LakersTV) October 3, 2014
4:07 PM
Jeremy Lin on Steve Nash: "He looks great. Mobile, quick. He looks like his old self in terms of being able to move."
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 3, 2014
Jeremy Lin on tough training camp, said Byron Scott is clearly establishing his imprint: "It's good for us. It establishes culture."
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 3, 2014
3:44 PM
Jeremy Lin jokingly dismisses Nick Young's 'Swaggy P' nickname http://t.co/6llH3lo7VH
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 3, 2014
3:29 PM
Jeremy Lin on Nick Young: "He's super cool, but I find it ridiculous everyone comes in and calls him Swaggy. He has to earn it!"
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 3, 2014
Lin-“No one calls me ‘Linsanity,’ no one calls him ‘The Black Mamba.’ That’s why I think it’s ridiculous people call Nick Young ‘Swaggy P!’”
— Shahan Ahmed (@shahanLA) October 3, 2014
3:11 PM
2:34 PM
Once again, it's very clear Jeremy Lin came into Lakers camp in fantastic shape. Conditioning work paying off now. #NBA #Lakers
— Paul Villarreal (@CNM_JLin_Vids) October 3, 2014
2:32 PM
Jeremy Lin is joking around that he thinks it's "RIDICULOUS" that people just call Nick Young Swaggy P. Says he has to earn it!
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 3, 2014
2:23 PM
Lakers finish up scrimmage w/, what else, sprinting – Scott doesn't appear to be working them as hard today (at least during media time)
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) October 3, 2014
2:20 PM
Byron Scott scrimmaging with some experimental lineups – including Wayne Ellington at point — and Price/Brown/Lin with Lin at 3 vs. Wes
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) October 3, 2014
2:18 PM
Led by Jeremy Lin, the bench group is outplaying the starters in the final run here. Most everybody but Lin looks tired.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 3, 2014
2:08 PM
So, it's been Nash-Kobe-Johnson-Boozer-Hill this week, but maybe Lin, or Davis/Randle get in with the starters next week.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 3, 2014
Byron Scott has kept the starting & bench groups all week, but will likely tweak things after the 1st game to see how different units mesh.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 3, 2014
2:04 PM
Jeremy Lin doing what he does best, getting into the paint, for a hoop eventually finished by Ed Davis at F… https://t.co/cst2YWPD7L
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 3, 2014
1:59 PM
Story has it that Nick Young was playing defense on Kobe, tried to steal the ball, resulted in the injury.
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 3, 2014
Nick Young, sprained right thumb – Lakers sending him to get MRI today
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) October 3, 2014
1:44 PM
Here's a preemptive Lakers practice running long – hasn't happened yet but will
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) October 3, 2014
#Lakers holding only one practice today after having double sessions the last couple days. Should have updates between 1-2pm.
— Triple Threat (@LA_TripleThreat) October 3, 2014
Feature photo credit: (J Alexander Diaz/Lakers.com)
Only one morning session for today. I would assume it is still about conditioning as this Hell Week style camp can really help players to play real NBA games with ease conditioning-wise. One main focus today will be rebounding (per Byron Scott). It is hard to teach discipline and habit. Coach Scott pointed out after day 3 that he thinks players should find a body to block out instead of ball watching when rebounding a shot. Lin is always a good rebounding guard. He always get to the right position and will block out his opponent. Let us kick start today with this awesome photo below! They are going to make some noises in the NBA.
(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
