Knicks Mitchell Robinson won't be ready for start of the season

[Hey Yo]

The Knicks will not enter the upcoming NBA season at full strength. Big man Mitchell Robinson is expected to be out until at least December or January as he continues to recover from ankle surgery he had in May, per Yaron Weitzman. Robinson underwent surgery during the playoffs to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, and was initially expected to be ready for the start of the 2024-25 season. However, the big man has yet to fully recover from the surgery, and will miss the first couple months of the season.

As much as it is a blow for the Knicks, it's a really unfortunate development for Robinson, who has had surgery on the same ankle twice in the last 12 months. Robinson originally underwent ankle surgery in December 2023, and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. He managed to return in March, and then re-injured the ankle in the second-round playoff series against the Pacers. The initial timeline from the May surgery was supposed to be 6-8 weeks, but it appears there's been some setbacks in his recovery process. It's just the latest in what's been a string of injuries for Robinson, who has managed to play in 70 games just once in his six seasons in the league.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/knicks-mitchell-robinson-will-miss-start-of-nba-season-as-recovery-timeline-gets-pushed-back-per-report/

[DJMcDonald]

:sleeping

[Neal Romer]

Dude's lost all his value, just ****in ship his ass to the Lakers for a second round pick.

Even if Lebron wins with him it doesnt count as help because hes never available.

[beasted]

He's another Timelord.

A guy who has strong impact when he plays.... but never plays.

[Im Still Ballin]

In before NYK signs Dwight Howard as a cheap solution for their center woes. The civil lawsuit against him was dismissed and he's currently on Dancing With The Stars. PR-wise, he's in the clear. It's just a matter of if an NBA locker room can handle the gay.

[Proctor]

In before NYK signs Dwight Howard as a cheap solution for their center woes. The civil lawsuit against him was dismissed and he's currently on Dancing With The Stars. PR-wise, he's in the clear. It's just a matter of if an NBA locker room can handle the gay.

:roll:

Gonna have to. Knicks are ****ed at center.

Or more likely...Taj Gibson.

[Patrick Chewing]

Unreal. Knicks got all these guards, but couldn’t grab a center??

[Real Men Wear Green]

Randle at center is an interesting experiment. Can a spacing advantage make up for not having a room protector? In paper they need to win games 120 to 115 but that doesn't sound like Thibs's style at all. I expect them to get a center from somewhere but right now there's no doubt that none of their best players is a big.

[RRR3]

Randle at center is an interesting experiment. Can a spacing advantage make up for not having a room protector? In paper they need to win games 120 to 115 but that doesn't sound like Thibs's style at all. I expect them to get a center from somewhere but right now there's no doubt that none of their best players is a big.
Spacing is better but Randle isn't an elite shooter and he's definitely not a rim protector. Offense would be much smoother but man Randle as the rim protector just is a bad idea. He's small and not a shot blocker at all. You can run it for a few minutes but for a whole game? ehhhh

[Real Men Wear Green]

I wouldn't want to do it but right now what choice do they have? Really it would have to be protecting the basket by committee. A lot of just running in front of the basket and hoping to draw a charge.