Here is the report for today, not very good, Brown instead of whats his name. 
I almost did not put it here, but thought you would wonder where it was...........
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Hornets running out of healthy bodies
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Wednesday, January 21
Updated: January 21
11:20 AM ET
By all indications, the left ankle Baron Davis injured against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday will be fine. Now, all they've got to worry about is Davis, himself, and the 41 minutes a game he's logging as it is.
"I'm feeling a little better today," Davis said in the Times Picayune. "I thought it was bad because I heard it pop. Even Sam Cassell heard it. But the X-rays were negative. I'll just try to get treatment and get it better. There wasn't too much swelling, and that was a positive thing. I'm walking on it and can stand on one leg, so that's good.
"Day-to-day and keep getting treatment. . . . that's all I can do. It doesn't bother me. I'm straight. We'll see what it's like at game time. If I'm able to run on it and jog and push off on it, then I'll play. There's a possibility, depending on how fast I recover and the strength of the ankle, if I can maneuver and move laterally."
Baron Davis
Point Guard
New Orleans Hornets
Profile
2003-2004 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
41 23.4 4.2 8.0 .387 .639
The Hornets are reporting that Davis may even be able to play in their next game, which just so happens to be tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers. But you've got to wonder if, in the long run, the team would be better if its point guard took a break.
Remember, it wasn't to long ago that Davis was being heralded as the front-runner for the MVP award. It was early in the season, but it was also one guy single handidly putting up and making all those 3s, handing out all those assists and nabbing all those steals.
The Hornets shot out to a 9-3 start, followed by an 8-4 run. But then the minutes starting catching up with Davis and New Orleans has gone 6-11 since.
And just look at Davis' individual numbers.
Between November and December, his scoring has fallen from 25.1 points per game to 22.8 while his shooting has gone from 41 percent from the field to 37 percent. And then from December to January, his assists have gone from 8.7 a game to 6.2 while his steals have gone from 2.5 to 1.6.
Of course, he still ranks fifth in the NBA in points, second in steals and third in assists, but that could very well be because he's also ranked third in the NBA in minutes played (at 1,676) and minutes per game (at 40.9).
For the last four seasons, the poor guy has averaged 39.5 minutes per game.
And it's not as if Davis doesn't have a track record of injury or history of being run down by a long regular season and spent by playoffs. He severely tore the ACL in his left knee during his college days and missed a total of 32 games last season.
The problem, though, is that Jamal Mashburn has yet to suit up at all for the Hornets this year due to a knee injury of his own. Courtney Alexander went down during the preseason with an Achilles tendon injury and is out for the entire year. David Wesley is out indefinitely because of a badly sprained toe, and both veteran Sean Rooks and rookie David West are both down with injuries.
If Davis is also out, then that would leave the team with only eight healthy bodies.
"We've just got to bounce back and be ready," Davis said shortly after injuring his knee. "Something like this happens, and we've had some misfortune."
Unfortunately for the Hornets, they've been hit hardest as their Central Division rivals are peaking. The Detroit Pistons had won 13 games in a row before Tuesday night while the Pacers, with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 33-11, have now won nine of their last 10.
The Hornets, meanwhile, have lost six of their last 10 and are now 8½ games behind Indiana with their bench looking more and more like a M.A.S.H. unit and their immediate hopes possibly dependant on 10-day contracts.
"We've got a list of about 15 names," general manager Bob Bass said. "We've got that flexibility. But I don't think we'll have anything done before the game (tonight). Baron's doubtful, but it doesn't seem to be as bad as we thought. We'll continue to look at the possibilities."
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Hornets running out of healthy bodies
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Wednesday, January 21
Updated: January 21
11:20 AM ET
By all indications, the left ankle Baron Davis injured against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday will be fine. Now, all they've got to worry about is Davis, himself, and the 41 minutes a game he's logging as it is.
"I'm feeling a little better today," Davis said in the Times Picayune. "I thought it was bad because I heard it pop. Even Sam Cassell heard it. But the X-rays were negative. I'll just try to get treatment and get it better. There wasn't too much swelling, and that was a positive thing. I'm walking on it and can stand on one leg, so that's good.
"Day-to-day and keep getting treatment. . . . that's all I can do. It doesn't bother me. I'm straight. We'll see what it's like at game time. If I'm able to run on it and jog and push off on it, then I'll play. There's a possibility, depending on how fast I recover and the strength of the ankle, if I can maneuver and move laterally."
Baron Davis
Point Guard
New Orleans Hornets
Profile
2003-2004 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
41 23.4 4.2 8.0 .387 .639
The Hornets are reporting that Davis may even be able to play in their next game, which just so happens to be tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers. But you've got to wonder if, in the long run, the team would be better if its point guard took a break.
Remember, it wasn't to long ago that Davis was being heralded as the front-runner for the MVP award. It was early in the season, but it was also one guy single handidly putting up and making all those 3s, handing out all those assists and nabbing all those steals.
The Hornets shot out to a 9-3 start, followed by an 8-4 run. But then the minutes starting catching up with Davis and New Orleans has gone 6-11 since.
And just look at Davis' individual numbers.
Between November and December, his scoring has fallen from 25.1 points per game to 22.8 while his shooting has gone from 41 percent from the field to 37 percent. And then from December to January, his assists have gone from 8.7 a game to 6.2 while his steals have gone from 2.5 to 1.6.
Of course, he still ranks fifth in the NBA in points, second in steals and third in assists, but that could very well be because he's also ranked third in the NBA in minutes played (at 1,676) and minutes per game (at 40.9).
For the last four seasons, the poor guy has averaged 39.5 minutes per game.
And it's not as if Davis doesn't have a track record of injury or history of being run down by a long regular season and spent by playoffs. He severely tore the ACL in his left knee during his college days and missed a total of 32 games last season.
The problem, though, is that Jamal Mashburn has yet to suit up at all for the Hornets this year due to a knee injury of his own. Courtney Alexander went down during the preseason with an Achilles tendon injury and is out for the entire year. David Wesley is out indefinitely because of a badly sprained toe, and both veteran Sean Rooks and rookie David West are both down with injuries.
If Davis is also out, then that would leave the team with only eight healthy bodies.
"We've just got to bounce back and be ready," Davis said shortly after injuring his knee. "Something like this happens, and we've had some misfortune."
Unfortunately for the Hornets, they've been hit hardest as their Central Division rivals are peaking. The Detroit Pistons had won 13 games in a row before Tuesday night while the Pacers, with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 33-11, have now won nine of their last 10.
The Hornets, meanwhile, have lost six of their last 10 and are now 8½ games behind Indiana with their bench looking more and more like a M.A.S.H. unit and their immediate hopes possibly dependant on 10-day contracts.
"We've got a list of about 15 names," general manager Bob Bass said. "We've got that flexibility. But I don't think we'll have anything done before the game (tonight). Baron's doubtful, but it doesn't seem to be as bad as we thought. We'll continue to look at the possibilities."
