Chris Paul knee surgery.
Get well soon Chris (picapp.com)
Chris Paul injured his knee just a few days ago against the Bulls by colliding with a camera. In fact his knee was already hurt before that and it didn’t withstand the second bang. Now Chris will undergo arthroscopic surgery for a cartilage tear in his left knee.
The first impression after hearing these news could be that Hornets can already forget about contending this season. Maybe they should think more about the lottery balls. But everything is not as bad as it seems!
Chris will only miss 2 months maximum so that means he will be back before the playoffs. Usually when I hear that someone will undergo a surgery the first thought is that he will have to miss a lot of time, at least some 6 months or so. If that would be the case with Chris than the Hornets would obviously be in a lot more trouble than they are now.
Also some good news for New Orleans – rookie point guard Darren Collison who is replacing Paul is playing really really good. He scored 17 points and dished out 18 (!!!) assists in his last game. Collison will have to play a lot more minutes than he did before Paul went down and he has suddenly become a key player for the Hornets.
If we can’t be a contender than let’s go for more lottery balls – that’s a philosophy that many fans hate because obviously everyone wants to see their team win and Hornets certainly shouldn’t give up too fast. They can still sneak into the playoffs even with Paul out for 1 or 2 months.
David Stern will have to choose a replacement for Chris for the Western Conference All-Star team roster. Chauncey Billups is the best candidate followed by Aaron Brooks, Monta Ellis and Tyreke Evans. That’s if Stern is choosing a guard to replace Paul which is very likely.
Here’s a video which displays how Chris Paul hurt his knee.
