Landry sidelined 3-4 weeks: New Orleans F Carl Landry will miss the next three to four weeks with an MCL sprain, the team announced. Landry suffered the injury Saturday night against Detroit after a collision with Jason Maxiell in the third quarter. The Hornets signed F Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract in his place. (Updated 02/06/2012)
Injury Report
Knee - Out until at least late February (Updated - 2/6/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Landry's loss is not a huge blow for New Orleans as his production has dropped since the beginning of the season to 11.5 points per game. The Hornets have also provided increased playing time to rookie F Gustavo Ayon. Fantasy owners should keep Landry reserved only in deeper formats. (Updated 02/06/2012).
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/06/2012 08:34 What's on the Schedule: Week 7
The Grizzlies are the only team to have four home games in the upcoming scoring period, making some of their fringe options interesting. Our Adam Moore breaks down the Week 7 schedule.
02/02/2012 23:06 Spurs pull away from Hornets in fourth
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-83 on Thursday night.
01/30/2012 22:25 Heat swat Hornets, win fifth straight
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night.
After a breakout season in 2009-10 for the Rockets and Kings, Carl Landry's productivity took a step back last season. A second consecutive year with a mid-season trade saw him wind up with a Hornets team that needed to fill a void left by an ACL injury to David West. Over 23 games, he averaged 11.8 points and 4.1 rebounds. That was well below the 16.8 points and 5.9 rebounds he averaged the year before and we expect Landry will fall somewhere in between this fall. His ceiling is somewhere around those 2009-10 numbers, but Fantasy owners should expect him to remain more of a role player for now outside of an indication from his team that they intend to use him in a featured role. This makes Landry a worthwhile investment in the later rounds as a possible sleeper to break out should he find himself in a situation to play 30-35 minutes per game again, as he did during his breakout campaign. We know he can do it, if only given that chance. No matter the playing time he gets, count on him for excellent field-goal percentage, decent free-throw shooting for a power forward and a low turnover rate. (Updated 8/28/11)
