With the New York Knicks having their share of injures, particularly to big men Amare Stoudemire and Jared  Jeffries, the Erie BayHawks aren’t expecting their NBA hybrid affiliate to send down 7-footer Jerome Jordan for a third time.

“You have to understand as an D-League organization and coaches that the NBA parent club is the most important thing,” Erie coach Jay Larranaga said.  “What is best for the Knicks is what will be done. If that means Jerome coming down, then we’ll do that. If that means Jerome being ready to help them, then we’ll do that. It’s out of my hands. Our hands. We’re here to help the Knicks get the most out of their investment in the BayHawks.”

Stoudemire is expected to miss two to four weeks with a back injury and Jeffries will likely be out at least another week with a knee injury.

Jordan averaged 18 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in five games with the BayHawks. Erie went 4-1 with Jordan. A rookie out of Tulsa, Jordan, 25, has averaged 1.5 points in 18 games with the Knicks this season.

The Erie BayHawks have a temporary replacement for 7-footer Chris Daniels.

Earlier today, the D-League announced the New York Knicks have sent down 7-footer Jerome Jordan to play for the BayHawks. Jordan, who is in his rookie season with the Knicks after being taken in the second round (44th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Knicks got Jordan in a trade with the Bucks for cash considerations. Out of Tulsa, Jordan is averaging 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in six games with the Knicks. He’s expected to practice with the BayHawks on Wednesday before they play at Maine on Friday and Sunday.

As a senior in college, Jordan averaged 15.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.34 blocks in 35 games. Now if he can get close to those numbers in the D-League, that would be around Daniels provided the BayHawks.

Daniels averaged 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.14 blocks in 14 games for Erie before leaving the team Monday to go play in South Korea.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Erie BayHawks forward Kyle Goldcamp, who starred at Gannon University, and Canton Charge forward Tyrell Biggs, who played college basketball at Pitt.

The Cavaliers announced it today.

The Cavaliers now have 17 players in training camp with one being BayHawks forward Mychel Thompson. NBA teams can have 15 total players with 13 being on the roster. It used to be 12 players.

Goldcamp joined the Cavaliers on the first day of training camp after being invited by the team’s director of player personnel, Wes Wilcox, who is also the general manager of the expansion Charge.

He was invited six hours before Erie played Canton.

The BayHawks lost that game, 101-98.

The 6-foot, 10-inch, 250-pound Goldcamp missed five games while with the Cavaliers. Erie went 2-3 in those games.

Goldcamp must clear NBA waivers so he won’t play in today’s game at Maine, but should be back for Friday’s game against Tulsa at Tullio Arena. That will give Erie 10 players.

Erie BayHawks point guard Blake Ahearn made the final 12-man roster for the USA Pan American Games Team.

Team USA made the announcement late Wednesday night. The squad will continue practicing in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the men’s tournament, which will run Oct. 26-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico. USA’s first game is against Dominican Republic.

The team consists of several D-League players that include three guys I predicted would make the team – point guard Jerome Dyson of the Tulsa 66ers, small forward Renaldo Major of the Dakota Wizards and forward Lance Thomas of the Austin Toros.

Ahearn will give USA that outside shooting threat and is money from the free throw line, as you can see below.

He’s getting his shot.

And if he’s on, combo guard Blake Ahearn stands a good chance of making the USA Pan American Team for the upcoming Pan-Am Games.

To be in this training camp, Ahearn had to sign a D-League contract for the 2011-12 season so Ahearn will be back with the Erie BayHawks for this season.

Ahearn averaged 16.9 points and 5.8 assists last season.

Training camp was scheduled to start Friday in Tulsa, Okla. Ahearn was one of 21 players invited to participate in the USA Pan American Games Team training camp that’s scheduled to end Oct. 22.

Ahearn can stroke the long-range shot, is nearly automatic from the free throw line (150-of-156 from the line for the Erie BayHawks in 2010-11), but can be liability on defense.

So depending on whether the coaches want an offensive or defensive team will factor into whether Ahearn makes the team.

The team will have a 12-man roster. The Pan American Games is Oct. 26-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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One more.

If the Erie BayHawks (27-13) win at Iowa (31-11) in today’s 5 p.m. game, they will clinch a playoff berth for the second time in their three-year D-League history.

If they lose, the BayHawks can still clinch if Fort Wayne loses at Maine today. That game begins at 5 p.m. as well.

With Erie having 10 games left, it will almost certainly make the playoffs. The key for the BayHawks is to move up in the seeding.

Right now, they’re fourth and although the top four teams get home-court advantage in a best-of-3 series, the top three get to pick their opponent.

Iowa, Tulsa and Rio Grande Valley are the top three seeds right now. Erie is 2-6 against those three teams this season. If you’re the fourth team, you basically have the remaining team the top three teams didn’t want to play. Now you might get lucky and draw a team you match up with, but then again, you may draw a team that can give you problems.