Delonte West has broken finger; Longterm status unknown
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jan 22, 2010 4:12 PM CST
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PrintHere is what we do know about Delonte West and his injury. West broke the ring-finger on his shooting hand last night against the Lakers chasing down a loose ball. We know West will not play Saturday Night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After that, only time will tell.
The Cavaliers are still considering all their options regarding West, and the suddenly razer-thin depth at PG following injuries to West and Mo Williams. Daniel Gibson will get the start at PG against the Thunder - an opportunity to gain back the minutes he lost when Mike Brown went with bigger lineups that included Anthony Parker, West and Jamario Moon.
"The last couple weeks, I've been hoping to catch some minutes and it looks like now I got my wish," Gibson said. "I just want to go out there and have fun. That's going to be my biggest thing, just enjoy the moment. You get these opportunities and when they come you just want to take advantage of them."
As for bringing in help at the point, Mike Brown says the team is looking at all their options, though there are factors to consider.
We may have to do it by committee," said Brown, "One, is how long is he [West] going to be out for? The second one is, knock on wood, what if Gib goes down? Nobody thought that Delonte would go down in the game after Mo.
"We have capable ballhandlers."
Of course, the best ball-handler on the team is likely LeBron James, who does a bulk of the distribution, especially late in games. That will mean Gibson will need to step in and hit shots - something he has done when give the chance this season.
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I like MB’s wait and see (at least publicly) approach…If they can get someone on a 10 day then sure….They can “rent” a player for 20 days that way with no long term payroll effects…signing on another full time player means another guaranteed (til the end of the season) contract…Now maybe Green will get some minutes behind AP
I remember
when he was a starter in the 07 Eastern Conference Finals. Played a damn good game in game 6. No one should bring up the 07 finals to you guys. Its embarrassing enough its in the record books. He obviously hasn’t been the same since then.
Me not happy with Boobie. Streaky doesn’t even begin to describe him.
We’ll be okay. I’ll take best in the east and a bag of chips any day. Easily attainable even with our injuries.
Green will have to play and I’m looking forward to seeing him. I mean, how many times does it seem like we draft because we have to with no real intention of actually having them see the court? I am optimistic about Green…to be honest.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
from an article on yahoo sports....
The club is expected to add another one on Saturday by signing Cedric Jackson, from their affiliate in the NBA Development League, to a 10-day contract. Jackson, who played at Cleveland State, is averaging 14.7 points and 7.6 assists for the BayHawks.
This really is just another chance..
to show how versitle and deep this team is. It might cost us a few games but this is a “no excuse” team with a gifted player that can play the point at an all-star level if need be.
PS. anybody thats suggests we trade for Iverson, T-Mac, or other washed up stiff should get banned for the rest of the season.
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
I'll take that one step farther
those who suggested that they trade Boobie for a “scoring PF” should be too…where would the Cavs be without him right now?…This Cavs roster, when healthy, can embarrass ANY team in the league on ANY court
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