Jameer Nelson possibly out for year, ouch!

[Денг Гордон]

Let the bidding begin on Kirk Hinrich.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

...or Jamaal Tinsley! He's actually got more talent but is probably too much of a headcase. (Plus I don't think he's got much of a three point shot, and that's kind of important if you're playing for Orlando.)

 

[rox fa sho]

magics aint screwed but players gotta step up. they dont ahve him for the playoffs then daam. team was lookin good.

 

[ehizzy3]

steve blake.................

 

[Rastapopoulos]

would you?

No, but I'd be willing to give them Steve Blake, who fits their "everyone but Dwight stand outside and launch 3-pointers" game plan.

Blake for Pietrus straight up works, or
Blake and Webster/Outlaw for Turkoglu

 

[ehizzy3]

No, but I'd be willing to give them Steve Blake, who fits their "everyone but Dwight stand outside and launch 3-pointers" game plan.

Blake for Pietrus straight up works, or
Blake and Webster/Outlaw for Turkoglu

they value pietrus pretty high i think..blake + second rounder for 1st rounder

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I was just looking for a way the Blazers could take advantage - Orlando now needs a PG, the Blazers have one too many. Honestly, Orlando doesn't really have anything that desirable.

I like Pietrus for his defense, but we are pretty stacked on the wing.

 

[hasoos]

Sometimes when injuries happen you just got to take it on the chin. Thats the way it goes sometimes.

 

[Minstrel]

I like Pietrus for his defense, but we are pretty stacked on the wing.

I like Pietrus, too, but I think Batum is already close to Pietrus as a player. Pietrus has been my worst-case comparison for Batum. I wouldn't trade for him.

 

[andalusian]

Is Arroyo still in the league? His only claim to fame was beating the U.S. that one year, but has pretty much sucked with whoever team he's been with.

No. Arroyo plays for Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Euroleague. I got to see a couple of their games on my latest business trip and he does not seem to be doing great there either.

 

[LOTBfan]

They're saying on ESPN that if he gets surgery to fix his torn labrum he'll likely be out for the rest of the year. Tough break for him and Orlando, for as well as they're doing. I bet they wish they still had Carlos Arroyo.

I thought only women had labrums, I must have slept through sex ed.

 

[B-Roy]

I thought only women had labrums, I must have slept through sex ed.

It's a shoulder muscle. Lol.

 

[Natebishop3]

Howard wouldn't accept a backup role. We'd have too many centers then.

Rudy
Roy
Aldridge
Howard
Oden

make it so!

 

[hasoos]

I think the worst thing about this is that the playoffs will be that much less fun to watch this year. I don't know if Orlando can be competitive without that guy providing the leadership and play at PG they needed. I was really looking forward to them playing Cleveland or Boston at some point.

 

[44Thrilla]

Rondo and Ray Allen should be representing Boston in the All-Star game, rather than KG and Pierce. Their guards have probably been their most valuable players this year.

I disagree. KG is the best player for us, easily. He deserves it. The other 3 are all equal contributors this year, but Pierce is the go to guy in close games and is usually the biggest reason why we win them down the stretch.

 

[KingSpeed]

Horrible horrible news. He was having such a great year. To pour your heart into a championship run like he was doing and then to miss his first all star game and lose the chance to take his team all the way? So sad.

 

[BalancedMan]

I thought only women had labrums, I must have slept through sex ed.

They have labiums.

 

[Natebishop3]

Seriously, I'd say put something together that moved Blake, but I really don't see much on their roster that I would want. At least nothing that would be attainable.

 

[bbwSwish]

He won't be out for the year. He'll likely opt to hold off on surgery which means he'll be back in two-three weeks.

And while I'm in here, you guys think we'd give up Pietrus or Turkoglu for Blake? Come on now, we're not stupid.