PENDY out for year - torn ACL

[Blazinaway]

Per his twitter, bummer, get well Jeff.

http://twitter.com/TheRealJP31

 

[VanillaGorilla]

A mod should merge this with the "Pendergraph hurt" thread

 

[BlazerBeav]

We need ourselves a team witch doctor to ward off all the bad karma we apparently are surrounded by.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

This would never have happened to Dejuan Blair.

 

[Swoosh22]

Seems no matter who plays center for Portland, they go down in a heap. Get well soon GO, JP & JP.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

This would never have happened to Dejuan Blair.

 

[Swoosh22]

This would never have happened to Dejuan Blair.

If he were playing for the Blazers, both of his knees would have exploded into dust right before our eyes.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Spooky. Very spooky.

Get well, Pendy.

 

[Cake]

A mod should merge this with the "Pendergraph hurt" thread

I disagree.

I wouldn't have looked at that thread expecting an update on his injury situation.

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On topic, this sucks. True, Pendergraph isn't a tremendous value on the court, but he's occupying a roster spot and we're already down two big men. bad start. Hopefully the last serious injury we have.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

This would never have happened to Dejuan Blair.

Oh god... lol! that hurts more than Pendy's knee.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Also... if only he hadn't tried so damn hard in pre-season, eh Shooter?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I disagree.

I wouldn't have looked at that thread expecting an update on his injury situation.

That's exactly why I was looking at it and exactly why I posted the injury update in that thread 8 minutes before this thread was made.. I think the title of the thread should be this threads. Not that it matters at all though.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Now we have no back-up centers healthy until Joel or Greg get back, and we don't know when that will be.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Now we have no back-up centers healthy until Joel or Greg get back, and we don't know when that will be.

I'd take this opportunity to add Matthews to the starting lineup:

Andre / Roy / Matthews / Batum / LMA
Bayless / Rudy / Dante / Camby / Camby

 

[Swoosh22]

^^^^ Batum as the starting PF??? He'd be pushed all over the court.

 

[Nhawz]

Dampier is still available

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum as the starting PF??? He'd be pushed all over the court.

Possibly; a second option is to start Dante at PF and LMA at C.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Dampier is still available

We need a basketball center, not a football center.

 

[Nhawz]

Very True! Hes a big body in the middle, not a bad idea for insurance.

 

[hasoos]

Damp is going to want a full 1 year deal minimum, not going to happen.

 

[THE HCP]

God damn! And the thought of Nic at the PF position is a fucking joke!

 

[Further]

What the fuck! one of 4 centers is healthy, and he is an aged vet with a history of injury.

Good luck Pendy!

Now we need to make a trade.

 

[BrianFromWA]

82games has him playing about 40min there last year...but you're right that he got worked to a -11 PER Diff.

 

[ehizzy3]

God damn! And the thought of Nic at the PF position is a fucking joke!

i think that was the point.

 

[shamelessblazer]

How about snatching up Turiaf? New York might not use him a whole lot, he's nothing special but is an upgrade from Turiaf. Think they'd like to have Joel's expiring contract which is of greater value in a trade for Melo? Or maybe it makes sense to send Rudy there? Hell I'd let go of Bayless and give his minutes to combination of Rudy/Matthews/Johnson and Roy (at backup PG).

I'd love to get Seraphin too, not sure how high the wizards are on him, but he's a ways off from "contributing."

As far as non-French guys go Dampier wouldn't be a bad move at this point, but the only thing I don't like is then you (hypothetically) have 4 guys that pretty exclusively play 5 on the team, even though Camby can play spot minutes at 4. Dante better be ready because he's gonna get some minutes!

 

[ehizzy3]

How about snatching up Turiaf? New York might not use him a whole lot, he's nothing special but is an upgrade from Turiaf. Think they'd like to have Joel's expiring contract which is of greater value in a trade for Melo? Or maybe it makes sense to send Rudy there? Hell I'd let go of Bayless and give his minutes to combination of Rudy/Matthews/Johnson and Roy (at backup PG).

maybe we can get igudoula

 

[BrianFromWA]

Oleksiy Pecherov and Brian Skinner are available.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Drafxespress' #1 rated European FA is Yiannis Bouroussis, a 6'11" C compared to Troy Murphy.

FWIW

 

[LittleAlex]

Oleksiy Pecherov and Brian Skinner are available.

His beard alone would make it worth it.

Get it done Cho!

 

[Ed O]

Damp is going to want a full 1 year deal minimum, not going to happen.

Are you being serious? Why wouldn't the team give him a full one year minimum deal?

Ed O.