Warriors have year to build on Strong finish; has GS thinking playoffs in 2005-06

Too bad the Cavs don't have a late first round this season (apparently they traded everything including 2nd rounders). I could see them wanting Dfish and taking our #9 (BAP point guard or shooting guard?) and using their #13 for a BAP rebounder/inside player. Essentially, we might or might not get robbed in the deal, but they get more 3 point shooting, better defense and they get something for no-defense, disgruntled Jeff Mcinnis and we unload ourselves from a burdensome contract.

Foyle, with the shorter contract and team option on the 6th year, might come in handy as instant cap relief because he'll probably be off the books before it's time to re-up some of our players like Baron Davis or re-sign Andris Biedrins.

The Cavs might not do this, though since they can always make Eric Snow the starter and get Dajauan Wagner to start playing up to par or grab a FA like Jay Williams or Romaine Sato.

I like the sound of Jay Williams and Dunleavy back together again.

 

In fact he's got a blog talking about his rehab on nba.com. He may not ever be the same player, but he's got so much heart and talent.

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Posted by Jay Williams - Jan 3 2005 9:53AM

My Last Surgery
This week marks the beginning of the end of my long rehabilitation.

I just had a surgery on my left foot, so the bad news is that I'm kind of hurting right now. The good news is that it was my last surgery. So right now my leg is elevated after the tube was taken out of it.

They had to do a tendon transfer. That was the reason that I was having a hard time running, because the nerve that helps your foot move up and down basically got severed. If I didn't have my brace on, I was walking so that my foot was basically dragging on the ground. What the tendon transfer did was take a tendon on the inside of my foot that use to pull my foot in and move that to the top of my foot to give me the ability to pick my foot up on my own again.

So, I had a nice little two hour surgery on Tuesday and I've just kind of been laying low ever since. I'm in a soft cast now, and it will be that way for two weeks, then I will go to a hard cast for about four weeks. Then its straight out to the wolves again - playing basketball, running without a brace on. I will then have eight months before that time next year when it is my time.

Mentally, I'm feeling great right now, mostly because this week the doctors said my knee is back to 98%, they said it is "rock solid". The doctor was also pleased with how the surgery went, so everything is leaning in the right direction.

I've been working so hard for so long to finally get to this point right now, where all of my surgeries have been completed and it will just be about me taking my shot. I finally got here and I've just got to keep taking strides to try to make it end up the best way it can.

But even in my time off the court, I keep busy. Along with my interest in broadcasting and working with ESPN, I've also been preparing for the Series 6 Exam (for sales of Mutual Funds and Variable Annuities). Once I'm in the hard cast I will be able to start working some games for ESPN, but I'm in a very fragile state right now in the soft cast.

I'll be able to go home to New Jersey for Christmas, so that's nice. I will have some free time for a few weeks, but I learned my lesson a few years ago when I had some free time and I rode a motorcycle. This time, I'm going to stick to reading and watching TV and getting caught up in the little things in life that I miss doing so much. Have a great holiday season. Give thanks for every little thing that you have.

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If anybody emails him, tell him "Get well soon".