Not much word yet on his eye, from his injury from Saturday (2/5/11). Is he probable tonight against the Bulls? Here's his tweeter pic.
According to this morning's game preview in the Oregonian, he's going to play and will start in place of Joel again. Sheesh.
He's doubtful for tonight. www.trailblazers.com Dante Cunningham (fractured right orbit) is doubtful for tonight's game vs. Chicago. He is listed as day-to-day.
Slap some goggles on him - as long as he has two working knees, he qualifies as game-ready for this team!
What is the team worried about? They were obviously so confident in Sean Marks that they sent the D League kid back.
Yet another brilliant move by Cho results in the team being even thinner in the front court. Will Cho make a single move this season that doesn't hurt the team? If he does make a trade I am very afraid of the deal he may do.
Broken Orbital bone. Even if you have goggles on him, with all the swelling, I don't think he'll be able to see all that well. http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/02/trail_blazers_shootaround_dant.html
Jason Terry had the same fracture, had surgery, and came back 5 games later. http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4965447
Because Johnson came with an injury exception, if we would have re-signed him to another 10 day contract, Camby would have had to sit out another two weeks. That was Cho's choice: Live without Johnson for a couple of games until Camby returns or have Johnson but not have Camby for two weeks. What would you have done?
Dante has to be one of my favorite current Blazers. It's hard to say he's vital to our success when Roy and Oden sit in street clothes and we still manage to be in the playoff-picture but he is one of my favorite players and I think highly of him. He's the type of player that you can call a tweener and he's also the kind of player you can consider mediocre talent-wise. But even just his attitude and the way he approaches the game and his role on the team is admirable. I think of him as a player who sets example even without being an All-Star or even close, he's not a 'pure'-anything but he plays with enthusiasm and heart, within his limitations. He plays hard and he plays smart and he plays team-ball. He's exactly the kind of player I would consider a keeper. I think of him as a constant overacheiver, you can't teach that and even if you ask for a good player in return, there aren't many players like him.
Why would he have to sit out another 2 weeks? We could have cut Johnson after 10 days and brought him back then. Is there a regulation in place that says you have to hold out a player by the week or something? Last I remember, you just had to activate them on game day. He was cut Feb 4. 3 of the 10 days on the contract would have already gone by.
Because we got him on an injury exception. Part of the injury exception waiver (which gets you that 16th slot) is that the player for whom you received an injury exception will not be back for at least two weeks. But if you just want to believe Cho is a moron, there's little I can do to stop you.
