Krista Jahnke has good news about Amir Johnson in her Free Press blog:
“I think I feel pretty good,” Johnson said. “I think I’m about 95 percent. I’m getting up and down the floor, my jumping is not quite back but I’m able to work and work hard.”
Johnson said the pain in the ankle – which spread to the Achilles tendon and his bone – is nearly gone.
“Today was probably the first day you couldn’t tell if he was hurt or not,” small forward Tayshaun Prince said. “I think in the other practices you could tell he was hurt, limping up and down but trying to practice. This is the first day he looked in good shape.”
Flip Saunders agreed, noting that Wednesday was Johnson’s best practice since suffering the injury. It’s still unclear how quickly Johnson will crack the regular rotation — as previously noted, it may be awhile with Jason Maxiell playing so well — but count me among those fans eager to see Johnson square up against Tyrus Thomas, even if it’s for just a few minutes.
so Krista Jahnke’s blog is more credible than this one and others according to Chris McCosky!
hurray for crotchety old men who don’t understand it’s not fun to read boring news wire regurgitation!
How about that 3-day long fantasy draft? Whew. I’m still recovering. Longest draft ever.
Lamb’s Lowedowns hold the keys to victory!
My team is full of sleepers, prepare for a surprising annihilation
yeah yeah yeah… none of you guys picked Amir Johnson after all of you pretty much jocked him all season…
Amir, if you read the site man… give your boy Boney some love man, none of these clowns picked you except me.
(umm, but I’m probably going to drop you soon because I need a SG and possibly a PF that plays more than you since Nene banged up his hand last night)
Yeah Amir would only get a few minutes on Tyrus since he will be pulled after the third facial that Thomas puts on him. (assuming Skiles allows Thomas to play some minutes)
Amir won’t facial Ty Thomas. He’ll shoot a 15-foot jumper, which will send Skiles into a rage. He’ll get a T, call a timeout, grab Thomas by the jersey and yell “SEE, YOU CAN PUT THE BALL IN THE BASKETBALL FROM MORE THAN TWO FEET” and then bench him for the rest of the game.
Damn, that was so good until I screwed up “basket” with “basketball”
I’m about 95 percent willing to move Amir Johnson in some package deal that will net us something to give a 65-win caliber juggernaut on the way to a latter-day dynasty run. I’m just not Joe Dumars, so I guess I’ll have to watch this card played out as it will be.
You better put out, Amir.