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Caron Butler could miss months
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DALLAS -- Caron Butler could be out at least a couple of months because of a knee injury, a tough blow for the already ailing Dallas Mavericks.
A person with direct knowledge told ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon that the initial diagnosis is a torn patellar tendon.
According to the source, if it is a partial tear, Butler would be out a few months; however, if it's a full tear, he would miss the rest of the season.
Butler went down during a loss at Milwaukee on Saturday night. He was coming off a season-high, 30-point performance the previous game while picking up the offensive slack because of an injury to leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki.
Nowitzki has a sprained knee. He is day to day, and Dallas is 0-3 without him.
Butler, a small forward, is the team's third-leading scorer at 15 points per game. He plays an average of 30 minutes. A long absence could be especially costly to him because he will be a free agent after this season.
Shawn Marion would be a strong option to replace him, but he missed the Bucks game with a thigh problem.
The Mavericks were playing in Cleveland on Sunday night.
Information from ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon and The Associated Press was used in this report.
This, to me, is why it's so impressive when someone like MJ or Kobe can play that many years without serious injury and be that effective for that many minutes a game. It makes you wonder what gems out there had limitations that were not related to their ability.
i've never seen anyone with a knee or leg injury that would keep him out 3 months be able to walk off the floor without help. Butler walked off the floor after he went down. it struck me that he wouldn't be out for long at that point, but what do i know.
Exactly. GMs around the league... When asked who they expect to have a breakout season in a survey, overwhelmingly said roddy Beaubois. His trade value couldn't be higher even though he's almost a complete mystery, other than his athletic ability. A 13 million dollar expiring, roddy, a first rounder or two should be able to get us a slightly upgraded butler replacement.
Also its not impossible we use Tyson chandlers 13 million expiring if it's for the right player. We have haywood and what we consider to be two upcoming centers in mahimi and ajincia.
Chandler, roddy, and a first rounder would probably fetch us a star player
Last edited by mikeschy55; 01-02-2011 at 02:36 PM.
He might be just in time for the playoffs if he's not packaged in a trade.
It's a good thing the mavs are staaaacked, right?
Official word is two months if its a partial
So you and Mark Cuban have about the same ethics.
Shut your clam.
The Spurs will trade Bonner for Chandler. You can keep Roddy.
Why would I just make that up? Roddy Beaubois isn't just hyped locally, heres your proof.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/2...gm-survey.html
International player most likely to have breakout season, over 20% of gms voted roddy Beaubois.... Hilarious isn't it?
Last edited by mikeschy55; 01-02-2011 at 03:58 PM.
Most teams will be giving up a of a lot more for a healthy Tyson Chandler, I promise. You either know very little about the value of premeir defensive centers or your such a spurs homer you can't bare to admit that Tyson Chandler has good trade value.
Roddy B and Tyson Chandler can more than likely fetch us a of a player as the centerpiece to a trade
So, in your world 21.4% is overwhelming?
Um yes... Almost a quarter of the league chose one player out of dozens and dozens of international players to choose from. Most people would call that an overwhelming selection, particularly when you compare it to how many votes the other international players received, go check it out.
So, in your world 21.4% is overwhelming?
Undercover Heat fan eh?
You caught me... No that's just the first thing that comes up when you google search the survey
6/28
Overwhelming.
I don't understand why it's so hard for you guys to believe that other gms around the league covet a young player of ours, didn't you watch him destroy your interior d last year?
How many votes did the 2nd and 3rd place position get again? When a fifth of the league chooses one player over 30 or so other players, "overwhelming" isn't that far fetched6/28
Overwhelming.
Which part of the 5 minutes of total playing time did that happen?
I agree. When healthy Chandler is a superb defensive center. I think he is the main difference in the Mavs start this year. If they have to trade him to shore up their scoring then I believe they are making a mistake. They may have some "up and coming" centers to replace him, but the Mavs will be a lesser defensive team without him. Now if they are able to package Butler's expiring contract, RB and draft picks for a quality player then I think they will be fine and still an extremely tough out in the playoffs.
Type in Beaubois vs spurs in YouTube and you'll see. He played the entire 2nd and 3rd quarter of the last game in the series. Didnyouneven watch the playoffs?
Why would Dallas get rid of the sole reason they have any kind of post defense this season?
Yeah I saw roddy play one good half of basketball then in game 6 get his ass handed to him badly that he got rebenched...
Yea I wish....maybe for Monte Ellis or someone like that, Melos not coming to Dallas, no way Denver let's that happen... Besides new York would prob be able to offer a better package if they decide to trade.
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