Jawai cleared!!!

pspot · Post #81 » by **pspot** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:13 pm

hopefully the time on the bench watching the team and seeing what we need has gotten through to him and he can see the value in just going out and fighting for rebounds ala Reggie Evans. The rest of his game can come later but if he just did that he'd could find mins.

C_Money · Post #82 » by **C_Money** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:17 pm

Thats awesome. I thought for sure he was done. Hopefully they send him to the D League.

tylrrr · Post #83 » by **tylrrr** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:18 pm

We also have to realize how long he's been out of shape.

The heart condition is one thing, but remember he came into Summer League out of shape because before that he was out with (i believe) a shoulder injury. So he's been out of shape for close to 6 months.

RaptorsNut · Post #84 » by **RaptorsNut** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:20 pm

thats wicked. Finally good raptor news. It's been ages.

will · Post #85 » by **will** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:24 pm

I hope Jawai is truly good to go. It would be a shame if the Raps were just pushing him to play.

stellation · Post #86 » by **stellation** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:26 pm

He's been doing some basic stuff I understand, but because of team/doctor instructions he's been doing nowhere near the conditioning needed for a guy of his size to play competitive basketball. If he somehow gets 5mpg, that's probably about all he'll be able to play- and even that will have to be in bursts!

Nathan is just about the nicest kid you could meet, he's very quiet and exceptionally polite- he's the anti-prototypical NBA baller.

gangstaff · Post #87 » by **gangstaff** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:27 pm

Woohoo, time to trade Bargs!!!

Post #88 » by **theSkinny** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:27 pm

Im happy for the guy.... must have been really tough to sit back and do nothing.
I bet we dont see him on the court for the raps this season

McFurious1 · Post #89 » by **McFurious1** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:32 pm

FINALLY

McFurious1 · Post #90 » by **McFurious1** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:33 pm

SkinnyP wrote:Im happy for the guy.... must have been really tough to sit back and do nothing.
I bet we dont see him on the court for the raps this season

Why wouldn't we? CLEARED means he's going to play.

RomaniaLuvTR · Post #91 » by **RomaniaLuvTR** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:34 pm

happy for the kid,curious to see him play

pspot · Post #92 » by **pspot** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:34 pm

gangstaff wrote:Woohoo, time to trade Hump!!!

fixed

Fairview4Life · Post #93 » by **Fairview4Life** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:35 pm

Let's compare his stats to Roy Hibbert.

Sizzle · Post #94 » by **Sizzle** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:37 pm

Happy for Jawai, but man do we ever love our scrubs!! I hope he proves me wrong but how on earth is this guy going to have a career in the NBA anyway?

kingkao · Post #95 » by **kingkao** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:38 pm

FREE JAWS!!!
I see the Raptors going 58-0 the rest of the way.

JN · Post #96 » by JN » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:42 pm

zong wrote:Great news, and he could be the feel-good story of the season if he emerges as a 9th-10th man of the bench by the end of the regular season

Considering we have a 14 man roster, 9th player to come off the bench sounds about right.

Great for Nathan that he is healthy.

But let's get real... he was a second round pick, was signed to a contract because only a rookie as the 13th player would keep us under the lux tax, and he hasn't played in about three months, and was husky to begin with.

Hypz · Post #97 » by **Hypz** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:42 pm

YEAH BOY!!!!!!!

My day was pretty **** until I read this piece of news. I bricked my wireless router trying to flash 3rd party firmware and now i have to wait for some cable from ebay to try to fix it.

Ackshun · Post #98 » by **Ackshun** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:48 pm

im dying to see this footwork i've heard so much about.

owww

disc0 · Post #99 » by **disc0** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:49 pm

JAWAII is going to be ROOKIE OF THE YEAR!!!

wajr · Post #100 » by **wajr** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:50 pm

"I hope Jawai is truly good to go. It would be a shame if the Raps were just pushing him to play."

Pushing him?

I think they did the exact opposite of that. Jawai has been through a series of tests and seen some of the best doctors in North America. You can bet the players association weren't going to let him play with a bad heart either. Everybody was being extra cautious.

In this situation I give kudos to the Toronto Raptors for spotting this potential problem in the first place. There is only so much a team can do before drafting a player and especially one coming from overseas. I was surprised his heart concerns weren't discovered or known about in Australia beforehand.

I hope it is all water under the bridge now. Here's to Nathan Jawai starting his NBA career with confidence knowing that he is healthy and ready to go. GoraptorS