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"I want to see him play a regular-season game," Smith said. "He has to play."
Smith said the Magic could see forward Tony Battie for the playoffs, providing he can play a game or two in the regular season. Battie, recovering from surgery in October on his left rotator cuff, has been working out on his own, but has yet to have contact.
magicmamma wrote:Has Dwight ever injured a player on an opposing team? I know he makes them hurt, but has one ever had to miss games because of Dwight?
mattyBoi wrote:Yes i am a true fan...I am tired of having my team hurt by Cook's ridiculous, early in shot clock, 2 feet behind the arc, hand in the face, three pointers that rarely go in.
I mean one game(boston game) it worked, but ever since he has been pretty bad.
spinedoc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I was going to post the exact same thing. I don't think he has as of yet. Stan's practices must be brutal. Hopefully we can coast a bit and get healthy for the playoffs, we're running out of pf's.
PimpORL wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I think there have been a couple times. I remember when Dwight broke Pietrus's nose last season and Pietrus had to wear that mask.
mattyBoi wrote:Yes i am a true fan...I am tired of having my team hurt by Cook's ridiculous, early in shot clock, 2 feet behind the arc, hand in the face, three pointers that rarely go in.
I mean one game(boston game) it worked, but ever since he has been pretty bad.
Wearing a cast to protect his broken right hand, Magic forward Brian Cook said Tuesday that he could miss some or all of the club's opening round of the playoffs this month.
"Yeah, I have to say," Cook said. "I'm just going to try to work hard and try to get back. This is a big blow for me."
Cook sustained a fracture behind the knuckle of his middle finger on his right hand after center Dwight Howard tried to slap a ball out of his hand in Monday's practice.
General Manager Otis Smith said Monday that he didn't expect Cook to be out longer than two weeks, but Cook said doctors told him he wouldn't be getting his cast off for three weeks. The Magic could start the postseason Sunday, April 20.
"The doctor is telling me three weeks. And for me, this my right hand, my shooting hand. So I'm going to have to be really careful. This is my money-maker. I'm going to be reallly careful. How I rehab it, how I get back in it,t he swing of things," Cook said.
"I'm a corporation. That's my asset --- so take care of it."
"The doctor is telling me three weeks. And for me, this my right hand, my shooting hand. So I'm going to have to be really careful. This is my money-maker. I'm going to be really careful. How I rehab it, how I get back in it, the swing of things," Cook said.
"I'm a corporation. That's my asset -- so take care of it."
MagicalMan wrote:^^ nice. He doesnt say anything like, the team needs me in the playoffs, or I want to help the team, or anything of the sort. The only thing he mentions is his "money-maker" and taking his time so he can "take care of his asset." Wheres the team mentality?
cougar13 wrote:Cook you were already in the doghouse because you were not playing all that well, do you think that said comments are going to endear you to your teammates. Now it's not just the coach who is mad with you, it's the fans and teammates. What a jerk you are.
NEM wrote: However, I'm a fan of my team winning so, keep the winning coming. All the "tank" fans can take their crap to another board. We are here to win.
