Jawai cleared!!!

Ackshun · Post #101 » by **Ackshun** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:53 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K7fL5s_1ac

"Jawai....a place to stay"

Trilogy · Post #102 » by **Trilogy** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:01 pm

Whoo, nice. Happy as hell for him.

Btw, He's totally gonna save our season.

What?

Post #103 » by **Rhettmatic** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:05 pm

Our saviour?!

Grange on Jawai:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... asketball/

All I can offer on the kid's potential is that he's a beast with the feet of a ballet dancer -- to paraphrase Maurizio Gherardini - who was on the radar of a lot of teams before the Raptors acquired him. With my own eyes I can attest that he's a good free throw shooting big and has nice touch from two feet with either hand -- that's all I've ever seen him do.

For the team it's a chance that they can get a little more from the O'Neal trade than O'Neal. Let's face it, for the Raptors to progress as an organization, they're going to need their Manu Ginobilli moment, where they find a legit star from an unexpected source. Maybe Jawai is it. Now they can find out, at least.

Luv 4 da game · Post #104 » by **Luv 4 da game** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:07 pm

pspot wrote:can't wait to see a 300lb rugby player

Sorry i couldn't resist. Use green font next time.

Vorticity · Post #105 » by **Vorticity** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:09 pm

I want to have babies with him.

Raptolicism · Post #106 » by **Raptolicism** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:10 pm

I wonder if we would have still signed Pryzbilla if we had known Nathan would be back. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do, but either way, it'll be nice to not have an idle body sitting on our roster.

hyper316 · Post #107 » by **hyper316** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:11 pm

5DOM wrote:jake is disappointed

i thought he was great on the bench as cheerleader, he was always standing up. sorrry adam hassan.. u got replaced..

ayo_23 · Post #108 » by **ayo_23** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:17 pm

Raptolicism wrote:I wonder if we would have still signed Pryzbilla if we had known Nathan would be back. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do, but either way, it'll be nice to not have an idle body sitting on our roster.

Przybilla, you say?

MEDIC · Post #109 » by **MEDIC** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:20 pm

This is great news. With all of the doom & gloom around here talking about all of the poor/ failed transactions that BC has made (Delfino, Salmons, Garbo, etc.), having another young player written off was the last thing we needed.

Does that mean we need to keep JO now??? I think the whole idea was that that Jaws was given a 2 year contract so that he would learn the ropes while JO was here.

Regardless....having another big body is a great plus for us. Great for practice, great for depth, great for Jaws & great for playoffs.

Brinbe · Post #110 » by **Brinbe** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:25 pm

This is awesome news, I'm really happy for Nasty Nate... I know that I've said that I wanted Walker but I really hope that Nate succeeds here.

CrownJ · Post #111 » by **CrownJ** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:36 pm

i hope jawai plays todays game

Test of Wills · Post #112 » by **Test of Wills** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:41 pm

^ That's not happening...

I think he'll get some time to get in shape before he plays. His first bit of action will probably be next month.

Luv 4 da game · Post #113 » by **Luv 4 da game** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:44 pm

CrownJ wrote:i hope jawai plays todays game

underdog33 wrote:
December 17, 2008

Here's a little bit of (good) news for Nate

This just in, and we'll get more as the night unfolds here, but Nathan Jawai has been cleared to resume regular physical activity and should begin practicing with the Raptors tomorrow.

Jawai's been out since the first day of training camp after a heart abnormality was discovered during pre-camp medical tests. He was told to rest and not do any basketball-related work for an extended period of time so cardiologists he's seen across North Ameria could determine the significance of the "abnormality."

His final visit to a doctor came Tuesday when he was cleared.

Jawai's a 6-10, 280-pound native of Australia who was the 41st pick in last June's NBA draft. The Indiana Pacers actually made the pick but in a pre-arranged deal involving Jermaine O'Neal, T.J. Ford and Rasho Nesterovic, they were making it for the Raptors.

Jawai also became the first indigenous player from Australia ever drafted in the NBA.

Top_Gun · Post #114 » by **Top_Gun** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:49 pm

Finally...I was beginning to think there was a conspiracy.

bloodtoavampire · Post #115 » by **bloodtoavampire** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:20 am

FINALLY!

andrew2good4u · Post #116 » by **andrew2good4u** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:42 am

Luv 4 da game wrote:
pspot wrote:can't wait to see a 300lb rugby player

Sorry i couldn't resist. Use green font next time.

I don't understand how that could have been racist

Dr Octagon · Post #117 » by **Dr Octagon** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:08 am

Jawai for R.O.Y.

No joke.

Denisaur9 · Post #118 » by **Denisaur9** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:13 am

Oden who?......Go Jawai!!

Luv 4 da game · Post #119 » by **Luv 4 da game** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:21 am

andrew2good4u wrote:
Luv 4 da game wrote:
pspot wrote:can't wait to see a 300lb rugby player

Sorry i couldn't resist. Use green font next time.

I don't understand how that could have been racist

Replace racist with ignorant then. Works better i suppose.

RockTHECasbah · Post #120 » by **RockTHECasbah** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:36 am

no it doesn't