The Goods On The Game, Vol. 9, Getting Ready for No Jose

And a find good afternoon to you all.

This just in:

Jose Calderon will be active but will not play. A cheerleading role, it seems. Will Solomon starts at point guard and this should be a something. Just what, I'm not sure. But something.
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I'm sure you're all nestled in with a computer fired up, a nice lunch spread ready to be nibbled on and thoughts of the cold outside (at least here in Toronto) far out of your mind.

As expected, Sam just confirmed that Andrea starts as the small forward but an hour to game time and we didn't know about Jose. When we spoke to Sam, Calderon was upstairs working out and seeing how he felt. Guess it didn't work out.

On Bargnani, here's Sam's thinking:

"The rational is he's playing better than the other two guys (Moon and Graham). We have to get more out of that postion."

Defensive concerns?

"We haven't guarded that position as well as we'd like, anyway."

So, that's all I've got now. Be back right after things get going.

Oh, wait! One other update: I saw The Chicken in the hallway an hour or so ago. It's got a decided limp so there'll be no dunking and probably fewer shenanigans than usual, but It's going to give it a go.

As they say, only the greats play hurt.

Comments

[Andy]

How do you know it wasn't a substitute chicken?

Blogger's note: I know my Chickens, you've just got to trust me on this one.

[JB]

Doug,

I've gotta say that I agree with you in questioning Sam's decision to start Andrea at the 3 today. In addition to losing Barg's advantage against slower 4's and 5's and the possibility of picking up fouls at the defensive end, where is the offense going to to come from with the second unit? If you were Sam, would you have given Joey the start?

Looking forward to seeing (or rather reading about) how this one goes.

[Ryan]

You can't teach Big.

[Julie]

Forgive me, I'm new to reading your blog. Why do you call the mascot The Chicken??

Blogger's note: Because all mascots, to me, are descendents of the original San Diego Chicken.