Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tyson Chandler officially a Bobcat

With the Tyson-Chandler-for-Emeka-Okafor trade now official, Chandler had a teleconference with local media this afternoon. Not a whole lot notable to come out of it, except a little injury news: Chandler said he had toe and ankle surgery in early May, is trying to regain "confidence" in his ankle at the moment but has been rehabbing and has no doubt he'll be ready for the season.

Here's my column about the trade -- as I mentioned in there, I'm fine with this deal and think it's a worthwhile gamble as long as Chandler stays healthy. If not, Okafor (the quintessential good-not-great player) will start looking pretty good again if Chandler is on a suit on the bench.

Incidentally, I'm on Twitter now and have just started getting into it a little. If you want to "follow" me on that service, my username on Twitter is Scott_Fowler.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like how Tyson Chandler is flashing a gang sign on the front page of bobcats.com.....that tells me plenty about this trade.

Rob C said...

Hey Anonymous "M.O.R.O.N." He is flashing the sign of a 3-Point shot made by Peja in that game. You better start learning a little bit about basketbal before you post. That is one of the most ridiculous post I've ever seen here, and believe me, that says a lot.

Newsinz said...

Gang sign?! Wow, well over half the NBA roster must be in this gang, because I see players flash that exact sign all the time. You know, it usually happens right after a player or one of his teammates makes a 3 point shot...hey, wait a min...nnahhhh, I'm sure that's just a coincidence. Come to think of it, I saw some elementary kids throw up the infamous hand signal at a pickup game the other day. And what about NFL referees, who try sneak the sign on national television during 3rd downs, for all of helpless America to witness in horror & disgust? Will they just let ANYBODY into this gang?

lmao...