Mo Williams to Miss 4-6 Weeks With Shoulder Sprain
2010-01-21
Via Windhorst, the news is in and it’s not good. The projected time is 4-6 weeks. And even when he comes back, who knows how long it’ll take Mo to regain his shooting rhythm. Almost every contender has dealt with injuries to key players this season. Now its the Cavs’ turn.
The only silver linings I can see are that Delonte West and Boobie are going to get much more playing time, and both of them deserve much more playing time than they’ve gotten in this crowded rotation.
Also, for all you stat geeks out there, Mo actually has a poor +/- this season. The Cavs are good with Mo on the floor, but they’ve been amazing when he’s sat, outscoring their opponents by 11.3 points per 100 possessions when Mo’s on the bench. Now, that’s probably because Mo plays so many minutes with the sub-par starting lineup. (The Cavs play 12.2 points per 100 possessions than their opponents when Hickson sits.) Also, Mo gets lots of minutes when LeBron sits, which hurts his +/-. And it’s a small sample size. But even still, case study! Okay, this still sucks. Get well soon, Mo.
Murphy is one of those glorified bad players. You will see this become evident if he plays on a good team, and T.J. Ford is worse than Delonte or Boobie…just ride it out.
Ouch (literally). If Delonte plays like he’s capable of, we might be able to get by with him and Boobie running the point. With LBJ as the point forward, we’ll miss Mo’s scoring more than his ball-handling per se, although the offense obviously has more dynamism when Mo’s running the show.
Pacers have been trying to get rid of TJ Ford … wonder if the Cavs might try to get him and Murphy in a package? I still don’t see the Wiz handing us Jamison …
hey john – with this terrible news, you think we are gonna go after some pg help? if so, any idea who would be on that short list we might look at, and who would be the best option?
i know thats rights boobie hasn’t been playin and i don’t know why but he’s my fav. every and i love him so i’ll be looking forward to see him on the court more tonght
Kobe would play… :)
Seriously, I hope Mo gets back soon for the Cavs but in the meantime it leaves the Cavs without a offensive focus when Lebron is off the court. Shaq could go a long way towards earning his salary over the next couple months.