Anderson Varejao

[metalman213]

The deadline will be telling, but I'm sure if you went to Tristan and told him now that Jamison is gone, the starting spot at the '4' is his to take and run with, he'd probably relish that opportunity. The more reps he gets with Kyrie on the floor, the better I say. And can we all agree the youngins are surely smart enough to see that they're not ready to compete for a title quite yet? Or are we back to arguing that a first round playoff elimination is somehow a positive thing?

Even with Andy back, you're not going to replace Jamison's automatic 20 a night. If we do keep him the rest of the year, and this team is completely healthy, we're obviously good enough to be in the thick of the race, which as I've stated numerous times, would be disastrous.

see i think we should let our talent dictate where we land. the case certainly could be made that jamison should be dealt, but i think our team needs some veteran leadership on the court, and hes about all we have right now. also, after the new cba, he became quite harder to deal. i think its a win win either way. the higher up we draft, the better the talent. but if we make the playoffs i dont see it as disastrous. i trust grant. the case could also be made that good teams, teams that win the championship, are in the playoffs year after year after year. win win for me. as a fan, though, i recognize that i cant help what the cavs will do, and that they know more than me. so i enjoy every win. i enjoy every one of kyrie's game winners. im putting my trust in the front office to make the right moves.

[Huber.]

From Yahoo Sports:

C Anderson Varejao (fractured right wrist) is not expected back any time soon. When he was injured on Feb. 10, doctors said it was a four- to six-week injury. He's working on his fifth week. Coach Byron Scott said it wouldn't take many practices for Varejao to get ready to play. "(Varejao is) an energy-type player," Scott said. "You'd have to monitor his minutes because of how hard he plays."

[Lottery God]

From Yahoo Sports:

I honestly hope he sits out the rest of the season. It'll let Andy heal, and we'll get a better draft pick. The younger guys will also get more minutes.

[metalman213]

BScott on whether there's a chance Anderson Varejao (wrist) will NOT return for #Cavs this season: "I don't think that's a possibility.''

interesting

[BigErieCavsFan]

interesting

We talking double negatives here?

["Boobie" Gibson]

I think pdcavsinsider was trying not to say that AV won't not play during the remainder of the season, assuming he isn't going to be not injured or whatever. So this shouldn't be a bad thing if we're not never speaking in terms of returning or not returning.

[MirORich]

One reason its not a possibility, is the BScott is at risk for heart attack if he has to continue to rotate bw Hollins, Erden, Harangody, and Samuels.
The second reason is he needs to be healthy and productive for at least 15+ games at the end of the season to reinforce his trade value if we decide to move him on or before draft day.

[Douglar]

I think Varejao will be back at the beginning of April.

It gives Varejao plenty of time to heal.
It gives Varejao 16 games to raise his trade value back up before the season ends.
It gives Thompson 8 or 9 games to show how he does as a starter.

Makes too much sense.

[wuck]

From the PD:

Varejao update: Scott said there remains no timetable for the return of center Anderson Varejao, who fractured his left wrist on Feb. 10. The coach plans to speak to team doctors when the club returns home Saturday.

[Lottery God]

From the PD:

Varejao update: Scott said there remains no timetable for the return of center Anderson Varejao, who fractured his left wrist on Feb. 10. The coach plans to speak to team doctors when the club returns home Saturday.

Take your time, Andy. Wouldn't want to see you injure our draft cha . . . your wrist again.

[trapalizer]

I'm against trading Varejao now. First of all, dude's a center, defensive center, drop the PF bs, he's been playing center for the last 2 years and had heavy center minutes before that, and he's the 2nd best center in the east, I'd say better than Tyson Chandler, who's paid 14m per season while AV is getting 9m. There's very few contracts in the league this good. You can't replace AV either, unless we win the lottery, any center we might draft will take years to reach andy status, if we plan to return to contention in 2014-2015 season, we need Varejao, simple as that.

[miller810]

Well said. Keep Andy and take Melo with the Lakers pick. Sign Asik in the offseason...Bam! Center is locked up for years. Andy and Asik split time with Melo seeing some minutes here and there, but basically developing for a couple years. I think with some time and coaching, Melo can be a better version of Amare.

[NoTitleTown]

I'm against trading Varejao now. First of all, dude's a center, defensive center, drop the PF bs, he's been playing center for the last 2 years and had heavy center minutes before that, and he's the 2nd best center in the east, I'd say better than Tyson Chandler, who's paid 14m per season while AV is getting 9m. There's very few contracts in the league this good. You can't replace AV either, unless we win the lottery, any center we might draft will take years to reach andy status, if we plan to return to contention in 2014-2015 season, we need Varejao, simple as that.

I love Andy, and I think he's a "game changing" player. But he is not the 2nd best center in the east, and he's not a better center than Tyson Chandler.

Now if we're talking value, he's certainly worth every penny he's paid and has a great contract.

[Kyrie_K2]

I'm against trading Varejao now. First of all, dude's a center, defensive center, drop the PF bs, he's been playing center for the last 2 years and had heavy center minutes before that, and he's the 2nd best center in the east, I'd say better than Tyson Chandler, who's paid 14m per season while AV is getting 9m. There's very few contracts in the league this good. You can't replace AV either, unless we win the lottery, any center we might draft will take years to reach andy status, if we plan to return to contention in 2014-2015 season, we need Varejao, simple as that.

[Triumph36]

I'm against trading Varejao now. First of all, dude's a center, defensive center, drop the PF bs, he's been playing center for the last 2 years and had heavy center minutes before that, and he's the 2nd best center in the east, I'd say better than Tyson Chandler, who's paid 14m per season while AV is getting 9m. There's very few contracts in the league this good. You can't replace AV either, unless we win the lottery, any center we might draft will take years to reach andy status, if we plan to return to contention in 2014-2015 season, we need Varejao, simple as that.

and how many injuries has he had during that same time?

av is never ever ever going to fall off. 14-15 playoffs are 3 years away and he won't have declined at all. nope.

eta: ^^ and obviously that too