Butler back

Empty the Bench found this 4/18/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com [flag]

If the Wizards are going to knock off the Cavs in this first-round series, they'll need Caron Butler to be a major factor. He missed the last three games of the regular season with a bruised right knee but was back on the court today and will go Saturay in Game 1. Caron, are you close to 100 percent going into this series? Butler: "It doesn't even matter how I feel right now, it's...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. [link]

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You Want It, You Got It: Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Preview
Published 4/18/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... back problems for much of April, and it’s clearly affected his performance. Wallace’s increasingly chronic back problems are becoming, well, a big problem, and Wally World is always at risk of reinjuring one of his many past ailments. Backup swingman Sasha Pavlovic will already miss the series with a sprained ankle. For the five seed, Butler sat out the team’s final three games of the regular season (bruised knee and other assorted bumps and bangs), and recently sounded worn-down in discussing his overall health : “It doesn’t even matter how I feel right now, it’s the ...

Friday Bullets
Published 4/18/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... second-round matchup, the Orlando Magic. Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star: "Coach Jim O'Brien said point guard Jamaal Tinsley probably doesn't figure into the team's future on his radio show with Mark Boyle on Thursday night. Everybody thought Tinsley and O'Brien would be the perfect match for each other. O'Brien said he wanted Tinsley to behis point guard as soon as he was hired. Talk about a relationship that soured quick." Caron Butler is banged up, but assures everyone he will play against the Cavaliers. ...

Caron will tough it out
Published 4/18/2008 by Holly MacKenzie at SLAM Online
... While he missed the final three games of the season, they don’t call him “Tough Juice” for nothing. Regardless of how he’s feeling the playoffs are here and Caron will be suiting up. ...

Caron Butler, plain and simple.
Published 4/19/2008 by Truth About It at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... He's been through a laundry list of injuries this year: hip, hamstring, ankle, wrist, knee, Mountain Dew stomach and plastic straw mouth.....it doesn't matter, Caron Butler just keeps on keeping on. ...

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Washington Wizards Will Flourish With Gilbert Arenas As Sixth Man

Blog a Bull: Front Page Posts found this 4/12/2008 on www.hoopsvibe.com

Few coaches have the pulse of their team like Washington s Eddie Jordan. The latest example is his plan to use The Hibachi as sixth man for the upcoming postseason. This decision works for many reasons. First the team has played most of the year ...

Big 4th Beats 76ers

Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog found this 4/13/2008 on mvn.com

One night after a game to forget in Detroit, the Wizards came home, played without Caron Butler against one of the hottest teams in the NBA. If that’s not enough, this was a huge game in the battle to NOT have to play Boston or Detroit in the ...

#4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #5 Washington Wizards 1st Round

Posted 4/19/2008 on The Starting Five

The Cavs swept the Wizards last year. Is there anything that’s gonna change? Yes. Funny, when I previewed this series last year Gilbert was on the bench suited up with Caron Butler on the outside looking in. The two teams are bringing back childhood memories for me personally and conjuring images of Doc and Marques Johson going at it again and again this time of year. Look for ...

Round One Riot: (4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Wizards

Posted 4/17/2008 on FanHouse

It's playoff time, and FanHouse has got you covered. Our previews will give you the critical points of every series, so you can talk to your friends like you've been following every team in the Association all season long. Which you probably haven't. Biggest Reason You Should Watch: Third times the charm, right? The Wizards hope so after losing to the Cavs in the first round each of the ...

Gilbert Arenas' Million Dollar Bash, Caron Butler's Chic Party, or DeShawn Stevenson's Throwback Jam?

Posted 4/15/2008 on HoopsVibe NBA Blog

Okay I ll stop talking like an infomercial. That said I like the Washington Wizards. On-court they compete. Off-court they re known to cut a rug with a party ... or two ... or three. Over the last year the Wizards Gilbert Arenas Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson have each thrown a high-profile birthday party. As always watch the clip of each throw-down and get at us in the comment box with ...

Bullets Better vs. Cavs or Celtics?

Posted 4/15/2008 on East Coast Bias

Here we are again, literally. For the third straight year, the Bullets get the Cavs and King James in the first round. The Wiz are again the 5th seed, though after this injury-riddled season, there is no shame in that. Despite a disturbing trend toward winning close games and then getting blown out, a strong finish and improved health should have the Bullets entering the playoffs on a ...

Apr. 14: Wizards 117, Pacers 110

Posted 4/15/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The AP reports: Despite the playoff implications of Monday’s game, Washington coach Eddie Jordan went to his bench early and often, getting 31 points from Roger Mason, 14 from rookie Nick Young and little resistance from the Pacers’ defense. Gilbert Arenas was given the night off and Caron Butler sat out with a bruised knee. [...]