Andres Nocioni has missed 28 games because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, but his return is near. In fact, it was reported earlier this week that the Bulls were targeting tonight's game against the Nets, but that's no longer the case. From the Chicago Sun-Times:''If I would let him, he would play,'' Paxson said of Nocioni, who will miss his 28th game because of right foot plantar fasciitis. ''But I'm going to hang on the side of caution, give him an extra couple days. My hope is that he practices a little bit in shootaround [today], runs around, and Saturday has good work. Then, assuming everything goes fine, he'll play Sunday in Toronto.''A few more days certainly wouldn't hurt, especially considering the Bulls should be able to dispatch the struggling Nets with ease. But I also wonder if this move was also motivated by the fact Cleveland lost last night, flip-flopping with the Bulls from the second seed in the East to the fifth. After all, even if the Bulls do falter, which isn't completely out of the question considering Ben Wallace and Tyrus Thomas are officially listed as "questionable" and "day-to-day," respectively (is there really a difference between the two?), this game means at least a little bit less today than it did had Cleveland won.
Previously on FanHouse:
Will Andres Nocioni's Return Take Minutes from Tyrus Thomas?
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4-07-2007 @ 10:15AM
Stacey Franchise said...
Though he probably wears it to look tougher, AN would be much better-looking without the beard.
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