Good news today out of Australia, as Andrew Bogut's ankle MRI came up with no indications of ligament damage or any other serious problem. "It looks (like) nothing more than a sprain" said Australian Olympic coach Brian Goorjian, in an interview with The West Australian. So now need to freak out over the dreaded "give gigantic contract extension and watch superstar go down in flames" nightmare. Bogut should be okay. Which is good, because the Bucks need to find out in a hurry how he's going to fit with the retooled Milwaukee squad as John Hammond continues the rebuilding process. And with Richard Jefferson, a (hopefully) healthy Michael Redd, Bogut, and super-stud Joe Alexander, the Bucks might be able to make some noise this year. But starting off with an injury sustained in what was ultimately a fruitless Olympic effort would have been a poor way to show that he's worth the money. So good save here.
A final interesting note from the article says that the Coach Goorjian didn't expect a call from the Bucks front office. Really? They hadn't given one yet? Because if I'd just handed over possibly $70 million plus to a guy and he comes up limping and needing an MRI playing for your club? I'd have called, sent emails, faxes, carrier pigeons and sent up smoke signals to try and find out everything I could about the situation. But that's just me. I tend to put a lot of value into $70 million.
