Monday, October 5, 2009

Miles Hurts Thumb


CJ Miles has ruptured a ligament and tendon in his thumb and won't be playing for the Utah Jazz for the next little while, the Deseret News is reporting. The injury apparently happened during a practice at the O2 Arena in London where the Jazz are scheduled to play a pre-season game versus the Bulls.

The injury couldn't come at a worse time. The Jazz are already thin at the wing positions, with Matt Harpring planning to retire, and Andrei Kirilenko & Kyle Korver ailing from pre-season injuries. CJ's injury could also be a doozy because tendons on the hand take time to heal. I would expect CJ to be out for at least 3-4 months, especially if he's scheduled to have surgery, which it looks to be the diagnosis. As Jazz fans, we better get used to the sight of having guys like Ronald Dupree and Wesley Matthews in the Jazz line-up. Perhaps we should make a trade for a significant wing prospect. Another item of business for the Jazz to do will be to extend Ronnie Brewer's contract. While that situation has little to do with the Jazz's current circumstance (CJ's injury), I believe renewing Ronnie's contract is something we need to take care of in order to establish our future at the guard/wing position (a position that's been somewhat shaky and troublesome in the past). CJ and Ronnie are expected to be our future at SG and SF. In the meantime, we can only hope CJ gets better sooner rather than later.

3 comments:

Tucker McCann said...

3 - 4 months? Really?

Draft Guru said...

"Best guesstimate … he won't be ready for the start of the season. Or it could be more. Don't know," O'Connor said.

I really don't know.

Ryan said...

I was going to post today that I thought CJ had shot at being the Most Improved Player this year. He came into camp in excellent shape and mentioned the award after his steller performance in the Jazz first preseason game. This is a major set back. The injury is to his shooting hand and could take months to fully heal.