Barbosa's Right Wrist Surgery In 2010

[Apollo]

And there’s no reason to think he won’t be healthy; I’d have been concerned if a 27-year-old speedster had leg problems or knee woes, but a wrist injury? They’re easily overcome and there’s no reason he can’t be back to his usual self when next season rolls around.

Source: Doug Smith`s Blog

[My Name is "D-Nice"]

he was unhealthy and didnt get minutes he'll be fine here.

[mattscottnelson]

Did the Raptors get taken on this deal? [/B][/COLOR] I guess we will have to wait until 10-11 to see how his wrist holds up.

There is no such thing as being taken in the Turk deal...getting rid of him to anyone for anything was a steal...

[sunndog]

First of all, I don't think the cyst is anything too serious. Generally speaking, cysts don't recur if they're treated properly from onset and given the clear skills of the Phoenix training staff and staff doctors, I'd imagine the cyst was handled in a timely fashion.
I think Barbosa will be a great addition to this team. I would love to see a tandem of Jose and Barbosa. Much like the old Ford-Calderon combos of old. Barbosa may not be able to pass the ball as well as TJ, but I think he's faster. Throwing Barbosas into rotations will give the Raptors a fairly dynamic look. He's fast, can drive and finish with both hands and can score in bunches.He's going to open up a lot of options on offense. Combined with Jose's passing skill and ability to take care of the ball (I think he'll experience a resurgence of he stays with the Raptors) this team is going to be a handful for more more methodical half-court teams.
I expect he won't see a lot of minutes to start the season, but his play will quickly change that.

[coastal]

A ganglion is a non-issue. It's out, shouldn't impact him at all.

[Hotshot]

But yes, I don't think he's a PG by any means, nor should he play it. He's score-first no doubt.

For a second there, I felt like I've gone back in time to 2007 all over again and we just traded for Juan Dixon...

Lets hope that Barbie has a longer and a more profound impact on the Raptors.

[Raptor4Ever]

LOL , Buddah
You should be worried about Amir's contract rather than Barbosa.

[Arsenalist]

I don't think the Ganglion cyst is of concern here. And I don't care if it's on his shooting hand. Unless that bloody cyst right smack in the middle of his palm and as big as an apple, I think we'll be fine.

But yes, I don't think he's a PG by any means, nor should he play it. He's score-first no doubt.

[drizz]

Buddah, thank you for the graphic image of the ganglion cyst. I was eating, jackass.
Your skills at google image search are truly craptastic.

[Mess]

Did the Raptors get taken on this deal? I guess we will have to wait until 10-11 to see how his wrist holds up.

Barbosa has 2 years left - with the 2nd being a player option. $7.1M and
$7.6M. And they got rid of Turk. No way the Raptors got taken.

Even if you think BC panicked, the TPE and banishing Hedo were both positives for Raptor fans. The timing was good after Bosh had left town.

He's not a great player if you want to run a half-court offense but if you want to get out and run he should still be effective at that. Who knows how many minutes he'll get at the 1 or the 2 right now.

[Buddahfan]

No doubt that Turk had to go.

I think the fact that Barbosa's contract expires after 2011-12 (PO in that year) keeps the downside on this trade to a minimum.

The question is will he be able to contribute much or not?

Did BC panic in dumping Turk for a guy whose career may be close to being over because of his wrist problem. We will never know because we will never know who else might have been seriously interested in taking Turk.

[FromTOtoVAN]

Barbosa 06/07 season 6th man of the year.. averaged 18.1 points, 4.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds. He posted career highs in scoring, assists, steals (1.20), three-point field goals made (190) and minutes played (32.7). Barbosa scored 20 or more points in 33 games that season, surpassing his total from his first three seasons combined (13). Yes, that was the same year we won the atlantic so it was while ago but barbosa can still put up numbers and is still one of the quickest guards in the league.

SG: Bellinelli, Weems, Derozan, Barbosa
PG: Calderon, Jack, Banks
Get rid of banks, belinelli, and calderon and get back one guard and we have a much more managable guard rotation.

[jrdyck]

I don't think Barbosa will be expected to be the full-time backup PG. I think BC will find a veteran to split time with him there and allow Leandro to play some SG as well. Marcus Banks/Marco Belinelli could even fill that role on occasion.

[DoNDaDDa]

Im hoping we get the old barbosa. Im hoping his numbers diping had somthing to do with dragic getting his minutes after he returned. Im hoping! lol even if he does nothing its still a bonus to not have turkyglu for the next 4 years.

[ezz_bee]

How many years and how much money is barbie owed?