Cinco de Mayo

Anyone remember him? He hardly played at all last season and now with Warrick, AJ and Roberts in the lineup, I don't see him as anything more than an afterthought on most fans' depth charts. Don't forget his role in the 04-05 playoff team after Gasol went down with plantar fasciitis. He was arguably the team's second-half MVP.

Cardinal may look less like an NBA basketball player than anyone in the league, but he can be a valuable role player when healthy. The problem is that he doesn't look like he's ever been in a gym and gets hurt because of his lack of conditioning and patently-reckless playing style. Will he make a bigger impact than most of us expect him to?

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