Thread Tools

Display Modes

**Hibachi!** · 10-03-2004, 07:13 PM

Quote:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Kings center Greg Ostertag will be out four-to-six weeks after breaking his right hand in a fall at his home Saturday night.

That damn clumsy Ostertag...

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3057428

I hope this doesn't affect his J!!!!

**Damian Necronamous** · 10-03-2004, 07:23 PM

Yikes, that means he could miss the first few games of the season.

**Hibachi!** · 10-03-2004, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Damian Necronamous!
Yikes, that means he could miss the first few games of the season.

Meh

Pejavlade · 10-03-2004, 10:00 PM

we all knew something was going to happen with ostertag before the season began

hope he gets better soon

**Peja Vu** · 10-03-2004, 10:15 PM

So, who is still avaiable to pick up to play C?

**Peja Vu** · 10-04-2004, 10:36 AM

SacBee: Center Greg Ostertag will be out 4-6 weeks after breaking his right hand

Quote:

"I knew it wasn't good news because Pete never calls early in the morning unless there is something wrong," Adelman said. "(Ostertag) is supposed to be out anywhere from four to six weeks. It was just a freakish thing."

Actually, it would be freakish if it occurred to a player on pretty much every other team. However, these are the Kings, who, for the life of them, seemingly cannot find a way to stay healthy.

"I was walking into practice," Kings power forward Chris Webber said, "and (Ostertag) showed me his hand. He just looked at me and laughed. It doesn't surprise me.

"I just said, 'Welcome to the Kings Show!' "

During the past five seasons with the Jazz, Ostertag, 31, never missed more than eight games in one season, and sat out only one in three of those seasons.

Last season, Ostertag missed only two games because of injury. He missed one more because of a league suspension and another as a result of a coach's decision.

Adelman said he hopes Ostertag will be ready to start the season with the team but acknowledged the center's absence will afford more playing time in scrimmages as well as the exhibition season for free-agent 7-foot centers Anwar Ferguson of Houston and Adam Parada of UC Irvine. Parada played with Sacramento's summer league team in Long Beach.

"We'll have to look around," the coach said, "but I was hoping to try and get the second unit time playing together, and now we're looking at playing a lot of young guys with Darius (Songaila). I like Adam.

"He really plays hard. He competes. He does a lot of the little things that you need. He'll run the floor, sets screens and is very physical trying to play people, and he's a little bit more familiar with the stuff we're doing. He rebounds, and I really like the way he competes."

Ferguson also has displayed nice athleticism and a soft mid-range during the first two days of practice. Listed at 200 pounds, Ferguson had better be athletic if he is to have success banging inside with the big boys.