Jermaine Will Join the team in Indiana

[Assassin70]

I stand corrected

I also just took this picture out the window.

[footey]

The Jermaine I saw this season, even before his knee acted up, was hardly this great defensive presence/rebounding machine. He will be an upgrade over Krstic (whose stock continues to crash) but let's not have unrealistic expectations.  Baby will probably get more minutes at the 5 than Jermaine O'Neal in the play-offs.

I really worry with our ability to match up against either the Bulls or the Lakers. Even with both O'Neals back.

[rickyfan3.0...]

Jermaine who?

[zerophase]

Even though he'll be back... it's hard to think he's fully recovered from knee surgery this quickly or that he's in any bit of shape to really contribute. I say it'll be 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs before we see anything from him.

[ejk3489]

Danny on WEEI right now, talking about JO. One of the things he said:

I've watched Jermaine O'Neal work out, and he looks better than he has all year.

He also said that JO should be back by the SA game next week.

Listen: http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/entercom/player/?id=WEEI

[Atzar]

Even though he'll be back... it's hard to think he's fully recovered from knee surgery this quickly or that he's in any bit of shape to really contribute. I say it'll be 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs before we see anything from him.

The knee surgery he had wasn't a major procedure.  There's no reason he can't come back and be effective on the defensive end for about 20 minutes per game.  I really hope he can find a rhythm and stay on the court though - a healthy Jermaine O'Neal can do all of the things Krstic can do, plus he can defend and rebound.