Yao Done? Free Agency, etc....

Greetings all...

• Yao Ming's ailing foot is apparently more serious than we all thought...and his 09-10 season and maybe even his career(!) are in jeopardy....likely due to the size and structure of his foot, the bone is apparently not healing on schedule and as we all know, feet are the fastest way to kill a big man's career (ask Bill Walton)...this is a potential side effect for free agency as well as Darryl Morey suddenly has to try and fill that void to keep his playoff hopes alive....
• Speaking of Free agency...it begins in earnest at midnight... It should be a wild and interesting season due to the economics as they stand....guys that would normally command $8 million on the open market may only get $5 million and so on....it'll be intriguing to see who's ready to spend to acquire guys on the cheap...
• Charlie Villanueva and Marquis Daniels non-tendered....all this means is that they can't take the option with their current teams....Villanueva is a more attractive commodity due to size, skill, and youth....but both guys COULD sign with their respective teams, but their teams do not have "restricted" free agent privileges in that they can't match offer sheets now...I've heard Charlie as a possible Hawks target....
• The free agent point guards that the Hawks should target (in order by ONLY on-court): 1) Kidd, 2) Miller, 3) Bibby, 4) Sessions 5) Jack
• The free agent point guards that the Hawks should target (by ability to actually get them and $$$$): 1) Bibby, 2) Sessions, 3) Jack......and that should tell you something b/c I'm already on record opposing a Bibby offer....
• Tim Lincecum threw a 2-hit complete game last night....in a 10-0 victory...It's probably harder to pitch when you're up 10 runs b/c you know you have that cushion...but he was thoroughly dominant throughout...and it's fun to watch him pitch
• The Tampa Bay Rays have 42 more stolen bases than any other team in baseball (118) and BJ Upton and Carl Crawford ALONE have more than 26 teams....insanity....

Free agent pickup of the day (that I want to see)....Paul Millsap to the Team that Shall Not Be Named....

That'll do it