Just wanted put this out there: Does Haywood's injury make this season more interesting? And possibly more important?

Was anyone else worried that Etan's return might cut into Blatche's minutes due to Eddie Jordan's (inexplicable) favoritism towards Thomas?

Did McGee's performance against the Mavericks give anyone else hope that we don't need a panicked move to sign another backup center?

I think that, given McGee's new status of "not as horrible as we immediately thought because we were panicking on draft night" and Blatche's improved play, that we actually might have a little more to look forward to this season. Given Gil's injury, did anyone expect a deep playoff run this year? I'm hoping that Blatche wrestles the starting center job from Thomas and McGee gets a chance to step up.

Will we win more games now because of this? Probably not. But this definitely means McGee shouldn't immediately be shipped to the D-League (we need the depth if nothing else) and hopefully he can produce some.

To me, this season is going to measured in the success and progress that our young players show. So don't panic! (Yet.)