Late breaking news from the Bucks camp.....Jason Caffey wants to play.  Gee, really?  As Michael Hunt from the Milwaukee Journal reports, Mr. Caffey says that he wants to either play or be traded.  He has even suggested a meeting with Milwaukee GM Ernie Grunfeld for next week to talk about his future with the team.  As of right now, Caffey is listed as day-to-day with a sore right ankle, having an MRI on the ankle recently, and seeking the opinion of a doctor in New York tomorrow.  "I've had bone spurs in my ankle for about seven years," Caffey said. "This is the first year where it's hit me where I couldn't do anything on it. The ankle's been swollen and been inflamed for awhile. But that's only been the last two weeks."  Note to Mr. Caffey: You could have brought all of this up before the trade deadline.    

This is not a slight on Mr. Caffey, as I and a few other hardcore fans have expressed the disappointment of not seeing him on the court.  Meanwhile a certain fan favorite (Darvin Ham) and veteran big boy (Anthony Mason) have taken all of Caffey's PT from him.  Mr. Caffey is still trying to do the right thing, even saying "There's no reason for me to be sitting over there if I can't help the team. I'm getting paid too much money just to sit on the bench. I don't like earning money like that, nor do I want to earn it like that."

Caffey goes on to say "I most definitely want to be somewhere where I can play.  Hopefully that will be here. If not, I'll just have to weigh all my options. Maybe they'll consider moving me if they don't intend on playing me."  It is in the opinion of this fan that Mr. Caffey still has the ability to help this team, let alone most NBA franchises.  Caffey has only played in 23 of the Bucks 66 games this year, but he has shown some signs of production.  On Jan. 8th he scored 16 points in 18 minutes against his former teammates, the Warriors.  Shortly after that, Jan 19th against the Hawks, he blew up for 17 points in 26 minutes.  This type of scoring production is what the Bucks envisioned when they signed Mason, however, they have not always received such.

Since the Bucks are currently mired in a slump of sorts, I have to ask this: What would it hurt to let Caffey play?  Maybe he can awaken the sleeping giant that is the Bucks offense.  Maybe.