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targetman
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 Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: Jumaine Jones has 18 so far against Seattle |
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What did we get for him again?
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eldrunko714
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| Second round pick. It would have been nice if we could have kept him instead of Puke. Nobody thought Puke was this bad though. JJ and Profit off the bench. Too bad Profit got injured. We totally lack depth right now. |
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lakeshow03
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| oh well hindsight is 20/20.hes probably playing off his carrer high vs us.nice to see him doing well |
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gill2k
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| lakeshow03 wrote: | | oh well hindsight is 20/20.hes probably playing off his carrer high vs us.nice to see him doing well |
So does that make Mitch blind???
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magic_bryant
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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JJ is a 10th man, who is beginning to get minutes on a BAD team. Of course he'll put up numbers. He was ONLY worth 2 high 2nd Rounders. Mitch got a fair trade their.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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I said it once and I'll say it again, we should have kept JJ. Now that we didnt, stop worrying about him.
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lakez34
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He definitely got a fair trade especially considering the team was high on Devin Green, and already had Devean and Luke as other backup SFs. Only problem is, Jumaine Jones had a solid work ethic and always hustled on the court. These last few games, that's what we've desperately been needing.
Not that he'd be a savior, but he'd be nice to have, especially with Profit being out. |
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Das
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LET IT GO PEOPLE, SO HE HAD A GOOD GAME AGAINST US. SO WHAT?. LETTING JURMAINE JONES GO IS NOT THE REASON WE SUCK. WE SUCKED LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS HERE AND WE SUCK THIS YEAR WITHOUT HIM. HIS CURRENT TEAM IS NOT EXACTLY BLOWING UP THE LEAGUE EITHER. PERSONALLY I THINK LOSING LARON PROFIT WAS MORE OF A FACTOR TO WHY WE SUCK, THAN MOVING JURMAINE JONES IN THE OFF SEASON.
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magic_bryant
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Laron Profit is a better player than Jumaine.
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Das
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| magic_bryant wrote: | | Laron Profit is a better player than Jumaine. |
That's what I meant.
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| I liked Jumaine. He played well for us last year. I still don't know why we traded him. We should have gotten rid of Walton. Oh well, can't live in the past. |
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magic_bryant
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I knew what ya meant Das. I just think Laron was a better player for the triangle. JJ lacks the necessary triple-threat skills.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Odom for JJ. Do it Mitch!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| magic_bryant wrote: | | I knew what ya meant Das. I just think Laron was a better player for the triangle. JJ lacks the necessary triple-threat skills. |
Laron was the backup 2. JJ should have been our 3rd 3/4 instead of resigning Luke Walton. |
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magic_bryant
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| twoface723 wrote: | | I liked Jumaine. He played well for us last year. I still don't know why we traded him. We should have gotten rid of Walton. Oh well, can't live in the past. |
But Walton has at least something resembling triple threat skills. Jumaine has none of those things and was showing as much in training camp. Hence the reason HE, and not Luke or Devin Green, was traded/cut.
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magic_bryant
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| Freakout wrote: | | magic_bryant wrote: | | I knew what ya meant Das. I just think Laron was a better player for the triangle. JJ lacks the necessary triple-threat skills. |
Laron was the backup 2. JJ should have been our 3rd 3/4 instead of resigning Luke Walton. |
Yeah, that's a good idea. Then you contend with the idea of having JJ on the floor with Devean. Neither guy can dribble, pass, or even really post up that well. The lack of necessary skills forces Sasha to become the primary ball-handler with the 2nd unit. Sasha's serviceable as a ballhandler, so long as he has others to compliment his skills.
JJ had to go. Especially considering Laron Profit's ability to grasp the triangle so well, along with Devin Green's. With Luke acting almost as an on-court Triangle coach, JJ's days were numbered.
Never have I seen a role player get such undeserved adulation.
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eniq 0x00
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| magic_bryant wrote: |
Never have I seen a role player get such undeserved adulation. |
Yeah, but consider the fact that people are looking for any reason to complain and to blame Mitch. Nevermind that the deal made sense then, somehow Mitch was supposed to predict that Jumaine was going to score big in these games. You just can't expect rational behaviour from these people.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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we'd be contenders right now if we had jumaine jones. i mean look how good we were last year?
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magic_bryant
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| eniq 0x00 wrote: | | magic_bryant wrote: |
Never have I seen a role player get such undeserved adulation. |
Yeah, but consider the fact that people are looking for any reason to complain and to blame Mitch. Nevermind that the deal made sense then, somehow Mitch was supposed to predict that Jumaine was going to score big in these games. You just can't expect rational behaviour from these people. |
Yeah, I know. I just can't stand this crap. I mean, JJ WOULD not have played well AT ALL in the triangle offense. He simply doesn't have the necessary triple-threat skills. And it's not even like he's "blown up" this year or anything. He's averaging a MEASLY 8.3 PPG and 4.3 RPG in 23 MPG. The guy simply isn't an impact player.
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magic_bryant
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| da ocho wrote: | | we'd be contenders right now if we had jumaine jones. i mean look how good we were last year? |
Yep. 
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Who needs those guys when Mitch pulls a coup and signs Vlade and Aaron Mckie in consecutive years to fill out our roster. Great work Mitch way to pick old injured players like clockwork. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| magic_bryant wrote: | | twoface723 wrote: | | I liked Jumaine. He played well for us last year. I still don't know why we traded him. We should have gotten rid of Walton. Oh well, can't live in the past. |
But Walton has at least something resembling triple threat skills. Jumaine has none of those things and was showing as much in training camp. Hence the reason HE, and not Luke or Devin Green, was traded/cut. |
Walton has triple threat skills? That's a laugh. The guy can't defend, can't shoot, on most teams he would be sitting on the bench if not waived.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Walton can brick, turn the ball over and brick more shots. Definitely a triple threat player. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| It's a shame we didn't keep JJ. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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He was the throw-in instead of Banks.
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