so, what did you'all think?

I know it was only 5 minutes or something. The guy is HUGE. Didn't realize it. And still out of shape. And a black hole. But I think if he can round into shape and play within the offense, he could be HUGE for the Knicks for 10-15 minutes.

if eddy curry comes back healthy and plays 30 mins a night. that leaves 18. the real question is would you like those minutes to go to jerome or jackie?

as i shake my head...imagine this team if we made the curry deal and used the MLE on james jones. sometimes patience is a good thing, especially when it's for a career 15 min player.

James = the 115 second assassin

He schooled Darko! Im ok with this first game back. 8 min, good mobility.

Might be Butlers best game tonite! Ben is a beast but the kid looked ok to me!

Posted by oohah:

The thing about James, even in the course of a game he can look very good then give you nothing.

He is the proverbial enigma.

He should play when he plays well and sit when he doesn't. I think that is the right way to handle him.

oohah

true, but we are all going to have to give him the 8-10 game buffer just to get the rust out and also learn the system and how he fits.

whats up with darkos hairdo... LOL!!!!!

I'm thinking James can have a role. He is a space eater who has value against the bigger, slower, teams. He can be like our Louis Dampier. When we get to the Conference Finals against Shaq he can play him head on and hold his own. And foul it in 10 minutes.

my hope for James is the Deke factor we had a couple years ago. Remember how there were nights he was useless or didnt even get into the game? But there were also nights where he was swatting shots left and right and really having a big impact?

thats my hope for JJ. Not worth what we signed him to be but thats OK.. its something tangible that helps us win games.

One thing... when you see him, and when you consider that we had no center and at the time he was brought in to fill that gap you see just how bad a signing it was.

Anyway I hope he gets in shape because he CAN have a good impact. Hopefully he doesnt kill any of his own guys in the process. Anyone see Marbury take a shot to the head? Ouch

TFK-- Darko's hair is freakishly... bad

I know that Jerome James had a 15 point game agains the spurs last year but he also had a 4 point game, James looks like he can be pretty useful if he can just go strethes were he doesnt pick up a foul every 10 seconds

I haven't seen JJ play much, but I was at JJ's big game in the playoffs last year vs. San Antone. Game 3, Seattle wins a tight one, Jerome pops for 18 or 20 on very high % "shooting," mostly on dunks off pick 'n rolls w/Antonio Daniels or Ray Allen. His big asset seemed to be quick feet for a man his size -- quick to the rim, quick to get off the ground, and enough hops to throw 'em down. Strong on D too. Seeing him that night you'd never believe his career stats were so weak. He CAN do this -- but obviously has never done it consistently.

The fact that big snacks got tripled in the post at one point made my night