Posted by djsunyc:
for those that don't see the change in jamal's game over the course of the season, they just aren't looking or refuse to look.
nobody is saying the kid is an all star, but his game has transformed and ACCEPTED the change, he listens to the coach, shows appreciation to the gm for bringing him here, everybody on the team loves him, he's humble AND he's well spoken...slowly forming into a leader and is a team player - things that are foreign to lottobury. it's not a coinicidence that those that don't like jamal are very staunch supporters of steph.
the word consistency is used alot...which is fine b/c he really hasn't been his entire career. but we see him sort of settling into a role now and is pretty much running the team the past week. running a VERY young team to boot. you could see the plan that lb had all along. bring him off the bench, groom his as the point, and make him the kiddie core's leader. and it's working.
get used to it people, #11 will be here next year, #3 will not...unless q1 takes HIS number back.
[Edited by - djsunyc on 04-08-2006 11:13 AM]
When you're in love, you see what you wanna see.
You were making these same kinds of remarks about JC after 5 preseason games, and DONT MAKE ME GO FIND THEM BECAUSE I WILL!!!!!
I'm glad that we have won 2 more games, and I'm also glad that we were able to actually win a few without Steph, this team has enough talent to do that. BUT, I can't take you or many of these other guys seriously with this talk about JC. Marv hit it on the head, JC is adorable, he's articulate, hes a likeable kid, but what is this a f.ucking beauty pagent?
I can't erase 60 or so games from my memeory so easily, obviously you guys can. And oh yeah, I know that Steph is the reason why the economy is struglling and Bin Laden is still on the loose, but how do excuses get made for this guy who shows up at the end ofthe season when everything is over? You guys are so out of touch with reality its amazing. Steph here next year or not, its whatever, gimme that stupid ass addition by subtraction argument that I hear so often. Cliche' me to death. Leader, pouting, etc., 'right way' I'm just waiting to hear how JC has turned into a defensive stopper and then I am going to f.ucking die.
Say what you want, Steph is the best and most consistant player on this roster this year, by a mile. His injury killed all of our momentum and Craw did not step up in his absence, at a point when our season could have been salvaged. Steph has not been the same since. Perhaps you all have conviniently forgotten that, but I have not. Crawford has been worse than the stock market and shining in 2- 3 meaningless games at the end of the season do not weigh very heavily in my book although I am glad that we got some wins. I like Jamal, but I don't believe in fool's gold, and I certainly don't take seriously anything thats coming out of LB's mouth about him or anyone else. Nate does a million bone-headed things and LB disses him in the paper, and all I hear is conjecture about how much LB deep down inside really loves the kid. I was clear about Nate from DAY 1 and got attacked for stating what we should all know is apparent at this point. Some people here were penciling him in as the starting PG.
For all you guys asking me whether its Steph or the Knicks for me, look at the date I joined this site. Years before Steph arrived. I love Patrick Ewing like a f.ucking Uncle and would hug him like a little kid if I ever saw him in the street! Does that answer your got damned question!?!?
Alright? I question what is obvious and now my loyalty to the org. is questioned. Why because I don't buy into this "Steph is the devil/JC is the new MJ" orthodoxy? What world do you guys live in?
