Posted by Solace:
Posted by VDesai:
Posted by firefly:
I don't have the info I front of me, but I seem to recall that Jackie averaged less then 10 mpg in 05/06. How should that project into the future? And being Knick fans whe should be more mindful than anyone else that those minutes were all either garbage time or after Larry decimated the team. In my opinion, saying Jackie Butler averaged 17 and 10 over 40 min projections means nothing.
He averaged 13.4 minutes over 55 games. Not an insignifcant sample size. Fine...even the 5.3 points, 3.3 rebs and 0.6 blocks (that would've been 2nd on the team this year!) in only 13.4 minuts per game for a backup center is impressive for me. I'd love to have a player like that in my rotation for less than 2.5 million a year. Especially considering he's 21.
I tend to agree. Small sample size, but he showed progress. More importantly, he put in a lot of effort and energy every night... something we can't say about the lazy guys who man the middle currently.
Actually since leaving the Knicks, Butler earned a bad reputation for his work ethic. He put on a lot of weight and was often in Pop's doghouse. Funny that Sweets also earned that rep in Chicago. Maybe both miss Aguirre.
