crzymdups wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:Jimmer is 26, Calderon, 34...there is not even a double digit difference between their ages. Folks are making it seem that Jimmer is an undrafted discovery. Guy has a track record of mediocrity so far.Find it hard to believe that a Knicks team with Anthony, KP, and now Aflalo, is going to want to play with a 6ft tall ball dominant guard who is not known for making his teammates better or playing D.
I might be wrong, but I think there's a reason why he's been on 3 teams in the 5 years he's been in the league and the fact that he was not even on an NBA team's roster at the start of this year might be another red flag.
If he could do what he did in his first Westchester game in shorter minutes on the parent team, you could see his value as a change of pace guy, but he's yet to do such things in the NBA so far, so why should we believe he can do it with the Knicks.
I watched the second half of the W Knicks, and was surprised that they let him play the way he did- he seemed to be putting on a show for the fans who probably came out to see him, not Allan Houston, or the Knicks' assistant coach who was watching the game.
I can't believe that Phil, Mills, and Fisher are huddled together discussing how Jimmer will revitalize the Triangle and the Knicks' offense.
I don't think they would have brought him in if they didn't think they could re-shape his game a little. He's got one all-world skill, I think he's worth working with for a bit. Not sure where the animus is coming from.
No animus...just wondering whether the crumpled $20 bill I just found on the street might not be the real thing.
I'm also not a supporter of over-hype...I even cringe when I see all the stuff coming out about KP by writers and "analysts" who are amazed and gushing about him because they were too stupid to actually do the research they should have done prior to the draft.
Jimmer is a guy who has been overvalued since he came out of college. Could not stick with Sacramento, the team that drafted him, and the Pelicans, a team he played with for a season, chose fellow journeyman Ish Smith over him.
He's actually someone who needs to play in Europe for a year, since he would not improve his game in China playing in their shoot-first offense enabling league.
I've watched a number of Westchester games, and they usually move the ball around quite well. Summers was a gunner before getting injured, but he was not a guy who would dribble around for 10 seconds looking for a shot.
Their new coach has a history with the Spurs, and I think he was hired because they felt he could bring a little of that franchise's unselfishness to Westchester. This will not be the case if Jimmer plays like he did yesterday.
One thing you also have to remember...the NY Knicks have no control over him at all. They might get to seem him practice, because the two teams work out in the same complex, I think, but as we already know, any team can sign him at any time while he is playing in Westchester- he is not our "property" in any way.
Hope he works out, but I am don't expect him to do anything with the big club... although I'll be very happy if I'm wrong about him.
EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?