Rockets sputtering...
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They just mentioned how hard it's going to be for the Rockets to find someone to fill JJ's 31 minutes. I have to admit, this trade really puzzled me...
Uh oh... They just said that David Wesley cannot play tonight because "Jim Jackson has not reported to the Hornets."
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Uh oh... They just said that David Wesley cannot play tonight because "Jim Jackson has not reported to the Hornets."
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Bballkingsrock
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^^^^ Are you serious? He hasn't reported to the Hornets!!! 
**Bballkingrock instantly takes him off his fantasy team now**
**Bballkingrock instantly takes him off his fantasy team now**
Heheheheheh.
Desmond Mason blows by TMac like he's standing still, makes Yao look like he has tree roots going all the way back to China and goes up for a one-handed dunk that gets the Bradley Center on its feet. And I also let out a nice WHOOOOOO!
Unfortunately, Mason is now on the bench - they speculate he may have hurt himself making the dunk.
Desmond Mason blows by TMac like he's standing still, makes Yao look like he has tree roots going all the way back to China and goes up for a one-handed dunk that gets the Bradley Center on its feet. And I also let out a nice WHOOOOOO!
Unfortunately, Mason is now on the bench - they speculate he may have hurt himself making the dunk.
I do; if he considers himself a professional, he should report. Call me jaded, but I don't think that anyone on this board would be so forgiving if Jackson weren't a Kings Fan "favorite."VF21 said:
I'm looking at what I perceive to be possible explanations. If Mr. "I'm gonna sit here and not play" was even partially responsible for JJ being shipped out - which wouldn't surprise me in the least - then I think JJ would have valid grounds for saying he'll retire before going to the Hornets.Mr. S£im Citrus said:
And where does that leave David Wesley?
To clarify, JJ hasn't actually said anything. It's all speculation. The only truth is that he has not YET reported.
Could you really blame him if he just decided pulling up stakes AGAIN to report to the Hornets simply wasn't how he wanted to end his career? The dude has been all over; he was good here but was let go to give Wallace a chance. He found a niche in Houston and has done well. If he has to go to the Hornets, why bother?
Could you really blame him if he just decided pulling up stakes AGAIN to report to the Hornets simply wasn't how he wanted to end his career? The dude has been all over; he was good here but was let go to give Wallace a chance. He found a niche in Houston and has done well. If he has to go to the Hornets, why bother?
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We didn't trace Jackson; he left for more money.VF21 said:
And, I'll ask again: where does that leave David Wesley? Why should he have to suffer just because McGrady is a prick, and Jackson is a surly curmudgeon?
Uhh... Because he was traded? And because he gets paid few million dollars to play basketball?
Ummm...
Whatever. Jackson MAY be choosing to retire. That's his choice to make and it's something the Rockets should have considered before putting him on the block. YOu know? Maybe a phone call or something?
It's the Rockets who engineered the deal. If it doesn't go through, blame them - not the guy who has been put in the most unenviable position.
Whatever. Jackson MAY be choosing to retire. That's his choice to make and it's something the Rockets should have considered before putting him on the block. YOu know? Maybe a phone call or something?
It's the Rockets who engineered the deal. If it doesn't go through, blame them - not the guy who has been put in the most unenviable position.
Any speculation about Jackson retiring sounds supsect. To me, threatening to retire because you don't want to play for the team you've been traded to is bush league (I feel the same way about Mourning, for the record); I'll bet if he'd been traded to a contender, he wouldn't be threatening to retire, so it just comes as blustery posturing to me.
Entirely possible; I just suppose, to my point of view, that I have no particular reason to want to give Jackson the benefit of the doubt.
quick dog
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I am far more simpathetic with Jimmy Jackson than other players who didn't want to go someplace. His attitude is nowhere near attitudes exhibited by Jason Kidd, Karl Malone, Gary Payton, or Tracy McGrady. He has been shipped all over the place. he's getting older. The prospect of playing your last games at New orleans would be pretty depressing.
What happened to Payton?
What happened to Payton?
???
He's... playing in Boston?
He's... playing in Boston?
