SOMEBODY understands basketball: new Jerebko article

[Han Solo]

Jerebko has been better this year than in his rookie year too...

[vic]

I'm not sure Caron Butler is up for starter's minutes at this point in his career, not for an 82-game season.

15 minutes of him with Jerebko backing him up is better than Smith at SF

[vic]

looks like SVG does recognize Jerebko's influence on the offense:

http://www.nba.com/pistons/jerebko-carv ... ough-start


"Van Gundy loves the effect Jerebko has on Detroit's offense for the way he keeps the ball moving and the shooting threat he represents.

"He's really focused on moving the ball and running to more pick and rolls, so our ball movement is much, much better with Jonas at the four than it is with our other guys," Van Gundy said. "He's just more tuned in to that. And he can stretch the floor out and shoot the ball, so you spread the defense out. And, really, with him at the four is our only chance to spread the defense out and get more room."

""He brings us great energy," Van Gundy said. "Our offense has been much more productive with him than without him. You've got to factor in some of that is he's basically playing against second-unit people, but nonetheless – just even the eye test, in terms of ball movement, it gets better. The floor is spread out more and he plays at a good pace on the offensive end of the floor. We don't always tend to do that as a group."

[ImHeisenberg]

Butler should be starting at the 3, Jerebko should be relegated primarily to the 4.

If only they could remove that tumor of a Smith.

[vic]

wow do yall remember this article. so happy this actually happened.

http://basketball.realgm.com/article/23 ... -Conundrum

[Lucidity]

Jonas has been outstanding under SVG.

[JD43320]

This classic clip pretty much sums up JJ's career so far.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPxiXGr9nFM[/youtube]