trentsdad wrote:He has more turnovers than any other non starter and his assist to turnover ratio is horrible.
horrible??...maybe...and yet it's better then Aldridge, Outlaw, Webster, Jones, Frye, and Pryzbilla
trentsdad wrote: Those turnovers and lack of ability to run a fast break cost them the last game where he got the ball and tried to drive it to the hoop, even though the smart play would have been to hold back for the last shot at the win....he almost had the quadruple double, points, rebounds, assits and turnovers!
ok...jack's "lack of ability" to run a fast break: Isn't Portland dead last in the NBA in fast break points? Maybe some of Jack's 'failure' in this area is derived from a team issue. The only way to get better at running a fast break is to actually run it more then 1.4 times a game.
a team that never runs a fast break probably shouldn't dump a player just because he's poor at running a fast break.
as to the denver game, blaming that one play for the loss is simple tunnel vision...excuse me for saying that. Portland had multiple opportunities to win, multiple opportunites to not brick field goals or free throws, and multiple opporunites to block out on defensive rebounds.
Portland scored a pathetic 8 points on only 2 field goals in the last 10 minutes of that game (that would be 38 points total for a game)...and only 3 points in overtime. Jack doesn't deserve all the blame for that poor performance, and that poor performance easily could be blamed. For that matter the game ended regulation even (duh) after Travis missed a foul shot, but if Channing hadn't made the stupid pass to end the 3rd, portland wins by 3.
trentsdad wrote:He has abilities and some value, but he believes he deserves a ton of minutes, while in my opinion, he is a spot player, someone to change the tempo of a bad game.
how were you able to determine he "believes he deserves a ton of minutes"?
I guess if a player believes in himself...an important attribute I'd say...they would naturally think they should play more. I would estimate most blazers feel that way.
I guess what I'm saying is that I think statement of yours is bogus. I don't think you know Jarret's beliefs, and I also don't think that him wanting playing time carries a negative connotation.
trentsdad wrote:--------The above is true when he tries to run the offense, when he plays
--------the 2, and lets the game come to him, he has done fairly well!
It is a numbers thing though with him, is he better than Brandon or Rudy?
If the answer is no then at best he should be no better than the 5th guard on this team next year.
right now, he's the 3rd best guard, no matter what sergio supporters say. So adding one more doesn't yield the mathmatical answer you deduced.
I'm not a giant fan of Jack, I just don't hold him in as low regard as many here do. I had higher hopes for him this summer then I do now. That's in part due to Roy's emergence as a P-SG, but also due to Jarret's inconsistent play and continued flubbing of ball-handling tasks.
I think there's a decent chance he'll be traded this summer just because of roster and contract circumstances. But I'm not ready to annoint Rudy deserving of Jack's spot quite yet. European players have tended to take a long time to adjust to the NBA...when they haven't been busts.
But if he isn't traded, it will be because Nate and KP see more value in his game then many here do, and because he's a good locker room presence and an emotional leader.