Jaruff wrote:Gerald's good out of circumstance; if someone else is given the opportunity to start during our first season, Gerald's probably playing in Europe and we're having this debate with another player. Tamar Slay or Theron Smith could easily be in Crash's position today if things work out differently..
Your kidding right. We were an expansion team. Nobody said, " We are building this team around Gerald Wallace. Everyone else is complimentary." Gerald started because he was the best small forward on the team. Tamar and Theron sucked. That's why neither of them even lasted two season.
Jaruff wrote:Jax, on the other hand, had to work his way into the NBA. He's excelled with EVERY team that he's played for. Yes, Crash was behind a lot of people in Sacramento, but Jackson came out of nowhere to START for the Spurs when they won a championship.
Starting and playing well on a championship winning team > Being awarded the leading role on an expansion team full of rejects and no-names.
You seemed to be misinformed. Jax came straight out of highschool. He was not some Dleaguer who overachieved. Both of them were young players who simply played sparingly until they got their opportunities.
As far as who I think is better. Crash. Jax is the better scorer, but Crash is the more all around player. If Jax was packaged in a trade to acquire a star I would loose no sleep at all. If Crash was I would be seriously sadden with the magnitude of that sacrifice.