Are we starting Jack to showcase him?

[Twith]

Is this a move made for our trading activity's sake or is this a better lineup than Webster at the 3 and Roy at the 2?

IMO, our team played its best ball of the year with Webster starting, and we've played pretty poorly as of late, much of it with Jack starting.

[PDXKnight]

I think it's just a change up on McMillan's part to try to end this losing streak. As we know, Nate seems to love Jack and I think he's just trying things out to come up with a winning combination.

[NBAMAN2006]

I certaintly hope so. This lineup is an absolute mess. Roy playing SF is a complete waste of his amazing talent. He simply isnt big enough to guard guys like Artest.

I hope its a showcase, because I am completley fed up with Nate's love fest with Jack.

[TradeMachine]

We better be.


Edit: we're 1-7 when he starts, and 5-8 when he plays 30 mins or more.

[Village Idiot]

Personally I'd like to see us start a high octane line-up. Let the guys run and have some fun.

PG Sergio
SG Roy
SF Webster
PF Outlaw
C Aldridge

with Blake, Jack, Frye and Przybilla coming off the bench.

[PhilipNelsonFan]

If we are, it's a grave/pointless mistake because he's single-handedly responsible for a half-dozen losses this year.

[Twith]

Unless his 11-1 ast-TO ratio today makes SOMEBODY interested in him and perhaps giving us more than fair value for him.

That said, would you sacrifice a few wins now showcasing him and end up trading him in your average KP trade? Consider the track record of KP's trades and think of the value he could squeeze out of Jack to a desperate Eastern Conf team.

[BlackMamba]

i don't think so. i think it's more of an adjustment to the roster and see how the team works. maybe nate isn't thinking what the blazers can do right now but what they could look next year.

[cucad8]

I am pretty sure Nate said when he initially did it that it was to give us more of a punch off the bench with Webster, since Jones was hurt.

[Mr Odd]

I am pretty sure Nate said when he initially did it that it was to give us more of a punch off the bench with Webster, since Jones was hurt.

Actually last night he said he put Jack in the
line up to help Roy since he had a headcold
and played a lot of mins over the All-Star
weekend. Nate said he wanted to help Roy
by putting another decision on the court.. .

[cucad8]

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Actually last night he said he put Jack in the
line up to help Roy since he had a headcold
and played a lot of mins over the All-Star
weekend. Nate said he wanted to help Roy
by putting another decision on the court.. .

Oh, woops. I know when Jones first went down, he said something along those lines. Didn't hear his resoning for it last night, was just assumingit was a continuation of the previous thought. Another decision maker? I can make decisions as well. Doesn't mean they are any good. I'd rather less decision makers, and more good players, but that's just me.

[Mr Odd]

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Oh, woops. I know when Jones first went down, he said something along those lines. Didn't hear his resoning for it last night, was just assumingit was a continuation of the previous thought. Another decision maker? I can make decisions as well. Doesn't mean they are any good. I'd rather less decision makers, and more good players, but that's just me.

Thats what I thought at first to because that was
Nates reason last time. I guess his excuse for
starting Jack changes. lol. I hate diggin' on Jack
tho because he seems like a great guy and in all
honesty hes not a bad player, he can play and has
some upside to still grow into. Jack just makes some
bonehead plays that really hurts the team and in my
opinion Nate & Jack stunt the growth of other players.
Thats probably the biggest reason why I think Jack
needs to be traded. I know, its a weird reason.. .

[ebott]

God I hope so.

The initial explanation for the move was that they wanted Martell to come in with the second unit to help spread the floor like James Jones was able to do back when we were winning.

That seems to be failing miserably and the white unit actually misses a guy like Jarrett Jack that takes it to the hole.

The move of Jack to the starting lineup has been a disaster. Not only didn't it pull the team out of the funk they were in but they're now doing even worse.

I really really hope they're showcasing him. Cause if Nate still thinks this is a good idea it says to me that he's not the kind of coach that recognizes something as a mistake and changes something back to the way it was before. So what we're likely to see is yet another lineup change that might even be worse than Jack at the starting 2. Like maybe he'll put Jack back on the bench and start Travis at the 3.

[PDXKnight]

Jack'll be long gone by draft day one way or another.

[jeffhardyfan52]

Jack'll be long gone by draft day one way or another.

i agree 100 percent with that no way hes on this team next season honsilty i think he will be gone by tomrrow hopefully.

[SheedSoNasty]

Does "showcasing" really even happen in the NBA? I would imagine that paid professionals that do nothing but follow the game every day of their lives would know a thing or two about players other than those on the teams they work for.