Any buzz in Indy about JO returning?

Gold Chain · Post #1 » by **Gold Chain** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:52 pm

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Nostalgia or anything? Seems like he will coming off the bench tonight.

Post #2 » by **Gremz** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:57 pm

Great to hear. I certainly hope for all involved that it isn't too soon again. I really want to see him do well, but with all the pressure of Toronto's current record and trade talks looming i certainly hope he isn't trying to force any action.

notque · Post #3 » by **notque** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:35 pm

Tonight we play Toronto, so I'm hoping he plays very poorly like any opponent.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #4 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:35 pm

I miss JO, I got annoyed with him after a while, but he was still a huge part of this franchise for a long time, I hope he gets a standing ovation.

notque · Post #5 » by **notque** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:42 pm

Standing ovation? No way. Screw that guy.

"I'm Healthy" "I just need more touches" "Let's shoot turn around jumpers all game"

He's traded. We've moved on. He's just another random player who is good in the community.

Time to beat the Raptors.

Post #6 » by **PR07** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:38 am

I wasn't really happy about the crowd's reaction to him tonight. JO may not have deserved a unanimous standing ovation, but I found it pretty disheartening for the Indy crowd to boo him whenever he touched the ball. I mean this is the franchise's all-time leader in rebounds and blocks after all. He rarely lived up to his salary, but he still was the anchor on a team that was one of the Eastern Conference's best for around a three year period.

Some guy next to me said, "Look. Toronto's awful, and Jermaine isn't even starting for them," which I thought was stupid given that he's still not 100% from injury, and the guy who replaced him has been playing really well.

They put an interview of him about his return to the Pacers, and he had only nice things to say about the new direction of the franchise. I've always liked JO, and still will, it's just a shame his knees have kind of failed him.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #7 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:30 am

PacersRule07 wrote:I wasn't really happy about the crowd's reaction to him tonight. JO may not have deserved a unanimous standing ovation, but I found it pretty disheartening for the Indy crowd to boo him whenever he touched the ball. I mean this is the franchise's all-time leader in rebounds and blocks after all. He rarely lived up to his salary, but he still was the anchor on a team that was one of the Eastern Conference's best for around a three year period.

Some guy next to me said, "Look. Toronto's awful, and Jermaine isn't even starting for them," which I thought was stupid given that he's still not 100% from injury, and the guy who replaced him has been playing really well.

They put an interview of him about his return to the Pacers, and he had only nice things to say about the new direction of the franchise. I've always liked JO, and still will, it's just a shame his knees have kind of failed him.

Agreed man.

Post #8 » by **Miller4ever** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:59 am

Fans will express gut reactions more than logical arguments 99.9999999% of the time.

cdash · Post #9 » by **cdash** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:08 am

He left a bad taste in people's mouths towards the end and after he left. I appreciate what he did and hope that someday his number is retired by the Pacers, but I cant say I particularly like the guy. He was never one of my favorite Pacers for whatever reason. Logic gives way to instinct I guess.

The problem with JO, that obviously hasnt gone away, is his propensity to be injured all the time. It is very frustrating, and I'm sure Raptor fans arent all that enamored with him, because even when he does play, he doesnt play well because he is always nursing some sort of ailment. It speaks volumes that he is already mentioned in lots of trade rumors, as his new team is severely underachieving. Unless he is traded to Phoenix, who employ miracle trainers, he isnt likely to change soon. Even when hes healthy (for him), he has no lift and really is only an asset on defense.