Joe Alexander

[Calinks]

Every player we look at that has fallen out of favor with his team comes with his very own set of fans and very own concocted sob story about why things will be different and why this will be a steal.

[Klomp]

Every player we look at that has fallen out of favor with his team comes with his very own set of fans and very own concocted sob story about why things will be different and why this will be a steal.

I don't remember any Darko fans....


Wait nevermind, forgot about Miliminutes.

[allaboutwvu]

Until Joe became a star at WVU and got drafted, I had never known someone personally who is in the public eye. It amazes me that people spread that he drinks- and most disturbing, that drinking hurt his career. People who don't know someone can only speculate and assume...by a picture with someones eyes half-closed (happens to everyone at some time or another- the camera catches you blinking), or rumors spread by others. It's irresponsible, but I guess it's the price you pay for being in the public eye- stuff like that happens-Joe has a thick skin about this stuff- he knows the truth and that people writing such stuff don't know him. I do know him, and as his friend, yes, it bothers me that people say that, because the guy is a straight arrow and a gym rat. Say what you want about his basketball....but the guys not a drinker.

[Devilzsidewalk]

Every player we look at that has fallen out of favor with his team comes with his very own set of fans and very own concocted sob story about why things will be different and why this will be a steal.

I'm already excited for posting about Rashad McCants and how he's this close to being an allstar.
Now I just need to wait for a team to sign him, or at least work him out.

[shrink]

Every player we look at that has fallen out of favor with his team comes with his very own set of fans and very own concocted sob story about why things will be different and why this will be a steal.

I'm already excited for posting about Rashad McCants and how he's this close to being an allstar.
Now I just need to wait for a team to sign him, or at least work him out.

That is so close to being true that its scary. Awesome.

[chudak]

Does anyone remember why this kid went from being drafted so high, to being given nearly no minutes to prove himself? He obviously had some upside, or MIL wouldn't have drafted him. What where the scouting reports like? Maybe he's a candidate for the D-League? I mean he's still young enough to develop...

Darko's story all over again, although Darko obviously showed a lot more promise pre-draft.

I guess we could do worse for an end of the bench towel waver, I don't think many other teams are going to throw him a lifeline.

Joe is different. He was an athleticism + potential pickup and he got no minutes because ho got injured.

[revprodeji]

ho? Is that a reference to the cheerleader issue?

[paul]

This just doesn't add up to me. So let me get this straight... Joe is actually the first and only player in NBA history to wind up in a doghouse for practicing too hard, too often?

I don't buy any of these stories about Joe not drinking and being punished for practicing too hard. In fact, the practicing too hard thing is particularly ridiculous----SKILES of all coaches is going to be upset when a player is too motivated?

Your disbelief is based on two things:

1) that you have never heard of this happening before (you really only heard about it through pure happenstance as a close friend of Joe's wrote about it on this board)

2) you don't understand how the NBA works. i don't mean that in a pretentious way--most of us are not close enough to the game to understand many of the intricacies of the league. the NBA is not college ball. they play 82+ games and are in season for up to ten months of the year.

i can vouch for this very story concerning joe. while i disagree with schooling's sentiment that it was all about his coach's ego, i know for a fact that joe was in skiles' doghouse after he refused to stop coming to gym to work out on his own. skiles felt that joe needed time off and was trying to help him understand the things that only a veteran (or a lazy rookie) understand. joe was stubborn (and so was skiles).

The not drinking thing is a farce. There are some hilarious drunk Joe photos circulating the internets.

the single photograph you are referring to is probably the one from the Bucks theme party from two years ago (i can't remember the theme). joe is caught at an awkward angle with red eye from the flash (he does look drunk), but otherwise he is sitting there with what is likely a non alcoholic beverage the way he always has his entire life.

look, there is nothing wrong with an NBA player drinking. that's not at all the issue. my issue is that it's a testament to how distorted fans can make things when their claims are exactly the opposite of the truth.

somebody said that joe's career struggled cause of partying. now, in all fairness, except for the handful of individuals on this board who i know for a fact know joe, nobody else does know him, and shouldn't be expected to know that he does not party. but take my word for it, joe can probably count on one hand how many times in his life he has had two alcoholic drinks in one night.

joe is likely going to be a timberwolf next year, which is awesome news for joe and for the franchise. he had a great four days of workouts with the team. he is finally healthy. in my biased opinion, minnesota is getting a great person, with alot of upside. let's see if he can reach it...

Yes sir, jober as a sudge. Wouldn't know a party if he tripped over it. LMAO.

BTW Skiles putting Joe into the doghouse based 100% on him practicing too much is 100% garbage, seriously are you guys really going to try to sell that line? My god. That may have been an issue but you must really think we're stupid if you're trying to sell it as the only one or even the major one.

Joe himself actually said in an interview late in his rookie season that he'd made a mistake by ignoring many of the Bucks coaching staff directives because they contradicted what Coach Huggins had taught him previously and only late in the season had he come around to doing what the Bucks coaching staff wanted rather than ignoring them. He openly admitted that was a mistake and it was clearly one he never recovered from in Milwaukee. Do you guys really think we don't pay attention? Are we really going to go with the 'they didn't extend him his rookie QO because he worked out to much' line? This is getting funnier.

Forget that he played like complete ass for the nearly two seasons he was in Milwaukee (I watched EVERY GAME, pasting over that with stats will not work) and the reported behavioral issues true or not, if you ignore your coach you'd want to be very very good if you hope to stick. I defended the guy for a long time and was a fan of his, but I couldn't be happier that the Bucks used his expiring deal to help get Salmons. If he turns into a star I'll happily wear the 'I told you so's', because that's not happening. Hopefully he's at least got his head screwed on this time.

ho? Is that a reference to the cheerleader issue?

Shhhh, banging a cheerleader when you are expressly told not to is wrong and Joe never does anything wrong. Actually that's probably the best thing he did while with the Bucks

[basketball_only]

thanks for your opinion, paul.

it's your opinion that joe played poorly. stats prove otherwise. you don't like stats. thanks for your opinion.

it's your opinion that you watched joe play horribly in milwaukee for nearly two season. simple facts prove that he only played there for one season and never even saw the court in his sophomore campaign due to injury. you don't like facts. thanks for your opinion, though.

it's your opinion that joe looks drunk in that picture. it is a fact that joe has never been drunk. thanks for your opinion.

it's your opinion that it is completely unbelievable for joe to be in skills' doghouse because he didnt listen to him and practiced on his own too much. you even referenced joe admitting that he did not listen to his coach. you feel fine not connecting the dots between someone close to joe shedding light on what happened and joe himself alluding to it. you give your opinion instead. awesome opinion.thanks for it.

thanks for all the opinions. they were wonderful to read.

[Dale Cooper]

Kevin Love is the only (non rookie) player on the roster who isn't a draft bust. Frankly I'd be surprised if Kahn doesn't grab Joe.

[Foye]

I'm ok with signing draft busts to see if they can get it together here in Minnesota but Joe Alexander is too big of a bust. I wouldn't sign him

[Devilzsidewalk]

Darko and Webster are the only clear busts so far