closg00 wrote:SUPERBALLMAN wrote:It's just strange to me that they deemed Stockton worthy of a training camp invite, but not worthy of a call up from Dleague, especially given how well he's playing coming off being named player of the week. I mean having participated in our camp you would think would provide some advantageous intangibles as far as familiarity with the team and coaching staff.
Ernie also made the call that the older Rasual Butler be given a roster spot over the younger James Anderson. EG has shown that he can't judge talent, he prefers vets, and he doesn't think long-term.
Your conclusions are certainly correct, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, and in fact Butler turned out to be a great choice -- certainly way better than James Anderson would have been.
Maybe you meant to refer to Damion James? When he was drafted I was pretty sure he'd turn into a solid NBA player (I'd have taken him over Booker @#23 in 2010 -- and I'd have been wrong). He hasn't. Too small for a 4, and can't shoot well enough for a 3 (especially not 3-pointers).
Butler played has played better for us than DJ has ever played for any NBA team.
Oops, don't know how I mixed the two players up. I pondered how a younger James would have panned-out over the long season over the older Butler. It was a close call at the time IIRC the press accounts.
