Tinsley: I Should Have Sat Earlier

greenway84 · Post #1 » by **greenway84** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 4:58 am

The Indianapolis Star -
Jamaal Tinsley thinks he should have rested earlier this season, which may have allowed him to recover faster, according to the Indianapolis Star.

He originally injured the knee on Dec. 15 against Miami, but he continued to play.

"I think about why I didn't shut it down a lot," he said on Wednesday. "But being a player, you always want to fight through things and sometimes the best thing to do is sit down, especially after the year I was having."

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/ ... t_earlier/

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #2 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 5:38 am

I agree with him. He was at All-Star level before he got hurt, his numbers took a fall afterwards, it was really obvious to see it affected his game.

Post #3 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 5:48 am

DGrangeRx33 wrote:I agree with him. He was at All-Star level before he got hurt, his numbers took a fall afterwards, it was really obvious to see it affected his game.

At All-Star level? Should that be in green?

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #4 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:02 am

Charcoal Filtered wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

At All-Star level? Should that be in green?

Were you watching him play or looking at box scores?

Post #5 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:04 am

DGrangeRx33 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Were you watching him play or looking at box scores?

Both. I still have nightmares about his shot selection.

If that was All-Star level, the bar is set pretty low.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #6 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:52 am

His shot selection was awful. But he was around 15/8/6/2 if I remember correctly. He was outplaying star PG's in head to head match ups.

kcruz · Post #7 » by **kcruz** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 7:19 am

Why did'nt Rush play tonight? Injured? Or takes Flip his spot in rotation?
Sorry for OT...

Post #8 » by **Miller4ever** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 7:19 am

Also, his shot selection was better than J-Kidd's.

Post #9 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 8:55 am

Miller4ever wrote:Also, his shot selection was better than J-Kidd's.

How many other areas did J Kidd crush Tinsley at? I give Jamal a push at best in comparison of shot selection.

15/8/6/2

You complain that I am only looking at box scores, then throw up that number?

For guards in the East, J Kidd, Wade, Allen, Billups, Hamilton, and Johnson got in. Do you honestly think we could not have been significantly better with any of these players instead of Jamal? I say it would have made us atleast a five game better team, thus Jamal was no where near All-Star level in good health.

a-rod · Post #10 » by **a-rod** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 10:37 am

Come on Charcoal Filtered, Jamal is A great offensive talent, though he needs to raise that field goal percentage.

Jamal Doesn't have the shooting range, but He can impact a game in multiple fashions, whether it's in passing or defense.

Post #11 » by **count55** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 12:04 pm

While I think All-Star level is a reach, I think JT was playing close to his best ball of his career earlier this season. I do think he had a tendency to shoot too much, and am baffled by that Phoenix debacle, but he was around 14pts, 9 asts, 4 rebs, and 2 stls at one point (may be a bit high on the rebs).

I am on record as not being a fan of Droopy, but his absence, despite the pleasant surprise of Travis Diener, has hurt us. In fact, the very reason I would like to move on from Tinsley is because as long as he's here, he'll be in a position to hurt the team. He has the talent to be a very good starting point guard, and he's shown that at times. However, I think he certainly doesn't have the health, and I often question the head for the job.

Post #12 » by **Grang33r** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 5:01 pm

I can't wait for the day when the Pacers announce they have cut ties with this bum...

cavsfan_osiris · Post #13 » by **cavsfan_osiris** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:36 pm

"Especially after the year I was having?"

Is implying that he was having a great season? You've got to be kidding me. He was playing OK ball, but was by no means having some great season.

And how many games was he playing OK ball for? A stretch of 20-30 games? He's got to realize that playing great ball means being consistent. What's going to define his career is consistency, not flashes of brilliance.

Post #14 » by **Miller4ever** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 7:06 pm

It WAS a great season by Jamaal standards, and we liked him whenever we won games, and we hated him whenever we lost 'em. He was finding the open man and getting steals, which is what we want, but any point guard on a team with underdeveloped offensive weapons is going to heave more shots than they're supposed to.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #15 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Mar 7, 2008 8:23 pm

Charcoal Filtered wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You complain that I am only looking at box scores, then throw up that number?

For guards in the East, J Kidd, Wade, Allen, Billups, Hamilton, and Johnson got in. Do you honestly think we could not have been significantly better with any of these players instead of Jamal? I say it would have made us atleast a five game better team, thus Jamal was no where near All-Star level in good health.

Since when does Wade, Allen, Hamilton, and Johnson play PG? Would you like to throw in Howard and maybe LeBron in there as well?

Since Tinsley has gone out our team has fallen apart. We were still doing okay with JO out, but once Tinsley got hurt are team started to plummet.