Jerome James
March 18, 2008 – 12:47 am
Current stats for Jerome James as of 03/18/08
Can anyone still tell me that decision to keep Jerome and cut young, more talented players in the preseason was the correct one? We’ve played more than 70% of the games this season, and Jerome has racked up five minutes of PT over two games. Those that supported Isiah’s decision then argued that he’s good for 5-6 fouls and some blocks off the bench, but that really hasn’t happened at all this season. At all. Those of us that were against it at the time KNEW back then that he wasn’t going to play. At all. How many minutes has this guy played in a Knicks uni total since he got the max mid level exception years ago?
To be honest with you, right now, I’d rather have Demetris Nichols and Jared Jordan on the Knicks than Fred Jones and Jerome James, but that is just me. I know some here are rooting for Nichols to fail because Isiah cut him but I’m not down with that. Give the young kids a chance to fight for their careers, and let the satiated, wealthy, lard-ass, no longer any fire nor desire, former ballers fail for their lack of effort, regardless of the ridiculous contracts Isiah gave them.
7 Responses to “Jerome James”
To Lives, Bronxboy, Cooley, Steady, Statesman, African…..I’m going to post in the “Make your own topic”
section where we can hash out the brackets…..STEADY is all set because he hit the auto fill bracket that fills in the
favorites..which we need a bracket like that! Since we can’t see the group of brackets until thursday… we should
converse on some upsets…who may be sleepers and just do our home work to compete…..You guys Know your NCAA hoop,
so it’s nice to have such help for the first time this year! Check out the ” Make your own topic post” and lets get this thing
going! Peace out! PS…havent heard from JayBee…but keep trying the Link PeacemanJR.@yahoo.com for an invite!!!
By Peaceman on Mar 18, 2008 at 11:16 am
African your in!!!! Keep our Village in check, pick a couple of sleepers!
By Peaceman on Mar 18, 2008 at 11:36 am
Great post knickdefense. Jerome James. Jerome Benton! Here’s where they coincide. Both are well paid valets. Enough said. Resign Nichols and Jordan. I love Zeke. Always will. Bottom line, he has no vision as an executive. His questionable coaching and personnel moves have been staggering. That being said, both he, Kevin McHale and Larry Bird have long track records of being incompetent GM’s. the winds of change must blow, holla!!!!
By Vic Corbit on Mar 18, 2008 at 1:37 pm
REPOST
Good PM Defenders!
I was hoping when I logged on today that I would see posts by 6 individual posters (LIVES, TMAN, BRONX, STEADY, HARLEM, and MODI) weighing in on Part 2 of Black Magic. Well 50% isn’t so bad, but I also know depsite the absence of the other 3, Still Waters Run Deep, Yes they do!!!!!!!!!!!!
@BRONX,
Enjoyed your post SPONSOR, and I enjoyed sensing the Pride and Joy you derived from the experience and your thoughful expression of thanks to those who labored and came before US. Of course it was natural to try and make the comparison, but alas in doing it probably left you grasping for answers to the expalinable and the unexplainable. “Black Magic was necessary…very necessary.” I concur BRONX! Yes indeedy!
@STEADY
Giving Glory to the Creator is a beautiful thang! The bible says, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” STEADY, you hae open your mouth to Lord, and there’s no turning back…But you can handle it STEADY AS IT GOES, because your roots are strong, well planted, like that TREE palnted by the water…You know what’s Good MY DEAR BRUH!
@LIVES,
If that was your Swan Song, you got to do better than that my Bruh…But I hear you LIVES, this TIME is valuable, you’ve got people to love and make stronger, you’ve got to fill-in the blank between that date of Arrival and that date of Departure. Fanship is one thing, FULFILLING and BUILDING on the Legacy is something different in its entirety…I see you too took a stab at the now and then comparison, and your points and assertions are sound and honest. There have been and always will be the Stephon’s in every age…But is these words that you wrote that resonated with with my SPIRIT like the sweet songs of a Humming Bird…
“Curry and his generation would not have existed back in the day. They exist because of what transpired back in the day. Their are many vestiges remaining from the struggles of the preceding generations. Many. But there are also many that don’t exist allowing a different attitude and perspective towards the global community for more. But as integration has had many benefits, it too has had drawbacks in terms of the type of people the larger community creates as opposed to a close knit, purposeful community impacted by, but not driven primarily by, market forces. Still there is no doubt that the result of our forebearers struggles has been by and large extremely positive for the modern professional baller.”
After watching Part 2 last evening, I spent some quiet time thinking about my Bruh Malcolm…And, my head kept returning to a specific THREAD woven by Ben Jobe during Part 2, when he addressed and acknowledged the UNIQUENESS of Bobby Phills talents and desires beyond Basketball, How together they were planting the seed for Dr. Phills, and you could see Jobe’s eyes sparkle, a ray of hope that God had sent another Star our way to impact lives beyond the court, undesrstanding Basketball was just a vehicle to learn valuable lessons and for Bobby to hone his work ethic. As Jobe continued with the Phill’s story, and shared Phill’s statement about going Pro, never needing to school ever again, you could see that light which was so bright beginning to lose its luster, certainly Phill’s had every right to persue a Pro career, but I sensed Jobe felt like he had lost another to the market forces, and how would this young man’s life be transformed. For better or worse? Surely he would make lots of money, but would that change him, would Bobby lose his CENTER. Then during that emotional conclusion of the Phill’s saga, Jobe’s pain SO VISIBLE, his anguish so deep, and solemn acknowledgement that market forces had taken another so young, but so senselessly and foolishly…He said, “What a waste”…Of course his perspective on these so call forces was undergirded with a sense of suspicion, doubt, maybe even fear, because so many were denied, or dispatched like cattle, locked out even when they were deserving, qualified, WORTHY; treated dishonorably, mentally and psycologically beaten down, because of their complexion…These were the conditions during his era and during the time of his Mentor, and those generation that proceeded them…Of course Part 2 concludes with a clear understanding that the market forces changed the landscaped, were thes new opportunities a sign of better things to come or was the inclusion more about the infusion of captial to those who already staked a claim to resources in the most inhumane ways…
So Bruh Malcolm’s protestation kept ringing in my ear, Integration will destroy US, it is not the solution. Equal but Separate is the course…we will have our souls and culture ripped from our clutches, and the illusion of Inclusion will strip US of our independence, our community, our strength and anchor…IDEALLY, Martin’s Dream is what we all should want, but the American Dream for US will become our Nightmare…That type of insideous hate does not vanish into thin air….will we turn our most PRECIOUS JEWELS to the forces of hate that seek to destroy us, because we want to belong…This paradoxical DREAM, is it achievable, or our WE delusional…
After what we have seen over the last several months, certainly LIVES take on things seem to be true, it seems Obama is on to something; his generation of African-American Men and Women and scores of other ethnicities seem to have that MACRO view, verses the Micro. Yet, recent events suggests (Is Obama qualified & Jeremiah Walker’s comments define his life not moments in time)that the divide is still huge; and those DARN market forces that made Jobe bristle and feel uneasy about Phill’s, I’ve expereinced too as I have watched Young Brother Obama dip his toe into unchartered waters…For our sakes LIVES I hope more hold that view, but like Malcolm I wonder if this is another one of those illusions via inclusion…Time will be Telling…but this I am sure of gents, GOD WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY…For that reason, and that reason alone do I remain HOPEFUL….I apologize for thinking out LOUD Defenders…maybe this post was inappropriate…
TMAN & HARLEM & MODI, the THRERAD could always use a Post from you Dynamic Bruhs…Share a good word or an insigthful BBALL thought…Anti, Post UP, Vic, Ali G, Harewood, Barf, where you AT….Drop a little somethin, somethin for us too..
In memory of St. George, OUR Island Guide and OUR Tropical Defender…I MISS YOU DAWG!
Keep it POPPIN!
Comment by Cooleyhigh — March 18, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
By Cooleyhigh on Mar 18, 2008 at 1:46 pm
These farewell posts are killing me
Monty should not have so much power as to break up our community unless we give it to him. I say now: Reject, Renounce, Repudiate a break-up pf the fanship at Blogzilla’s home. Now if Blogzilla turns off the lights and says: “Ya’ll don’t have go home but ya gotta get da F outa here” then that’ll be a whole nother story. LOL
KFLL
By Steady on Mar 18, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Steady, don’t worry..lives can’t help but stay around…we have the Brackets, the Draft and
too much going on ..so he’s addicted like us..don’t worry you’ll hear from in in a day or two!
In the mean time I’ve been playing the brackets and looking at all the possibilitys!
so Check this out, it was sent to me by a friend who knew I needed a laugh, Check it!
http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/794/Dirty+Turban/
By Peaceman on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Peace you crack me up. My brackets are done bruh.
Shoot I didn’t say I was moving. I’m just ending my season early.
Cooley, that beautiful piece merits a response. Modi get on it. (LOL)
By Lives In New Jersey, Loves New York on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:59 pm