Damon Jones 03-04 MIL 82 26 24.6 .401 .359 .764 .20 1.90 2.10 5.8 .37 .05 1.26 1.10 7.0 Mike James 03-04 -- 81 55 27.1 .414 .377 .811 .30 2.50 2.90 4.2 1.19 .04 1.53 1.90 9.3 Whom would you rather see put on a rockets uniform next season?
Mike James, 3 yrs experience, 29 yrs old, 6-2/188 lbs 174 Games/63 Starts Career 23 min/g, 8ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg, 34% 3PT, 39% FG, 2.5 a/t ratio, 132 rating Damon Jones, 6 yrs exp, 27 yrs old, 6-3/185 lbs 348 Games/38 Starts Career 18 min/g, 5.6 ppg, 3.0 apg, 0.40 spg, 37% 3PT, 40% FG, 3.3 a/t ratio, 104 rating This might make a little more sense. Evan
I like Damon Jones over James. He is 2 yrs. younger with more experience, better shooting percentages and better assist-to-to ratio. Sounds like a no brainer to me. But James is fine also.
Sign the right type of contract with one of these guys and they will either be a free agent or can be easily moved in a year or two.
my top 3 pg list 1) Antonio Daniels - ideal fit for the rockets plus an expiring contract 2) Mateen Cleaves - provide 2 of 3 things rockets need (ballhandling and defense). downside is no jump-shot but will sign for a minimum contract 3) Lindsey Hunter - ditto as cleaves but provides veteran leadership but will cost more. NO DAMON JONES NO MIKE JAMES
Damon viz-a-viz Mike should sign a shorter, cheaper contract. Damon gets my vote. Neither is a bad choice.
who...Mike Jones........who..Mike Jones......who.......Mike Jones comin soon Naw seriously though.....I'd say Neither one.
Evan, thanks for the breakdown. It is scary how close these guys are in terms of statistics. You could practically flip a coin. Another thing to keep in mind is that Jones has 6 years of experience and is 27 yeras old versus James' 3 years and 29 years of age. Plus Jones is 6'3" versus James 6'2". But in reality, I think either one would be solid. I could see the Rockets picking one of these guys, then next year when Lue's contract is up one of these guys turns into our backup and we go after a better 'starting' caliber PG. I think ideally either one of these guys is a solid backup in the long run. But this year I think we could get by with them starting since we arent contending yet.
For equal contracts I would take Damon. Younger and taller and probably better at shifting over to the 2 if we want to go small with shooters. But I'd be fine with either honestly.
Damon Jones' D is so bad, he'll make Kenny the Jet look like the old Gary Payton. We'll all have to start practicing that soccer chant: "ole, ole, ole, ole, ..." I am sure that we can do better.
