It took him a while, but he started to play well in the last two games. Pretty quick for a guy his size.
I didn't know that guy b4 the he got trade to rockets, there was a post asking who he was. A guy came up to reply and posted up some of of his drunk highlights, but when I actually watched his summer league game it was a bit disappointing.
True. Those things take time to improve, and he could have a good upside too. But, I do prefer to leave more chance to Rolls and Jones.
He's still on the roster on Rockets.com http://www.nba.com/rockets/roster/2012 Jerome Jordan was waived and is not listed.
Granted I only saw him play in the final four game of 2011 vs. Uconn, where he played alongside our man Terrence Jones vs. Lamb, and the guy was a beast on the boards. He didn't do much else but was able to alter some shots, get a dunk and some layups. He seemed mobile and could really do some damage with that big upperbody of his. I wouldn't mind keeping him as a second / third option at center since Howard or another center is a long shot. Greg Smith is probably never going to get it so rather have Josh than him.
Here is a pretty nice assessment that I found online. It is a post-season report card. Stats: Player Age G MP MPG PER TS% eFG% TRB% AST% TOV% USG% Josh 22 37 540 14.6 13.7 0.505 0.49 15.4 3.3 11.1 15 Per 36 Minutes: FGA 3PA 3P% FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 9.9 3.9 0.339 1.7 0.615 3.1 6.5 9.6 0.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 3.2 10.8 If you find yourself mired in the meat-market metrics of talent evaluation, be it in sport, business, entertainment, or whatever, it’s important not to confuse hype and myth. There’s a difference, you see. Hype is something narrowly transfixed on expected results; results which hindsight will one day render prophetic or foolish, depending on whom or what you believe. So when the hype surrounding an NBA-bound player surpasses substance and numbers, a roll of the dice can easily stop snake eyes. But if it’s myth supplanting the stats, well, sometimes that can just be fun as hell. Few players in recent Knick memory embodied this idea of myth-over-hype better and more instantaneously than Josh Harrellson. Snagged from New Orleans for a human leather satchel full of Dolan Dollars in the second round of last year’s draft, Jorts – if you don’t know the story behind this, just let yourself out – sparked a cultish blogosphere love-fest as instantaneous as it was unbecoming his marginal stock. Define marginal, you say? Well, for starters, dude was whelped in Missouri, a state so nondescript it couldn’t even inspire a new name in this weirdly awesome map. He didn’t play organized basketball until his freshman year of high school; started off at Southwestern Illinois College, which shares a conference with Logan College of Chiropractic; transferred to Kentucky to become the whipping boy of a hot-seated Billy Gillespie; toiled on the bench behind the likes of DeMarcus Cousins and Daniel Orton; and only in his senior year – under the guiding reptilian claw of John Calipari – established himself as possessing anything resembling next-level ability. What he brought in spades was a big body, serviceable post defense, and rebounding – three things the front court-thin Knicks desperately needed heading into an offseason of lockout-worsened uncertainty. That, and a slew of folksy anecdotes revealing a man whose camera instincts were as inexcusably bad as his mating ones were sharp. Through the first 16 games of the season, all of that was on admirable – if not heavy – display, and it looked as though Jorts would eventually carve (probably shouldn’t use “carve”; it’ll get him excited) a nice little rotational niche in Mike D’Antoni’s notoriously fickle offense. Even his three point shooting – not exactly a hallmark of his in Lexington – made many forget the corner-camped days and baleful departure of one Shawne Williams. Shortly after the team’s Judgment Day home loss to the Nuggets, it was announced – mere minutes after I and every other reporter on hand had seen seen him dressing, nonchalant and crowd-less, in the locker room – that Jorts would miss the subsequent four to six weeks with a right wrist injury. The following Monday, the Knicks put in a call to Erie, summoning Jerome Jordan and Jeremy Lin to help bolster a lineup now wafer thin in both health and confidence. A few weeks later, Linsansity would for a brief, mesmerizing spell make Knick Knation forget the very real promise Harrellson showed during his pre-injury stint. His early March return, while welcome, had the misfortune of falling betwixt two, equally tide-turning epochs, with Mike D’Antoni’s sudden resignation a week later meaning yet another adjustment for a player seemingly weaned on uncertainty and chaos. Jorts would finish the year once again proving serviceable, if not as dynamic as he’d been during the season’s first days and weeks. The somewhat reliable corner three-ball was gone, even if the defense, rebounding, and sideline joviality remained. Returning as he’ll be for year two of a rookie contract cheaper than a Bluegrass vacation, it’s safe to assume the Knicks will welcome Jorts back hardily when training camps open in September. Of course, as with any second year man with hopes of earning his future salt, Jorts has some things to work on, namely: • Shooting from 5-9 feet • Regaining his shooting touch and ability to spread the floor • Lateral quickness • Reducing daily intake of sodium and uncooked meat • Sculpting facial hair that doesn’t included invitations to join Village People tribute bands • Not referring to girls at the bar as “hush puppy” • Limiting himself to $50 of Buck Hunter Pro a night, and getting some sleep He sticks to those, mostly slanderous recommendations, he’ll be just fine. Not an All-Star. Not a starter. Heck, maybe not even a regular rotation player. But that’s the beauty of Nick Collison – a player after whom Jorts would be wise to mold himself – and other NBA niche artists: They thrive less on palpable progress than focused expertise. With the right focus, Jorts can be that guy for the Knicks. Grades (5 point scale): Offense: 2 Defense: 3 Teamwork: 3 Rootability: 4 Performance/Expectations: 4 Final Grade: B-
He might hustle his way to Dunkin Donuts, but Im not sure about that hustle on the basketball court. Even if he does "hustle," everyone in the NBA hustles 99% of the time. If you can't rebound or defend the post, he probably shouldn't get much consideration from the Rockets to get minutes backing up Asik. Im not real sure if anyone on this board that is wanting the Rockets to keep Harrelson has ever really watched him play live other than Summer league this year. Even in SL he was consistently getting out-rebounded by guys half his size, and was letting guys have their way in the paint. Sorry, but I would rather give big man minutes to the people that are already playing ahead of him. Oh, and by the way.... he's not 7 feet tall. 6'10" in heels maybe. Aug 15... Harrelson go bye bye.
Who is playing ahead of him? Roster Omer Asik C-F 7-0 255 Josh Harrellson C 6-10 275 Patrick Patterson F-C 6-9 235 Greg Smith C-F 6-10 250 Sean Williams F-C 6-10 235 Asik obviously is the starting 5. I am not really seeing the backup 5 here. PatPat has played the backup 5 before but he might be getting most of his minutes next year as the starting 4. If the Rockets waive Harrellson, they may be back in the market for a backup 5.
