Kings fan here. I'll tell you exactly what you are getting in Jim Jackson. He is a hard nosed veteran player that provides leadership and veteran maturity. That is something the Rockets have sorely lacked. He has been on more teams than anyone, and knows the ins and outs of the league. He can score, rebound, pass, shoot the long ball, and play gritty inspired defense. The guy was the best player on the court for the Kings in the final playoff game of last season. He's nails. He should feel lucky to have him. As a Kings fan living in Houston, I'm sad to see him leave the team I cheer for, but I'm happy to know that I'll be able to see him play at the Toyota Center this year. If you'd like to see the Kings fan opinion on this, check out my site: http://www.kingstalk.com/index.php?showtopic=2116
thanks for the info. Im probably wrong but im not sure your suppost to post about other forums here... could someone clarify that?
Thanks. BTW - if he's so dadgum good howcum he's constantly on the move? Besides being a 2 who will play the 3 what about him will move the Rox closer to May -- or June?
Thanks for the heads-up, Joel. And it looks like you have a nice site. So you think, from watching him play for the Kings, that he'll be a great fit in Houston? You see him starting at the 3 spot... does he have enough in the tank for 28-30 minutes a game? How did he play against the bigger 3's for the Kings when given the chance?
Just my opinion but let's say this lineup is on the floor with 2 minutes to go in Q4 of a tight game... 1) SF 2) CM 3) JJ 4) MoT 5) Yao We've got a career 15+ ppg SF who plays some D and has decent postup moves as our 4th or 5th option.
Great read Joel. as I alluded to in another thread, I think JJ has the potential to be a Ellie-esque roleplayer for us. Exactly what this team needs.
Yes. He's actually a pretty hard-nosed defender. Did you not watch any of the Kings games this last season?
i loved his game(s) vs lakers last year. my friends & i were yelling at the tv, cheering him on. he was playing great D, totally locked up Bryant (no pun or foresight intended). At least with JJ playing D we wont get the phantom calls on Cat anymore (like all those against Kobe)
I never knew anything about him until this year...I think he played very well for the Kings. He was very emotional....and I remember him being able to guard Mo Taylor! Well-built...kinda old though. And maybe inconsistent...we are kinda deep now! This shoulda gone in the sticky... Post here more! We like Kings fans' perspectives! Or I do...
Mostly playoff games. I remember him being beaten on defense all the time when he was (starting) with the Sixers. Regardless, at least he'll be familiar with the JVG defensive scheme having played for Riles...
When the game is close in the 4th quarter, the Rox lineup will be" Steve J. Jackson Griffen Mo. T Yao Steve and Cat play similar styles while Jackson can score and DEFEND taller SG. JVG, as a defensive-minded coach, will put defense ahead of offense, plus you don't lose much with Jackson playing as SG.
Found this article on ESPN: Veteran always adds scoring touch By Terry Brown Friday, September 26 Updated: September 29 Stephen Jackson may be worried. With training camps set to open any day now and the season officially beginning in a month, Dion Glover might be sweating it out as a fellow free agent who also plays shooting guard. And Dermarr Johnson is probably starring at the phone waiting for it to ring. But not Jim Jackson. In his last game of last season, which just so happened to be the seventh game of a conference semifinal series against the Dallas Mavericks and his Kings without their franchise player Chris Webber, Jackson scored 24 points on 10 of 12 shooting including a 3 for 3 clinic from long range. A game earlier, he scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a Kings win that forced the final and deciding game in which his team was eliminated. Of course, there were other games, too. Like the 23 points he scored in a win against the Spurs in December. Or the 21 points he scored against the Sonics in January. Or the 19 he hung on the Hornets in a loss in February. He may have finished the season averaging a career-low in points, assists, steals, blocks and minutes but, of course, there were other seasons. In 1995 with the Mavericks, Jackson averaged a career-high 25.7 points per game shooting a very respectable 47 percent from the field. In 1997 with the Nets, his scoring had dipped to 16 points a game but he registered what would have been career-highs in rebounding and assists had he played the entire season in New Jersey. But, of course, he was traded that season by the Mavs but not before averaging 1.2 steals per game which would have been a career high if he had finished that season in Dallas. Since then, he's played for the Sixers, Warriors, Blazers, Hawks, Cavs, Heat and Kings in six seasons. Jim Jackson has scored points at every stage of his career. This, of course, is not the normal routine for a player who has scored 10,684 points in his 11-year career after being the No. 4 overall pick in the 1992 draft. Officially, he has been traded five times involving 24 other players not counting the three times he signed as a free agent. But him worry ... Last year, there were about 226,123 points scored during the regular season with each of the 29 teams averaging a shade over 95 points per game which is about 1.97 points per minute (forgetting all about overtimes for the moment), meaning that with five players on the court each one would have to score .39 points per minute to carry his own weight. Heck, in 1995, Jackson averaged a hearty .66 points per minute which isn't too bad considering that this year's scoring champ, Tracy McGrady was right around .81 points per minute while his nearest competitor, Kobe Bryant, was at .72 and three-time scoring champ Allen Iverson was at .65. Over his career, Jackson has averaged .46 points per minute played even when you count last year's .37 mark. The point, though, is that he can score. As a starter, as a sub, as a guy averaging 40 minutes a game like he did for the Warriors in 1998 or a guy averaging 20 minutes a game like he did for the Kings last season, he can still score. And NBA teams always need guys who can score. Let's not forget that Jackson's teammate Bobby Jackson won the Sixthman of the Year Award last year while averaging .47 points per minute when coming off the bench while Jackson averaged .45 points per minute while coming off the bench in the playoffs. Two years ago, Jackson waited until December 2 to sign with the Miami Heat and promptly became their third leading scorer behind Eddie Jones and Alonzo Mourning. Last year, he waited until November 30 to sign with the Sacramento Kings and quickly became the highest scoring player off the bench on the deepest team in the entire league that fully expected to win the NBA championship. Shoot, it's only September 26. What does Jackson have to worry about?
If taking on Amaechi's contract means getting Jim Jackson, then it sounds like a good deal to me. Jackson is underrated. For some reason he's been moved around alot throughout his career, but he's a solid player-definitely better than Posey.
