6.1 points per game
August 7th, 2006
Filed Under: Sports Junk
“The Knicks totally have locked up 10th place…”
— The immortal words of Chad, a disgruntled Warriors fan.
Only the Knicks seem to have mastered the fine art of picking up undeserving players to overpay for their lackluster services. I was made aware of this recent “news” by Chad as per his usual razzing of my beloved Knickerboxers. But really, the acquiring of Jared Jeffries is just retarded. Below I’ve included the article excerpt that was forwarded to me:
WASHINGTON — Having found a cheaper and more enthusiastic alternative in DeShawn Stevenson, the Washington Wizards said Monday they won’t match the New York Knicks’ offer sheet for restricted free agent Jared Jeffries.
The Wizards had seven days to match the Knicks’ five-year, $30 million deal. They spent the week signing Stevenson — who, like Jeffries, is known for his perimeter defense — to a contract that will pay him the NBA minimum of $932,000 for the upcoming season.
“Jared’s representative made it crystal clear that he preferred being in New York,” Wizards president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld said. “And we feel we have plenty of players who can take up the slack. We have players that want to be here.”
The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Jeffries, selected by Washington with the 11th overall pick in the 2002 draft, has averaged 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in four seasons with the Wizards. Last season he started 77 games and averaged 6.4 points, but his greatest asset was his versatility as a defender.
For those that have any doubt, let me reassure you: This will be Isiah Thomas’ last year as the GM of the Knicks. But let’s hope the axe comes a little sooner than that.
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12 Responses to “6.1 points per game”
Chad
Do the Knicks need a power designer? I’d say a 3 year, $5 mil per would do it. Does anyone have any connections with Isiah?
- Chad “Detlef” Schmidt
Monkey Nutz
Let me say, you could only sign him for the mid-level exception.
NBA Salary cap…$55 Million
Knicks Payroll…$138 Million
Knowing that you don’t have to worry about another NBA title in New York…Priceless
Ryan Simonson
$30 million. Fuck.
I wouldn’t pay 35¢ to watch an NBA game.
Fuckers would have to pay me at least $30 to attend a game.
The product is shit. Pull the chute.
Monkey Nutz
Thank God Team USA will win this year…in the meantime I’ll watch Football Americano.
Chad
I know the Knicks are great at accumulating undersized power forwards, but I’m guessing they are getting good at signing over-sized small forwards (Malik Rose, Renaldo Balkman, and now Jeffries).
- NBA Scout
..:JJP
Renaldo Balkman… that’s like Rolando Blackman’s nephew isn’t it?
Monkey Nutz
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Bobby
Luke
well its gonna be another betting year on who gets the least amount of wins gsw or nyk
..:JJP
Chad sent me this gem — I don’t know who actually made it, but I nearly died from laughing so hard.
Monkey Nutz
Larry Brown driven away, couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Larry needs to give Rick Carlisle and Joe Dumars thank you calls for the Championship they gift wrapped for him.
Tip: Stay retired.
LNG
Jeffries has put the this great team over the hump; the Knicks have now got a team that has the combined scoring (all 12 players) average of 20.2 points per game. WNBA here we come!!!!
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