have u seen how many fouls he gives up??? the guy averaged 3.5 fouls in just 16.6 minutes a game last year....thats gotta be the most pathetic stat there is...he probably leads the league in fouls per minute... sweetney is also another guy that gets too many fouls, 2.9 in 19 minutes a game...im not sure i wanna see those two starting in the front court anymore
the reason that those two guys wont get minutes on this team will be cuz they give up too many free points to other teams by sending the other guys to the FT line...
a lot of the times, a guy gives up a foul because he lost position and got beat, which to me is usually a sign of a bad defensive player.
i wanna see sweetney start cuz i think hes young and improving and i think he deserves a chance to show what hes got. he can get 12 and 8.
jerome james CANT get 12 and 8. i dont see it happening. james is NOT young. hes had his chance. in fact, hes almost on the verge of being PAST his prime. the guy is 30 years old...thats not young. i dont expect much out of james, but i could be wrong. i think this is just one of those desperate signings by isiah to get "any big man" just for the sake of getting a big man. its like when he signed bateer or sundov or baker to contracts. i dunno why gm's in this league like to give big guys big contracts that they dont deserve just for the sake of getting a big man. like the ridiculous contract that dampier got from dallas. what a joke.
nazr mohammad might be smaller than james, but he is more skilled, is a much nicer and hard working guy, has a better shot, and basicall is just more polished overall player. just cuz james is taller doesnt mean shit. being an nba player isnt all just about being a seven footer. alonzo mourning, for example, was an intense, intimidating, monster rebounding, monster shot blocking, center and he was only 6'10...