For whatever reason, the Kings' coaches and organization were obsessed with what Jimmer couldn't do. They seemed to resent the fact that he wasn't a lock-down defender - as if Jimmer had somehow duped them into thinking he was a two-way player and when he arrived he was primarily an offensive player.
The Kings never saw past his liabilities. Which is ironic coming from a team that was in the bottom quint-tile of defense in the association. They were bad on defense when Jimmer on the bench too. Yet somehow his defensive liabilities were enough to keep him not in the regular rotation; but other players' struggles on defense weren't held against them to the same degree. It was an odd double standard.
The Bulls seem to be willing to work with what Jimmer can do for them and worry less about what he can't do.
On an unrelated note, I hate when the NBA goes partial Hispanic on us. Jimmer was wearing a "Los Bulls" jersey. Is it that hard to make it "Los Torros"? They do the same thing with "Los Spurs." Either go all in or all out. Going halfway looks dumb.
Do or do not. There is no try.Statistics: Posted by SpiffCoug — Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:45 pm
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