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Originally Posted by The Mad Viking
Uh, no.
You're looking at Jalen after a lot of miles on the tank. And you're looking at ammo with love in your eyes. I'll give ammo an edge in shooting, but Jalen has a high hoops IQ, desire, and leadership skills. And he doesn't cry on the court, either. They are both very clever scorers, who can shoot the trey, or mid-range, and have an vast arsenal of interior moves that allows them to get shots off in heavy traffic. Both are clutch. Neither have great athleticism, nor are they good defenders. And to compensate for not being quite as good a shooter, Jalen is a much better passer.
We'll see how being the big fish in a small pond translates to the NBA. But this kid is absolutely not the next Larry Bird.
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wrong again .
leadership skills... like the ones he showed while fighting with isiah thomas in indy? the only thing that he proved was that he COULDNT lead the pacers once the team was broken up after their eastern confrence runs at the title with larry bird ... the leadership skills that got him run out of chicago.. or the invisible leadership he brought to toronto? or maybe the leadership skills that got him on the bench in new york after a handful of games? jalen rose is a great character no mistake about it , but he is NOT A LEADER. in any way shape or form. hes the cool kid everyone wants to be around, 110 % yes. however he is NOT the guy who bleeds himself to death trying to win. adam is that type of person.
the crying thing is overblown, did you watch jordan break down after he wont the championship , when he came back after his fathers death? he layed on the basketball court face down with tears in his eyes. take the crying thing up with michael jordan . i dont care for the reasons, if the greatest competitor on earth can have break down moments on camera in front of the world adam should be allowed too at 21 years of age losing the biggest game of his life.
and by better passer do you mean having a humongous turnover rate compared to assists? Jalens carrer assists to turnover is 4 : 2.34 , thats a bit less than thats somewhere along 1.7 ast per to that doesnt say amazing passing skills . and his iq.. ergh did you watch the raptor games with jalen? when he would run down the court and jack up a shot with 3 defenders on him while Bosh is in the post screaming for the ball? and all this time i thought peopel got smarter with age....
jalen took more dumb shots that mike james, and even fewer of his shots went in. jalens game does not say IQ. it says selfish. what he was really smart at was attacking every rook that came his way. that he was good at. defensively hes a complete idiot. staying behidn to argue with the reffs while the other team was already up the court.
Jalens IQ is nowhere near Adam's at the same age, adam still has years of nba learning to do . desire and jalen dont go in the same sentence.. did you forget how mitchell had to bench him not once but twice to light a fire under his ***?? Jalen's desire and passion are nowhere near what adam brings to the table. its not even close. he has desire to whine , complain, and be in front of a camera. yes he does have desire to do that.
in the end jalen has nowhere near the iq of an adam morisson. nowhere the heart. he says the right things to the camera but that doesnt translate to good things on the bball court. who has jalen rose ever led ? his non existant leadership skills got traded after two years in denver to indiana. he wasnt the leader on the veteran indiana team with veteran heavy reggie miller, AD and DD, rick smits and larry bird that went to the finals. he certainly wasnt a leader in chicago, those guys were extatic at getting rid of him . toronto said good riddance to him only after a few years.
oh ps. larry bird cried when indiana was beat in the nba finals. he must suck too!!