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10-17-2006, 10:51 AM
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Fans Don't Know Jack (Columbian)
From: The Columbian
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October 17, 2006
By BRIAN HENDRICKSON, Columbian staff writer
TUALATIN, Ore. -- Jarrett Jack doesn't believe fans got a true impression of his game last year.
Maybe they thought the Portland Trail Blazers point guard wasn't aggressive of defense.
Or that he didn't attack the basket enough.
Or that he wasn't a good perimeter shooter.
Whatever the impression, Jack doesn't believe they saw what he is capable of producing.
"I think they probably think I was just being a passive rookie, or a rookie that was feeling their way through," Jack said. "But I was just doing what I was able to."
It was still an encouraging year, with averages of 6.7 points and 2.8 assists in 79 games. But this year, Jack believes he is capable of much more.
An ankle injury that severely limited his mobility last year has healed after offseason surgery. Jack can again explode to the basket, pressure on defense, and shoot much more actively from the perimeter.
He already looked more effective last week during Portland's preseason opener against Seattle, and Blazers coach Nate McMillan has already said Jack will be the team's starting point guard when the season opens on Nov. 1.
"That opportunity is right there for him," said McMillan, whose team faces Golden State tonight in a preseason game at the Rose Garden. "So we have to build off him and see how we go with him. What he'll do this year, I don't know. That remains to be seen. He's a young, inexperienced point guard who all of a sudden has control of a team."............................
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10-17-2006, 05:09 PM
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Re: Fans Don't Know Jack (Columbian)
I think Jack will do just fine this season.
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10-17-2006, 05:11 PM
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Re: Fans Don't Know Jack (Columbian)
I think he could average something along the lines of 13 points, 6 assists this season. He's definitely going to be one of the better PG's in the league in his prime, maybe around 18/8, Chauncey Billups type seasons?
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10-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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I think McMillan is VERY high on Jack. He always downplays the whole thing, but you don't trade away your other two point guards unless you have a great deal of confidence in the guy you're keeping.
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10-17-2006, 07:16 PM
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I think he's going to surprise a lot of people and be one of the more consistent guys on the team.
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10-17-2006, 07:20 PM
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I think he's going to surprise a lot of people and be one of the more consistent guys on the team.
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I had a daydream today that he ended up getting compared to TP in the same sentence.
Wild, eh?
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10-17-2006, 07:39 PM
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I had a daydream today that he ended up getting compared to TP in the same sentence.
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Why? I can picture is trading Miles for a case of TP but Jack? I think he is worth more than some TP.
Wait....I get it! You meant the OTHER TP!
Still, based on how the team did last year, it could be confusing; we were, after all, the TP of the league last year.
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10-18-2006, 12:19 AM
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18/8 is a bit high for Jack ... I'm seeing something closer to 12/4. You don't get 8 apg unless you're on a very good team, and right now, the Blazers just aren't very good.
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10-18-2006, 04:07 PM
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18/8 is a bit high for Jack ... I'm seeing something closer to 12/4. You don't get 8 apg unless you're on a very good team, and right now, the Blazers just aren't very good.
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I agree, 18/8 is probably his ceiling. 12/4 seems a bit pessimistic. Let's go 15/6 and call it a day!
Jack has the makings of a great defender. He played Baron very well. Davis did a great amount of his damage against Dickau and Sergio.
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10-18-2006, 04:09 PM
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Re: Fans Don't Know Jack (Columbian)
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I had a daydream today that he ended up getting compared to TP in the same sentence.
Wild, eh?
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very nice idea ABM 
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10-18-2006, 04:42 PM
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Re: Fans Don't Know Jack (Columbian)
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18/8 is a bit high for Jack ... I'm seeing something closer to 12/4. You don't get 8 apg unless you're on a very good team, and right now, the Blazers just aren't very good.
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That's what I said. In his prime I could see those being his stats, but I said this year, 13/5-6ish is what he'll average.
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