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**BCH** · 02-28-2004, 05:31 PM

Jerry Stackhouse will shut it down the rest of the season. It was obvious that his injury has been severely hampering his ability to get to the basket as well as his overall game. He started to feel pain in his other knee and has decided that rather than risk injury to his other knee as well, he is done.

I think this is a good idea.

**MJG** · 02-28-2004, 05:51 PM

Very smart move by him. We aren't doing anything this season, it'd be a major waste for him to go out and screw himself up for next season or even permanently. I said about a month back that I thought he should consider just not playing this season, and considering where we are in the standings, I'm glad that's just what he's doing.

**CP26** · 02-28-2004, 06:30 PM

When did he say this?

**MJG** · 02-28-2004, 06:32 PM

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Originally posted by <b>Air McNair 09</b>!
When did he say this?

I don't know where he actually said it, but if you read the AP Lakers game recap it mentions that Stackhouse said he was shutting himself down for the rest of the season after this game.

**MJG** · 02-28-2004, 08:25 PM

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Wizards swingman Jerry Stackhouse plans to sit out the remainder of the year to rest his ailing left knee.

Stackhouse's latest injury was caused by overcompensating for his injured right knee, which kept him out for most of the season and never fully healed.

He talked with Coach Eddie Jordan and his teammates after he scored 20 points in 31 minutes of play in Saturday's 122-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, and that they support his decision.

"They see me laboring out on the floor," Stackhouse said. "It takes a toll on my whole body. ... I've got to get back to being Jerry Stackhouse."

Stackhouse, the Wizards' leading scorer last season, played his first game of the season Feb. 1 against Cleveland, and averaged 10.6 points per game in 11 games before his 20-point effort Saturday.

He said after Saturday's game that he rushed his return to the lineup.

"I've got to start thinking with my head instead of my heart," he said.

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**BEEZ** · 02-28-2004, 08:49 PM

more Jarvis Hayes and Jared Jeffries

**Dre™** · 02-28-2004, 09:39 PM

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more Jarvis Hayes and Jared Jeffries

I think its actually a good thing for this team. Not good that Jerry is hurt, but that this opens the door for Jarvis and Jared to get more solid minutes, and Juan to get more time in the rotation. All three of those guys had been getting very sporadic playing time, but now they can gain confidence knowing they are the most capable on the team at their positions.

**MJG** · 02-28-2004, 11:47 PM

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Originally posted by <b>BEEZ</b>!
more Jarvis Hayes and Jared Jeffries

This is the time for Hayes to really step it up. I assume he'll be getting the starting role for the rest of the season, and he really needs to make something of his minutes. It'd be nice if going into next season, he'll be slightly closer to a sixth man of the year contender as opposed to a poor shooting eighth man.

This time is very key for JJ as well. He is right on the bubble as far as who we'll protect for the expansion draft, and how he does over the last month and a half will probably determine if we protect him or not. If he can play active defense and do the little dirty work, he'll be a keeper. If he continues to brick shot after shot and generally be a total dud on offense, he may be left out for the taking.

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