Comments on: Stephen Jackson misses shootaround in New York, is suspended

By: Meet The Underachievers

Meet The Underachievers — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:30:13 +0000

[...] Jackson is shooting 37 percent, turning the ball over at a career-worst rate (and one unacceptable in general) and generally being a bit of pain. He reportedly wants an extension even though he’s almost 34 and due $10 million next season, and Milwaukee suspended him for Friday’s game against New York after he missed the morning shootaround. [...]

By: Teddddd

Teddddd — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:06:56 +0000

Jack is a good player, and even better competitor, but he can’t deal with being disrespected and if he feels he’s been disrespected he generally does not handle it very “professionally” I expect Jack to come back and play with the fire we all know he has, and do well over the next weeks….but if he doesn’t he may deflate like a balloon. Honestly I don’t see much of an in between with him personally. He won’t quit on his teammates tho, he may quit on himself but his teammates are another story

By: bucksfan

bucksfan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:02:49 +0000

@JustinNixon Yeah I think I take your position as well, Skiles seems to be an easy scapegoat when the players on the team don’t help the cause (injury, shooting, etc) like you said.

By: JustinNixon

JustinNixon — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:53:24 +0000

and he may just end up losing his job because of it..UNFAIR

By: JustinNixon

JustinNixon — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:52:09 +0000

Goodbye extension. How hard is it to find players that behave and buy into the system? I feel bad for Skiles.. He is a good coach, but he can’t make good decisions (shots) for them.. And I don’t know if there is another team that has had the amount of player games missed during his tenure

By: treego14

treego14 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:46:06 +0000

I hope Jackson gets his head screwed on straight soon. The Bucks management took a risk in trading for him that I personally thought was too risky to begin with. Jackson has never been a better player than Salmons or Maggette throughout his career (especially from an efficiency standpoint) nor has he been what one could call a ‘good citizen’ from all that I have ever seen of him or known of him from afar. He’s a foul-mouthed fella’ (ask the refs who keep T’ing him up) who displays a measure of selfishness on the court I have never been comfortable with. He thinks he’s better than he is. Those kinds of players always hurt teams.

By: The Point Forward » Posts Some failing to live up to expectations «

The Point Forward » Posts Some failing to live up to expectations « — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:42:12 +0000

By: bucksfan

bucksfan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:38:43 +0000

@jeremyschmidt It just doesn’t seem like there is going to be a happy ending with Jackson and the Bucks. The next 6 games will be a good indicator were the team is headed this season and into the future.

By: jeremyschmidt

jeremyschmidt — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:48:49 +0000

@bucksfan I wouldn’t say coming to an end, that seems a bit harsh. But yes, I’d agree that a young SG with some athleticism is a huge need going forward.

By: plengec

plengec — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:37:31 +0000

Looks like Stephen Jackson’s time in Milwaukee may be coming to an end. I was positive about trade when we got him on draft day, but you knew it was going to be a risk and unfortunately he hasn’t played well with the exception of 2 games (spurs, pistons). IMO the SG position is the most important position the bucks need to upgrade in in order too have success. They need to find a young SG in the draft or in free agency that can do what salmons did for us two years ago.