Incredible game on Saturday.
38 pts, 5-5 from 3, 13-16 on FTs, 10 rebs, 5 assists, and 40 mins played. Wow.
He's locked in and WOW is it fun to see. If Kaminski and Dartis are struggling, Jaaron has now proven he's got what it takes to will this team to victory.
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I agree. A truly superb outing by JS. It was like a Bean Willis performance, EXCEPT he played team ball and helped other players play better with good ball movement and timely assists. Let's keep up the momentum, Bobcats!
Of all the players to compare Jaaron with after today's performance, you choose Bean??? I don't see it.
Boy, I'm not sure about your reading comprehension. I thought the way he put up some of those clutch threes right in the face of the defender were "Bean-like." Did you see the EXCEPT in my sentence? I then pointed out things that JS does that Bean never did. To "team play" and "timely assists" I could have added "playing defense."
No reading comprehension issues here OCF, but thanks for the quick trigger response like I'm your usual West Coast target. I simply disagreed with your comparison, even with the EXCEPT: "It was like a Bean Willis performance." You didn't say in your OP that it was him pulling up in the face of the defender that reminded you of Bean, you used "performance" and I was thinking of Jaaron's 10 rebounds as well as 5 assists and shooting 16 free throws. Bean could not get to the rim like Jaaron, and did not ever have a double-digit rebound game. I guess you meant "It was like a Bean Willis performance EXCEPT it wasn't like a Bean Willis performance."
No I'd never confuse you with "my favorite West Coast target." Sorry if it sounded that way. I just thought your initial rejoinder seemed a little snarky. Though I didn't detail all of the differences, I thought it was clear I was saying that his ability to take over a game and put the team on his shoulders was "Bean like." However, I wasn't comparing JS to Bean as a complete player at all. If you will recall, Bean had his moments when he be hitting all those threes and we'd win a game "on his back." Problem is, the next game he might be cold as hell but he'd still take the same shots. I remember having a saying in those days, that I'd say to those sitting around me at games, "Live by the Bean, die by the Bean." Obviously, I'd much rather have Mr. Simmons than Mr. Willis on our team. So, I apologize if I took your response wrong. Can we make up and be friends, again? We need a united front against the "West Coast Offensive." ;-)