Month: January 2006 (Page 12 of 17)

It’s getting harder to justify keeping Damon Jones on this team, let alone starting, during a period of two months without Larry Hughes. The guy made one shot last night, of the 6 he took, all from three point land, 3 assists, 0 rebounds, 0 free throw attempts. I think I saw him standing inside the three point line once last night, and saw him moving his feet on offense even less. The good news is that Mike Brown looks like he gave some of Jones’ minutes to Mike Wilks, who got 26 minutes last night.

Trade deadline is Feb. 23. Ship ‘im out.

The greatest shooter on the planet.

Jones is relying solely on the 3-pointer, and it’s not working. In the past five games, he’s attempted 26 shots from the field – 22 from 3-point range. He’s hit four for 18.2 percent. Jones has one field goal inside the 3-point line in eight games, a drive to the basket in the fourth quarter of a 94-89 victory over Indiana on Dec. 23.

I really have no idea why Mike Brown put him in the starting lineup, other than perhaps to prove to the kid that he needs to sit his ass on the bench.