Saturday, December 06, 2003

Props for J.Jack

Nice props for Jack as a potential Wooden Award finalist. Still early......

".....First, Jarrett Jack of Georgia tech has impressed me to the point where I would say that he would be my first pick to build a college team around..............and don't think about the fact that he dished out 185 assists last year as a freshman (6.6 average); lets think about how this Sophomore, after five games, is averaging 58% from the field, 47% from the arc, 86% from the line, 6.2 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 3.2 steals and 14.6 points. He leads his team in minutes, free-throw percentage, rebounds, assists and steals. His 8.8 assists per game average is fourth in the nation, soon to be third after Cedric Bozeman of UCLA plays his second game. He spearheaded the Yellow Jacket defense against UConn, taking 3 steals and 6 rebounds home that night. What is amazing about this guy is that as a scoring guard, he is only taking 9 shots a game, and making them all count, shooting better than 50%. He has a 1 to 1 steal to turnover ratio, something that I take into much higher account then assist to turnover ratio (cause if you lose it, you better get it back). Only Jameer Nelson and Cedric Bozeman can claim the same as national top ten assist men...........Now, after all of this, if you still think that he isn't a Wooden Award worthy player, then take this into account?his team is 5-0. Then, think about how the next seven games are against teams with a combined record of 11-12, with Saint Louis and Marist leading that squad with undefeated records. Only one game is going to be on the road, against Ohio St., and Saint Louis is going to be coming in beat up after a deadly game against Arizona. This schedule will allow Jack to pile up some stats to better his cause. Jarrett was not considered for the pre-season Wooden Award list. He is officially my first 'whoops'.