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Y not did you not have foxsports net and watch any of his games...the guy is decent.
Hopefully. Cuz his basketball skills won't.
Y not did you not have foxsports net and watch any of his games...the guy is decent.
wait my bad foxsports SouthWest its a regional thing here....the wildcats are shown every now and then
Millsap's strong game overshadowed by loss
By Linda Hamilton
Deseret Morning News
Paul Millsap could see only turnovers and a loss.
Keith Johnson, Deseret Morning NewsUtah's Paul Millsap shoots over San Antonio's Marcellus Sommerville. The 20 points, strong shooting, 14 rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots were a distant memory as he sat in the Utah Jazz locker room at Salt Lake Community College Monday night following a 75-71 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on the third night of Rocky Mountain Revue play.
"We lost the game. That kind of killed all the stats," said the Jazz's second-year player who made such a big impression in his rookie season with a team that won two playoff series.
"It's good to have stats like that. It's good to win, too, so once we win games and I have stats like that, I'll look back and say I done a good job. But you know I turned the ball over six times, and that was a big key to our loss.
"Without the turnovers, it would have been a perfect night with a 'W.'"
Utah's 23 turnovers to just 11 for the Spurs, who got their first win of the Revue and left the Jazz 1-2.
It was one of just a few statistical categories San Antonio won, besides the final score.
Utah beat them on points in the paint 42-16, second-chance points 21-8, fast-break points 14-6, rebounds 44-22, assists 10-9, shooting percentage 41-37.
But the turnovers led to 25 Spurs points, and Millsap had two in the final two minutes.
The first of those came with him having just tied the game at 66 with a runner in the lane and the Jazz having a chance to take the lead when, near the top of the key, a San Antonian slapped the ball out of Millsap's hands, and the Spurs got a basket from Pooh Jeter (16 points), who scored again on the Spurs' next possession for a three-point lead.
A Morris Almond pass to Millsap got away out of bounds, and the Spurs pulled ahead by five.
When the ball was slapped from Millsap's grasp, his hand was whacked and bothered him the rest of the game. "It's real sore right now, got a little swelling in it," he said in the locker room. "I'm going to ice it. There's no excuses. You turn the ball over, you just turn it over. That's what loses games.
"I've got to try to make plays without turning the ball over. Once I do that, my goal will be accomplished for being here at the Revue. I've still got a lot to work on."
Teammate Kyrylo Fesenko, the 20-year-old 7-foot-1 Ukrainian whom the Jazz had Philadelphia draft for them in the second round June 28, had his best game so far and was instrumental in bringing the Jazz back from nine points down when he re-entered the game with about a minute left in the third quarter.
Like Millsap, he couldn't be happy. "When my team win, that's all," he said.
After picking up three quick fouls to open the fourth period, Fesenko rushed in from one corner with the ball for a lay-in plus free throw, was fouled and made one free throw.
What he did next was impressive, zooming in to get the rebound of his missed free throw and dunking the ball emphatically. He finished with a block and nine points — he'd scored zero and four points in the first two games despite some eye-opening play — and he was credited with two rebounds but thought he had more.
"It was just dunk. It was nice jump, that's all. Nothing special," Fesenko said of the play that sparked the Jazz.
"Players create opportunity for me to shot, and when they trust me to shot, I have to make them," he added. "The team is comfortable with me, and I like that," but he added that for the rest of the week, "I think we have to win all the games."
The Jazz again played without guard Ronnie Brewer, out with a sore hamstring and ankle sprain.
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0...192723,00.html
The Spurs should have stuck to their international ways and picked Fesenko at 33.
If we'd kept the Greek SF...Vassilis would be here now.
You were wrong. Give it up.
Considering how Williams worked out I would have been fine with a Splitter, Fesenko, Printezis draft (where we kept Printezis).
I understand that Williams has looked bad, even awful at times....
But aren't we rushing to judgement a bit too quickly on a kid that has played a total of 7 games on the semi-professional level, is 20yrs old, has played strong defense, and will no doubt work with CE on refining his shooting form.
I'm not saying he'll amount to anything on this level, but give him more than two weeks to prove his worth....I know the Spurs will.
More than 80% of the late FIRST Round picks never pan out. God knows the percentage of 2nd rounders who succeed is pretty small.
I don't know why anyone would expect better odds on Williams or most of the other 2nd rounders.
Actually there are alot of early second rounders that do pan out.
These are guys that fell for any number of reasons, but they went to lower-echelon teams that gave them the opportunity to showcase their ability.
Guys like Gilbert Arenas, Carlos Boozer, Michael Redd managed to slip to the early-mid second round...and those are just the superstars.
There are plenty of productive NBA players (Okur, Gomes, etc.) that may never be superstars that can be found with those spots.
Bottom Line: Williams may never be one of those greats or even one of those goods, but simply writing him off because of where he was selected and/or because of 7 semi-pro games probably isn't the smartest thing.
I do think the Spurs took the same dartboard approach to tagging Williams. But look at the Knicks, whose two draft picks, including one very, very late, are panning out AGAIN.
Yep, Demetris Nichols (acquired with the 53 pick via trade from Portland) is looking much more promising than Williams at this point.
Yes!!!Spurs need to sign Pooh Jeter to a max contract if they win this game. This is the worst team in summer league and Jeter joins the team and the Spurs turn it around.
POOH JETER D-LEAGUE 2006-2007
“DRAFT EXPRESS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR”
(LOS ANGELES., July 2, 2007) – Colorado 14ers point guard, Eugene “Pooh” Jeter, is named Draft Express’ Rookie of the Year! This former University of Portland player was the school’s No. 2 All-Time leading scorer.
After a chart topping 4 years at UP, Jeter spent his 2006 pre-season at the Sacramento Kings’ training camp. The Kings brought Jeter along with them to the 2006 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas where he averaged 8.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in five games. Post Summer League, Jeter was drafted in the third round by the Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League for their 2006-2007 season.
With an up-tempo style of play, Jeter was a star on the 14ers! He was one of three players to start every game and had a 3:1 assist turnover ratio. He had a season high of 34 points against the Idaho Stampede and a career high of 16 assists against the Bakersfield Jam. Jeter also made his presence known on the defensive end; he averaged 32.8 minutes per game, 15 points, 7.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 turnovers and had a .885 free-throw percentage.
“Pooh” Jeter received an Honorable Mention acknowledgement by the D-League coaches for the 2006-2007 season. This rookie from UP engineered the top shooting and top offense ranking in the D-League for the 2006-2007 season. Jeter’s influential style of play helped take the14ers to the D-League playoffs where he averaged 25.6 points, 8.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 turnovers. Jeter help lead the 14ers to Western Division Championship where they were defeated by the Dakota Wizards in overtime by 3 points; Jeter finished with 30 points and 8 assists
As the 2006-2007 “Draft Express Rookie of the Year,” this 5’11” point guard knows how to run an offense and find the open man with his incredible speed and quickness. For the 2006-2007 NBA season, Jeter and the Colorado 14ers led the world in professional basketball averaging 112 points per game; the Phoenix Suns placed second with 110 points. With 8 double-doubles in points and assists, Jeter was named to the NBA Development League Western All Star Team (the first-ever D-League All Star Game), where his talents were featured on NBA TV as one of the top ten plays of the year.
In his senior year at the University of Portland, Jeter led the Pilots in scoring (18.5), free throw percentage (.869), assists (3.0), steals (1.2) and minutes played per game (36.0). Jeter was a First Team All-WCC selection for the 2003-04 and 2005-06 seasons. In 2004, Jeter was named to the Top of the World Classic all-tourney team. In December 2004 and February 2006, Jeter was named the WCC “Player of the Week.” Season highlights in his senior year include a 76-62 victory over Oregon State with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals and a win over Oregon (80-72) where he tallied 25 points, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jeter reached double figure scoring in 20-of-26 games in his senior year at UP, finishing fourth overall in WCC scoring and his scoring average in Conference Games was second overall after Adam Morrison.
Jeter ended his tenure at University of Portland’s with the best all-time free throw percentage (.846) and ranked among the top 10 in UP history in three-pointers (second - 200), steals (third - 160), free throws made (third - 408), field goals made (fifth - 550), assists (sixth - 346) and three-point percentage (eighth - .373). He was a three-time All-West Coast Conference selection during his four years at UP with 1,708 in total career points.
The Sacramento Kings have again selected “Pooh” Jeter to represent them in the 2007 NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas. Jeter is also currently featured in the D-League “Miller Lite Go Pro Challenge” commercial, “Do You Have What It Takes?”
“Pooh” Jeter’s impressive credentials proves that he has more than what it takes! His ap ude of this game and playing abilities far exceeds any coach’s expectations. “Pooh” Jeter loves the game of basketball, and it shows every time he steps foot on a court!
I agree.
Jeter sounds like a good fit. Put him at 3rd point guard.
The handful of players who make it each year only prove the odds are correct. Most don't and its a crapshoot.
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