JACKIE BUTLER, is gonna be all right.

[spurscenter]

JACKIE LEAVES A CHAMPION

good Luck in H-Town, learning from Duncan now from Yao.

Kill em softly big fellaw.









AGENT ZERO x 2? lol







The knicks fans cried too. lol

The first casualty of stupidity past - Big Mistake

17 July, 2006 by mdelton >> Blog >> Archive
Past sins are likely to cost us Jackie Butler. In the past money was never a problem, the Knicks made so many stupid deals that it will now cost us one deal we should make. I don't know how many of you out there are Jackie Butler fans, but by the end of last year, he was the Knicks best center. He is only 21, has a lot of upside, and if he were in this past years draft he would have been among the top 5 picks.

San Antonio has offered him $7MM over three years, an average of $2.33 per year. Butler is a bargain at that price. However, I am afriad the Knicks will not sign him because either the board or Dolan will not allow Isiah to do it or becasue Isiah in efforts to save his own butt wants to appear fiscally responsible.

However, the Knicks should not even hesitate to sign Butler, I realize that Isiah has tied his future to Eddy Curry, but you at least sign Butler at a bargain price and have him as a trading chip.

But, I feel that we are being affected by all the stupid deals of the past and the now the board of cablevision (not Dolan) who never cared how much was spent before and have gone to the otehr extreme where they will not allow the Knicks to sign Butler.Big mistake, this one will come back to haunt us when in two or three years he is a very solid center in the NBA.

http://www.knicksonline.com/news.php/full/58.html





Jackie Butler
Birthdate: 4/10/85
NBA Position: Power Forward
College: None
Class: *HS Senior (5th Yr)
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 263
Hometown: McComb, MS
High School: McComb

2003 Stats

NBA Comparison: Antonio Davis

Strength: A real physical specimen at the tender age of 19. Has slimed down and built muscle. His strength allows him to put himself wherever he wants in the post.. Has great hands downlow and anything that goes his way he gets ahold of. His post game is developing, if he can improve in this area, he's got a chance to be a 12 year NBA player. Very athletic and gets down the court pretty well for a big man when he wants to. Looks like a young Elton Brand the way he hits the offensive boards and finds position for rebounds. His huge wingspan (7 foot) makes him a bigger player than he is.

Weaknesses: Post game is still very raw and needs work. In high school he could use his strength to get whenever he needed to (that won't be the case in the NBA). Footwork also needs improvement.... Could have done himself some good by going to college however he should still be drafted. At times he's very inconsistent and lazy on defense, especially in transition. Needs to work harder and get into better shape.

Note: He is 19 years old, he attended a prep school for 1 year.

-Rob Salvador (Draftcamp warrior) -- 6/16/04

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Butler is a physical monster standing 6-9, 255 pounds but he doesn’t use it to his advantage. He is extremely slow and doesn’t pick up his feet when going back in transition. He is inconsistent on defense as well. Memo to Jackie: Plant yourself on the block, hit the weights, and get some elevation. If he does that, then we will be talking about a force.

To Butler’s credit, he does show flashes of brilliance. He knows he’s bigger than everyone at the high school level. But the SEC is a different story. When he attends Mississippi State, he’ll have an opportunity to play on a good team with promising players and in a conference that produces good power forwards. The future is ultimately in Butler’s hands.

-Justin Young

[Budkin]

this ... WTF were we thinking??

[mystargtr34]

you fat mofo

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

that. Dumb trade.

[Switchman]

Don't EVER shave that beard.

[leemajors]

please let spurscenter.com go live soon.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Good luck to you in Houston, Jackie. Sorry it couldn't work out here.

[spurscenter]

Im happy for jackie, he is gonna learn from yao Ming now.

Jackie is gonna be a beast one day , perhaps in 3 years.

Mo fo is only 22 and already learned from the best.

Jackie Butler, we all salute you.

KFC on us.

[mystargtr34]

you had to go there

[mystargtr34]

lol

[spurscenter]

MARCH 21: Butler Upon activation off injured list, made his NBA debut by coming off the bench for the final minute of win over Spurs. . .Scored his first NBA basket, a layup off a Jermaine Jackson feed with 47.3 seconds left to complete NY scoring in 88-75 win