Big Al Appreciation Thread

[jope]

March has been al's ***** thus far.

21.8 pts
50.7 fg%
5.8 Fta
.826 ft%
9.5 reb
3.8 ast (4.75 ast/to ratio!)
1.0 blk
1.0 stl
0.8 t/o

If he can keep this up, watch out.

 

[Stoked]

"Al Jefferson thinks he’s finally figured out the NBA game. “Hey, it’s taken me eight years to realize that if I pass the ball outside and guys hit open shots, it helps free me up,” Jefferson. “I guess better late than never.” Yahoo! Sports"

Got that off hoopshype - nba rumors this morning.

 

[NAOS]

Al has played well lately, no doubt. I'm interested to see how he does against better competition. I'm also interested so see if his skills can be utilized in a better way, because I'm convinced the dump-it-to-Al-down-the-stretch-of-close-games idea is ****.

If I were the GM, I'd make Al 6th man of the year. He would play 28 min a game, and wouldn't close games. I'd see that he makes rough on-the-floor chemistry with my other talent, who deserve a chance to start.

Basically, I see in him what Coach Thib sees in Boozer: rare offensive talent, poor defender, good guy. Let my owner and GM pay him whatever they want, but I'm here to coach defense and win close games. Jefferson has 8 years of evidence showing he doesn't do those things, so why belly ache over it?

 

[Deleted member 848]

Al has played well lately, no doubt. I'm interested to see how he does against better competition. I'm also interested so see if his skills can be utilized in a better way, because I'm convinced the dump-it-to-Al-down-the-stretch-of-close-games idea is ****.

If I were the GM, I'd make Al 6th man of the year. He would play 28 min a game, and wouldn't close games. I'd see that he makes rough on-the-floor chemistry with my other talent, who deserve a chance to start.

Basically, I see in him what Coach Thib sees in Boozer: rare offensive talent, poor defender, good guy. Let my owner and GM pay him whatever they want, but I'm here to coach defense and win close games. Jefferson has 8 years of evidence showing he doesn't do those things, so why belly ache over it?

I think that Al can become a great closer, if he learns how to pass out of the double team very well in late game situations. Think of the Miami game; al draws seriou attention in the paint, so if he can pass out right before a double comes, it can leave players like millsap, Harris or Hayward wide open. He's much too skilled offensively to not have him in late game situations. His defense is a definite work in progress, though.