"That was not NBA basketball, it's as simple as that," Jordan said. "There were no NBA plays being...

"That was not NBA basketball, it's as simple as that," Jordan said. "There were no NBA plays being made out there. We addressed them tonight in the locker room, so I'm going to put a careful eye on our personnel and what we are doing out there. I think the trend is telling me something. I'm trying to be loyal to NBA vets and the continuity theme but I'm growing very impatient with it."

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EJ should worry about being patient instead of being loyal

doing the opposite isn’t going to help him.

by Pryme on Nov 6, 2008 11:11 AM EST reply actions

I was thinking the same thing

It might have been simply poor word choice, but the fact that EJ is “loyal” to his vets is exactly the problem.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 6, 2008 12:06 PM EST up reply actions

it reminds me of coach Gibbs treatment of his QBs

and I really don’t like comparing the two in that context.

by Pryme on Nov 6, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

He's putting them on notice....

As he should….no biggie.

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by Kyle Weidie on Nov 6, 2008 1:20 PM EST reply actions

good to see

some harsh words

by joshp on Nov 6, 2008 1:49 PM EST reply actions

hopefully Eddie is...

Finally seeing that just because you’re an NBA vet (Deshawn and AD) doesn’t mean you’re going to play better than rookies or second year players (Young)

by bigrm18 on Nov 6, 2008 3:12 PM EST reply actions

call me crazy

but i really blame this all on haywood’s absence.

an AD+DS backcourt won’t be successful without haywood holding down the fort.

we’ve downgraded so badly at center, and we’re going to need to outscore people again, so we need to upgrade the offensive firepower in the backcourt.

we’re going to need to be a different team this year without haywood. i think EJ is realizing this. i think the starting backcourt will be the first casualty.

by DarrellWalkerFan on Nov 6, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions

Brendan combined with AJ and Caron create a front court scoring machine that opens up the back court for AD’s slashes and DeShawn’s treys. Without his post presence, teams are staying home on DeShawn and daring AD to beat them with an outside shot. That’s making this offensively-challenged back court duo look like dog poo on a nightly basis.

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by cuppettcj on Nov 6, 2008 3:29 PM EST up reply actions