$3 MM. So he should work even harder to figure it out.Great point, Daz. You said it Better that I, and again, I think this falls squarely into Hurley’s basket. Almost 2 MM a year, figure it out Dan!
Yup, he would demand it.Calhoun had the mindset to chew out his favorite players for not playing up to their full potential when he knew how great that player could be. Andre Jackson would have been been one of those players.
If it was a trash Jackson thread, no one would be talking about how “Calhoun could do better with him”This is a trash Jackson thread…..pay attention
Nah only when he was out sick and his assistant put him in like Marcus White. LOL!Calhoun would play Springs
I think one of the announcers commented, how Andre’s frustration on offense, has lead to him not playing well on defense. Basically teams are given him the Draymond Green treatment and he is so frustrated that he can’t do anything about it and he forces bad shots and bad passes. He needs to accept a role this year has a defensive player, rebounder, passer, energy guy and work all off season on his shot. Maybe next year he can be a more complete player. But for now, he needs to accept his limitations or sit on the bench. On offense I’d love to see him focus on offensive boards. He is so athletic it seems like he could change the game with 4 or 5 offensive boards a game.Jackson hasn’t been good for awhile now - even on defense, which is surprising. And it’s not lack of effort. There’s no doubt the kid plays hard. My best guess is that his shooting difficulties have taken a toll on him and that he’s allowing that to bring down the rest of his game.
Ultimately, he needs to stop always trying to make the home run play. He needs to play smarter basketball.
You’re right that Calhoun would’ve laid into him for his recent play. But some kids don’t react well to that type of coaching - and I suspect Andre might be one of those.
Here’s hoping he figures it out. He’s a great kid and we’re all rooting for him.
Sit him on the bench until he figures it out, I’m sure he’s making the same mistakes at practice. It’s called discipline/ punishment for making the same boneheaded mistakes for 3 years and still not knowing how to shoot. It’s been a long 3 years. The St. John’s players that can’t shoot 3’s made layup after layup and helped them win easily against us. What exactly does Jackson do well that’s helping the team win games. He’s like a laughing stock the way they all play off of him. Every single team plays him the same way. It’s a joke that only our coach hasn’t gotten yet. Maybe someone should tell him cause he sure isn’t getting it. The whole world knows that Jackson can’t shoot. Calhoun would’ve never played him. Especially seeing as he doesn’t seem to be improving. JMHOWhat does hold him accountable be? You want him to scream at Jackson? Is that supposed to make him player better?
Earlier in the season Jackson was nailing those 3 pointers. Lately he has definitely lost his shot and any semblance of ball control he had earlier in the season, and other teams obviously know this. I think right now he needs some confidence building, and that’s on the coaching staff, as well as hours in the gym shooting baskets and practicing making shots up around the rim.There is no such thing as an easy shot for Jackson; even the infrequent drives to the hoop often produce bricks. The opponents are virtually goading him to shoot. Great effort, all over the floor, but too many bad passes and the technicals are adding up. He seems like such a coachable kid…..I don’t get it.
Add this to the list of idiotic threads that continue to beat a dead horse. There’s tons of threads discussing Dre’s shortcomings, tons of ones discussing Hurleys areas of perceived growth, and tons about how great Calhoun was. Thank god we had someone profound enough to merge these all into 1 to start yet another thread.
Dre works hard. He is who he is at this stage in time. I’m sure Dan told him to go into the gym & work on lateral quickness & imaginary defense, versus shooting, driving, etc. some of these shortcomings aren’t from a lack of trying, nor a lack of the coaching staff caring. They just are what they are. Fwiw, as much as ppl on this board complain about Dre, there’s lots of math nerds/advanced analytics that support him being a super impactful player.
This thread isn't long for this world...This is a trash Jackson thread…..pay attention
We have no idea if the tech was warranted and the charge was very clearly the correct call. The Depaul player was standing still in the lane so long he was growing roots.The tech was BS and the offensive foul was a terrible call.
He may be the worst shooter on the team as of right now.
He’s had several lately.Jackson does not put himself before the team.
That said, he had a bad night.
As for the tech, why was the tech BS? How do you know what was said? Something nobody has mentioned is that it was his 5th foul. Come on man you can’t foul out on a tech. Control your emotions a little. He must have quite a reputation with the refs.Yeah, let's bench our DPOY finalist. Good idea...
Pfff.
Kid plays hard. The tech was BS and the offensive foul was a terrible call. He's the captain and he plays with fire. Sign me up.
Calhoun ever chew out Ray? Emeka? Caron? Rudy? Kemba? Andre? Rip? I have watched or gone to every game since like forever and he never chewed out his best players - at least not during a game.Calhoun had the mindset to chew out his favorite players for not playing up to their full potential when he knew how great that player could be. Andre Jackson would have been been one of those players.
DH took a paycut?Great point, Daz. You said it Better that I, and again, I think this falls squarely into Hurley’s basket. Almost 2 MM a year, figure it out Dan!