Rudy Gobert "Greatest Jazz Center of All Time" Countdown Thread

[Stifle Tower]

So Gobert is dead balls even with John Amaechi. Needs just one stat of any sort to finally put that guy behind him.

So tempting, but I'd get fracted for sure.

 

[framer]

So tempting, but I'd get fracted for sure.

And here I was thinking no one would notice. . .

 

[freakazoid]

bump

 

[Hekate]

I just wonder if any of the old jazz centers follow this thread.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I just wonder if any of the old jazz centers follow this thread.

I just wonder if any of the old Jazz centers follow this team.

 

[framer]

#28 John Amaechi

Points 277
Rebounds 187
Blocks 17
Steals 21
Assists 50

Easily the most disappointing free agent pickup the Jazz ever had. I don't really hate a lot of former Jazz players, but this guy can burn in Hell. Signed to the 2001 Jazz squad in what would amount to StockMalone's last gasp, not a tremendous amount was expected of him, only to be a solid backup to Ostertag and, at times, Malone. Instead, he immediately began to sulk and found himself in Jerry Sloan's doghouse. What happened is that right after signing his contract, John ceased to care about basketball. Later he would claim that it was in reaction to the team persecuting him because he was gay, but evidently no one besides Andrei Kirilenko knew he was gay. He wrote a book detailing how Larry H. Miller was virulently anti-gay, when in reality Larry was just anti the guy STEALING money from him. Also, Jerry Sloan used anti-gay slurs when referring to him, just not in FRONT of him. Amaechi never disclosed what those "slurs" consisted of. . . What you need to know in retrospect is that in two years with the Jazz Amaechi played 16 playoff minutes. He was later traded for Glenn Rice and some draft picks. He now does sports commentary with the BBC if he feels like it after waking up in the morning.

 

[Stifle Tower]

^^
Reported for bigotry.

Just kidding. I agree Amaechi was one of the worst FA signings ever. But at least Amaechi just quit on the team. Mark Jackson tried to tear it apart. Jerry Sloan 's anti-gay slurs were probably just coincidental. He probably called everyone a ******* *****.

 

[framer]

In order to pass Curtis Borchardt, Gobert needs a combination of points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and assists to total more than 74 in the next few games. 80 will put him past Kent Benson. At that point we can start discussing Fes. . .

 

[Just Ted]

In order to pass Curtis Borchardt, Gobert needs a combination of points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and assists to total more than 74 in the next few games. 80 will put him past Kent Benson. At that point we can start discussing Fes. . .

I vote we never discusss Fez!

 

[Stifle Tower]

In order to pass Curtis Borchardt, Gobert needs a combination of points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and assists to total more than 74 in the next few games. 80 will put him past Kent Benson. At that point we can start discussing Fes. . .

I kind of liked the element of surprise, maybe just knowing how many combined stats he needs to pass the next player, but not who that will be.

 

[Magic Spray]

#28 John Amaechi

The quintessential Larry H Miller "he had kicked our A one game last season let's pick him up."

Sometimes you'd rather play against a player 2-4 times a year than play 82 with him.

 

[Magic Spray]

I just got caught up in this thread. Backed. Backed hard.

No doubt. Great f'n thread.