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Dontell Jefferson Writes A Tell All Book

Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:52 am
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:52 am
Quality thread #40

About how to make it to the NBA.

Posted by HogX
Madison, WI
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:10 am to
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:24 am to
Had no idea he went to the NBA.
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:31 am to
Link?
Posted by piggilicious
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:05 am to
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 10:28 am to
Hyrule?
Posted by STLhog
Nashville, TN
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 12:30 pm to
Think he played on like a 10 day contract.

Also, wasn't he a pretty highly touted JUCO?
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/25/18 at 12:48 pm to
Yeah, he was... I couldn't see the picture on USAF network.
Posted by DiafGtfo
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 3:14 am to
I guess those 6 games he played for the Bobcats count.

That 2006 Arkansas team was extremely talented for a first round loss to Bucknell. Ronnie Brewer, Olu Famutimi, Jefferson, Darian Townes, Jonathon Modica, Charles Thomas, Stephen Hill...not a bad lineup.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132256 posts
Posted on 1/27/18 at 3:20 am to
I expected better from these guys:

Olu Famutimi(knee) Jefferson, Darian Townes,Charles Thomas, Stephen Hill

quote:

Jonathon Modica

That first year with him, kendrick davis and pharis was really really tough.
Posted by DiafGtfo
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 11:39 am to
I remember that first year. We had only 3 guards, Kendrick Davis, Eric Ferguson, and Pookie. 9-19. I still remember every game being virtually packed though. Given the situation they were in, I thought the guards did alright.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132256 posts
Posted on 1/27/18 at 12:03 pm to
I was pretty excited after the Jackson state game. We had an absurd amount of rebounds in that game.
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

Jonathon Modica

Look back and see what kinda team we would've had if we'd kept Nolan a couple more years.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 2:47 pm to
Ronnie Brewer and Sonny weems would have been nice
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 2:59 pm to
Andre Iguodala was ours too until Nolan left. And I believe we lost some other big names. I was thinking there was a big man coming that ended up going straight to the NBA. We were in the hunt for Emeka Okafor as well, but I think we'd already lost him.
Posted by razorbackfan4life
Northwest Arkansas
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 3:11 pm to
quote:

I was thinking there was a big man coming that ended up going straight to the NBA.


You are thinking of Big Al Jefferson. He would have been an absolute beast in college.
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

Ronnie Brewer and Sonny weems would have been nice
Coulda had Modica, Iguodala, Brewer, Famutimi(sp?), and JJ Sullinger. At the least. I think they all would have flourished in Nolan's system. Heath was a destroyer of talent and spirit.
Posted by DiafGtfo
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/27/18 at 5:32 pm to
I never felt like Heath sucked the life out of the team. I just felt like he couldn’t get the best out of his talent. They could never shoot and their free throws were terrible. Always vulnerable to teams with good shooting guards.
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
27320 posts
Posted on 1/28/18 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

I never felt like Heath sucked the life out of the team. I just felt like he couldn’t get the best out of his talent. They could never shoot and their free throws were terrible. Always vulnerable to teams with good shooting guards.

Players didn't like him. This comes first hand from several players on that team. And he wasn't a great coach. You can be a dick if you're winning and players see themselves improve. But, he didn't.
Posted by DiafGtfo
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/28/18 at 1:29 pm to
I have no reason to doubt what you’re saying. I was just going by his on court demeanor and relationship with his players that was visible on tv.
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