So Long, James Jones

Nathan S said:

Unlike Ray Allen, James Jones is half decent defensively. He's not athletic, but he uses his length very well on that end (6'9" with a 7'2.5" wingspan) to bother shooters and funnel his man toward help defense. Literally all he can do on offense is shoot though, so he won't be very useful except during stretches where we just openly put the ball in LeBron's hands and ask him to go to work.

EDIT: To be clear, what I'm saying about his defense isn't random speculation. When he was younger, DX called him an "excellent defender" with "average athleticism" but "strong fundamentals." At age 34 I'm sure he's even less athletic, but his length and fundamentals should make him serviceable.

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Double Down said:

From a Miami Herald writer:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In James Jones, a University of Miami Hall of Famer, the Cavs get a good shooter and a great mentor for young players.</p>— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeGoodmanJr/statuses/489463422967226368">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Jack Brickman said:

He'll be useful here because we've got so many ball handlers, and he can play the two or the three. You can put him out there with Dion, Kyrie, or LeBron (or any combination) and he can work as the kick man in the corner. I don't expect him to play much, but you could do much worse for a ninth man.

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daytripper said:

We still have room for Powell and Harris on the 15 man roster. Bet they both end up playing most of their minutes in Canton.

You have to know Bron, JJ, and Ray were all discussing playing together on the Cavs during their vacation. Best part of this signing is seeing the Heat fans go into a tizzy over losing another one of 'their' players to Cleveland. Turn around is fair play after they took Z from us in 2010. Hurts doesn't it?

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Double Down said:

From a Miami Herald writer:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In James Jones, a University of Miami Hall of Famer, the Cavs get a good shooter and a great mentor for young players.</p>— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeGoodmanJr/statuses/489463422967226368">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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It's not the fact that he adds to that Cavs team, cause the dude plays no defense...but he turned us down for James? That stings. It'd be one thing if we didn't offer him anything.....

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**** LeBron James.

I said it. I mean it. **** LeBron James.

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I don't care about JJ. I care that this turd was recruiting JJ and Walter in the Bahamas while leading Riley on. Bitch.

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Let me just say what HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

LeBron is trying to get Oden. You better believe it.

Now JJ/ODen might be corpses on the court next year. But LeBron is trying to raid our depth. He's going after the guys "Spo wouldnt play"

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Good ridance IMO. Like many have said he's super one dimensional and rarely shows up when it matters. With the new King James shooting lights out in Summer League we'll be fine. Have fun joining that dude in Cleveland and riding the pine. Lord knows you will until the Cavs struggle and LeBron demands you play, only to see them struggle even more.

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We all vent in different ways, though admittedly some vent in more mature and graceful ways than others.

Until hearing of the JJ signing, I hadn't said a negative or defamatory word about LeBron. But realizing that he had been recruiting our players while leading Riley on all this time drove me over the edge a bit, especially when you consider all the obsequious praise that's floating around about how LeBron left "the right way" this time around, which is clearly a load of ****.

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Los216 said:

He's quietly been a disappointment so far in the SL. I was looking forward to him possibly replacing Gee's role but more limited minutes. James Jones, while playing limited minutes is an upgrade over both. If James Jones is playing it means we are blowing the other team out or we're using him for his specialty which is his 3 point shooting. Great signing.

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