Cavaliers Win, Antawn Jamison Unhappy?

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Oct 27, 2010 10:56 PM CDT in Cleveland Cavaliers in the News

Not everyone was pleased with the way the Cavaliers went about their 95-87 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. F Antawn Jamison, coming off the bench for the Cavs instead of starting as he would prefer, seems a bit unhappy with his roll -

"It is what it is," Jamison said. "I don’t know what the role is going to (entail). I don’t know how many minutes I’ll play. I’m up in the air, just like you."

Jamison played 20 minutes against the Celtics, primarily backing up starting PF J.J. Hickson. Jamison scored 4 points on 2-6 shooting, while Hickson led the Cavs with 21 points on 8-11 from the floor.

Whether it is a veteran unhappy being the 6th or 7th man, or simply a case of Antawn Jamison wanting out of Cleveland, this is the type of distraction the Cavaliers can ill-afford - if Jamison's comments are to be taken at face value.

Looking at his body language as he sat on the bench during the final minutes, I think I know my answer.

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Last thing they need right now is someone sulking, and regardless of Jamison being a decent guy, he should be able to put his bruised ego aside to recognize how counterproductive this kind of sh*t is at this particular point. I, for one, was sorely disappointed in his performance ever since they got him….and if he wants out…see ya. Thing is, why wait until NOW of all times to decide he wants to be traded?

by johnnyphoenix on Oct 27, 2010 11:04 PM CDT reply actions

I like Jamison, but if he doesn’t want to be hear and becomes a problem, trade him for a future draft pick. This team isn’t going to out-talent most teams, which means it needs to work as a better team. That said, I think Jamison’s skill set fits very well with this group.

by APV on Oct 27, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

I liked how our young players played. Start the youth movement early, if he keeps up this whining he is on the block and gone.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!

by bross09 on Oct 28, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Unhappy players can really screw up chemistry, which is vital to any team. I wouldn’t mind trading him to a contender or another team looking for a Jamison type player.

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by Simmsinns on Oct 27, 2010 11:29 PM CDT reply actions

Further more, I’m glad he’s a nice person, but from a basketball perspective, I don’t think we’d miss him much.

Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass

by Simmsinns on Oct 27, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I know this is just my impression…but he’s seemed really sullen for awhile now.

Even before the game i saw him walk out for introductions and I remember thinking: “Jesus, what the hells wrong with Antawn?” which is funny considering his post game comments. Maybe he just got the news right before.

by johnnyphoenix on Oct 28, 2010 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions

This.

by emily522 on Oct 28, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

I don’t know any more about Jamison’s mindset or what he has said about wanting out (and I didn’t notice how he looked on the bench) other than what I’ve read on this post, but this quote doesn’t really seem that damning and I’m not ready to get rid of him or declare him a distraction to team chemistry.

He said he doesn’t know how much he will play (a neutral comment), and although “It is what it is,” is not as good as “I don’t care what my role is as long as my team wins,” it’s also not as bad as saying something like, “Coach is making a mistake with me, misusing me.” You may read between the lines and call it a complaint, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt at least for now.

So let’s not be hasty. He’s a 20 PPG scorer over most of his career and the points will need to come from somewhere – we may not get such balanced scoring as we did tonight all year, although of course I hope we do.

by Eleganza on Oct 27, 2010 11:44 PM CDT reply actions

obviously no one who has been in the league as long as Jamison is going to say “the coach is making a mistake” (well, maybe artest but he’s something else). to me, “it is what it is” coming from a guy like him whose always been professional is pretty much saying “the coach is making a mistake”

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!

by bross09 on Oct 28, 2010 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions

i love that you guys beat the celtics the night after they heat lost to em :)

if the knicks dont win the championship ;) im pulling for you guys

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LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Oct 28, 2010 12:35 AM CDT reply actions

thanks

both of our teams won without LePew today!

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by WaveOcean on Oct 28, 2010 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions

And to think

Last year, we started with a loss to the Celtics and what happened? We won 61 games. What’s in store for us this year?

I can see us beating Toronto on Friday. Let’s go Cavs!

Oh, and Jamison? You should count your blessings to see ANY playing time, because right now, as you are, there’s nobody in the NBA that will trade with us for you.

by WaveOcean on Oct 28, 2010 12:58 AM CDT reply actions

That will change by the deadline. Some team will want a veteran for the stretch run.

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by woodsmeister on Oct 28, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey guys. Celtics fan here.

Big Celtics fan… but love the game itself more than I love my team.

And what the game needed, in Cleveland, was a win for the Cavs.

I’ll be hopping by every now and then this season. Following what’s happening here eagerly, and will post regularly. You guys deserve it, and I love your squad now that LeBron has gone.

For what it’s worth, you’ve gained a “fan”.

Take care Celeveland fans.

Man, don’t want to rub salt in the wounds but, sure is quiet here :(

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by Kiorrik on Oct 28, 2010 6:07 AM CDT reply actions

the game thread has over 300 comments, this thread went up at midnight on a weeknight, and has a few comments by 7 am. It’s not as quiet as it looks.

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by notthatnoise on Oct 28, 2010 6:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Does his contract expire after this year? Can we flip him for picks (and/or an SF)?

by JulioBernazard on Oct 28, 2010 8:22 AM CDT reply actions

I’m pretty sure his contract expires this year.

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway

by notthatnoise on Oct 28, 2010 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions

" Guys in this locker room believe,‘’ said Jamison, who joined the Cavs last season thinking he could win a title with James. " We’ve been listening to what people are predicting for us. We’re going to let our game do the talking. It’s probably going to take a month or so for people to realize, ’Hey, this is a team that can win and compete for the playoffs." ’

by APV on Oct 28, 2010 8:26 AM CDT reply actions

This was for the city. It was for the fans to let them know the Cavs will survive and this is a place where you can still watch good basketball. And most of all, you can watch a team that wins.

’tawn

I like the quote (and APV’s above it) a lot.

by JulioBernazard on Oct 28, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions