Comments on: JaVale McGee does not care what you think of his triple-double

By: tubal22

tubal22 — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:52:48 +0000

If you run your entire offense around getting one player his stats, he’s probably going to get them. Nothing wrong with that.

The problem is that they broke what they normally do, and weren’t even trying to compete in the game to do it. It was classless.

It was the coaches decision, and the coaches should take the heat. Not the player.

But it’s still classless and isn’t the same.

By: Michael Pina

Michael Pina — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:32:59 +0000

http://shakyankles.com/2011/03/16/commentary-the-javalevator-needs-to-pump-his-brakes/

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:16:34 +0000

The fact he had to scramble for points to get it is impressive. A dozen blocks in one game is ridiculous.

By: smashmouthrb25

smashmouthrb25 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:30:18 +0000

the guy had 12 blocks….show me someone else that hustles like that in a game where your team is getting BLOWN OUT and has no chance of making the playoffs and his team has the worst road record in the nba…he had 12 blocks….

By: craigw24

craigw24 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:27:28 +0000

Let’s admit there is a double standard in our society. When stars do it we applaud – see Lebron James – but when a role player does it we want to find fault. That is on us, not the person involved.

There are very few triple doubles for front court players and to even come close is really amazing. Let’s just enjoy this one and not try to find fault – pleeeeeese!

By: lebronsinsecurity

lebronsinsecurity — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:26:29 +0000

Not too big of a surprise that I disagree with McHale, but that’s a whole other issue.. As a non-Wizard fan, I don’t see the big deal here with him getting a few late game points to get his triple double. When you have 12 blocks in a game to go with 12 rebounds, the points become a throw in at that point.. 12 Blocks!! That’s unreal, the kid deserves it..

By: mharenza

mharenza — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:09:58 +0000

I don’t see much of a problem with it. Hanging on the rim was a bit much, but that was after the fact. Furthermore, if you actually read the Zack Lowe article, he doesn’t really have much of a problem with it either. This might be the only opportunity this kid gets to record a triple double (with block no less), let him go for it. He didn’t do anything outside the standard play of a game either, unlike Ricky Davis and Blatche. If you want to knock anybody, knock the coaches. They called the plays for him. Moreover, the like first commenter said, what is wrong with rewarding a player who is working hard playing team ball?

By: thestudiokida

thestudiokida — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:04:01 +0000

People like to nay-say stat-conscious players but we should put it into perspective. Basketball is a team sport but there is an individual element of pride as well just like any job. Individuals usually like to measure their performance and it can be frustrating when a boss doesn’t do performance reviews or doesn’t make certain numerical measures available to us. JaVale may need to improve in his team awareness but he’s just like any of us and wants to reach a milestone or major accomplishment. I like that the Wizards ran plays for him, rewarding him for his great play with great numbers to match.

By: hollywood26

hollywood26 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:54:20 +0000

I’m confused as to how this wasn’t a triple double? And even more why it wasn’t considered exceptional. The kid played his heart out (for a change) and really was trying to get a win, versus getting stats. They played with 9 total players, 6 of which were rookies. He didn’t decide to go 1 on 5, his coaches decided to reward him for playing so hard, and in a way they have been working with him to do so (being a big defensive anchor and rebounder). Is it his fault that the offense (which was running on fumes by the end by the way) came to him? So if he got shots earlier it’s ok???? I understand the complaint about him being spoonfed the ball to get the points, but the REASON they had to spoon feed him is because unlike most games, he wasn’t taking shots that were not in the flow throughout the game. He was playing team ball and was rewarded and yet people still crap on him. Enough is enough. I want him traded off my wizards for value, but even I can’t fault his efforts in this one. This wasn’t like when Andray Blatche tried to create one by purposely missing a layup for the tip or even a Ricky Davis move. this was him following what HIS COACHES told him to do.