Like Eman5805 said:
Seems like we keep drafting guys that never play and keep trading our 1st rounders away in perpetuity? With the exception of AD and he fell into our lap.Quote:
What's up with Frank Jackson, anyway?
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Like Eman5805 said:
Seems like we keep drafting guys that never play and keep trading our 1st rounders away in perpetuity? With the exception of AD and he fell into our lap.Quote:
What's up with Frank Jackson, anyway?
Right...so this isn’t actually an update then...
I thought I was going to get a real update *sobs in Pels life*
Been watching highlight vids. If he played like that through a injury, there’s no telling what he’s capable of when healthy.
Very excited for this kid to play for this team. He could be exactly what we need on the bench and be a huge boost. He reminds me a lot of CJ McCollum but a better defender and athlete. Kid can absolutely jump out the gym with a 42" vert while he had a foot injury. His explosion and strength makes him dangerous around the rim as a finisher. Has a knockdown 3 point shot with one of the smoothest strokes you will see. Has a very solid frame at 6'4 205 with a 6'7.5" wingspan. I'm a Duke fan and kid is one of the more talented guards I have seen come through there with a ton of potential. Really surprised he has been talked about less but I think that will all change once he comes back. If he can be that scoring guard off the bench going forward then this team is one good starter away from being a real problem in this league. Add a starting caliber wing along a scoring big for the bench and this team is ready to take on anybody for the next few years.
So, is there any remote update on when he will be back?
Last update was mid December and he was supposed to be back by mid Jan. I'm not sure if he's had a set back or if they are just playing it extremely cautious. We've seen Hill get shots up, I don't think we've seen Jackson not in a suit. It's a bit concerning at this point.
The closest thing we've had to an update was about a week ago when someone mistook Charles Cooke getting reassigned to a different GLeague team with Cooke getting cut, McNamara checked with his team sources and tweeted this out.
Greensboro is not that far away from Duke so it would make a lot of sense that they'd want Jackson to play for them.Quote:
Pelicans Will Keep Their 2018 Pick @SilverAndMac
I was partly right
"Frank is gonna come back soon and will go to Greensboro. Cooke likely won't get called back much, if at all, this year. Want to get him as many minutes as possible."
Hopefully that's right.
http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.s...n_working.html
The team is purposely taking it slow with him to prevent a re-injury. In the meantime he is being tutored by Rondo, Drew and Jameer to learn the mental aspects of the game. Link to the Times Pic story above from about 2 weeks ago. Reading between the lines, if we are still in a position to make the playoffs around March or so, he will probably be playing then. Otherwise, they will probably shut him down and make sure he's good to go for next season. We all just need to be patient.
Frank goes to church with a couple of posters on this board. One of them told me that he is walking without a boot, but I am not sure if that puts him on track to play in the next few weeks. Apparently he really likes the city, and he really likes getting out and working with people in the community. Quite interesting considering he is only 19.
Last time I saw Jackson he was going to the photo center at Costco, but he had that rolling cart thing. But this was in friggin' November. I knew it wouldn't be till januray that he was up and shooting. I figure he's totally about to find his way on the field...
Still the thread threw me. I thought some real news came down...
I remember seeing Ryno and Withey at Costco with a guy that looked like a friend. We checked out at the same time as them, and I saw them get into a Mercedes sedan, and Withey got in the damn back seat. Cold blooded.