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Off the Bench…..Miami will lose in 6
Posted by: Patrick Milligan on June 13th, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.Blake Ahearn enthusiast here.
It seems that as I read through these blog posts about next season folks are looking for the next superstar and rightly so. This team has a good solid core and a NEW player that brings solid defense and offense can compliment the squad. I’m all for bringing in solid talent.
My argument is that most folks in these blogs TOTALLY discount Blake Ahearn, and though I can understand why they might, their desire to overlook TRUE bench talent is grossly unfounded. Ahearn, though not the greatest defender, brings scoring off the bench to a new level. Think about if the team is in a tight game and you need to give some good quality minutes to a player off the bench; you need to maintain scoring during that time. Ahearn also gives GUARANTEED points from the free throw line. He litterally doesn’t miss. He brings leadership to a squad and enthusiasm and determination that you WILL NOT find in many players. He has these qualities because he has never had the physique of a natural born basketball player; therefore he has developed an impeachable work ethic that could be contagious.
I’m shouting from the mountain tops hoping to have my voice heard! Taking chances that you may not be comfortable with is what TRULY make this business rewarding. It’s easy to look at the top of the line-up, look harder at the bottom and you will build a true TEAM not just a bunch of useless talent….LOOK AT MIAMI ……very top heavy and going down in flames or at least struggling to near defeat…..the top isn’t always the whole key.
I hope to become a Jazz die hard now that I live closer and one of my favorite players may have a chance.
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Thanks, Blake Ahearn’s agent. I wasn’t very impressed with his ballhandling, and he didn’t knock my socks off with his shot either.
As a 5th wing off the bench? Sure.
As for Miami, two years in a row making the Finals? Um, that ties Utah’s best years right there, so TEAM or not, they’re pretty damn good.
I like Ahearn but he is far from the go-to scorer that we need and not nearly as good as you are trying to make him out to be. The fact that he can make threes and free throws is nice, but his deficiencies in other areas make him more of a liability than an asset on the court. He’s not a great ball handler or passer, quite inferior athletically to other PGs, and can’t create for himself or defend. Sure, he makes his free throws, but he’s not good enough to get to the line often enough to really help us. Our system currently can’t utilize his shooting because we fail to get guys open by setting good screens or making good cuts.
I never saw Ahearn make a shot in a Jazz uniform.
Miami making the finals?? That’s loser talk. The goal should be to WIN a championship, not just make the finals.
Have any of you ever watched him play extended minutes? He actually IS and has been a go-to scorer. What are you basing your comments on. He can and does create situations that get him to the line…..He IS in the NBA for a reason, don’t insult the front office of the Jazz..THEY obviously have seen more potential than you think or they wouldn’t have kept him on the roster for the playoffs.
The powers that be are into making money, not losing it and they are pretty smart from what I understand. Have ANY of us made an NBA roster??? How many guys that have a better basketball physique did the Jazz pass up to bring him in? Someone somewhere saw something.
I didn’t talk up his defense because it DOES need improvement; however it is adequate. Look at Anthony Carmelo, his defense sucks but some still consider him a STAR…..
Near the end of the game…Tempers flaring….close game and a “T” is called…Ahearn to the line….count it and we get the ball and we win the game…
STARTER fouls out we need three…. Ahearn in …..shot made ….we win….
STARTER needs to come out to rest Ahearn keeps the momentum in our favor and points from the bench increase…
Practice is intensified because of Ahearn leading by example showing intense work ethic….PRICELESS!
Carmelo Anthony that is
Ladies and gentlemen of Jazz nation, the person posting as Patrick Milligan is NOT Blake Ahearn’s agent, but rather, Blake Ahearn.
Thanks, Blake, you can go away now.
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