Sam Jacobson
Gleason
Published: Tuesday, December 21, 1999
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Charley Walters
Staff columnist
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Shooter ....
Released Los Angeles Laker and former Gopher Sam Jacobson, who could end up
in La Crosse (Wis.) if he were to choose to play in the Continental
Basketball Association this season, is guaranteed $721,080 this season and
$771,480 next season by the Lakers. If the Timberwolves were to sign
Jacobson to a 10-day contract, he would receive a pro-rated deal based on a
one-season salary of $385,000, on top of what the Lakers owe him....
http://www.pioneerplanet.com/seven-days/1/sports/docs/003313.htm
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interested in Sam Mack right now. I still think Sam could get some
more butts in the seats, and I still think he has a hell of a good
upside as a pure scorer as a 2 guard right now.
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teams doubling KG and KG dishing it out for a 3, WOW. Double edged sword. We
really need a 3pt shooter, Peeeler can't hit wide open 3's.. If I was Peeler
I'd be pissed at myself and would take 100's of 3's extra a day and become a
3pt specialist.. He needs to do something, his contract is up in a year I
think. I think he might be starting to take things for granted again.
Sam Jacobsen WILL be a PLEASANT surprise for any team that signs him.. There
are those on AOL and probly on here that say Sam is not an NBA Player, but
he has not gotten a chance.. LA had their guys to go to and did not like
playing rookies.. He could shine like Ruben Patterson has in Seattle. Sam
certainly has practiced against top competition. I suspect we will sign him
to a 10day contract on the 5th, I think there is a prior arrangement with
the Wolves to give him a try, otherwise he'd be playing in the CBA or Europe
now, he has had offers, but I think he knows we need a 2guard and wants to
try a 10day contract with his hometown team.
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> >am
> >certainly has practiced against top competition. I suspect we will sign
him
> >to a 10day contract on the 5th, I think there is a prior arrangement with
> >the Wolves to give him a try, otherwise he'd be playing in the CBA or
Europe
>
interested
> in playing hoops. If he was, he would be playing the CBA. He then could
show
> NBA scouts if he could play. He is in the gift shop busines now. Sam
was
> good college player and that's it. Lots of great college players don't
even
> make it in the NBA.
<Plonk!> Wally, you officialy "don't know jack". Maybe you are just some
young kid that does not know better and jumps to conclusions and believes
stupid AOL rumors or starts them and will grow out of it. I am usually
pretty fair and give people a fair shake and try to look at things from all
angles, but you clearly don't know what you are talking about.. you post
even more silly stuff on AOL.. Sam is likely waiting for a team to give him
a shot on a 10day contract and see if he can get a break. The worst thing to
happen to Sam Jacobsen was going to the Lakers, he got no chance there. Your
saying he has no interest in playing hoops just shows how full of crap you
are, how do you know, from AOL?? He has said he wants to play. I think here
is what is happening: He is still getting paid by the Lakers for one more
year, he wants to catch on with another club be it as a injury on a team
opens a roster or a 10day contract. He probably did not want to move to
another city to play for the CBA with the holidays and all when he knows
teams are interested in him (it was on the news a couple weeks ago and
printed somewhere that 7teams were interested in him, one was the Bulls) and
he has probably been told he will be given a 10 day contract when allowed
(on the 5th).. so why move to a CBA town for 2 or 3 weeks when you can get a
shot at the NBA with a 10day contract or minimum salary as roster spots open
up via trade/waivers/injury, and the fact that he is getting paid $1mil a
year by LA still. I think Sam was a great college player and will at least
be a role player/hustle guy on a NBA team.. the guy could probably start for
a few teams too (Grizzlies, Mavs, Warriors, Rockets). To say he will never
be in the NBA is being a little harsh, he will get his chance and I think he
will do well, he may not, but I think he will take the chance. We could use
a player like him, someone that hustles, can shoot, good leaper, dives after
loose balls, etc. I think he'd do better than Peeler.. I think he could put
points in for us off the bench.
WallyZ10
RDN
FORUMS!!! THEY SUCK!!!
Just stay here on the good old usenet. We're much better on this side
of the street.
Anyway, Sam Jacobsen was touted by Shaq last year at one point as the
"best shooter" on the Lakers. Over Kobe at that time (before they
traded for Glen Rice, of course). Sam has a great 3, is very
atheletic, and definately can slash in when he wants to(Yes, I HAVE
seen him play, I used to go to Gophers games as often as I could when I
lived out there, and I went to every one that they played against
Oregon State University). He's alot like Wally Szcerbiak sometimes,
but I think he's a more natural 2 guard, where Wally seems to like the
small forward a little better...Wally's not quite as fast as the
average 2 guard, but he keeps up with small forwards just fine. Sam
has good atheleticism, and he's a suprisingly good jumper when he needs
to be, too.
-RD
WallyZ10
other NBA general mangers must not know jack either or they would have signed
Sam by now, it's not like he got cut yesterday, he's been sitting around doing
nothing for awhile. Sam couldn't gaurd guys in the big ten, how's he going to
gaurd an NBA 2 gaurd. If Sam was so good, why did the Lakers cut him. If they
saw anything in him, they would have just left him on there injured list. It
just shows how little they thought of him, there eating his contract.
dvand...@nhma.com
> the guy could probably
start for
> a few teams too (Grizzlies, Mavs, Warriors, Rockets).
The Mavs? Over Michael Finley? C'mon, I think you might be boosting
him too much, no?
--
Derek Charles VanDermark
"Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage."
H.L. Mencken
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> > the guy could probably
> start for
> > a few teams too (Grizzlies, Mavs, Warriors, Rockets).
>
> The Mavs? Over Michael Finley? C'mon, I think you might be boosting
> him too much, no?
These were just quick off the top of my head names, I meant he could play
with Finley.. Finley rocks and is a 2 or a 3 as is Sam.
I am just saying that if Sams gets a chance he will contribute for a team,
the Lakers don't play rookies much and had Kobe/Harper/Fox/Patterson/etc..
that all play those positions, hence no playing time for Sam. I am not
saying Sam will be an All Star but I certainly think he'd help the Wolves
off the bench.
I just got fed up with WallyZ10's babble, he posts such garbage a lot of the
time without thinking, usually ignore him, but it was one of those days.
WallyZ10 is a typical AOLer, should read some of his stuff on AOL, *some*
people actually believe him or agree with him on there.. it's entertaining
to read some of the stuff on there once a week.
Happy Holidays!
twol...@my-deja.com
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wall...@aol.com (WallyZ10) wrote:
> >lonk!> Wally, you officialy "don't know jack".
> Just because I don't think Sam is in Nba player i don't know
jack!!!! Then 29
> other NBA general mangers must not know jack either or they would
have signed
> Sam by now, it's not like he got cut yesterday, he's been sitting
around doing
> nothing for awhile. Sam couldn't gaurd guys in the big ten, how's he
going to
> gaurd an NBA 2 gaurd. If Sam was so good, why did the Lakers cut
him. If they
> saw anything in him, they would have just left him on there injured
list. It
> just shows how little they thought of him, there eating his contract.
could get playing time somewhere else. They did not want to let him go
but decided to give him his wishes. They would not of drafted him with
there first pick if they did not like him. Remember that jackson looks
for experienced players and has a roster that is log jammed with
talent. Truth is they did not need him so they let him go and he is
waiting to be picked up, but the teams interested like the bulls did
not take him because they run the triangle offense also. The report to
other teams on sam is this, great shooter, ability to create own shot,
great 3 point range. downside is ball handling is shaky in game
situations and slow learning of the triangle offense. I'm a cba scout
who knows the inside scoop on these things and I see the reports on
waived players. The t wolves have to find room for him and they are
interested.
tsk...@my-deja.com
will end up and when do you think he will sign? I have been a Jacobson fan
since he was a 9th grader at Park High School in Cottage Grove and it is very
disappointing to see Sam sitting and not playing anywhere.
Do you think he has made a mistake by not working on his game in the CBA? He
has been out for over 6 weks now.. will an NBA team take a chance on him
given that he has relatively little NBA experience?
I have watched stiffs like Rusty Larue, Jamaal Thomas, Khalid Reeves and
Chris Carr get signed and then released while Sam stays unsigned. If he can't
win out over these bums, does he realistically have a chance of catching on
with the Twolves or any other NBA team.
His father talked very optimistically about Sam signing as soon as December
15 came. It has been 2 weeks since then and no progress.
Anyway, I want him to succeed in the NBA and are wondering what you think the
future holds for him.
Thanks,
Sam Fan
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someone who can create, I am betting the Wolves will sign him to a 10day
contract to try him out and if he works out, he will get it extended another
10days then to a minimum salary for the rest of the year. 10 day contracts
can't be signed until the 5th, then I think someone if not the Wolves will
try him, really is no loss, we have roster room with Bobby and Dean out, may
have to move Patterson to IR to do it but it is worth a shot. I think that
is why he has not gone to the CBA or Europe, he wants to see if he can get a
10day contract to prove himself, if that does not work out then I see him
going to CBA or Europe. The part about the triangle offense in LA and
chicago is right on the money, Sam had a tough time with it, Devon George
was able to handle it better so they granted Sam's wish to be released.
twol...@my-deja.com
talents and that really is not fair to him. I
think sam has a chance to show that he can really
shoot the ball and create his own shot when given
a solid chance. Sam is a great athlete and there
is no reason he should not be a solid bench
player to say the least. I think teams are
waiting to sign him to a ten day contract to give
him a shot. You are correct about the players
taking ahead of him they are not as talented by
far. He will need to sign in the cba if no teams
sign him to stay sharp. Someone will be very
happy with him on a nba team but he needs
experience which will take some time.
twol...@my-deja.com
like I said before he will need time to develop and your right it's a
waste to see him not playing. I'm going to say he will sign a 10 day
contract somewhere which means he needs to bring his (A) game. We are
drooling to sign him in the cba but I think even if he does end up here
he will be back on a nba team. players signed on teams since he has
been out are not the player he is. Sam has work to do on his game and
needs a team to help him along to see his great ability to score.
WallyZ10
Sam is a very average shooter, he shot a little over 40% at U of M, and 25%
from the college 3 pt line.
> We are
>drooling to sign him in the cba but I think even if he does end up here
>he will be back on a nba team.
shot or beat anybody off the dribble, poor defender, does not have nba body.
He did very well for himself, he's going to get paid this year and next year by
the Lakers. His basketball days are done at pro level.
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Sam is not as bad as you say, you clearly haven't seen him play.
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wall...@aol.com (WallyZ10) wrote:
> >Sam has a good future in the nba because he is a great shooter???
> Sam is a very average shooter, he shot a little over 40% at U of M,
and 25%
> from the college 3 pt line.
> > We are
> >drooling to sign him in the cba but I think even if he does end up
here
> >he will be back on a nba team.
> Sam will be lucky to be a bench player in the CBA. He can't create
his own
> shot or beat anybody off the dribble, poor defender, does not have
nba body.
> He did very well for himself, he's going to get paid this year and
next year by
> the Lakers. His basketball days are done at pro level.
>