Where Are They Now? Part 19

It has been brought to my attention that this series of posts is 'dull', 'uninformative' and 'gay'. This unholy trifecta is a bit upsetting - I figured I could lapse into at least one of the three by accident. But no, apparently that's all three strikes right there.

Still, if there's two things that I don't have, they are a willingness to accept negative criticism, and a social life. So a combination of the two will see this series continue in a slightly different way, that hopefully is more uplifting, more useful, and more heterosexual. (Also, regardless of whether other people like me doing it, I'M enjoying doing it. So nanny nanny boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.)

Rudimentary stats for all players will now be added, where applicable. The act of doing this will probably drive me to suicide, if I am not already slain by the inevitable carpal tunnel that will come with it. But this is what champions do. They give up their bodies. (No wait, that's what whores do.) They show grit, and lay it all out there every day, willing to risk injury and/or humiliation for the team's greater good. They play the game the way that it should be played. They are heroes.

I am David Eckstein. You are Joe Morgan. I have absolutely no idea what I'm saying any more. Let's do this.

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It's very difficult to find information on Jermaine Jackson, due to the far more famous person with that name being deemed more newsworthy, despite him not doing anything of any significance for a few decades. Still, all is not lost - for those of you positively climaxing at the thought of a Jermaine Jackson update, despair not, for I have one. Jackson recently signed for Leon in Spain (not France, that's Lyon), where he is averaging 9.4 points, 3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

If you're into your European basketball, you've probably heard of Jan Jagla. But if you're only into your NBA basketball, then you probably haven't. Nevertheless, the two did meet for a brief time, as Jagla once joined the L.A. Clippers's training camp. (He did not make the team.) He is playing for Joventut in Spain, playing a bit part role to the two man show of starlets Rudy Fernandez and Ricky Rubio (who, if you haven't heard of, you bloody soon will do). Jagla averages 9.4 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. Also on that team are Jerome Moiso and Lonny Baxter, so there's a frontcourt worth fearing.

Sarunas Jasikevicius, as mentioned in an earlier entry, is part of a three headed Failed NBA Guards monster for Panathinaikos of Greece, alongside Vassilis Spanoulis and Sani Becirovic. Jasikevicius averages as near as is 19.4 points a game, to go with 3.4 assists, and seemingly is no longer baffled by the rather fundamental request to be able to keep a live dribble while running forwards.

Robertas Javtokas, Spurs draft pick, is playing for Dynamo Moscow of Russia, and is averaging 10.1 points and 6.3 rebounds. I get to watch The Jive Talker quite often, and he's developed a right handed hook shot. That'll be useful for day that he joins the NBA, a day which looks increasingly like it will never happen.

Chris Jefferies is one of my favourite "Awful Bulls Players That You Just Can't Stop Loving" of all time. Why this is, I have no idea. I think it has something to do with his fight with Rick Brunson, and how mesmerically bad at dribbling Jefferies was (is). If you feel the love too, you'll be gutted to know that his basketball career died. His only gig since leaving the NBA was for a long since defunct ABA team known as the Visalia Dawgs, who merged with another team soon after inception to try and stay solvent, but who quickly folded for good. This was three years ago. Since then, Jefferies has had lots of injuries, lots of surgeries, and no employment whatsoever. It's worrisome.

Dontell Jefferson recently left the D-League to go and play in Latvia, which seems like a weird career move. Playing alonside Gonzaga's J.P. Batista and the one and only Demetrius Alexander, Jefferson is averaging 9.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

Horace Jenkins is playing for Upim Bologna of Italy, averaging about 17 points a game with less than 2 assists. Jenkins has shot more three pointers than two pointers, and his hitting them at a mere 31%. Also on that team - Joe Forte. Joe Effing Forte. So with those two as the guards, you know Dalibor Bagaric is getting his touches. Oh, and former Warrior Oscar Torres plays there, too. Some bonus info there.

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter is playing for BC Kyiv in the Ukraine, alongside Josh Davis. Derek is averaging 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists a game.

Fuck knows what Ervin Johnson does these days. He last played for the Bucks, and seemingly retired without fanfare.

Linton Johnson recently left Toronto after not getting a second ten day contract, and is probably at home waiting for the phone to ring. (I'd ring him if I had his number. I really would. And don't think that I'd have nothing to say, either.)

Ken Johnson has toured Asia in recent years, and has wound up playing for Frankfurt in Germany, alongside the immortal Koko Archibong. Johnson averages nearly 6 points and 4 rebounds in 17 games, with 4 total assists.