40. Antawn Jamison
With summer dragging on and on and on before the NBA tips off, we’ve decided to initiate a multipart series that will be the definitive look at the best players in the NBA today. Over the next month or so we’ll run down the 50 guys that we think are the 50 best players, right here, right now. Today Sam Rubenstein takes a look at Antawn Jamison
With summer dragging on and on and on before the NBA tips off, we’ve decided to initiate a multipart series that will be the definitive look at the best players in the NBA today.
Over lunch at the Outback Steakhouse (word to Steve Irwin), your crack SLAMonline.com staff sat down and ranked the 50 best players in the NBA today. We realize that’s kind of ambiguous, but that’s how basketball is and that’s how we like it. Basically, though, we tried to list the 50 guys we think have the most value to their teams, right now, at this moment. This doesn’t mean they’ll never be traded, and it doesn’t mean they’re due tremendous contract extensions, but it does mean — since value is king in the NBA — that over the next month or so we’ll run down the 50 guys that we think are the 50 best players, right here, right now.
Before long it’ll be time for our annual NBA team previews. Right now it’s time for some law and order…
40. Antawn Jamison
By Sam Rubenstein
For a guy that was the best player in the nation on one of the highest profile college teams, then came to the league and put up numbers every year, Antawn really flies under the radar. He put up big numbers on some bad Golden State teams, sacrificed his numbers to play for a good Dallas team, and now has settled into the role of putting up a near 20 and 10 as the second best player on the Wizards. Since 2001, he’s played all 82 games every single year, with the exception of the ‘04-’05 season, which ironically was the only time he was named to the All-Star team.
His game is hard to describe. He’s a big guy who gets rebounds and scores inside, but he takes and makes alot of threes. He’s never played for a team that stresses defense (that’s an understatement!), and his numbers probably get a boost from the Eddie Jordan system, but you can’t deny that he’s one of the top second bananas in the game. A franchise player? Probably not, but he’s still got a high value to his team.
Antawn also has the rep of being a really nice guy, which tends to stick NBA players the dreaded “soft” label. I prefer to call him a finesse player. But the numbers say that he’s a near 20-10 guy on a team that’s been to the playoffs for two years in a row and should keep going back. Those are rare, and therefore valuable.







68 Responses to “40. Antawn Jamison”
Sep.21 at 12:01 pm
Marcel Mutoni says:
as i’ve stated before, there’s only one way to properly describe jamison’s curious and sometimes awkward repertoire : uncomfortable.
Sep.21 at 12:13 pm
Myung says:
I just like the photo because it looks like Rasheed was in the MCI Center (or whatever it’s called these days) that night. Personally, I like Jamison, not so much for his Chris Paul eyebrows or because he spells his name funny, but for improving a little bit every season (he was a much better rebounder last year). I doubt he’ll be an All Star again, but he is the epitome of a solid player.
Sep.21 at 12:15 pm
albie1kenobi says:
i remember the Warriors and Antawn got so much crap from the media and fans in his rookie year, after GSW drafted vince and swapped the two tar heels with raptors. I actually liked Jamison more than Vince and was happy that Warriors took an unspectacular (relative to vince anyway) but consistent player. and i mean he was the POY in college so he was damn good. there were plenty of doubters because he wasn’t big enough to continue playing in the post in the league, and not quick enough and didn’t have enough range to play the 3 spot. by now he has developed into a crafty around the basket player and added the 3 pointer in his arsenal. really wish GSW kept him. and didn’t he score 50 points in back to back games a few years ago as a warrior? good times.
Sep.21 at 12:18 pm
carlo says:
i knew jamison would sneak into your list and that just pisses me off. I’ll take diaw,kaman,smith,howard and bibby over him any day and even i don’t like bibby!!.Decent player with range but very soft. very soft. Was never clutch and never will be. And he does not make most of his threes like the article said! He’s not a finesse player,he’s just afraid of contact. There’s a difference. Brad miller should have played ahead of him in team USA’s embarrassing showing in the tournament. There are just some players you don’t like and he’s one of them.
Sep.21 at 12:20 pm
Brian says:
A solid player, boarderline all-star each year who lets his game do the talking and refrains from acting like needs media attention to define himself. No clothing line, no albums, etc… Get some more guys like this and maybe the NBA could go back to being about basketball….*shudder* whoa, sorry sternbot that must have been a bad memory for you…but it was a good one for me. -bp
Sep.21 at 12:44 pm
jomay33 says:
i think jamison is one of the few gentlemen of the game today (along with ray allen). and people mistake that as soft?! puhleease! he is a scottie pippen type do-it-all versatile player, one of the best second bananas who’s capable of grabbing the spotlight any given night. he’s one of the most accurate and most consistent in the L. i’ll take him any day over vince half-man, one-fifth amazing. a proven all-star and with that quick release? puhleeease!
Sep.21 at 12:48 pm
scott says:
I agree with carlo Jamison isnt deserving of being #40. Lets review the players on this list that are better then Jamsion to this point. Boris Diaw, Chris Kaman, Josh Smith, Josh Howard, and Andrew Bogut. Don’t forget Jamison isn’t even one of the top two players on his squad. I would take Gilbert Arenas (obviously) and Caron Butler over Jamison. Antawn nice d on Lebron last year in the playoffs. Butler is a better shooter, better defender, and has more upside (great Hubie Brown adjective) then Antawn.
Sep.21 at 12:49 pm
scott says:
Jamison isnt the second best player on his team. Try third best on the Wizards.
Sep.21 at 12:53 pm
scott says:
myung I dont think you should hold back on your posts because of a few people have been on you. Post away. Post away
Sep.21 at 12:58 pm
carlo says:
Myung,why you letting the haters get you down? i know it’s killing you not to throw your two cents in so just post! Give em hell if they show you more hate.
Sep.21 at 1:01 pm
Aaron says:
He is not a Scottie Pippen type of player and the only player that Phil has compared to Pippen in recent times is Boris Diaw. Here comes the hate for me home towning it. haha
Sep.21 at 1:05 pm
jomay33 says:
i’ll take myung over bill “throw it down, big man” walton anytime.
Sep.21 at 1:06 pm
Marcel Mutoni says:
keeping doing you, Myung. don’t listen to the haters…you’re becoming a mini-celebrity around here.
Sep.21 at 1:10 pm
scott says:
Agree with Aaron. No way in hell Jamison is even close to Pippen. How is Jamison versatile. He can’t pass he can’t play d. Boris Diaw should be higher damn it. Who at Slam thought this was a good pick?
Sep.21 at 1:13 pm
jomay33 says:
okay so he’s not like scotti pippen, my bad. no one compares to pip, anyway. but c’mon, jamison is way better than diaw. boris just had his digits last year because of nash. when he played in ATL… heck, i didnt even know he played in ATL!
Sep.21 at 1:15 pm
albie1kenobi says:
antawn as the 3rd best player on wiz? behind butler? so some of you are saying that if you are starting a team, you’d pick caron over jamison? really? better shooter than jamison? no. better defender? probably since jamison is a more offensive oriented player. better upside? possibly true but potential is just potential. doesn’t mean a thing if it’s not realized.
honestly i’d like to make better argument against that, but i didn’t watch enough wiz game last year to have enough bullets (no pun intended) for that, i can only speak from his stay at GSW which seemed to be ages ago.
Sep.21 at 1:21 pm
scott says:
Just going by last years numbers Butler had a higher fg% then Jamison. I know this list is looking at the upcoming year so the past doesn’t really matter. However, Jamison is a good bit older then Butler and going into this year I think Caron can have a breakout type year. Any Washington fans out there who would you rather have Jamison or Butler for 06- 07?
Sep.21 at 1:25 pm
scott says:
Once again the list is for the upcoming year Diaw kept improving as the year went on. Jamison has reached his ceiling. I love Nash but I’m sick of everybody saying well if Diaw didn’t play with Nash he would suck. I Believe Marion was a great player with out Nash. Phoenix is just loaded. Stodemire, Nash, Marion, and Diaw. They all play off each other’s strengths.
Sep.21 at 1:32 pm
Myung says:
I just wonder how many of you can pronounce it.
Many a non-Korean tongue has struggled to pronounce it properly. Most of my friends know me as “John” (my American name), but i just go by “myung” on slamonline because there are too many “John’s” out there. I admit that I’ve tried to cut down on comments this week because of the haters, but it’s also because slamonline’s last few choices haven’t really sparked my interest very much. And for the haters, I know it’s hard to sometimes ignore the elephant in the room but if you train your eyes hard enough, you can. Just skip my comments. And like I requested yesterday, some of the haters have actually been funny, which I can appreciate. But if you’re going to make fun of me, keep it original please. That’s my one request. “Get a job, Myung” is played out like baller bands, Chinese character tattoos, and the stupid Darius Miles head bop.
Scott, Carlo, Marcel…thanks for the support. I definitely don’t want to be anything like a celebrity. I honestly got a little uncomfortable because there was a post the other day (I can’t remember which player it was) where I saw the name “myung” written in literally every other post. I know I’m wordy and opinionated, but man, I just love the game and love SLAM and that’s the source of most of my input (THAT and the fact that I’m irrationally a fan of the Hawks). I never meant for these comments to take on a life of their own, but yeah, I’m not all that comfortable with “myung” this or “myung” that in every one of these threads. I guess I’ve become notorious (which can be both good and bad), but that certainly wasn’t my aim. I definitely appreciate the love, guys, but let’s keep the focus on the players being discussed and on actually arguing about hoops, not about the length or frequency of people’s comments. Cool? btw, I’m proud of the fact that you non-Koreans on this site now know and can spell a korean word very well, even if it’s just a name.
Sep.21 at 1:32 pm
carlo says:
Butler over jamison by a mile. And jomay, you would take jamison over vince? obviously you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about and know squat about ball. Stay off the crack,pal!
Sep.21 at 1:42 pm
scott says:
Lang where is Caron Butler on the list? If Jamison made the cut then Butler must have.
Sep.21 at 1:51 pm
Myung says:
oh, i just read your comment too, jomay. haha. you funny, dude. shiz, albie, hype (i’m sure i’m leaving out a few)…you guys all flatter me. you can stop though. it’s not necessary (but appreciated). i think you guys should stop talking about “myung” and instead start talking about “aaron.” we can begin by counting how many times aaron mentions boris diaw or (insert suns player here) in each post. just messin’ with you, aaron. btw, i love boris diaw like i love oral surgery.
Sep.21 at 1:57 pm
jomay33 says:
Thanks 4 the advice, carlo. but, yeah, i’d still take jamison over vince, crack or no crack. vince is an underachiver. jamison knows how to sacrifice his game and his role for the common good of the team. what has vince done? in his last days in TDot, he was coming off the bench because his coach thought he could hurt the flow of the team coz he’s coming from injury, but superstar vince just cant take that. and what did he do? he demanded a trade.
Sep.21 at 2:00 pm
Atma Brother #1 says:
Man, I still miss Twan’s goofy smile and shotput-layups. He’s golden! A little relevant Warriors history about the Jamison years:
http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/story/2006/9/14/0511/45502
http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/story/2006/9/14/1522/74670
Sep.21 at 2:02 pm
noah doucette says:
awww good for you myung
Sep.21 at 2:05 pm
Chris O'Leary says:
It wasn’t until Vince punked himself out of TO that I really started to see why you’d want Jamison over VC on your team. Anyone find it odd that Dean Smith made Jamison the star of that NC team in the mid 90s and had VC playing second banana?
Sep.21 at 2:15 pm
albie1kenobi says:
shouldn’t consistency count as something? say you have a science project and you can choose any lab partner you want. would you take the loud and smart kid who don’t really give a crap about the class or the quiet kid who just hammers away at anything the teacher throws at him/her? i thought so too.
Sep.21 at 2:34 pm
carlo says:
When mike was playing for dean smith, he wasn’t the main man either. It was big game james and sam perkins’ team in the beginning and eventually became mike’s.Vc was just a soph before turning pro,had they both stayed the full 4 years,there’s no doubt in my mind they woulda been going to vince when they needed something. Vince is consistent but it just seems like he’s not. Check his stats last year,he has a complete game. Not his fault it was miami’s year.
Sep.21 at 2:42 pm
Dj says:
waiiittt hold up…. Jamison over carter?!!! Bulter over Jamison?!!! are we throwing conventional wisdom (hell, ANY wisdom) out the window here?! lets start with VC and Tawn. True, Vince has got a bad rap now, with bailing on the raptors and his increased reliance on his jump shot, and playoff underachievent with the nets. true. But we’re talkin about a career here, someone who says they would take jamison over carter means they forgot VC’s amazing 1999-2001 era…when he dueled AI in the Semis…when he was hitting game winning 3s seemingly every other day…when he was flying over 7 footers in the olympics, doing 360s in traffic, up and unders through 4 defenders…all while carrying a raptors team whose second best player was….antonio davis?! cmon people. Vince might has whined his way out of being a franchise player, but he still IS franchise player material. Jamison couldnt start over Antoine Walker in dallas (i know he took on a secondary role, etc etc…teamwork…etc etc… but seriously… its still Antoine friggin walker!!!), hasnt had one memorable playoff series, (one memorable game even?) and absolutely tanked in the worlds this yr. and caron butler? over jamison? Since when was caron butler the second best player on the wiz? all those who proclaim that he will soon overtake jamison as the second banana to gilbert…let me ask you… why didnt he do so in LA? Kobe desperately needed someone to step up, to be his “pippen” so to say. Where was butler? oh…averaging about 15 per and shooting 30% from 3. butlers ceiling is where tawn is at today.
Sep.21 at 2:44 pm
Shiz says:
As a tar heel fan for many years I can say without hesitation that on that team, Twan was only the “clear cut” best for a couple years. Vince was just getting his perimeter package together and didn’t really look comfortable on the perimeter until his last year at UNC.(remember until Shammond left, Vince was just like the baseline-alley-oop guy who beat 7 footers for the opening tip!! LMMFAO!! Of course, by then (thanx in no small part to Dicky V) Twan had become a household name. He’s completely unorthodox which can be unappealing to the eye, but you cant front on the production or the off rebounding (like 1/2 his points). I think he’d get more respect if his game wasn’t so damn awkward, but ask shawn marion about awkward (right Aaron? LOL!). How he manages to get that hot-potato-quick-flip-last-second jumper to drop is beyond me, but whatever works!! Same thing with Twan everythings-a-floater Jamison, but it drops and every time it does I say “well…he aint no Rasheed Wallace” but he’s definitely at the right spot.
Sep.21 at 2:53 pm
Shiz says:
the only things inconsistent about Vince are his D and his “scoring mentality”. He’s not like Kobe or T-Mac. When they don’t have the ball, you can see em on the weakside salivatin’, lookin for their next seam to attack. Vince just likes to Float….Float on… (sorry, but thats my nephews favorite thing to sing at a stuck up broad…Shout out to my nephew Scoobie..WHAT UP BUZZIN?! You Jamaican bastard (its family love, dont try that at home with a strange jamaican))…but I digress.
Vince has a habit of just kinda waitin for things to happen, then he relies on his STILL unbelievable monkies. Like that whole dismantling of Zo with the behind the back dribble, two steps, quantum leap (body to body) dunk…Poor Zo…John Thompson did a number on that boy. I think if Zo saw a mac truck barrelling at him he’d be tempted to step up for the weakside block. Nuff respect John “I like big men that can baaaaaang” Thompson
Sep.21 at 2:58 pm
jomay33 says:
Dj, how could u say Tawn hasn’t had one memorable game? - how about back to back 51 point games? u’ve been living too much under a rock, dude.
Sep.21 at 3:00 pm
scott says:
DJ if you want to compare what Butler did with the Lake show then how about Jamison with Dallas…about 15 points per. Once again this is about the upcoming year and Butler has more value to the Wiz then Jamison.
Sep.21 at 3:01 pm
Myung says:
sometimes when i read a post by shiz, i wonder if omar is just using an alias. good analysis by both dj and shiz. i looked over their career numbers just now (i was somewhat surprised that jamison is a career 19 ppg scorer; not bad for someone who’s been in the L for close to a decade now). but i’d side with dj and shiz and take vince over antawn too. albie, consistency is a nice trait, but one could argue that royal ivey is consistent too. just saying. but antawn is certainly a nice player, a perfect complimentary star, essentially.
Sep.21 at 3:16 pm
albie1kenobi says:
yeah the analogy didn’t quite work. i was trying to compare butler and jamison, but i don’t think butler is the smart and loud student anyway. that seemed to be more like vince. and point taken about royal ivey, though i was thinking more like “consistent production” rather than “consistently sucking”. hahaha. i’d also like to say that if i have to pick a player to start my franchise it’d be vince over antawn, even just on the sheer crowd-drawing ability. but if you have decent pieces already, i’d take a quiet worker that complements over half man half season with his lack of concentration.
one more thing about butler though. i know the wiz struggled when butler’s game wasn’t on, but if he’s a second banana after gil (without Antawn), i honestly don’t think they are a playoff team.
Sep.21 at 3:19 pm
BKbishop says:
I haven’t sat down but I bet and wrote a top 50 list but I bet if I did Jamison wouldn’t even make it. As a wizards fan I am compelled to make these comments about how much of a overrated player Jamison is. Actually if you ask any real wizards fan Caron Butler is more
Sep.21 at 3:21 pm
matt the jazz fan says:
i’d take him over carlos boozer, because he seems more of a glue guy willing to sacrifice. just staking out that position when i see booze up there at 28 or something… ps y’all gotta get your links to work right - either it’s my pc or the front page links to #43 or #50 not the current number
Sep.21 at 3:33 pm
Dblizzy says:
Yeah Shiz, I agree. Tawn gets a bad rap cuz his game is so ugly, but how often does he get his shot blocked, and its not because he’s soft, everyone can’t be a banger. And of course he was the man at UNC, but thats not because he’s better than Vince, it just that Vince did not have the “college game” like Tawn did. Vince was all about being in the open court, going one-on-one and dunking on cats all crazy. You just can’t do that in the college game, not back in the day anyway. Thats why once they got to the league Vince blew up and everyone all of a sudden says he’s better than Antawn. While I do think that VC is the better player now, I don’t think he was the better player then. They are just two totally different players and I think both should be appreciated for their respective talents.
Sep.21 at 3:39 pm
Dblizzy says:
“I’m beginning to develop an unhealthy man-crush on Lebron and I’m not ashamed to admit it.”
LMFAO, I’m sitting here at work trying to keep a str8 face after reading that. Mutoni you’re f*cking hilarious.
Sep.21 at 4:04 pm
Shiz says:
Lol. Myung thats funny. Nah this aint O, but he seem like a thorough nukka. His ghetto reviews crack me up. Its just that great minds think alike dunny. Or maybe its that good ol’ NY state of mind…who knows…Barkley in ‘14 yall!!
Sep.21 at 4:28 pm
scott says:
By the way when comparing Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter…never mind it isn’t even close there is no comparison Carter is in a different league.
Sep.21 at 5:37 pm
serbia23 says:
yea carters way better, but jamison is still good, deserves to be on this list
Sep.21 at 5:44 pm
Dj says:
first of all, that dallas team tawn was on was loaded, so to speak. he was playing behind Nash, Nowitzki, Finley, etc etc all those guys. Butler was playing behind….friggin nobody on a totally talentless Lakers squad. It was HIS chance to step up, and he posted the same meager numbers as tawn did playing off of pure hustle positioning. As for memorable tawn games, 51 point games are meaningless in the regular season. numerous 40 point playoff games are memorable.
VC is a career 27-7-5 guy in the playoffs.
remember the 9 threes vs AI and the sixers in the conference finals?
Sep.21 at 6:00 pm
Lindsey Hobson says:
i hope jamaal magloir is on this list.
Sep.21 at 6:11 pm
Joey Lee says:
18th in scoring
11th in rebounding
4th in 3pm/per 5 out of 8 seasons he’s played all 82 Has never gotten into trouble that I can remember. Where’s all the hate coming from? I understand he’s not a superstar but how is his place in the top 50 even questioned?
Sep.21 at 6:11 pm
scott says:
DJ you make no sense. Butler (w/Lakers) posted the same numbers as Jamison (w/Mavs). How does that prove anything? If you want to go by numbers check last seasons splits for Butler and Jamison. Jamison’s best month was his first and his numbers decrease through april. Butler on the other hand was the exact opposite. Plus Butler had a better playoff series then Jamison. Why the hell are we spending so much time debating #40?
Sep.21 at 6:47 pm
Chief says:
Finally someone on the list who no one disagrees with his placement. HAHA
Anyways Antawn isn’t a spectacular player but we got to love him cause no matter what Antawn is always consistently gonna but his heart into it.
Definitly the heart of his Team Antawn deserves in mind his place at the 40 spot.
Sep.21 at 8:39 pm
Dblizzy! says:
Jamaal Magloir is a bum. I hope he’s NOT on the list!
Sep.21 at 10:19 pm
Big Fundermental says:
Antawn Jamision is a quality player, basically put up a doulbe double each night. And it just suits Washington. To be honest I think that Jamision is under rated as a player. I discovred this in a thread; http://www.aussiebball.com/forums/If-you-were-the-GM–t6126.html as it stated that people would trade away Jamision as he just isnt good enough. Jamision is a very good player and should perhaps be higher then 40.
Sep.21 at 11:04 pm
B Ball I.Q. says:
Better than Bibby? This list has no cred, I just read everyday to see how much you guys don’t know about the game you “love”. There should be a readers top 50 but most of those guys don’t know hoops either. Which bring me to the point that not too many people really know NBA hoops, most fans (about 70%) only have opinions on what they see (TNT,ESPN, ABC)and read (Slam, SI, ESPN the Mag) so they don’t really get to see teams not in major markets. And all those “experts” on these channels and pages don’t know shit either, the just have a “name” many the ESPN guys. Only a few guys in the media know the game #1 being Hubie Brown, I’m 20 and I hope this guys never crokes because he knows the game and the players in-and-out, he should have a section in Slam, then there is Rick Kamla from NBA TV, and even the Bill Simmons guy from ESPN.com really know hoops and that just off the top of my head. I bet if any of those guys read this list they’d piss themselves laughing and think poorly of Slam and the shouldn’t because it’s the best thing to happen to basketball since High schoolers (KG,Kobe,JO,Bron,T-Mac,ect) and this list is the worst thing to happen to Hoops since the age limit. So I beg Slam to just stop posting their top 50 because it just gets worse everyday.
Sep.21 at 11:42 pm
Dj says:
my point was, jamison used his meager playing time and touches and was more efficient, managing the same numbers as butler, who had more minutes, oppurtunities, and chances to step up and star. So therefore, by being more effective all around he is the better player. Jamison was 7th in the league in minutes played if i’m not mistaken, his numbers might have slowly dipped but butlers rose only becuase he was given the starting job midway through the season. i know this because he was on my fantas team for a while, but then i cut him, despite the fact that he was suppoed to “blossom”.
Sep.21 at 11:52 pm
IllyPhilly6 says:
Please name 40 players that are better than Antawn Jamison, Antawn should be like ranked 30-35 at the very least. Jamison is the best post player the Wizards have had since (gulp) Juwan Howard. He’s a near 20 and 10 guy and he is almost as important to the Wizards as is Gilbert Arenas. Without Antawn, the Wizards don’t make the playoffs simple as that. And no, Josh Howard, Smith, Kaman and Diaw are NOT better than Jamison. He nearly averages 20 and 10 people, and he’s not an All-Star for nothing.
Sep.22 at 12:08 am
simon says:
i dont think ive ever read the two words “second banana” more in my life, than i have in the last 5 minutes. lol
Sep.22 at 1:09 am
chronically_ill says:
Man, why are all these people hating on Antawn? Sure, his game is ugly as hell, but look at the numbers, man! No memorable game? I remember a game where he and Kobe both scored 50 while he was playing for GS. The two were going mano-y-mano! And the man is NOT soft! You try playing 82 games for 5 of 8 seasons! I dont even know how you can compare Caron with Antwan. Caron might have thrown down some sick ass dunks, but he is by no means a productive player as Antawn. And like other people has said, Caron had plenty of chances while he was with the Lakers. Believe me, I know, cuz I live in L.A. That Lakers team he was on was just pathetic. I mean, come on, the starting point on that team was Chucky Atkins! Chucky Freakin Atkins! How could you not average at least 18 ppg on a team like that? So no way does Caron even compare to Antawn. Haha if you couldnt tell already, Antawn is one of my faves (I’m always partial to players who play ugly, but produce)
Sep.22 at 1:50 am
thesubwayconnection says:
class act, decent player. questionable spot on the list? depends on who’s ahead of him. i think antawn is one of those players who doesn’t need plays called for him, or the ball all the time to get scoring opportunities, that’s why i’m not going to disagree with this posting. he’s better than caron in my opinion, but not by much. his ability to let gilbert get his helps, too.
Sep.22 at 2:06 am
Bud says:
This is a good spot for Jamison. He plays hard, its not all about being an allstar to be a value to your team. Sure he doesn’t have an defensive presence but he plays the 4 most of the time and hes a 3….so u got to give him props for being a 20-10 guy.
Sep.22 at 3:37 am
paul wall says:
wasnt he shanked & robbed in a cinema at one point? i vaguely remember reading bout it in slam a while ago.
Sep.22 at 4:41 am
Esco says:
Joey Lee - preach my man, preach!
Sep.22 at 1:34 pm
Dtruth says:
well lets see twan leads his team. he gets on the floor plays the game and tries to win. on the other hand Vince is the biggest show off ever so what you can dunk on some one i have never seen a 360 no look win a game. get over that poster on your wall this is not a wheaties box this is the NBA. and i don’t care what you think you know this game has become shoe deals and billboards and in the land of the people who don’t pay 400$ for a shoe because some guy tells you too. vice is a bum i would not wipe my ass with his Jersey and that’s Dtruth
Sep.22 at 3:00 pm
Rose says:
I disagree with some of the comments being said about Jamison. Just because you are a nice guy that doesn’t mean you are soft. Jamison is a solid player, worthy of all star consideration every year (when he is playing well) and he can hold his own against the best of them.
Sep.23 at 4:29 pm
Matin says:
It’s embarrasing to hear some of y’all talk. Apparently those of you dissing Tawn have been huffing something, I don’t know what. But how can you ignore a guy’s talent when you take him out of position letting him battle with TD, KG, Sheed, C-Webb and all those bigs and keep improving, 20 and 10 now. That’s amazing, I mean if he was “soft” how the hell does he grab double doubles on KG, on TD, on Shaq, on whoever, one of the best undersized PF’s in the game of basketball. Simple as that! He is a finesse player though, and rely on being a double threat, inside and out, but soft is a joke, then you’ve clearly never seen him battle down-low with the Wizards. Gimmie a Break Man! Big Up to my man Tawn, keep it up, Top 50 deservant easily!
Sep.23 at 9:59 pm
ced says:
Two words describe exactly why Antawn is clearly a top 40 player - All Star. The man averages 20 and 10 playing with Arenas and butler who are ball hogs. Without him the Wizards would be no better than when MJ ran the show in D.C. So what he’s not flashy like vince but he does what he has to do to win and you gotta respect that. as far as the claim that Josh Smith,Diau,Bibby and others are better than Tawn’ check their all star appearances a collective 0 to Antawn’s 1.Get voted to an all-star game first then talk to me about their position on this list.
Sep.23 at 10:43 pm
hb44 says:
i bet most of you don’t watch antawn on a nightly basis like i do. he never gets the credit he deserves on the television broadcasts, and most fair-weathered watchers aren’t going to notice the little things he does. sure, his game may look a little awkward, but he gets the job done; his stats speak for themselves. much respect for putting him on this list; he really does deserve it. before any of you talk, do your HOMEWORK
Sep.26 at 1:27 am
Paolo says:
Antawn is an anti-thesis. I’ve seen him through the years yet I still can’t understand how he operates. But needless to say, he has, more often than not been part of solution rather than the problem for the teams that he has been part of. I think it says a lot about him to agree to being relegated to the bench in his Dallas tenure. And his current stint in Washington proves that he is pretty good second-banana. There is nothing wrong with that. It doesn’t matter if people like me still couldn’t understand what his game is, what counts is he knows himself and he produces for his team. I am not particularly a Jamison fan. But I respect what he has brought to the table for his teams. His place in this list is not up for debate.
Sep.27 at 11:42 am
BluEagleDaKing4 says:
great player. not a superstar but solid dependable player. ive been a fan since his UNC dayz and i miss him and vince eating up the comp.
Sep.27 at 2:23 pm
Justin H says:
Antwans Cool but He Can’t Block shots from someone his size either.
Sep.29 at 3:02 pm
BKBishop says:
Don’t let the 19 and 9 foul you, Jamison is a bum. As a die hard Wizards fan this guy is such a liability on both ends of the floor that it’s not even funny. He has to be top 3 SOFTEST forwards in the league. He plays no D, he has no game in the paint, he has the most ugliest repertiore of moves and shoots that I have ever seen. Any real Wizards fan will tell you that Caron Butler is more valuable to the team then Jamison.
Oct.12 at 1:25 am
Spence says:
Jamison is an offensive weapon period. He has his on unique style. Not flashy at all. But he puts up the numbers 20 and 10 is fine with me and he is definately deserving of #40.