Re: Update on Pooh

by onetouchfutbol on Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:38 pm

Ummm...he's actually 33 years old. I'm not much of an NBA fan anymore since the Sonics have left Seattle, but, as an outsider looking in, I'd have to say that having a veteran will be an asset for the Blazers. It takes some pressure off of Brandon Roy, and it still mean that Pooh could make the team as an insurance policy...who knows.

by **Stonehouse** on Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:32 pm

BUMP

Back from vacation... and now back on Pilot Nation!

A new article about Pooh has been posted. Well, actually it's more of a Q&A. Lots of good info:

http://www.solobasket.com/news/pooh/jeter/i/can/play/in/the/nba/c-22088.html

It looks like Pooh has signed on with a Spanish team, Cajasol. Maybe you Spanish-speakers out there can help me with this link... ich kann nur Deutsch.

http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/cajasol/joan/plaza/finalmente/convencen/pooh/jeter/c-22091.html

I know he was really hoping to make an NBA team and probably had a good chance had he gone to a training camp for some team, but he did the smart thing here by signing a contract with a Spanish team while he still had the chance. I'm sure it was a tough decision for him, especially since he played so well in the summer league, but hey... he's getting paid a lot of money to play basketball, and who knows? Maybe the NBA dream will come true some day.

Best of luck to Pooh!

by **DaTruRochin** on Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:04 pm

bases que disputaron

somehow has a little bit more sex appeal than "point guard"....

by **DaTruRochin** on Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:14 pm

Apparently the preceeding story has been refuted by Pooh on Twitter, this was posted an hour ago:

To all my spanish fans in the ACB, I will not be joining Cajasol Seville. I will keep everyone posted on what God has planned for me next.

by DJ Sherman on Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:03 pm

Not exactly breaking news, but an update is an update. I have a good feeling about his chances this time as a good veteran presence for a young team.

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KINGS SIGN ANTOINE WRIGHT AND POOH JETER TO CONTRACTS

SACRAMENTO, CA, July 21, 2010 -- The Sacramento Kings today signed free agents Antoine Wright and Pooh Jeter to contracts, according to Kings’ Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Wayne Cooper. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

Jeter, a 5-11, 175-pound guard, has played overseas for the last four seasons for BC Kiev (2007-08, Ukraine), ViveMenorca (2008-09, Spain), Unicaja Malaga (2009, Spain) and Hapoel Jerusalem (2009-10, Israel). His professional career began with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League (2006-07) where he averaged 14.4 points (.486 FGs, .263 3FGs, .885 FTs), 7.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game through 50 contests. Jeter played for the Kings in the 2007 Summer League in Las Vegas, and most recently played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010 Summer League where he averaged 14.8 points (.482 FGs, .250 3FGs, .800 FTs), a team-leading 5.4 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game over five outings. He enjoyed a four-year career at the University of Portland, averaging 14.9 points (.550 FGs, .420 FTs), 3.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game through 115 career contests.

His summer league experience with the Kings and his appearance in a poster in the Admissions office on my first visit helped me decide to 'take my talents' to Waud's Bluff and join Reveno's Radicals (Name subject to change) at UP.

by PurpleGeezer on Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:26 pm

.420 FTs at UP????

Our "because they are free" Pooh?

Where did they get THAT?

by DJ Sherman on Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:47 pm

Misreading his career stats from portlandpilots.com.

He went 550-1309 from the field or .420 and 408-482 or .846 from the charity stripe. The other stats listed are correctly.

While looking at his career stats, I found he had one block and one foul out, both during his junior season: the block came in the middle of a 14-0 run late in the second half of a tough 66-63 loss against Oregon State, in which he also lead the game with 27 points; the foul out with a second to go in their 65-60 loss to USF in the 2005 WCC Tournament.