BOSTON -- Boston College junior Reggie Jackson has made himself eligible for the NBA draft. But the 6-foot-3 guard says he won't hire an agent, so he could remove his name from the list and return to school. Jackson averaged 18.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game last season. He was the team's leading scorer as it rebounded from a sub-.500 season and went 21-13 (9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) under new coach Steve Donahue. Jackson was named to the All-ACC first team, and earned an honorable mention for The Associated Press All-America team. He has until May 8 to remove his name from consideration and retain his college eligibility.
It's official. Boston's College First-Team All ACC guard has declared for the NBA draft. Jackson has tenatively put his name into consideration, but will not be hiring an agent, which leaves open the possibility of him removing his name and returning to the Eagles next season. Here's my problem. He's not ready. Reggie Jackson, at this point in his career, is not ready to play in the NBA. I get it, I really do. All his boys are graduating. Raji, Biko, Trap, Southern, those were all his boys. I get that. He doesn't want to be back next year with a bunch of snotty little freshman, but he needs one more year to prove he can be the go to guy. He's got all the talent in the world, but there were WAY too many times this year when in crunch time he wasn't demanding the ball, or WAY too many times when he'd be nonexistent for a whole half of basketball, or WAY too many times when good teams locked down on him (think Florida State, think Duke) and he just curled up in the fetal position. Reggie's got all the tools he needs to be an NBA player. He's explosive off the dribble, he can get to the bucket (only when he puts his mind to it though and decides he wants to dunk on someone rather than pussying out with a retreat dribble), he can stick the 3-ball and play either the 1 or the 2. Reggie Jackson is an NBA talent. Just not yet.
P.S. The Scenes recently acquired the "Reggie's Veggies" costumes... Now what the fuck are we supposed to do with a giant carrot and pea pod?
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