Jarrett Jack

                The point gaurd position is one of the most important positions on the court because they run the offense. The Cleveland Cavaliers needed to bring in a good backup point guard to help limit the number of minutes that Kyrie Irving has to play. They did just that when they signed point guard Jarrett Jack in the offseason. Jack has had no trouble fitting in with the team early in the season. When the rookies forgot to bring donuts to a morning practice Jack got to embarrass them a little bit. Jack got to pick out what suits they had to wear to their first game as Cleveland Cavaliers. The whole team got a good laugh out of the little prank and just like that Jarrett Jack was part of the team.

                Offensively Jarrett Jack is a great guy to have running the plays. No matter what Jack doesn’t break concentration and keeps his focus. He is a good shooter whether it is a catch and shoot situation or off the dribble. Stealing the ball from Jack is tough, because he can handle the ball, and he doesn’t lose focus so you hardly see careless passes from the guy. Every once in a while he will have a game where he scores a lot of points but most of the time he just plays important minutes.

                Defensively he is a player who uses his brain and works hard on every possession. He isn’t the biggest guy so guarding some of the bigger point guards is hard for him. He is good at fighting through screens which plays a huge role when playing point guards who excel at the pick and roll, like Steve Nash or Ricky Rubio. He is good at getting in passing lanes to make the important steal. He’s no Chris Paul when it comes to stealing the basketball, but he can still get after it.

                I think after last year’s horrible season the Cleveland Cavaliers wanted to make sure they had depth to play with. Bringing Jack adds so much depth to the guard’s spots, because you can run point with him, Kyrie Irving, or Dion Waiters. If the Cavaliers do make the playoffs jack will play an important role in the games, because he is a veteran. When you have a veteran doing the right things the younger guys will follow. The reason they do what he does is they know he has been in the league for a long time for a reason.