<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison is putting together a strong case for making his second consecutive Eastern Conference all-star team, but this season it's been his rebounding prowess rather than his scoring touch that has been most impressive. Jamison's 20-point, 15-rebound effort in Wednesday's 96-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers continued a stretch that has included six consecutive games in which he has scored 10 or more points and grabbed at least 10 rebounds, and three games in which he has snagged 15 or more rebounds Jamison, who is averaging 21.1 points and 11.5 rebounds heading into tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks at MCI Center, has posted eight games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. Only Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand, who has nine such games, has had more, and Jamison is one of only five NBA players with three 20-point, 15-rebound games this season. The biggest key to the surge, according to Jamison, is the strength of his surgically repaired right knee, which limited his mobility and bounce last season when he averaged 19.6 points and 7.6 rebounds. "A lot of it is my being healthy this year," Jamison said. "Last year, I wasn't able to do a lot of things I wanted to. This year, my emphasis wasn't coming back and trying to just score the ball, it was trying to do the other things. I pretty much challenged myself: Could this be my highest rebounding total I had as a professional?"</div> Source
Definately, he's been dominating the glass for the past 6 games, not grabbing less than 12 rebounds, and averaging about 14 RPG. The team needed rebounding, and at 6'9, 235, he's picked up the slack very well.
Yea, jamison has played very well this season, but has anyone noticed how it seems he's very concerned how the team does defensively? He's even stated how the team thrives off its defense, and not offense, but why dont other Wizards have that same mindstate?
I don't know, but Jamison is still a bad defender. Haywood is quite good defensively, and he would be better if he was good bettter on the defensive glass, and Arenas is a good defender if he's not gambling too much.
