Re: Quiet, but deadly offseason move by Cavs — Jarrett Jack
i tweeted to him a few times last night saying "#2Jz" but he never responded
its gonna happen regardless
On Media Day,
Jarrett Jack first mentioned that a suitable nickname for him might be "2 Jz" (a reference to rapper "2 Chainz" and, of course, Jack's initials). Not too long ago, he confirmed the
endorsement of the nickname. This morning after shootaround at the Warriors practice facility, Jack told me whether it had anything to do with his uniform number 2. He also reacted to a nickname Twitter came up with for his lean-back jumper, and his thoughts on his chances for the Sixth Man Award.
PMC: Is there any correlation between your nickname "2 Jz" and the number 2 on the back of your jersey?
2 Jz: Not really. No. 2 is my little brother Justin's. He wore number two all his life. When I got traded to New Orleans, #1 and #3 had already been taken, so I said, Hey why not wear number two, represent my little brother?
PMC: Favorite 2 Chainz song?
2 Jz: Ooh, that's a tough one. That's my guy. I live in Atlanta. I've been knowing
Tauheed (Epps) -- that's his real name -- super, super long. Favorite 2 Chainz song? Hmmm... The one with him and Lil Wayne. He performed it at the VMAs. I forget what it's called, it's a dope, dope record. [Note: The song is
"Yuck".]
PMC: Your twitter handle has the number 3 (
@JarrettJack03). "3" is from your previous number?
2 Jz: Yeah, I wore 3 pretty much all my life, wore it in college at Georgia Tech.
Stephon Marbury is (sic) my favorite player, so that's the inspiration behind that.
PMC: There are some nicknames out there for your jumpshot. There's
The Yawn and then there's the Barca Lounger.
2 Jz: The what?!!!
PMC: THE YAWN! And the barcalounger, because you lean back.
2 Jz: (laughs)
PMC: What are your thoughts on those?
2 Jz: I mean, I guess I gotta go with them. The thing with nicknames is you don't really pick them, they kinda pick you, so if that's what it is, then I'm rolling with it.
PMC: Alright, and then sort of a serious question is do you prefer starting or coming off the bench? [Note: I hate asking these vanilla media questions but at this point the elapsed time had only been one minute thirty seconds; will try to avoid in future minis!]
2 Jz: It doesn't matter. At the end of the day, I just try to contribute in a positive way to my team. That's not a politically correct answer or whatever, it's just the honest truth.
PMC: Thoughts on Sixth Man Award?
2 Jz: It's great to be mentioned, but you know I'm always about trying to get to the playoffs. That's one of the most incredible feelings I've felt as a professional and I just wanna feel it again. [Note:
In 2011 the
New Orleans Hornets, with Jack on the team, made the playoffs.]
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