Obviously, the Guidant board favors the certainty associated with JJ's offer. They've basically gotten the FTC to sign off with JJ. They just need shareholder approval.
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J.J.'s been incredibly efficient. He had 30 points on 15 shots. A couple of weeks ago, he had 40 points on 13 shots. He has been incredibly efficient especially for that high level of scoring. A lot of people when they score much, they're volume shooters. J.J.'s not that.
This eliminates JJ's negotiating position that immediacy is an important element of their deal. They've eliminated the time-value-of-money risk.
We've been real good in the running game for a number of years with J.J. Smith (now at Pearl River Community College). None of these guys are quite at J.J.'s level, but they're good backs, and we're still able to succeed running the football.