Faulkner Of Grizzly Bear Blues: Q&A On JJ And His Fit

[Scarface844]

http://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2014/07/ ... ce=twitter

[vini_vidi_vici]

Good article, alot of stuff weve talked about already in the JJ threads.

But I dont think you should post the guys whole blog post.

[Rhettmatic]

Yeah, like VVV said, please don't post an entire article -- unfair to those actually generating this content.

Good read, though.

[Troubadour]

Something I learned earlier today. James Johnson was responsible for 44.5% of his team's blocks while he was on the court last season. That's insane.

[MixxSRC]

[video] James Johnson vs Rockets

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v75991777fTXSBbXF

[Young Moosehead]

I don't know if everyone else has seen this but clicking on related JJ youtube videos led to this.

I recognize this might have been posted, but those who enjoy sunlight might not have seen it yet.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXEXvAZD31E[/youtube]


Great read. Remember to click the blog link even if you read it all here folks.

[vini_vidi_vici]

Something I learned earlier today. James Johnson was responsible for 44.5% of his team's blocks while he was on the court last season. That's insane.

Where did you read that? seems high, but I guess its plausible. He was the best shot blocker on MEM per 100 last year, with 3.1.

[Young Moosehead]

Something I learned earlier today. James Johnson was responsible for 44.5% of his team's blocks while he was on the court last season. That's insane.

Where did you read that? seems high, but I guess its plausible. He was the best shot blocker on MEM per 100 last year, with 3.1.

I don't particularly like +/- but he also was tops in Memphis per 100 as well. At 5.1 the next closest was Tony Allen, Courtney Lee and Jamaal Franklin tied at 3.8.

[vini_vidi_vici]

I don't particularly like +/- but he also was tops in Memphis per 100 as well. At 5.1 the next closest was Tony Allen, Courtney Lee and Jamaal Franklin tied at 3.8.

Yea I dont like +/- either, so lets use DRTG/ORTG on vs off court. Rankings among players with over 200 mins on MEM.

ON/OFF

DRTG 99.6 (4th)/101.6 (8th). Thats a differential of -2.0.

ORTG 106.0 (2nd)/103.8 (7th). Thats a +2.2 differential.

Thats some pretty good quality, if he can limit the TOVs, and shoot abit better/less, he should be a relative steal.

[Badonkadonk]

I like the first question (i.e. why did he go from 20+ mins of PT to 'DNP'?). Chris' response:

There were several things that played into it: the return of Tony Allen from injury, Dave Joerger’s dedication to Tayshaun Prince and JJ’s penchant for chaos all immediately pop into my head.

The bolded is pretty much going to dictate whether his second stint here is successful.

As the article states, Joerger's sets are pretty different from the more fluid system Casey uses. Hopefully they can reign him in offensively and he doesn't gamble all over the place defensively (i.e. "he seems to want to affect every single play on the court" from the piece).

[Young Moosehead]

I don't particularly like +/- but he also was tops in Memphis per 100 as well. At 5.1 the next closest was Tony Allen, Courtney Lee and Jamaal Franklin tied at 3.8.

Yea I dont like +/- either, so lets use DRTG/ORTG on vs off court. Rankings among players with over 200 mins on MEM.

ON/OFF

DRTG 99.6 (4th)/101.6 (8th). Thats a differential of -2.0.

ORTG 106.0 (2nd)/103.8 (7th). Thats a +2.2 differential.

Thats some pretty good quality, if he can limit the TOVs, and shoot abit better/less, he should be a relative steal.

I totally agree with you. I am totally on board with what JJ gives, and I think that he and Ross both have their own defensive looks which will be a good challenge for opposing small forwards. Seeing those numbers I can see why Memphis fans hoped they would see him on the court more as the season progressed. As long as he doesn't try to be Magic I am happy with what he provides for the next few years.

[pbj]

If it were up to me, we would have never let him go the first time. I could live with his crazy antics, the guy does so much on the court.

[Troubadour]

Something I learned earlier today. James Johnson was responsible for 44.5% of his team's blocks while he was on the court last season. That's insane.

Where did you read that? seems high, but I guess its plausible. He was the best shot blocker on MEM per 100 last year, with 3.1.

NBA.com stats site.

[vini_vidi_vici]

Something I learned earlier today. James Johnson was responsible for 44.5% of his team's blocks while he was on the court last season. That's insane.

Where did you read that? seems high, but I guess its plausible. He was the best shot blocker on MEM per 100 last year, with 3.1.

NBA.com stats site.

Can you link it? maybe im missing it? I cant find % of team blocks anywhere.

Ive found % of FGAs blocked while on the court, which is 5.0% courtesy of BBREF.

[shmoosicle]

When he was on the Raptors he was fun to watch because he's so active and does everything out there. Looking forward to seeing what he does with us again.

[Kabookalu]

He shot .347% in the corners last season (granted on a 8/23 sample size), though I watched a couple of his games and he looked most comfortable shooting it in the corners than anywhere else on the court, even within the 3 point line. The problem as noted in the article though was that we run a more fluid type of offense. Terrence Ross' ability to catch and shoot under duress beyond the 3 point line was what helped our offense click. James Johnson doesn't have that kind of pull up ability.

He seems like he would thrive under a ISO heavy offense, in that the team has one star that can eat up defensive attention and open the court up for him, and from what I recall we were one of the worst ISO teams in the league. He needs other players creating for him, but our offense is more of a pot luck and he'll need to provide more than he's capable of offering.

I'm pessimistic about James Johnson's second tenure with us but I really do hope it all works out. He's a game changer if he ever learned how to shoot.

[Troubadour]

Where did you read that? seems high, but I guess its plausible. He was the best shot blocker on MEM per 100 last year, with 3.1.

NBA.com stats site.

Can you link it? maybe im missing it? I cant find % of team blocks anywhere.

Ive found % of FGAs blocked while on the court, which is 5.0% courtesy of BBREF.

http://stats.nba.com/playerStats.html#P ... ode=Totals

[Valanciunuts]

I don't know if everyone else has seen this but clicking on related JJ youtube videos led to this.

I recognize this might have been posted, but those who enjoy sunlight might not have seen it yet.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXEXvAZD31E[/youtube]


Great read. Remember to click the blog link even if you read it all here folks.

WOW. Maybe its just me but he blocked KD's jump shot twice, which is extremely impressive. Thanks for the share.

[pbj]

NBA.com stats site.

Can you link it? maybe im missing it? I cant find % of team blocks anywhere.

Ive found % of FGAs blocked while on the court, which is 5.0% courtesy of BBREF.

http://stats.nba.com/playerStats.html#P ... ode=Totals

We gotta find like 25MPG for this guy somehow. What a freak.

[Ku-Bar]

I don't know if everyone else has seen this but clicking on related JJ youtube videos led to this.

I recognize this might have been posted, but those who enjoy sunlight might not have seen it yet.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXEXvAZD31E[/youtube]


Great read. Remember to click the blog link even if you read it all here folks.

JO school of shot blocking there with the left hand (off hand) most of the time. Or maybe "he's amphibious" like Yogi Berra would say.

Any how, that was great to watch. Looks like next seasons Raptors team is built to sustain injuries with all the bench signings, which is a great way to build a roster in my opinion. Players are going to get nicked up during the year and we need a good bench if we expect to go deeper into the playoffs.