Jalen Johnson Appreciation Thread

Ball4life32 · Post #61 » by **Ball4life32** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:15 pm

WentzerWuver wrote:
magee wrote:This dude is ready. So stoked to watch him this season.
Not against the Lakers yesterday or during the in-season tourney Lol

Huh? The hawks did not play the lakers yesterday.

Post #62 » by **magee** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:01 pm

I think he was thinking of Jalen Williams from the Thunder.

Post #63 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:44 pm

A true two way threat!

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tdotrep2 · Post #64 » by **tdotrep2** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:55 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:A true two way threat!

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that's surprising, he seemed weak on defense

Post #65 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:02 pm

tdotrep2 wrote:that's surprising, he seemed weak on defense

He's got good size and agility, noticeable effort.

But there is definitely room for improvement (based on the eye test).

Chokic · Post #66 » by **Chokic** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:17 pm

Bit off tangent from topic but can we appreciate how many jalens there are in the nba. That has to be the most common or one of the most common first names for a hooper in the nba especially w/ gen z.

Jalen Rose the og
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Green
Jalen Duren
Jalen Suggs
Jalen Johnson
Jalen Smith
Jalen Williams
Jalin Williams
Jalen Hood Schfino
Jaylen Hands
Jalen Lecque

Post #67 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Feb 1, 2024 9:01 pm

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phanman · Post #68 » by **phanman** » Thu Feb 1, 2024 9:09 pm

I watched the ATL > Warriors, Dallas and Toronto games and wow he's such a stud. I've always seen tweets or snippets of him on pods or articles but never actually seen him play and what a gem Atlanta has. I now understand the hesitation over the rumored Murray for Pascal swap.

He just seems like the ultimate glue guy just scratching the surface of who he can become. He was always hitting timely cuts and found ways to get open for the kickout.

Post #69 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:58 pm

Post #70 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Mar 6, 2024 1:34 pm

He was easily the best player on either team last night.

westbricc · Post #71 » by **westbricc** » Wed Mar 6, 2024 1:49 pm

Love his game. One of our few bright spots right now.

The Servant · Post #72 » by **The Servant** » Wed Mar 6, 2024 2:00 pm

That name is way too generic and he's a 15 ppg on a treadmill team. No one will ever know this guy.

Post #73 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Mar 6, 2024 4:11 pm

The Servant wrote:That name is way too generic and he's a 15 ppg on a treadmill team. No one will ever know this guy.

Post #74 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:33 pm

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Post #75 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:08 pm

He missed the 65 game threshold, but man JJ seemed like a surefire contender for MIP.

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Post #76 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Apr 4, 2024 2:26 am

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Post #77 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:55 pm

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Post #78 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:58 pm

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Bernman · Post #79 » by **Bernman** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:36 pm

I think he's a future all-star. Realistic he's an All-NBA guy. And it's a long-shot, but I think there's an MVP in there.

It's such a tiny percentage of guys in NBA history who at his size or bigger can slash & pass (shoot, defend, & rebound in his case), and it's a pretty crazy list: Bird, LeBron, Magic, Giannis, etc.

A big w/ near 4 assists in his early 20's playing off Young & Murray is insane. I don't know if it happens in Atlanta because of Young, but what if some team makes him their primary ball-handler?

Post #80 » by **magee** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:40 pm

He'd be better as a secondary ball handler, but man I love this dude. Atlanta realized this past season that he was who they needed to build around. Quinn Snyder praised him when he first got to there in the middle of the season.

They're gonna have to reset most of their roster, but guys like Dyson Daniels are a good way to start building around him. I think he's a legit fringe All-Star this year, like Scottie Barnes was last season (made it on as an injury replacement).