Re: The Jalen Johnson hype train is full-steam ahead
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 5:50 pm
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HMFFL wrote:The ceiling is high and I intend on watching every game he plays. We needed a young talent like this.
jayu70 wrote:
Jalen needs more touches.Jamaaliver wrote:Hmmmmmmm
HMFFL wrote:Jalen needs more touches.
He's a fixture on this team longterm so give him the ball.
As long as Jalen has more passion than Zion he will be fine. It won't take much.
We seem to put rookies on a self and hold them back. Jalen is trying to breakout of being contained, but he gets up to 9 attempts per game, sometimes 3, or 4, so we just keep holding our frontcourt back. We give touches to players that we know won't be around even in the short term.Jamaaliver wrote:HMFFL wrote:Jalen needs more touches.
He's a fixture on this team longterm so give him the ball.
As long as Jalen has more passion than Zion he will be fine. It won't take much.
100% agree.
It's interesting that Jalen fell in his draft because of character concerns. But as far as I can tell, he's been a boy scout since getting drafted. No complaints or issues that I've heard of since joining the NBA.
Zion went #1 in part because he was such a great kid with a sterling reputation, but has been dogged for issues of immaturity and lack of accountability since going pro.
There's a fascinating case study in there if someone was willing to chronicle their careers.
A Tale of Two Blue Devils
HMFFL wrote:We seem to put rookies on a self and hold them back. Jalen is trying to breakout of being contained, but he gets up to 9 attempts per game, sometimes 3, or 4, so we just keep holding our frontcourt back. We give touches to players that we know won't be around even in the short term.Jamaaliver wrote:HMFFL wrote:Jalen needs more touches.
He's a fixture on this team longterm so give him the ball.
As long as Jalen has more passion than Zion he will be fine. It won't take much.
100% agree.
It's interesting that Jalen fell in his draft because of character concerns. But as far as I can tell, he's been a boy scout since getting drafted. No complaints or issues that I've heard of since joining the NBA.
Zion went #1 in part because he was such a great kid with a sterling reputation, but has been dogged for issues of immaturity and lack of accountability since going pro.
There's a fascinating case study in there if someone was willing to chronicle their careers.
A Tale of Two Blue Devils
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jayu70 wrote:?s=20
Jamaaliver wrote:HMFFL wrote:Jalen needs more touches.
He's a fixture on this team longterm so give him the ball.
As long as Jalen has more passion than Zion he will be fine. It won't take much.
100% agree.
It's interesting that Jalen fell in his draft because of character concerns. But as far as I can tell, he's been a boy scout since getting drafted. No complaints or issues that I've heard of since joining the NBA.
Zion went #1 in part because he was such a great kid with a sterling reputation, but has been dogged for issues of immaturity and lack of accountability since going pro.
There's a fascinating case study in there if someone was willing to chronicle their careers.
A Tale of Two Blue Devils
Geaux_Hawks wrote:The "headcase" label came from him quitting at Duke. Really wasn't much else to be concerned about.
BigO wrote:Bucks fan here. I've seen Jalen Johnson in person dozens of times over the last five years, mainly in AAU ball.
The analysis of the "experts" is generally accurate. Here's my breakdown:
Transferred after I think his sophomore year from his high school near Madison to a school in the Milwaukee suburbs and basically put together (his father and others) an all star team so he could win a state championship. Then left to go to ING and then dropped out of there. Then dropped out of Duke. He has a lot of voices telling him how great he is. His father was a decent ballplayer many years ago and is understandably a big influence on him.
Jamaaliver wrote:3 months ago, during Trae's shooting slump -- there were whispers (outright yelling, actually) that DeJounte was better and in actuality the Hawks best player.
How long until these same statements are being said about Jalen?