Pacers Acquire #36 - Draft Orlando Johnson
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Pacers Acquire #36 - Draft Orlando Johnson
Just as it says. Pacers acquired the #36 from Sacramento and picked up Orlando Johnson, senior SG from UC Santa Barbara.
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Acquired pick for cash only. No other picks or players involved.
Orlando Johnson is a DEADLY scorer from all over the court. Nice pickup.
Orlando Johnson is a DEADLY scorer from all over the court. Nice pickup.
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http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Orlando-Johnson-6338/
Physically developed wing with long arms and a nice stroke. Ready to play.
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Here's his box score from one tourney game in 2011 against a Florida team that made the elite 8. I'm more excited about this guy than Plumlee. Hopefully, he's not another James Flight White.
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I liked his combine interview on draftexpress too. I hope he sticks.
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I'm thinking of him as "Lance insurance"
If Lance finally reaches this potential we keep hearing about, then OJ gets some time to develop for a season or two down the line
If Lance can't get it together, OJ hopefully can step into the backup 2-guard spot.
Of course, this is assuming OJ makes it through the summer and gets a roster spot (see Magnum Rolle... smh)
If Lance finally reaches this potential we keep hearing about, then OJ gets some time to develop for a season or two down the line
If Lance can't get it together, OJ hopefully can step into the backup 2-guard spot.
Of course, this is assuming OJ makes it through the summer and gets a roster spot (see Magnum Rolle... smh)
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Can I be the first one to call him "Juice?"
boom, i did it
boom, i did it
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I'm enjoying this dude on youtube
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I think our second unit with Psycho T and Plumlee is going to be very limited offensively in the post. I am aware it was the same this season with Lou and Tyler.
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I like what im seeing from Johnson; kinda made feel a little better about the Pacers draft. Hopefully he turns out to be as good as he looks. This guy could be a breath of fresh air. He looks to be a complete offensive player. Im looking forward to watching him and Lance play together in the summer league.
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I really am just pretending that Orlando is our only draft pick.
another article that mentions the last player drafted out of UCSB was our own (for now) Brian Shaw. Also this:
His player info from the USA basketball Men's University games and the final cumulative stats
He was also selected as the flag bearer at the games which is pretty cool. Here's a video of him carrying the flag (it's longish and he doesn't carry the flag till 2.5 minutes in but he does some more dancing prior to that).
another article that mentions the last player drafted out of UCSB was our own (for now) Brian Shaw. Also this:
Johnson grew up a Boston Celtics fan because Larry Bird was his favorite player. He said that was one of the reasons why he wore #33 at UCSB.
His player info from the USA basketball Men's University games and the final cumulative stats
He was also selected as the flag bearer at the games which is pretty cool. Here's a video of him carrying the flag (it's longish and he doesn't carry the flag till 2.5 minutes in but he does some more dancing prior to that).
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An earlier thread on Orlando.
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I live in Colorado so my primary source of NBA games are the Nuggets. I saw them get blown out by the Spurs earlier this year and Julyan Stone got a ton of minutes. When I got home I had to google the guy because I'd never heard of him. Anyway, he turns up in yet another video with Orlando. I assumed they must have played against each other in college but I don't see any matchups between them in the gamelogs, maybe high school?
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This is an excellent trade for the Pacers. Proven scorer, and what i like about him is he's got a strong body that he could use in attacking the rim, he is something we do not have - a player always looking to score to the point of being a ball hog, we needed that.
This could mean the end for Barbosa though.
This could mean the end for Barbosa though.