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Amir Johnson Finds A Way To Get It Done On Offense Without Shooting
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Amir Johnson Finds A Way To Get It Done On Offense Without Shooting
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Memories some so sweet, indeed
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“As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”Tags: None
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Most everyone knows my bias - but this is great stuff. He is an especially good fit on this Raptors squad - his weaknesses (shooting, ball handling) are the team's general strengths, while the team's weaknesses (rebounding, defense) are pieces where he excels.
If you believe that defense is 50% of the game (and I hope everyone does) and that retaining (offensive rebounds) possessions are huge, then Amir's value is easily to see.
http://basketballvalue.com/teamplaye...=DESC&team=TOR
(Look at the overall - and the defensive change he brings).
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Thanks for the tip.
Actually I was thinking about calling him out for not being more aggressive shooting the ball, but for now performances like last night will suffice as a short term mollifier.
Other than that I don't expect to post any negative stuff about him. That is not the object of the blog. I will leave the negative stuff to others on the Net. There will be no shortage of such comments. LOLLast edited by Buddahfan; Sat Jan 16, 2010, 05:18 PM.Avatar: Riverboat Coffee House 134 Yorkville Ave. billboard of upcoming entertainers - Circa 1960s
Memories some so sweet, indeed
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“As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
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Amir Johnson is a statistical marvel, and was a real conundrum for Adjusted Plus/Minus guys. Basically, he is always near the top of +/- rankings, leaguewise. Most people thought this was some sort of fluke, or problem with the model (see this site, for example: http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/, or this one http://www.82games.com/ilardi2.htm).
Last year hurt his stock a lot, since Michael Curry destroyed his confidence and kept him nailed to the bench. I am really glad we picked him up. He is our most consistent player after Bosh, and also our best defender. Hopefully the rest of the league does not realize how good he is, and we can sign him for 6 years, 4 million a year or something.
As an aside, I've come to the conclusion that Joe Dumars is an amazing drafter (ignoring Darko.)
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Ripp wrote: View PostI am really glad we picked him up. He is our most consistent player after Bosh, and also our best defender. Hopefully the rest of the league does not realize how good he is, and we can sign him for 6 years, 4 million a year or something.
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