1st Game 1st Thoughts

[AZHuskiePop]

Yeah that’s why overall I don’t think he is bad. But this is low competition, you gotta expect a couple buckets from him

If he could find open guys for easy shots the team can go pretty far.
He also has to calm everybody down and run plays that will assure that. My first lessen in basketball was PG 101
My question to my mentor was about how well a PG must shoot.
The answer is good enough to have to play him honestly.. If his man can sag the lanes get tight.

 

[auror]

On rewatch he had a pretty good block in man defense and 3 NICE dimes including a perfectly executed fast break oop to Sanogo (so happy to see those again). Really can’t wait to see how he does next to Hawkins and Jackson. Having 3 guys that athletic with great passing ability will be fun to watch.

The pass to Karaban when he cut backdoor was awesome.

 

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The pass to Karaban when he cut backdoor was awesome.

There was that and the dish to Sanogo coming off the screen. I think almost every basket Sanogo had was assisted or a rebound.

I’m hoping we can finally start seeing more of the backdoor lobs to Dre when he’s back.

 

[RipCity]

Johnson wasn’t too involved in the game, but to me what stood out is that he looked like a center more than a stretch 4. He’s athletic enough to guard multiple positions defensively, but offensively he’s more of a rim runner than anything else. He doesn’t seem that confident shooting in game and his hands are not so good.

The flip side is that Johnson isn’t wasting possessions with bad shots either. If he shoots 60% inside the arc that’s a big plus for a team that sucked at the rim last year. That being said, Karaban looked like a playmaker and a weapon in the half court, and I think it’ll be hard for Johnson to match that type of production most of the time.