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[QUOTE="UConnStats, post: 3510512, member: 5842"]
His touch around the rim is actually great. It looks great on video and he shoots a great % close to the basket. With him you have to drill down into his 2P% which is ugly on the surface.

I wouldn’t overlook him. He scored basically neck and neck with Bouknight in terms of pace.

Bouk 29.1 PTS per 100 poss, 112 ORtg, 56% TS
Johnson 28.7 / 107.2 / 53.9%
Vital 29.5 / 110.7 / 55.4%

Johnson’s 2P% is watered down due to high usage. He actually shot 66.4% at the rim. The glaring issue: a ridiculous 46.2% of his FGA were midrange jumpers and he only shot 34.5% on them. That will always be a part of his game, but he should cut that 46.2% in half. That would greatly add to his efficiency.

As a reminder, Shonn Miller’s ORtg went up 23.7 points when he cut his usage from 30% to 21% at UConn. Not to say this kid = Miller, but he’s no slouch.

To top it all off he would have been the best defensive rebounder on the team (21.9% DReb) and is a respectable offensive rebounder (8.5% career OReb%).
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