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[QUOTE="joober jones, post: 3576144, member: 1844"]
He wasn't a poor practice player. I remember Jim Calhoun saying in toward the end of 05-06 that MJ was the reason the team was as good on offense as they were. Apparently Johnson was a remarkable defender in practice and it forced the rest of the team to be more careful and crafty with the ball. He was a very good defender and at times showed some range from 3, but his FT shooting was horrible (this would follow him to USC and later international leagues/the G League) and his shot was overall just really inconsistent.

In some ways he reminds me of Sid Wilson. He had over-the-top athletic abilities and most of us were sold on him being a lock for the NBA early on. Hell, in summer of 06, mock draft boards were projecting him to be a top ten pick in 2007. With Sid Wilson I think there was just a poor personality match with the coach, as well as his skills not being developed to where his supreme athleticism led us to believe. Marcus Johnson had more basketball IQ and talent standing at the ready, but for some reason couldn't consistently string it together.
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