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What will Samson Johnson bring to the team when he returns?

He's another 6'10'' gazelle who will beat some opponets down the floor. He gives them depth at the one spot they need it. I'm not sure what he gives them this year, but he's a talented young man. He has size, speed and recalling his high school play, he can step out and shoot the 3. He won't be a clogger when he comes in.
I think playing with Karaban, Clingan and Sanogo, his spacing of the floor will only get better. We don't need him to be an instant superstar. If he can give them some solid minutes and be smart when he's in there, Hurley will be thrilled. It may also let Hurley take a chance to put Clingan and Sanogo on the floor together if just for a few minutes giving the team another look.
 
He gonna add to our depth. He gonna be just fine. People forget he was chosen to start, and it wasn’t by accident. If I recall him and Jordan Hawkins lit Virginia up. He had to be doing something right to get the nod to be a starter. Karaban been great. He plays ALOT though. They gonna be able to keep each other fresh for sure.
 
mauconnfan said:
Where did you see all this immense talent? I mean a ceiling, maybe. But any games he’s played in as a Husky hasn’t shown any immense talent as a matter of fact foul trouble and lack of understanding where to be defensively has been the majority.
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Ok sure very high ceiling. Samson’s got major potential with his physical attributes. Hurley has also repeatedly said he has “wall potential”. We’ve had a limited sample size but I think he has the ability to make a significant contribution this season. I am excited to see Samson on the court!
 
Brandon86 said:
He gonna add to our depth. He gonna be just fine. People forget he was chosen to start, and it wasn’t by accident. If I recall him and Jordan Hawkins lit Virginia up. He had to be doing something right to get the nod to be a starter. Karaban been great. He plays ALOT though. They gonna be able to keep each other fresh for sure.
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I thought Virginia was a secret scrimmage that wasn't open to the public. Unless you were somehow there, where does this recollection come from?
 
mauconnfan said:
Where did you see all this immense talent? I mean a ceiling, maybe. But any games he’s played in as a Husky hasn’t shown any immense talent as a matter of fact foul trouble and lack of understanding where to be defensively has been the majority.
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He showed enough in the off season for Hurley to make him a starter. That should count for something.
 
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Watching those highlights you forget that he’s so skilled. Alex could be a bit less tired in crunch time when he has to knock down important shots if he gets some extra rest and we haven’t been dominant rebounding lately so maybe that.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
I’d like to see Springs for a few minutes when the other team is pounding us on the boards and in the paint. Just curious what it’d have looked like with Springs helping Adama in the paint last night.
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That’s nice. There are a lot of things I want that I won’t get.

Seriously, why are we talking about Springs? Do we really need Colombo to come in in his trench coat to figure out that the staff does not think he can help the team by being on the floor?
 
businesslawyer said:
That’s nice. There are a lot of things I want that I won’t get.

Seriously, why are we talking about Springs? Do we really need Colombo to come in in his trench coat to figure out that the staff does not think he can help the team by being on the floor?
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This. Love what he brings to the program but clearly the coaching staff thinks he is not good enough to be playing real minutes. We’ve seen some games with Samson out and Karaban getting pushed around while playing heavy minutes, and Springs has barely sniffed the floor. Going to go out on a limb and say the coaching staff knows what they’re doing and aren’t complete idiots.
 
To me the real question is, regardless of injury, will he be able to figure out how to play without fouling? He committed almost 9 fouls per 40 last year, and in 1 game this year against a bad Stonehill team he committed 4 fouls in 16 minutes. So…..yeah, that’s no good. Throw in the rust and reduced conditioning that comes along with his injury, and if we’re being realistic it seems most likely what we’ll get from him is minimal minutes before he commits a foul and Karaban comes back in.
 
CTBasketball said:
He’ll be a good energy guy off the bench in select spots. Hustle and defense.

You can’t take Karaban’s minutes away.
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Need to take some of them away. As others have mentioned already, Karaban leads the team in mpg. Not ideal. Let Johnson go for a 3-4 minute run each half. 6-8 mpg is all the team needs from him.

If he comes back and is ready to perform at its peak, that is a problem Hurley and his staff will love having to figure out.
 
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Conndog said:
Does he have much offensive ability? Is he considered a good shooter at all?
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Yes, he can hit 3s. Has since high school. He was Adama's teammate and they play well together, communicate well (in French if needed). He's long, athletic, can run and block shots. He can dribble well for his height and can play out on offense. He's not the shooter Alex is, or the passer. But he's a better rebounder and rim protector, would have been very helpful against guys like Slater for Nova.
 
Stinger92860 said:
Samson is listed at 6-10 215. In comparison Springs is listed at 6-9 235, Alex 6-8 210, and Andre is 6-6 210. Samson is taller but he is not bringing a bigger body Into the mix. This is a yard false narrative. He is bringing minutes and fouls, maybe. Anything else is a bonus.

Danny loves what Alex brings to the floor. If you need a bigger body and fouls, it would seem that Springs is your guy, yet he is not seeing the floor.
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He’s a better shot blocker & perimiter defender can switch on def to guard 1-5 with his size & athleticism he creates a vertical threat on lobs which is gonna help our guard on r&p drives (ie clingan ) he’s def a big bonus & I believe the last piece this teams needs for #5
 
CTBasketball said:
He’ll be a good energy guy off the bench in select spots. Hustle and defense.

You can’t take Karaban’s minutes away.
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You have to, he's playing way more minutes than he's able to, effectively. He's also playing where the matchup is problematic for him. He's a very good player. Samson is a very good player. They'll both play, and we have better situational lineups. They may both play together too.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Yes, he can hit 3s. Has since high school. He was Adama's teammate and they play well together, communicate well (in French if needed). He's long, athletic, can run and block shots. He can dribble well for his height and can play out on offense. He's not the shooter Alex is, or the passer. But he's a better rebounder and rim protector, would have been very helpful against guys like Slater for Nova.
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HungryHu5ky said:
He’s a better shot blocker & perimiter defender can switch on def to guard 1-5 with his size & athleticism he creates a vertical threat on lobs which is gonna help our guard on r&p drives (ie clingan ) he’s def a big bonus & I believe the last piece this teams needs for #5
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These takes are hilarious. Reading them you almost forget he’s a guy with more fouls than rebounds in his career, who’s also 1/5 from 3.
 
Don't see this as a AK vs SJ thing.. AK has been tremendously valuable and brings his own unique skill set to the table and uses it quite effectively. Apparently.. The coaching staff had seen enough improvement/development over the summer to reward SJ with the starter's position(pre-injury). I'm excited to see what he can bring to our rotations as a complementary piece. Do not see him taking huge minutes from AK at this time based on AK's evolving impact on the team.. From a roster development perspective.. A rested AK and giving SJ some minutes can only help down the road come Tournament time. As Dan Hurley says.. players dictate their PT based on performance.. Not him.

A win/win.. Got to think long game
 
Umami Zen said:
Height-Hops-5 Fouls-Disruptive shot-blocking.. Works for me.
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Right. Bring him in and tell him to go all out and not worry about managing his fouls or energy. Just be aggressive for a few minutes each half.

This isn't Arkansas with Nolan Richardson and 40 minutes of hell but Hurley can keep rotating in fresh bodies and constantly pressure the other team.
 
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UCSouth said:
I thought Virginia was a secret scrimmage that wasn't open to the public. Unless you were somehow there, where does this recollection come from?
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It was, but it was also said that him and Hawkins was the two that stood out the most.
 
Brandon86 said:
It was, but it was also said that him and Hawkins was the two that stood out the most.
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I don't think you're understanding exactly what happens in those secret scrimmages. They're probably less of a "scrimmage" than half of our practices. Coaches are taking a dozen timeouts, trying 35 different lineups, a bunch of different defenses. No one is TRYING to win. A green light shooter and freak athlete performing well under those circumstances is not unexpected.

I'm not saying the kid won't be a player, but I think anyone saying one way or the other is clueless. He literally hasn't played enough meaningful basketball for any of us to know what skills or talent he's got.
 
Does anyone know his status as to when he might actually be back? These foot stress reactions seem to take an inordinate time to heal properly. He got injured in the first game apparently and that's been 7 weeks ago. He's been seen out of the boot but that is still no indicator of a return to action. Is he practicing at all?
 
mauconnfan said:
Let me know who those 6’10 wings were he struggled against?
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Let me start by saying I love Alex, not trying to knock him. The players might have been taller than 6’10”, but he struggled against the bigs from Oregon and one other game.

He was actually really good against Dixon in the last game and better, in my mind, than Sanogo against him.
 
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prankster said:
PLEASE! No one take this as an invitation to begin the "Why don't we play Clingan and Sanogo at the sale time?" Time wasting game.

I can see opportunity, when we decide to play a bit smaller, to play Karaban and Johnson as twin forwards.

Against teams with smaller front courts, they could be a tough matchup
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Except that Johnson is taller than Sanogo. I think Johnson looked really solid this year before injury. Last year he was a bit lost on the court but I trust that he was in the starting lineup for a reason to start this year.
 
driveway said:
Does anyone know his status as to when he might actually be back? These foot stress reactions seem to take an inordinate time to heal properly. He got injured in the first game apparently and that's been 7 weeks ago. He's been seen out of the boot but that is still no indicator of a return to action. Is he practicing at all?
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Unless someone is on the team, this is about as much as we know right now (from this past Tuesday).

Hurley had hoped sophomore forward Samson Johnson, who suffered a stress reaction in his right foot in the season-opener against Stonehill, might be able to return for the Villanova game. But he's not quite ready yet.

"He's doing better," Hurley reported. "He's done some non-live drills. We've just got to see how his foot progresses. But he's doing shooting and moving around a little bit. See how the foot reacts."
 
SoFla Steve said:
Shot blocking.
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Also some muscle inside to matchup with traditional 4 looks. Defensive substitution at the 4. Samson looked shredded when I saw him last. Not sold on his outside shot just yet.
 
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