If Morey acquires Johnson, then I trust Morey. I just don't trust D'Antoni to actually make use of him. I'd prefer to use him as a situational player.
I'm legitimately curious, because I just don't see the fit. He moved so slowly on the Jazz.[/QUOTE] Because he complement our weakest position in the regular rotation, i.e., stretch four. Anderson has horrible playoff history(shoots 28% from three in last year's playoffs), and JJ is a proven scorer in the playoffs. Besides he is arguably the most clutch player in this generation(most buzzer beating game winners after Michael Jordan), and one of the best iso players in the league even at this age. How many times do you see the opponents giving Ariza/Luc a wide open lane to drive and they fail to convert? Imagine if we put JJ there, he will be deadly. Best case scenario is he can be the Wizards Paul Pierce for us, none of other buy out candidates has any possibility to be a difference maker.
joe johnson fills our biggest glaring need -- ball movement and offense off the dribble from the froward position
MDA trusts JJ, don't worry about that. But JJ is 36 and on downside of career. Think how MDA uses Nene, very sparingly but effectively depending on matchups.
Because he complement our weakest position in the regular rotation, i.e., stretch four. Anderson has horrible playoff history(shoots 28% from three in last year's playoffs), and JJ is a proven scorer in the playoffs. Besides he is arguably the most clutch player in this generation(most buzzer beating game winners after Michael Jordan), and one of the best iso players in the league even at this age. How many times do you see the opponents giving Ariza/Luc a wide open lane to drive and they fail to convert? Imagine if we put JJ there, he will be deadly. Best case scenario is he can be the Wizards Paul Pierce for us, none of other buy out candidates has any possibility to be a difference maker.[/QUOTE] Do we think Johnson can play the 4 defensively? He's pretty much the same height as Green, Ariza, and Moute.
