RE: ESPN: Johnson, Brown not too thrilled

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I think the Pierce comparison is right on.  JJ, like PP,
doesn't look like a great athlete, and doesn't seem particularly
explosive, until he's blown right by you lofted in a picture-perfect
15 footer.  Johnson reminds me A LOT of Pierce, right down to the whole
"he doesn't have fire in the belly" thing.  This guy is a dead-bolt lock
to make jaws drop once he starts playing, particularly if they can get a 
little bit of motion in the offense and let him improvise somewhat.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu
[mailto:Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:44 AM
To: Celtics@igtc.com; Celtic_Pride@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: ESPN: Johnson, Brown not too thrilled


--- You wrote:
Johnson was the player the Celtics coveted the most, followed by Brown. But
they didn't seem too jazzed when they were selected.
--- end of quote ---

That was my impression of Johnson as well. He seemed downright unhappy. And
typically, body language is much more revealing of the person's true
feelings
than words. Brown, of course, knew all along that he'd be taken by the
Celtics
at 11, so he'd gotten over it way before the draft.
I have a question for the college bball gurus on the list about JJ: in the
clips they showed of him, he didn't seem like one of those athletic types.
His
movements were sort of slow-deliberate-measured, which indicates skill but
perhaps also lack of athleticism. Now, I know they wouldnt've taken him if
he
were a shooting guard version of Potapenko, so maybe he's like Pierce -
athletic, but doesn't base his game on athleticism and trying to
overpower/outjump people?  
As for Forte, is he as good a shooter as Rip Hamilton? He seems to be quite
a
rebounder for a guy his size. If he can defend a little, and bring up the
ball,
he could be an improved version of Kenny as PG who spots up for the open J.

Kestas