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Chris Johnson is a Keeper

CJ hustles, but he's not particularly good. Reminds me exactly of the debate last year between Lil'Sap and CJ making the roster. IMO Withey has far more value and Exum is coming off of a torn ACL. This is the year to keep 4 PGs and make sure that they have adequate depth. Bolomboy has potential worth keeping. I think CJ is maxed out. He's the guy you cut.
 
Was going to say a better comp for CJ is Elijah Millsap. Great energy, but can't shoot. CJ is going to look good in a Stars jersey.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
CJ has a good outside shot and could potentially develop into a 40 percent 3-pt shooter.
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Um, no, that would be a massive quantum leap, based on past performance. He was terrible at corner threes last year and poor everywhere else. In fact he was our only shooter who was WORSE from the corner than anywhere else outside the arc.
 
Mantis said:
Um, no, that would be a massive quantum leap, based on past performance. He was terrible at corner threes last year and poor everywhere else. In fact he was our only shooter who was WORSE from the corner than anywhere else outside the arc.
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84 percent from the foul line for his career -- not bad. His stroke is better than a lot of guys on the team with much higher percentages. I'm talking potential. Maybe I'm wrong but if you look at his shooting mechanics, I think it's possible
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
84 percent from the foul line for his career -- not bad. His stroke is better than a lot of guys on the team with much higher percentages. I'm talking potential. Maybe I'm wrong but if you look at his shooting mechanics, I think it's possible
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How real are his shooting mechanics? Really real, kind of real, or unreal?
 
CJ's mechanics are only 2.3/10 on the unreal scale pls leave this evaluating to the experts
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
84 percent from the foul line for his career -- not bad. His stroke is better than a lot of guys on the team with much higher percentages. I'm talking potential. Maybe I'm wrong but if you look at his shooting mechanics, I think it's possible
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I like his energy. He plays hard. His defense is pretty good at times. But he's soooooo bad offensively. I mean. I don't know that I want to see more Chris Johnson playing meaningful minutes.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
84 percent from the foul line for his career -- not bad. His stroke is better than a lot of guys on the team with much higher percentages. I'm talking potential. Maybe I'm wrong but if you look at his shooting mechanics, I think it's possible
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And then there's Leandro Barbosa. His shot looks horrible and yet he seems to make a lot of them and has spent 13 years in the NBA. Maybe CJ just needs to have a worse stroke and have some of his shots go in.
 
My point in OP had nothing to do with his shooting, in any case. It was his hustle, passion, energy. I was just saying that other players who were not good shooters but had drive and desire were able to improve their shooting. Look, for example, at Jason Kidd. He was a horrible shooter when he came into the league. By the end of his career he was solid from three.
 
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