36 things I love about Joe Johnson
by hawksdawgs on Feb 9, 2010 11:33 AM EST
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- He came to Atlanta. He actually wanted to come.
- He has pushed the team the hardest, carrying the greatest burden, back into the NBA conversation.
- Outside of dunking and blocking shots, he does almost everything on the court as good or better than anyone on the team.
- He sometimes turns into Joe "freaking" Johnson.
- He can score 25 points and dish out 7 assist with ease despite only hitting "tough shots."
- He never complains to the officials.
- His floater.
- How he does not wrap his entire body in towels on the bench.
- That he is on the Jordan brand.
- That he first wanted to be a star because he believed being a star would bring wins.
- He does not flop.
- The nearly half court rhythm three pointer.
- His killer instinct.
- When he seemingly dribbles around to gain a defender so he can hit the shot in their face. Like he yearns to embarrass.
- He is from the South.
- He can make Boston fans ask "what if."
- He can make Suns fans ask "what if."
- He makes Hawks fans say cheesy things like "Now you know."
- "J-J-J-J-J-Joe Johnson!"
- He turned down college basketball power houses to play for the state school.
- The slow, methodical drive to the basket.
- He came back from a broken face.
WillingDemands to defend the other team's best offensive player.- On the Hotspots chart, he only has one cold spot.
- He fits perfectly into Woody's sort of kind of offense.
- He gets people talking about the Hawks, ironically, when people talk about who is underrated.
- The three times he dunks a year.
- Four time all-star.
- When he was on ustream and I asked him a question he said, "Peachtree Hoops, are you a girl?"
- He does not talk trash but goes into "F you" mode at least once a game.
- How part of his offensive strategy is to get triple teamed...and then score.
- In a game that is athletic, above the rim, assertive skill, he is shot maker that does or has none of these things.
- He is a gym rat.
- I know nothing about his personal life.
- He barely jumps for shoulder bumps.
- Until this year, he has needed to be and actually been the mvp of the team. Those are not automatically connected.
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Add--The nights he goes off for 25+, on 15 or fewer shot attempts
and on the “rejected powers to play for the state school”. His run with Arkansas was right at the end of Nolan Richardson’s run. They might not have been a Duke, UConn type national championship contender every year, but Nolan was pretty successful there and had a national champion.
I get that he had a wide range of offers...
but to say Arkansas was just some local also-ran (like say Georgia) is inaccurate to me. Arkansas wasn’t among the elite, but they weren’t far behind either. Nolan Richardson had his 40 minutes of Hell routinely making runs in March.
by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 9, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or since we're using wiki...
that it was his “dream school”, which being close to home and successful at the age when he was growing up (the national championship was with Joe in between ages 10-15) makes a lot of sense.
I’ll concede the point, but the way it read makes it seem like Arkansas was similar to Georgia at the time, or Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Miami, Cal, Arizona St, Oregon St, Va Commonwealth, or well, I can go on forever of teams that at the time weren’t expected to be yearly top 20 and Sweet 16 contenders.
i get it
Louis Williams going (or would have gone) to UGA is different from Favors going to Tech.
but I will still respect a top recruit in the country from Michigan picking Michigan State over a duke or uconn or unc, and Michigan St. is routinely great. that is all i was saying.
The Hotspot chart
Josh Smith is cold from everywhere, except the rim! ha ha
by The Beard on Feb 9, 2010 12:06 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I love you hawksdawg!
This is beautiful lol. I especially love no. 10. He wanted to bring wins to the team, not the spotlight to himself. I hate I dont know much about him, whats his page or blog or does he have one?(didnt even know smoove had a blog til last week)
My Reason #37:
The day NBA 2K10 was released, he came into Gamestop right behind me to pick up his copy. (The one on top of the Walmart off of Howell Mill Rd. in Atlanta). He got a PS3 copy. And he signed my copy. Wouldn’t give me his avatar so we could play online though. But he was really nice and now everytime I go to that area I think about how awesome that was.
HawksDawgs this is great stuff
You are a great fan, and the stuff posted about JJ the last two days makes one think. I had to think about what Bronn was saying relative to JJ being older during his later years last night or good points by CoCo and his article link or other feedback. Or the other post that you put. Debate is healthy. Passions are hot about JJ and there is great fan base here. I want him here no matter what – lol, many reasons for that, but we been through that.
So many good points about JJ, Go Hawks
Great post
It’s also worth noting that when someone pisses him off, he’s a beast! I think Delonte West pissed him off during the playoffs last year. We ended up losing the game obviously, but he caught fire after their little altercation.
Really Good Player
The only problem he isn’t great but neither is Chauncey Billups and they won a championship, great post Dawg
This is full of win
When he was on ustream and I asked him a question he said, “Peachtree Hoops, are you a girl?”
Made my day right there.
"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC
Really??
Granted, I shutter to think where we would be without Joe, but let’s be serious for a second. We all know that there is a lot more that Joe can do to help this team out. Interesting post, for sure. I’d like to add my own short list.
01. If Joe is so loyal, why are we still talking about him in this max class of players for 2010? if anything, take a 3 year deal if he fully believes that this team is almost there. All this talk can be, and I’m sure it is, somewhat distracting to the team chemistry.
02. Joe really doesn’t play defense. Probably attributed to the fact that Joe has NOT been the same player since he broke his orbital bone. Gunshy to get back in that paint.
03. TOO damn quiet.
04. If Joe wants to be discussed in the same vein as Wade, LeBron and ‘Melo, why not incorporate elements of their games into what he already has….namely consistency and defense! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him block a shot.
05. Recognize early when he just doesn’t have it going that night and stop shooting us out of games when you get doubled and even tripled.
06. Don’t be afraid that this team has other stars. I’ve seen him look off Crawsome (yes, I said CRAWSOME!) a few times this year and I’m sorry to say it (maybe not), but Smoove is this year’s MVP.
07. I DON’T like the fact that he dunks three times a year. Dunks and in the paint plays equals a higher percentage shot than fadeaway jumpers with the entire opposition’s whole backcourt all over him like a cheap, rented suit.
08. ISO. Joe dribbles way too much. Slowing the game down and this SHOULD BE a running team.
I’ll stop there. Don’t want to be misconstrued as a hater. I just call it like I see it. I do agree with a lot of the points you made. #1 being the most important, in my opinion. Joe’s not that great to be one of these max players. They said so much on NBATV. He wouldn’t start on a lot of other teams. They said that. I tend to agree. I disagree on the killer instinct. I think Jamal and Josh have more of that quality. #34 left me scratching my head because they regularly air that Joe Johnson special on SportSouth where they talk to his mom, dad, uncles and coaches. Nice special. Very informative. I love the fact that Joe Johnson is in an Hawk uniform and wanted to be in one. Makes me wonder to this day about another guy…..lil’ point guard…..think he was from Wake Forest or something…..said he too wanted to be in a Hawk uniform, but that didn’t happen for one reason or another but I digress….just can’t give Joe much more than that at this particular moment. He’s leaving us wondering about the state of our Hawks when it really shouldn’t have to come to this. Max money? He’s not that great. If anything, if he believes we’re this close and he wants to win a championship with us (that’s what he came here for!), why not RESTRUCTURE your contract and allow us to be able to sign another player to help ya ass out? Rhetorical question. Don’t slay me for that one.
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by Hawks Fan From Day One on Feb 19, 2010 7:31 AM EST reply actions
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