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Brice Johnson Senior Year...

IF, he can stay focus long enough that dude should have crazy status. Hell he could play himself into a TOP 5 pick which I certainly believe he can do just that. I see Brice easy putting up 20pts 10 bd 2blks 3 asst. Go Heels!!
 
IF, he can stay focus long enough that dude should have crazy status. Hell he could play himself into a TOP 5 pick which I certainly believe he can do just that. I see Brice easy putting up 20pts 10 bd 2blks 3 asst. Go Heels!!

Wow...nothing like lofty expectations.

I think Brice could play his way into the first round with good all around play. I hesitate to put stats on him because I don't think it's about that. I think him showing a better understanding of the game and situations would go a long way - especially on the defensive end. And I don't think he'll be a 20 and 10 guy simply because of the style Roy plays and our depth. I guess I could see Brice average 15 and 8 and a couple blocks. But more importantly, I'd like to see his FG% at 55% or better.
 
Wow...nothing like lofty expectations.

I think Brice could play his way into the first round with good all around play. I hesitate to put stats on him because I don't think it's about that. I think him showing a better understanding of the game and situations would go a long way - especially on the defensive end. And I don't think he'll be a 20 and 10 guy simply because of the style Roy plays and our depth. I guess I could see Brice average 15 and 8 and a couple blocks. But more importantly, I'd like to see his FG% at 55% or better.

The kids has all the tools, just the focus part seem to be his Achilles heel. Plus, the draft isn't about talent and experience it's all base of "potential" so he's has it that's for sure. I agree about understanding and situations awareness of the game which comes down to him staying focus. Yes definitely on the Defensive end. I hate to say he is what he is because that kid has the tools to really get it in this year.
Now you mention Roy style of play, well if they play as fast as Roy want them that's very possible. I recalled the reason why Roy mention why he love playing fast so he's guys wouldn't have time to overthink,"something like that. So it's differently possible since UNC is being using the inside out style of half court play for many years.
55% would be nice for him.
 
Wow...nothing like lofty expectations.

I think Brice could play his way into the first round with good all around play. I hesitate to put stats on him because I don't think it's about that. I think him showing a better understanding of the game and situations would go a long way - especially on the defensive end. And I don't think he'll be a 20 and 10 guy simply because of the style Roy plays and our depth. I guess I could see Brice average 15 and 8 and a couple blocks. But more importantly, I'd like to see his FG% at 55% or better.

I think gun is spot on in his assessment. I also agree that becoming stronger mentally is one of his biggest challenges. If he can learn to stay focused every minute he's on the floor, it would go a long way towards him reaching his goal. This includes limiting silly fouls which limits his PT. He can't help us if he's on the bench with foul troubles. The latter applies to Isaiah and Kennedy as well.
 
Brice Johnson will have a excellent year and you can bank on it. I think Brice could really go off the charts if he inherited a mean streak over the summer wanting to score everytime and grabbing every rebound.
 
What I'd like to see: A mean, tough, cerebral, instinctive, high scoring, top defending, low fouling, team leading Brice Johnson.

What we'll likely see: A tough, sometimes mean, more consistent but still prone to brain snaps, improved but not perfect defence, 18 or-so ppg, 8-10 rpg, 1.5-2.5 bpg, 3.5 - 3.8 fpg Brice.

Hopefully that's enough for the team and Brice's hoops aspirations.
 
Brice has the skills, he simply needs to put on 20lbs of muscle and learn how to use it!

Absoluty, Brice really needs 15-20lbs of muscle in this off season, IMO he tends to shy away from contact many times due to a lack of strength & bulk to absorbe the contact. I think the kid is a little bit of a Rasheed Wallace mindset in that at times he whines to much, just let it go on & play on, stop with the silly stuff. Stop letting the call on the other end effect you on both ends, don't let the refs get in to your head. Once the refs make their call they are not going to reverse it, going back on the other end and picking up a silly foul is not going to change that.

Brice to me is about 90% finess and he has to change that ratio, he has to be able to physically establish position and finish up & thru physical contact much more often, even if all he does is draw contact and the foul. Right now he floats off off his shots to avoid contact, he needs to seek out contact and make his defender pay for guarding him strong. There are not a lot of power fowards in the NBA whose game is exclusively finess and it is much harder to hit those fall aways over NBA 7ft power forwards than it is 6'9" college power forwards. Brice needs to pack on some lbs and use that extra poundage before the NBA is going to get real excited about him. IMO.
 
He'll be a combine freak, similarly the way JP is shooting up boards right now.

I hope he finds a John Henson type role on a team in the league, he could have a very nice career.
 
He'll be a combine freak, similarly the way JP is shooting up boards right now.

I hope he finds a John Henson type role on a team in the league, he could have a very nice career.
As an aside, I think Henson is a budding DPOY type star. I don't know if his offense will ever come around enough for him to be a starter on a good team. But he is one of the most underrated defensive players in the NBA. His per 36 minute average for rebounds is over 10 and for blocks it's 4. Just for some perspective, DeAndre Jordan and Anthony Davis have per 36 minute averages for rebounds and blocks of 12.4 and 2.4 and 10.2 and 2.7, respectively.
 
Wow...nothing like lofty expectations.

I guess I could see Brice average 15 and 8 and a couple blocks. But more importantly, I'd like to see his FG% at 55% or better.

Since he's a 13 and 8 guy now shooting 57% you certainly aren't going out on a limb. :)

If he can stay on the floor longer (closer to 30min a game) and improve at a reasonable rate, I could see him getting close to 17-9.

CC
 
Since he's a 13 and 8 guy now shooting 57% you certainly aren't going out on a limb. :)

If he can stay on the floor longer (closer to 30min a game) and improve at a reasonable rate, I could see him getting close to 17-9.

CC

That's the point. Why are we expecting a great jump in Brice's offensive production? He's a good offensive player. He always has been. What will get him into the first round of next June's draft is not improving his offensive production. It will be other aspects of his game that I've spoken to - his defense, his court and situational awareness, etc.

Plus, with Paige healthy and with Jackson coming on like he did down the stretch of last year, if Brice's production jumps that much, that's a sign that Marcus and Justin aren't getting it done. Like I said, I think it's reasonable to think he could improve to 15 or 16 ppg. Hopefully Marcus gets back to the 17 ppg we saw from him his sophomore season. And Jackson, frankly could and maybe should lead the leam in the scoring. Throw in the Joel Berry effect (wherever you might stand on that debate), Hicks eating up some minutes and Pinson, who is maybe a slightly better offensive player than JP and there's just not enough room for Brice to grow to a 20 point scorer and like I said above, I don't necessarily think he should be that. The only caveat there is that I would hope his FT% improves substantially. If he could be around 75%, that would be huge and would maybe earn him another 2 ppg.

Disclaimer - I'm shocked to learn Brice's FG% last year was .566. That surprised the hell out of me. I honestly thought he was hovering around 50%.
 
My biggest shock about Brice was learning that Meeks blocked more shots than Brice last year. I understand that he needed to avoid foul trouble but I would've guessed he'd block twice as many as Meeks before the season started.
 
As an aside, I think Henson is a budding DPOY type star. I don't know if his offense will ever come around enough for him to be a starter on a good team. But he is one of the most underrated defensive players in the NBA. His per 36 minute average for rebounds is over 10 and for blocks it's 4. Just for some perspective, DeAndre Jordan and Anthony Davis have per 36 minute averages for rebounds and blocks of 12.4 and 2.4 and 10.2 and 2.7, respectively.

Agree. He'll have a long career as a specialist, which is just fine. I've always really liked John's game and I'm glad he seems to have found a good home in Mil.
 
Agree. He'll have a long career as a specialist, which is just fine. I've always really liked John's game and I'm glad he seems to have found a good home in Mil.

Well don't get too comfortable with him there. I don't think he'll be with the Bucks when his contract is up.
 
That's the point. Why are we expecting a great jump in Brice's offensive production? He's a good offensive player. He always has been. What will get him into the first round of next June's draft is not improving his offensive production. It will be other aspects of his game that I've spoken to - his defense, his court and situational awareness, etc.

Plus, with Paige healthy and with Jackson coming on like he did down the stretch of last year, if Brice's production jumps that much, that's a sign that Marcus and Justin aren't getting it done. Like I said, I think it's reasonable to think he could improve to 15 or 16 ppg. Hopefully Marcus gets back to the 17 ppg we saw from him his sophomore season. And Jackson, frankly could and maybe should lead the leam in the scoring. Throw in the Joel Berry effect (wherever you might stand on that debate), Hicks eating up some minutes and Pinson, who is maybe a slightly better offensive player than JP and there's just not enough room for Brice to grow to a 20 point scorer and like I said above, I don't necessarily think he should be that. The only caveat there is that I would hope his FT% improves substantially. If he could be around 75%, that would be huge and would maybe earn him another 2 ppg.

Disclaimer - I'm shocked to learn Brice's FG% last year was .566. That surprised the hell out of me. I honestly thought he was hovering around 50%.

We are kinda of saying the say thing. If he improves "his defense, his court and situational awareness, etc." he will probably be able to get closer to 30 min a game. All else being equal on usage alone that will put him around to 16-9. Add the fact that his FT% has gone from 57 - 62 - 67% means >70% is possible. That could easily be another ppg so I dont think 17-9 is a "great jump".

Team-wise JJ gets most of JP's points and leads the team in scoring. Marcus is not going to be a 17ppg next year because he wont have to be. Paige's improvement should be that he gets his 15ppg on a lot less shots then this past season. Hicks wont be eating BJ's minutes and Pinson is coming off a shortened freshman season. Nothing here is getting in Brice's way.

CC
 
My biggest shock about Brice was learning that Meeks blocked more shots than Brice last year. I understand that he needed to avoid foul trouble but I would've guessed he'd block twice as many as Meeks before the season started.

Brice is more athletic and in theory should tally up more blocks than Kennedy. But his problem is positional play on defence. Last season (and the one before) Brice often got caught too far from the hoop to be effective. He'd then attempt a block from the side or behind (and more of a swipe at the ball than a block) usually ending up as a foul!

As posted above, his ppg are unlikely to jump this year (at least we hope if Justin and Marcus get theirs) so for Brice to prove he's a pro he'll have to become much more aware and effective on defence.
 
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