I hate to keep throwing Glen Davis under the bus because I actually kind of liked him. But he's such a perfect example of how not to take criticism. So with that backdrop, consider JaJuan Johnson's words in regard to the harsh tone Doc took with him the other day.
JaJuan Johnson chips in during 4th quarter - The Boston Globe
"But I wouldn’t expect it any other way,’’ Johnson said of Rivers’s criticism. "Throughout my whole basketball career, I’ve always had a coach that was tough. And I like it. It does nothing but motivate you. "I know some people, they get yelled at they kind of get down. Me, it just makes me focus a little bit more and get locked in. So I have no problem with a coach yelling at me or telling me different things. It does nothing but help. "Just reminded me of my college coach yelling. But it needed to be done, we weren’t doing what we were supposed to do. You don’t want a coach that just sits back and lets it happen. So it was a good thing and it just got everybody’s attention.’’
He goes on to give credit to Doc for the team running the break effectively.
Chris Wilcox and JaJuan Johnson may not be Kareem Abdul-Jabar but they were pretty good Sunday
"It was great," Johnson said of the team’s energy. "I think one of the things that caused it was just Doc telling everyone to run. I think we got easy buckets in transition. When you get those transition buckets, dunks, layups, I think it gets the crowd into it too. So I think that was a big key to this game."
Keep it up rook.
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Just two months since he showed up at his first NBA camp and he showed a lot of good things yesterday.
But he also had 0 FTAs and 1 DRB in 33 minutes of play, so there’s still a lot of room for growth.
clover - February 13, 2012
he had THREE offensive boards..
KP43 - February 13, 2012
Rebounding is as much of a skill as it is a talent.
That being, talent is born, skill is learned.
He has the talent, the athleticism, the rest takes time. There’s a skill that comes with it, learning how to position your body, understanding the angles opposing plays are going to take and beating them to spots.
He’s also not a post player yet, he just doesn’t have the build for it. So he’s going to get his shots away from the basket, FT #s are just not going to be there for him, not yet.
As he gets stronger, and can start working in closer to the basket, I suspect those #s go up. Kids got the talent, and he’s got the right attitude, the rest just takes time.
C'sFan - February 13, 2012
I agree.
clover - February 13, 2012
"you don't want a coach that just sit's back and lets it happen"
LOL, was he thinking back to the beat down of the magic & Stan VanGundy???
greensince72 - February 13, 2012
say what you want about the magic, but the team is soft from Howard to Turk, Anderson, Baby(mentally fragile), Stan is using what Otis gave him and that is a team with just 3 point shooters and no ISO go-to guy. Where is the toughness in the Magic squad
Stan is a great coach, the lack of success is due to a poor job by Otis Smith.
businessbmw - February 13, 2012
It is hard to argue with that.
Smith’s roster moves the last few years have been real head-scratchers ….
mmmmm - February 13, 2012
"you don't want a coach that just sit's back and lets it happen"
I was kind of thinking back to Rivers in last years playoff elimination game….Mailed it in with over a minute left in a 3 possession game.
Finkelskyhook - February 13, 2012
Sunday
Watching the C’s beat the Bulls made my day. It was nice to see JJ and Wilcox run with Rondo.
O'Neal - February 13, 2012
Glad to see / hear
Doc encouraging the running game. If we keep Rondo, this will have to be the approach. Athletic center would be great for next year- (and add Green and/or Ellis) – Let RA and KG go (if we really are building for future) – Run with JJJ and Wilcox at PF, and get Mosgov or Favors to get bigger in the paint (but still can run the floor).
1st unit ( Rondo, Ellis Pierce, JJJ, Mosgov/Favors)
2nd unit (Moore, Pietrus/bradley, Green, Bass Wilcox/Stiemsma
Pietrus fits in if we don’t get Ellis or Green (1 only). Just trying to maximize transition game. May have to sign and trade Bass, Bradley or someone/something to get Ellis. Or use picks to acquire….
P stoff - February 13, 2012
JJJ has seemingly come a long way
from the first ten games or so to the present. Add a little muscle on his thin frame and who knows where he can go; Imagine this team with a healthy Jeff Green; still hope DA can obtain help at center on March 1.
gocanes1 - February 13, 2012
Touch call
Obviously a little more bulk wouldn’t hurt, but how much? He’s a nice weight right now for running the floor with Rondo (consistently), He could still improve his post-game at his current (or a slightly higher weight), without “bulking up”
Sadly one of the few things I see eye to eye with Tommy on haha
Sam Levin - February 13, 2012
lets trade bradley and bass
then moore and johnson get plenty of time to develop while not being leaned on, wilcox plays a lot more to run with rondo if we could get a backup pg and a Center from the trade then we could move pietrus to allens backup
rondo/moore
allen/pietrus
pierce/whoever
kg/wilcox/JJ
whoever/oneal
maybe we can get asik and korver from the bulls
JuJuan some moore - February 13, 2012
nice name
:)
JuJuan some Moore? - February 14, 2012
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