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Damn you Atlanta for offering that max!!!!!
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Actually Boozer hasn't been much of a back to the basket player at all during his career. On Utah, he was most effective in the pick n roll and pick and pop game. The difference was that he could still play above the rim. His athleticism basically went out the window after his leg injury against the Hornets his first season with us. He was never the same after that. It's a big reason why he missed so many shots at the rim during his time on the team. He just couldn't elevate anymore to clear those long defenders. It also doesn't help that he's nowhere near the 6'9" he's been listed at. He's 6'7" tops but with a wide, strong body.
I loved Joe Johnson though. Unfortunately there was simply no way he was going to turn down that contract.
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Joe was coming to the Bulls...he was even working out with Bull players at Berto
Atlanta panicked and offered a ridiculous deal
Atlanta panicked and offered a ridiculous deal
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And to think there was a moment where I thought we'd get Bosh and Johnson...oh what could've been.
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The rumor at the time was that Atlanta's ownership wanted to sell the team (The ownership group still owns the team, the majority owner is selling though due to those racist e-mails), so they offered Joe Johnson that max in order to keep the team competitive and attractive to buyers and their thinking was they would never themselves pay out that entire contract, whoever bought the team would.
I believe the story goes as the ownership group either couldn't/decided not to sell the team later on is when they brought in Danny Ferry and then he traded Joe Johnson and his terrible contract to Brooklyn and that began the rebuilding process in Atlanta.
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They turned out alright it seems.
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Got them out of being a constant 3-6 seed.
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Disagree about the clutch part. He's always struggled in the post-season.
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You can be clutch and struggle for the entire game.
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That depends a lot on your definition of "clutch". However, I've seen J.J. miss or pass up on a lot of game-winners, too.
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lol he's not perfect, but I've seen him drill last seconds shots to win games or send them into overtime plenty of times
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The last Bulls' game I went to was back in the 2009-10 season in December and the Bulls played the Hawks. Joe Johnson was clutch at the end and was dominating all game long. It looked like Atlanta had the game and were up almost the entire night. Then, Rose took over and they hurried and tied it, and the Bulls won in OT.
I'm sure he's clutch at times. I've just seen a lot of games (especially with ATL in the playoffs) where he disappears.
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I guess it depends on what you see. Maybe I can dig up the stats on it or something just to see what they are. To me he has always appeared at least as clutch as Rose. I may have watched less than you though. :shrug:
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Fwiw, In Joe Johnson's first two season's with the Nets, he was 12-14 shooting with less than 30 seconds left while it was tied or they were down by no more than 3. I'd say that's pretty clutch.
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Holy crap...
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Joe Johnson clutchness confirmed: https://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/nba/joe-johnson-best-closer-nba#.VOdmzkfF9Gs
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He did help the Nets send the game 4 into overtime the year we played them but it goes back to the point Bulls need an elite shooter, but we'll see what this squad can do for the time being