Stanley Johnson

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:09 pm

97cats wrote:Stanley Johnson might just be the best player in America.

watch out for him this post season

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:22 pm

His J has really looked solid lately. He's finding balance and pulling the trigger smoothly.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:23 pm

First time he's had at least 15 points and five rebounds since Feb. 13. No time like the present.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:55 am

First game I've been able to catch live in awhile, and SJ looked smooth (despite the crap stream). Much more comfortable in the flow of the game than earlier in the season. What're the chances they implement a two year minimum stay? In the next three weeks?

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:51 am

Stanley's figured things out... Looks like he's ready to rock and roll! (if the refs let him play)

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:15 am

Puerco wrote:First game I've been able to catch live in awhile, and SJ looked smooth (despite the crap stream). Much more comfortable in the flow of the game than earlier in the season. What're the chances they implement a two year minimum stay? In the next three weeks?

Applying only to guys named Stanley? Probably low.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:36 am

Would love to watch that mid-range game for another year. Dreaming, I know.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:21 pm

Clutch down the stretch. Dude knows how to win.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:32 pm

He's fulfilling his promise, that's for sure.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:35 pm

That defense, too

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:22 am

Redeemed. Ill-advised one on three fast break. Bruins get three off that. But big offensive rebound, two free throws and the monster three.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:37 am

Love his game in a one and done situation.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:41 am

gumby wrote:Redeemed. I'll advised one on three fast break. Bruins get three off that. But big offensive rebound, two free throws and the monster three.

Forgot who said it, but reported that Miller said that Johnson is the best on the team in forgetting a bad play. He makes a bad play on one side, then comes back and makes a great defensive one.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:54 am

That's a nice trait. I was fuming when he did that. Pull it out! Run 20 seconds off clock! We're up five!

His board off the McConnell miss was huge. Would've been Bruin ball down 2.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:08 am

gumby wrote:Ill advised one on three fast break. Bruins get three off that.

Seems like twice a game we are reminded he's a freshman. But the rest of the time his play is so good and so mature. As Longhorned pointed out he shut Powell down in the second. You don't see too many freshman willing and able to take on that kind of challenge.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:15 am

Longhorned's Bold Prediction Based on Extra-Sensory Perception Rather than Anything of Substance:

Stanley Johnson got the final freshman mistake of the year out of his system last night. From tonight through Arizona's final game, he's just a cold-blooded assassin on both sides of the ball, with his freshman history behind him.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:01 pm

I'm tolerant. Would accept sophomore mistakes from Stan.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:04 pm

Anyone remember about how much time was left when Stanley winked at the camera in slow motion? We re-watched it about 6 times during the game lol

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:07 pm

gumby wrote:I'm tolerant. Would accept sophomore mistakes from Stan.

Get NBA League Pass.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:21 pm

Found it . This ones for you Jon!

Can we update the main page image to this GIF?

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:28 pm

Stanley Johnson might just be the best player in America

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:02 pm

97cats wrote:Stanley Johnson might just be the best player in America

I've heard that somewhere.

ZONACAT · Post by **ZONACAT** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:34 pm

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:40 pm

That's nuts.

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:51 pm

rgdeuce wrote:That's nuts.

is it?

Stanley Johnson just might be the best player in America.

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:53 pm

Fans should chant that. MVP is reserved for someone else

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:28 pm

Hey ZC, can you make that a little bigger?

ZONACAT · Post by **ZONACAT** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:11 pm

azgreg wrote:Hey ZC, can you make that a little bigger?

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:46 am

97cats wrote:
rgdeuce wrote:That's nuts.
is it?

Stanley Johnson just might be the best player in America.

Yes. I think very highly of stanley, just a surprise to actually see his game get a quantifiable measurement that high, considering he's more of a "you gotta see him play" guy, rather than a "look at these stats" guy.

RiseAndFire · Post by **RiseAndFire** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:51 am

Video 10/10
Audio 1/10
APPRECIATE!

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:08 pm

Stanley Johnson just might be the best player in America

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:15 pm

97cats wrote:Stanley Johnson just might be the best player in America

Cold blooded assassin.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:18 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:26 pm

Another angle

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:29 pm

Lol at Reggie Miller questioning the people who knock his outside shot.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:25 pm

Stanley J. On fire... shot the lights out!

22 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk.

http://www.si.com/game/8480616/box-score

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:33 pm

And yet RHJ had a better game. This is a GOOD team, people.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:18 pm

Puerco wrote:And yet RHJ had a better game. This is a GOOD team, people.

Does anybody else realize Ashley was our leading scorer, averaging 20 ppg in the Pac-12 tourney--and was fifth in points today?

THAT is balance.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:35 pm

Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:15 pm

i appreciate that the national media is starting to pick up on the whole "does stanley johnson ever lose??" thing -- 4 state hs bb titles, 3x usa bb/FIBA world titles, maui inv title, pac-12 conf championship, pac-12 tournament trophy... and this train's not slowing down!

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:09 pm

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:18 pm

Wow 27 years from corn to zero. Norman only needed 26 games to score 500+. Fewest of that group with no 3 pt line

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:48 pm

Stanley and Rondae showed a ridiculous talent gap from their competition today. Just outclassed whomever checked them. And Brandon could have been more active as well, if we had needed him to be...he had the post up lean in at will.

The only negatives today were a bit of a defensive letdown in the 2nd half (it happens) and Gabe not staying hot. Otherwise, we were clinical. That first half was textbook dismantling of an opponent

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:20 am

"I think when he walked out there, you look at his body, we hadn't seen that," Texas Southern coach Mike Davis said. "I mean, we played a lot of really good teams this year. That's the first time we saw a guy walk out there that looked like that. I remember playing Florida a couple years ago and they had Bradley Beal. When a guy walk[s] on the court, you look at him, you say, 'That's definitely a pro.' "

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:52 am

threenumberones wrote:Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.

Offensively. Agreed with Reggie that he was a little lazy and gambling too much on D.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:58 am

Puerco wrote:
threenumberones wrote:Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.
Offensively. Agreed with Reggie that he was a little lazy and gambling too much on D.

As a team, we could have moved our feet and controlled penetration better. There was too much reaching instead of cutting penetrators off with feet, but that's something to tighten for Saturday. We still rolled, and improved D is just something to work on.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:25 am

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Puerco wrote:
threenumberones wrote:Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.
Offensively. Agreed with Reggie that he was a little lazy and gambling too much on D.
As a team, we could have moved our feet and controlled penetration better. There was too much reaching instead of cutting penetrators off with feet, but that's something to tighten for Saturday. We still rolled, and improved D is just something to work on.

Agree. SJ was hardly the only one doing it. It's gotta be tough playing 35 minutes of hard defense when you're up by 20 the whole time.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:30 am

Puerco wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Puerco wrote:
threenumberones wrote:Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.
Offensively. Agreed with Reggie that he was a little lazy and gambling too much on D.
As a team, we could have moved our feet and controlled penetration better. There was too much reaching instead of cutting penetrators off with feet, but that's something to tighten for Saturday. We still rolled, and improved D is just something to work on.
Agree. SJ was hardly the only one doing it. It's gotta be tough playing 35 minutes of hard defense when you're up by 20 the whole time.

Exactly, and that's why it doesn't bother me at all. We will come out and punch tOSU in the face.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:37 am

Puerco wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Puerco wrote:
threenumberones wrote:Best takeaway from today was SJ playing at the top of his game. If that continues we will not lose.
Offensively. Agreed with Reggie that he was a little lazy and gambling too much on D.
As a team, we could have moved our feet and controlled penetration better. There was too much reaching instead of cutting penetrators off with feet, but that's something to tighten for Saturday. We still rolled, and improved D is just something to work on.
Agree. SJ was hardly the only one doing it. It's gotta be tough playing 35 minutes of hard defense when you're up by 20 the whole time.

Yeah, I felt like our defensive intensity dropped when we were up 20, but it was clear they were dead and buried. It's a point to build off so it doesn't happen again, but I'm not freaking out that we broke their back early then didn't keep 100% intensity. It was obvious we had the game already finished.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:45 am

My wife asked me how the game went, and I told her, 'Best possible result. We won by 20 but the coaches still have a strong message to send.'

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