He’s got the body/build of a 5th grader too.
Jasper Johnson to the Portsl
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Good luck wherever you go Jasper. One thing the kids got to do is work on getting stronger in the weight room and breaking bad habits he formed playing aau ball.
He can't handle the ball under pressure, can't defend, and plays one on one street ball. Let someone else develop him for his million plus NIL.
Except that he’s really NOT a point guard. At. All. He’s a pure wing that never should be running point.
That’s one thing I’ll say in Jasper’s defense. He probably would have looked a bit better this year if he hadn’t been forced to play out of position for much of the season. Blame for that falls on Pope for failing to recruit a backup point.
You realize the portal doesn't open til Tuesday the 7th?
There won't be any "decent players" coming til at least Friday the 10th. I wouldn't start getting worried til about April 15th.
That’s exactly what I keep saying all year. Didn’t seem to have any idea how to play under structure or play off others. Played exactly like he was at the old Seaton Center outdoor courts
Yeah i seriously doubt Popes ability to coach up guys, not because he didn’t know what to tell them, but because he seems to lack the demeanor to coach them hard and demand certain things from them. Just too nice and thinks he can root them to it instead of forging it in them.
You need a service dog as your are obviously blind
Not unless he gets stronger. He met get a chance somewhere for a lot of minutes and have some games he scores 20, but I bet he gives up 40 and has 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Trey McKinney is a beast, Braydon Burries. I guess they could be considered wings, but they are kinda interchangeable in some offenses now. They are the size and ability of the guys we need to be recruiting.
Wish him well, but he isn't ready for Kentucky basketball. Part of that is the Overtime Elite prep ... I hope we never get a player from there again. It is all AAU ball.
Jasper was a ball hog and he couldn't guard his own shadow. He might light it up at a lesser school next year, but he wouldn't have been a contributer here until he was at least a junior.
Jasper was a ball hog and he couldn't guard his own shadow. He might light it up at a lesser school next year, but he wouldn't have been a contributer here until he was at least a junior.
Johnson averaged over 6 assists per game as a PG in high school. The only time he didn't play PG exclusively was his junior year at Link Academy when he played with Lebaron Philon and Tre Johnson.
Somehow as a recruit he was listed at 6’5, 6’4 during college but as someone who has met him and spoke with him he measures in at maybe 6’2 without shoes and 6’3 with shoes if I were to bet.
Kid has one of the weakest mental games I’ve seen for a high level recruit. His mentality toward basketball will be the reason he never has success at a high major college level and why he never taps his potential. I hope for his sake he matures and gets that side under control be in because if he doesn’t he doesn’t stand a chance.
I don't understand. All I can go by is what he's listed at. If the height of all the players is inflated then I guess it's relative.
He’s also got the worst hair cut in the history of hair cuts! Long hair on basketball players is trashy
Why can’t you believe a poster mentioned the height a player is officially listed at?
Your weird reaction is what’s crazy.
Yeah, I have no idea what game that uncle was watching, but if he thinks Jasper should have been playing more, he knows nothing about basketball.That was my thing with the Uncle diatribe. What do you want Pope to do? The kid was unplayable. Offenses literally targeted him the minute he got on the court and his offense was nothing but ISO and hero ball that usually ended in tragedy.
Love that he gave it a shot and wish he would stick it out here, but that's not our offense. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if he went to Arkansas. Cal'll let him do whatever the **** he wants on offense and we all know that not playing defense isn't a deal breaker with him.
Both of them got opportunities. Both were not ready.
NBA potential? I guess he'll be spending 4 years in college then.
No disrespect to the kid…but how was he ranked so highly?!
His game/body need major improvement.
His game/body need major improvement.
All 5 Stars are certainly not created equal
I'm highly critical of Pope, but I don't put this one on him. All the best to JJ, but he's got a LONG way to go.
Meh, he looked like a junior high player out there. Im fine not waiting until his senior year to find out if he can play at this level.
I agree because he wasn't recruited to play pg and he had to step in because our coach didn't have a backup pg on our roster which is just incompetent.
The kid is a 2 guard . No doubt he has a lot of work ahead both physically and mentally if he really wants to play at the next level. He deserves some of the blame for sure but its not all on him for a poor freshman year.
This is Mark PROGRESS : cannot recruit high talent and cannot develop players like JJ.
He also cannot evaluate talent and doesn t recognize that a player lik3 JJ should have been kept, defined his role, put him on strehnghtining program.
Dissapointing.
He also cannot evaluate talent and doesn t recognize that a player lik3 JJ should have been kept, defined his role, put him on strehnghtining program.
Dissapointing.
Jasper has a ton of skills. Some of the best on the team. He also is simply physically light and weak. He does not get to take advantage of his skills because more mature players put him where they want him. He was also disadvantaged by playing out of position. He may develop into a serviceable PG, but he was not close this year. His basketball IQ was also lacking.
It will be interesting to see who makes the hardest pitches to JJ. He will be a Div 1 backcourt star if he develops his body, works on his handle, and learns the college game (defense). I just would not bet that is next season. If he stayed at UK, he likely comes off the bench fighting for minutes. To get more floor time, I think he needs to step down.
It will be interesting to see who makes the hardest pitches to JJ. He will be a Div 1 backcourt star if he develops his body, works on his handle, and learns the college game (defense). I just would not bet that is next season. If he stayed at UK, he likely comes off the bench fighting for minutes. To get more floor time, I think he needs to step down.
3 years at a minimum would be my guess, and he may never make it. But others apparently saw the "potential" for him to play in the NBA. Not real easy to see ahead to that at the present, but he could and I hope he does.
What skill does he have exactly? He can’t dribble, is a horrible passer with bad vision, he’s weak and not athletic. He can’t dribble. He can shoot an open 3 and has 1 step back move. Of course he can improve but he is not a skilled player right now.