Jasper Johnson to the Portsl
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Same! I watched his “mixtapes” and was really curious as to what these “analysts” saw in him, especially in a LOADED class. People comparing him to Rob Dillingham?!?? LMFAO He couldn’t carry Rob’s jock. Always wondered why the hell Pope put in so much effort to land him. Pressure to land an in state 4/5 star legacy is all I can figure. Never thought he would be great.
Rob Dillingham and Jordan Burks were OTE kids too. We spent most of his one season begging for Cal to start Rob over DJ. And Jordan Burks killed it at UCF this year.
Jasper and his dad/uncle need to learn patience.
Something tells me Jasper may not have been asked to come back however.
That’s true and Dilly was an absolute STUD from day one.
I do agree that Jasper should have never gone to OTE.
The NIL explosion changed the competition level of OTE after Dilly among others played in that league. NBA considered canceling the G League too.
NO ONE MAKES S1million seating on the bench in OTE .
Reed & Dilly & Burks & Bryce Hopkins and many more got screwed by Cal because he promised starting spots to recruits & parents.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL FORMER CATS & hope they all will be stars elsewhere & in the future.
Rob was better than I expected him to be. I’m still upset about the LSU game that year. Should have been his moment we blew it because 4/5 guys on the court got caught ball watching instead of boxing out. Adou was the only one still playing
SEC teams will offer Jasper -
LSU - Ole Miss - Vandy(if he has the grades)?- Tenn - Oklahoma - South Carolina among others. Cincinnati- Louisville- Ga Tech - Miami - Ohio State are also in the mix.
Kam is being courted by LSU -
Funny if LSU goes after Lowe - BG & Jasper & gets them?
Grades?!?!? Bwahahahaha! Who needs to worry about grades in the new pro league?
I don't know how much Pope felt the pressure - my guess would be a lot - but can you imagine the talk if Pope had not landed Johnson. I bet Pope could imagine it. Heck it was already out there before Johnson committed, e.g., "Well, if Pope can't even land Johnson. . . "
No problem. You had me scratching my head trying to figure out what was wrong - cause I am a lot.
Per ChatGPT:
The speaker is criticizing a coach (Pope) for poor player development and lack of long-term program building.
Key points:
- A talented young player wasn’t properly developed—he didn’t get enough playing time early in the season or consistent coaching and feedback.
- The coach relies too much on transfers instead of developing freshmen, which may produce decent teams but not championship-level success.
- Building a strong program requires developing players over multiple years, especially freshmen and sophomores, which the team isn’t doing.
- There’s little roster continuity—only one returning contributor (Chandler), who might even leave.
- The team lacks a solid core to build around, leading to repeated dependence on transfers.
- Several current players are uncertain about their roles and future playing time, creating instability.
He may be uncoachable, some are. He may just refuse to put in the work.
Johnson looked scared when he was in the game and ball watched too much and got beat over and over again. He was a step slow all year when guarding others, which made him unplayable
His dad is as much to blame as anyone. He was a professional athlete, he knows how much work it takes and obviously JJ didn't do any of it.
That may be the case, for sure. But the raw gifts and athleticism and length are there if he gets the right coaching and actually puts the work in.
If he wants to play professionally , after NIL, it will have to be changes in attitude and changes in latitude.
Pope was playing him out of position and apparently the staff didn't do much of anything in the player development department. Jasper will be fine hope but I hope he doesn't end up in the SEC.
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Ok, have to call them Blue Courts. It’s a must really. Alas, they have been razed completely. But they will be back from what I hear. I played on two courts about 25 hours per week when I was a college kid. Haggin Court and Blue Courts for the majority.
Well that's what he's listed at - and not just by UK. I don't know of any reason Johnson has been singled out to inflate his height. And if all the players have their height inflated doesn't that make it all relative and thus irrelavent anyway? But I don't care, whatever you want to say his height is will be fine with me.
Nonsense. He wasn't as good as the three guys in front of him, and he was immature mentally as well as physically. I had high hopes he might progress down the stretch, but he got his shot and wasn't ready for prime time.
I don't care. A point guard that shoots every time he touches the ball, and can't shoot a lick is someone that I can do without.
You like point guards that shoot the ball every time they get the ball, and can't shoot a lick.
I am personally disappointed the AI didn't mention the mythical Lindenberg. Or the magician Diabate, who managed to somehow erase himself from all record books.
Definitely wasn't ready for prime time, but I'm willing to bet the coaching staff had a lot to do with that. He has scoring skills -- I don't think that can be denied. The main reason I blame the staff is that I can't believe he stayed that weak and rail thin after going through a high D1 strength program (and coming from a football family). Did they not make him go to the weight room? Maybe it was him that resisted, IDK.
