Thoughts? I'm afraid he's another tweener.

If you're undersized, then your just the right size for the Bulls!

What do you personally think about the picks SHARK?

The positive spin is that Johnson is "undersized in a good way." We'll see, I guess. Having a little time to deal with it, it does seem that this guy is at least good at basketball. Gar said they "love his versatility." We'll see, I guess.

"Versatility" is usually a euphemism for "sucks at more than one position." See, for example: Jamal Crawford, Thabo Sefolosha, Kirk Hinrich.

I don't know.. I'm coming around on this guy. He seems to handle the ball very well with both hands, and shoots fairly well, and is good around the basket. Maybe an Antoine Walker type?

Also, I see the other guy has a 7'-4" wingspan, and figures to be a defensive specialist. Looks like the Bulls aren't looking to re-sign Thomas at the end of the season.

I don't clame to be an NBA expert, but isn't wingspan mostly talked about when teams are trying to justify picking an undersized guy? I mean, I don't doubt that Johnson has some nice long arms, but don't most of the 6'10" and 6'11 guys he's going to be matched against have long arms, too? "Length", after all, seems to be one of the main traits that NBA scouts seek when evaluating college prospects. So is Johnson's wingspan freakishly long, or is he just another short guy who will struggle against taller guys who also have long arms?

The way I look at it, they drafted Johnson to be versatile and play a powerful SF or an athletic PF; at the 3, he's physically dominant, whereas at the 4, he's quick, which figures to give the team flexibility with rotations. Taj is indeed short at the PF, but I think they envision him giving them almost exactly what Tyrus gives them now: lotsa shot-blocking, and the quickness to score in transition, which they're obviously looking to do a lot of. That may not sound like a lot, but then, he's the 26th pick in a weak draft.

What happened to all of the 7 footers? They are becoming extinct. Given that, I think the future of the NBA will involve these short power forwards who are more mobile to run up and down the court. It is becoming a full court game again and it will be to the advantage of these type of players.

I am talking about Taj, MITC said he was short for a PF. The listing I see for Taj is 6'10"

Your description of Johnson sounds very similar to what the Bulls said about Fizer when they drafted him. What did they call him? A powerful small forward or something like that? We'll see...

Various basketball pundits have offered similar observations for the past decade or more, but when the playoffs roll around, it's always the best halfcourt teams that advance.

Would you categorize LA and Orlando as half court teams? I wouldn't. You didn't really have a C for the Lakers and Orlando had a big man who flourished more in the break then he did in the post.

Thoughts? I'm afraid he's another tweener.

Would you categorize LA and Orlando as half court teams? I wouldn't. You didn't really have a C for the Lakers and Orlando had a big man who flourished more in the break then he did in the post.