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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1313409, member: 40"]
I don't disagree that he hasn't played much, but let's be honest--he started games.  Ahead of Gbinije.  He had PLENTY of chances, and couldn't produce in any way, shape, or form.

This wasn't a situation where a guy played, but got pulled and that affected him.  He was congenitally incapable of hitting shots for a significant portion of the schedule. And given that he was a completely unproven commodity with a very limited track record of making any substantive contributions, he wasn't rewarded with PT.

Then he had a good game against the worst team in the league.  And then JB game him a little more leash.  And then he continued to contribute [sans Duke game].  And now he's strung together several consecutive good games in a row.

I'm not suggesting that BJ Johnson is a sure thing, or that he'll even return next year.  But I like what I'm seeing recently.

And I don't buy into the argument that JB held him back somehow by pulling him.  There was an absolute lid on the rim for this kid for most of the season.  What did they say during tonight's telecast--he's seeing a big rim now?  Damn straight--and that's bought him a lot of PT / latitude from JB.
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