Jasper Johnson

[BellyBall]

I never thought he was good. I get recruiting him being a Ky. legacy kid. All the bad parts of his game have always been there. One of the more inefficient players you'll see. Every area of his game is subpar or down right pitiful. No chance he can help your team if his shot isn't falling.

 

[TFCat11]

Uncle Johnson should be along shortly to reprimand all of Jasper’s detractors

 

[HipTer]

I also think Jasper Johnson has a long way to go, especially in areas some on here have already pointed out. But I don't think Johnson was necessarily "overrated" coming out of high school. The recruiting services rank players on future pro potential, not how productive they will be early in college. You can see how Johnson's offensive talent could lead to a higher ranking in comparison to a high school kid that might be much more ready to contribute right away (e.g., Mason Williams possibly).

 

[Cleatortoises]

His game is fool’s gold. He is a talented scorer, so it’s easy to be fooled into thinking he’s better than he actually is when you first see him have one of those brief scoring sprees.

But the more you watch him the more it becomes obvious that he sucks at EVERYTHING else besides scoring. Awful court vision, awful passer, awful defender, and can’t dribble against pressure.

Honestly he’d probably fit best at a little mid major like EKU or Morehead where he could be the No. 1 offensive option. Then his flaws would be better hidden and he could just focus on scoring points.

He doesn't suck at turning it over. In fact he's quite accomplished at it.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

Wasn’t there a few people on here claiming that when Jasper got a real coach that he’d be great?

To be completely fair, he doesn't have a real coach now.

But he's got his issues. Lack of strength and way too loose with the ball. And obviously there's a work ethic issue. Not to hard to understand given how some of his handlers and family tend to make excuses for him rather than giving him the real story and attacking his areas that need improved. He'll figure it out or he'll go down as one of those guys that never even came close to hitting his ceiling.

 

[chroix]

He will be transferring after the season to a Morehead near you.

It's funny. If he'd been humble and started somewhere like that he might have had a chance to play his way up and earn more. Now who the hell will take another chance on him?

 

[chroix]

Sorry, forgot Louisville exists. Duh. They're dumb enough to think they'd be showing us up if they brought him in.

 

[Anon668007]

 

[Battle_Cat]

I dont remember exactly what I said when I heard he found greener grass in duck land but it rhymed with "dont let that door his you in the *** on the way out". Can he score, sure. Can he do anything else the PG is supposed to do - HELL to the no. Kentucky got immediately better the day he left Lexington. I have no hard feelings toward him, his dad can kick rocks.

 

[Battle_Cat]

just 10min for a 2nd year 5 star on a team without much talent in an exhibition game you are supposed to win easily......thats not good

Whomever evaluated him as 5 star needs their head examined or refund the money to whoever paid them for that injustice. He's a average lower 3 star mid major player at best.

 

[mash_24]

The young man was always pushed toward places with no structure and very little coaching. And zero accountability. He would have been much better served staying and playing HS ball in KY. Maybe someone there could have helped him instill a work ethic. He never played anything but glorified AAU ball. At this point he’s probably a lost cause.

 

[Littlecreek10]

The young man was always pushed toward places with no structure and very little coaching. And zero accountability. He would have been much better served staying and playing HS ball in KY. Maybe someone there could have helped him instill a work ethic. He never played anything but glorified AAU ball. At this point he’s probably a lost cause.

I think you hit the nail on the head. 30-40 years ago Kentucky high school teams regularly beat some of the nation’s best teams because our high school coaches were big on teaching fundamentals. AAU is none of that and unfortunately has even negatively influenced Kentucky high school teams and coaches. I told my son last year that some of our JV teams in high school could’ve won the district against varsity teams now because we were actually taught how to play the game.

 

[KYAnywhereEverywhere]

Jasper was not just bad, but like impressively bad. His lack of ability or production was a BIG reason for the disappointment of last season. If he had been even an above average point guard, like a tick better than Aberdeen at handling and distributing the ball, the ceiling for last year's team would have been significantly higher.

 

[UKgrad22]

But wait, he had really cool, viral clips at OTE!

 

[JwUKFan11]

Makes me sick thinking about taking Jasper over Mullins.

 

[Buckwheat Otay Is Dead]

I understand his family said a few things. I am not going to knock the kid. I do think there is talent there. I think he has 2 problems he needs to focus on to be who he and his family thinks he is. 1) He must get stronger. He plays too weak 2) He is a 2-guard type player with a point guard body. He can shoot the ball and has potential to be a high-volume scorer if he can improve his strength.

He sucks like all Pope haters who are closet religious haters who should be banned

 

[Henogee1975]

I wonder if he hit the weights or worked on ball handling during the summer?

I doubt it

 

[TheGyeroMan]

You know your team is complete *** when your coach hits the eject button right before the season.

 

[Laparkafan]

 

[BellyBall]

He's so bad. Really is crazy that he was ranked where he was.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

2 points in an exhibition loss to Seattle U

About what I expected.

 

[bigblueinsanity (the real)]

Will never excel unless he drastically changes his game. Plays way too high. Plays with his feet much too close together, which means he has zero athletic base.

Needs to completely rework his lower body approach to the game.

 

[Anon1773686487]

He's so bad. Really is crazy that he was ranked where he was.

Crazy that we passed on braylon mullins for jasper

 

[bigblueinsanity (the real)]

Makes me sick thinking about taking Jasper over Mullins.

While probably paying more too. Jasper was a costly piece and embarrassing amount of money to pay someone who plays with his two feet touching.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

We know WHY Altman retired now...

No wonder he retired lmfao. He’s like this team sucks . I have Jasper Johnson as my PG!! BTW that Tyrone Riley kid Pope was supposedly interested in both years had 2 points and 2 rebounds on 1-7 from the floor. I question his talent evaluations sometimes.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

2 points in an exhibition loss to Seattle U

He played a whole 10 minutes on that roster. Think about that. Unless they were not playing “starters” a lot of minutes.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

He's not good. I was as fooled as anyone when he was coming out of high school. I was very excited to get him at Kentucky, but it's just not clicked at this level. I can't put my finger on it, but he sucks.

Weak handle for D1, no strength, and streaky shooting. He’s not strong enough to play at this level, not talented enough to be a Rob Dillingham.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

His game is fool’s gold. He is a talented scorer, so it’s easy to be fooled into thinking he’s better than he actually is when you first see him have one of those brief scoring sprees.

But the more you watch him the more it becomes obvious that he sucks at EVERYTHING else besides scoring. Awful court vision, awful passer, awful defender, and can’t dribble against pressure.

Honestly he’d probably fit best at a little mid major like EKU or Morehead where he could be the No. 1 offensive option. Then his flaws would be better hidden and he could just focus on scoring points.

He doesn’t possess actual basketball skills you are exactly right. He does nothing at a high level that translates to D1 ball outside scoring when open.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Kid was way overrated! Glad he’s gone. Mo was just as bad!

At least Mo was strong and played hard.

 

[BookofMormon]

I can't stand these kids coming out of OTE. They should rename themselves the hot dog academy. They teach iso ball.

Jasper just ain't that good.

One of the keys to all this recruiting stuff is actually having an eye for the good kids.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Exactly. He didn't even seem to care last year. He looked more interested in making a few highlights for himself than actually playing team basketball. We've never had a player who made me as angry as JJ. I'm not a guy who bashes player, but he made it difficult for me to stick to that.

He never met a shot he didn’t like.

 

[Wayne Dougan]

That clip of him dribbling around and then launching a bricked 3 makes me so damn sad about what college basketball has become. I'd say that AAU is to blame, but I've seen a lot of that at UK in the last 5 years so it's deeper than that.

 

[bnewt]

I don’t think Pope even wanted him. He did not fit Pope’s style or plan at all. But the fanbase would have thrown a **** fit if he had committed elsewhere. I’m not trying to imply that Pope is some elite recruiter. But if you don’t think our fanbase basically forced him to waste time and resources just because this kid was local and highly rated, you’re naive.

Probably true and he cost uk the kid that went to uconn, who is much better player

 

[Snarks]

Guess we know why Altman retired, realized this team was awful.

 

[Smeegs]

That clip of him dribbling around and then launching a bricked 3 makes me so damn sad about what college basketball has become. I'd say that AAU is to blame, but I've seen a lot of that at UK in the last 5 years so it's deeper than that.

That possession is indeed indicative of how CBB has changed. Back in the 80s and 90s that “dribble, dribble, dribble and then just jack up a contested 25 footer” routine would get a player promptly benched.

But now it’s so common that nobody blinks an eye. It’s like it’s just become accepted as the way the game is now played.

 

[BluWildcatz]

Part of the problem is OTE. These are fake workouts that do not prepare these players for higher levels of basketball.

 

[rob_47]

I also think Jasper Johnson has a long way to go, especially in areas some on here have already pointed out. But I don't think Johnson was necessarily "overrated" coming out of high school. The recruiting services rank players on future pro potential, not how productive they will be early in college. You can see how Johnson's offensive talent could lead to a higher ranking in comparison to a high school kid that might be much more ready to contribute right away (e.g., Mason Williams possibly).

Well not really. I dont really see how his ranking could lead to that based off his offensive talent? I really dont understand how anyone could. He doesn't really have offensive talent he has trouble dribbling the basketball.

I think you give the recruiting services way to much credit if you think their evaluations are somehow able to be differentiate between their pro readiness and their readiness right now or right out of high school. I dont think its that deep. Yeah players improve as they get older but I cant think of any pro player who wasn't clearly exceptional in his ability to stand out from his peers in college as well. You can always see that they are juat better. Jasper is not that. He sucks.

 

[keiths]

I never said a disparaging word about him while he was here. BUT, he was never good, I couldn't believe people on this board thought he was great. I use to sit and watch him and think " what are you guys seeing that I'm not?" Made me question a lot of things about the folks on this board

 

[MidseasonTweak]

I never said a disparaging word about him while he was here. BUT, he was never good, I couldn't believe people on this board thought he was great. I use to sit and watch him and think " what are you guys seeing that I'm not?" Made me question a lot of things about the folks on this board

I chalked up his first few performances against decent comp to growing pains, but by the midway point and beyond it was clear he that was bad or getting worse.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

That clip of him dribbling around and then launching a bricked 3 makes me so damn sad about what college basketball has become. I'd say that AAU is to blame, but I've seen a lot of that at UK in the last 5 years so it's deeper than that.

It’s how they play now. AAU is a major reason why, they let them play like that. They don’t teach them fundamentals and give actual coaching. Just run run run, get highlights and move onto the next tournament. Grassroots sucks, I prefer kids in traditional high schools honestly.