Is the world fair, maybe, maybe not, you ask different people this question, the answer may be completely different, in the editor's view, there is fairness in this world, but there is no absolute fairness, sometimes your efforts, but do not get enough returns, such as the protagonist of this article Joe Johnson, although in the NBA to get hundreds of millions of dollars in the big contract, became the core of the team to be selected as an All-Star, but it seems that he has never been able to get the status and respect that matches his strength.
For example, when it comes to the scoring master in the NBA league, the offensive kaleidoscope, everyone habitually says the names of Jordan, Kobe, Pierce and Anthony, but few people think of Joe Johnson, whose offensive skills are not inferior to Pierce and Anthony, and the more comprehensive "Eagle King" Joe Johnson, it seems that since Joe Johnson participated in the draft in 2001, he has been underestimated, even if he beats one opponent after another with his excellent scoring ability. There are also very few media and experts who regard him as a league superstar, and more just a good All-Star player.
Why joe johnson is not inferior to Pierce and Anthony in terms of offense, first of all, let's take a look at the shooting hot zone of the peak season of the three, the upper left corner of the picture above is the shooting hot zone of Anthony's 12-13 season, the upper right corner is the shooting hot zone of Pierce's 05-06 season, and the following is the shooting hot zone of Joe Johnson's 06-07 season, as can be seen from these three charts, compared to Pierce and Anthony, Joe Johnson's basket shooting rate is even higher. The shooting percentage in all areas has also reached the standard of the league's average shooting rate, which proves that Joe Johnson has the ability to score in any area of the opponent's half, and can also maintain a considerable shooting rate, which can be said to be the real sense of the half-court attack without dead ends.
Looking at the scores and shots of the three in their peak seasons, Anthony averaged 10 of 22.2 shots per game in the 12-13 season, shooting 44.9 percent from 44.9 percent, averaging 6.2 shots from 6.3 of 6.3 from three-point courts, shooting 83 percent from 83 percent from the free throw court, averaging 28.7 points per game; Pierce averaged 47.1 percent of 18.5 shots per game, 4 three-point shots per game, 1.4 shots, and 35.4 percent. He averaged 77.2 percent from 7.9 of 10.3 free throws and 26.8 points per game; In the 06-07 season, Joe Johnson averaged 9.4 of 20 shots per game, shooting 47.1 percent, averaging 2.1 of 5.5 shots per game for 38.1 percent from three-point range, and 4.1 of 5.5 shots from the free throw field, shooting 74.8 percent from the field, averaging 25 points per game.
It can be seen that in the comparison of the three, Joe Johnson is better at shooting and three-point shooting, and the only thing that is deficient is that the average number of free throws per game is inferior to Pierce and Anthony.
From the rest of joe johnson's career shooting percentage of each season's shooting, it can be seen that for most of his career, Joe Johnson's basket-ending shooting rate, close-range shooting rate, and mid-range shooting rate have basically reached the first-class level of core players, and Joe Johnson has the ability and certainty to score in various areas of the opponent's half.
So what level of player does Joe Johnson belong to? On the offensive end, although Joe Johnson's athletic ability is average, he also lacks enough speed and explosiveness, but his physical strength is excellent, the dribbling level is up to the level of the starting point guard, he is good at using physical advantages and controlling rhythm to break through the opponent when holding the ball, the mid-range and outside shooting is accurate, the big killer is the back single under the basket, using his excellent height and strength advantages in the scoring guard position, coupled with excellent back skills, so that the efficiency of his one-on-one back singles is very good. Few opponents can defend, almost close to the peak of Jordan, and long-distance shooting, retreat jump shots, breakthrough layups, throws, basket back singles and other proficient in various offensive methods, joe Johnson also has a "single Joe" nickname, but the fly in the ointment is that Joe Johnson is not good at creating fouls on the offensive end, and because of his lack of speed, bounce and explosiveness, Joe Johnson's breakthrough threat has not reached the top of history, but even so, At his peak, Joe Johnson was also a top ten scorer in the league.
In addition to offensive ability, Joe Johnson is underestimated and his organizational ability, as a tall shooting guard, Joe Johnson has an innate vision advantage in the position, and the Suns have practiced a good passing ability during the playing, in combination with a high basketball IQ and excellent ball handling skills, so that Joe Johnson's organizational ability is better than most players in the same position, even not inferior to Kobe, in the Eagles often cameo point guard, The highest assists per game in a single season reached 6.5 times, the highest assists per game was 17, which can be said to be able to attack and pass, and the total career statistics exceeded 20,000 points + 5,000 rebounds + 5,000 assists, and among the active players, only Westbrook and James were the only two players.
However, the defensive end is Joe Johnson's weakness, although it will not become the black hole of the team's defense, but it also belongs to the degree of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, although Joe Johnson has a height of 2 meters 01, excellent confrontation and strength, but the arm span is only 2 meters 06, and it lacks enough athletic ability to support his defense, which also leads to Joe Johnson facing faster or higher opponents, often powerless on the defensive end, the same mediocre athletic ability also makes Joe Johnson rebounding rate is very low, On the defensive end, Joe Johnson relies more on confrontation and physical pressure on the opponent to complete the defense, so that although he does not make mistakes in defense, it also leads to Joe Johnson's blocking and stealing data being extremely inefficient.
If only so, Joe Johnson at his peak is at most barely a superstar, and most people in the outside world for Joe Johnson's evaluation is not too underestimated, but in most of the game, everyone's time to Joe Johnson is not a full burst of strength of Joe Johnson, Joe Johnson and Pierce, Anthony The biggest gap, not strength, nor data, but personality, although you are the Eagle King, but Joe Johnson's personality lacks the kind of domineering as a core leader. Joe Johnson is more willing to be part of the team than to lead the team to victory by himself, more willing to share the ball, and lack of enough scoring desire, in short, Joe Johnson is more suitable to be a second boss rather than the leader of the team, but there is a situation where you may witness how good Joe Johnson's singles ability is, that is, when someone needs to stand up and end the game with a dead end.
The picture above is the list of pressed whistle kills compiled by reporter Taylor Snow (in parentheses, the number of pressed whistle kills, followed by the number of assists to suppress the whistle), and in the recent hit Jordan documentary "The Last Dance", there is also the same technical statistics, in all the games that Jordan participated in, a total of 9 sentry kills were shot, which is a veritable first person in history, and the followed by Kobe Bryant who shot 8 times to kill the whistle, and Joe Johnson, who also shot 8 times, you should know that the hit sentinel kill, In addition to having excellent singles ability and stable shooting feel, you also need to have a strong heart and enough self-confidence, after all, hitting a kill can be said to be luck, and multiple hits rely on their own strength, just as Joe Johnson once said: "I think no one can completely defend me in a one-on-one at a critical moment, just like on an isolated island, only the two of us, no defense, no bag."
And if you count the quasi-kills that determine the outcome of the game, Joe Johnson is even more terrifying, hitting a total of 15 times in his entire career, especially in the 12-13 season, Joe Johnson hit 4 kills, 2 hit the equalizer shot at the last moment, and the most terrifying thing is that Joe Johnson's shot in the last key moment of the season, the shooting rate is as high as 87.5%, which also reflects from the side how insoluble Joe Johnson's singles are, and he is worthy of the title of contemporary Jordan at key moments.
Even if the 38-year-old Joe Johnson, even if he has left the field for a season, but now he still has the strength to return to the NBA, because after retiring, Joe Johnson completed the domination of the big3 field, fans familiar with the big3 field should understand what kind of league this is, although the rhythm and intensity of the game can not be compared with the NBA, but the overall level is higher than some professional leagues outside the NBA. Most of them are NBA stars who still maintain excellent form after retirement, and even some players who have NBA strength in the year of playing, but Joe Johnson can still call the wind and rain here, 27 points and 16 rebounds in a single game, 4 points to complete the kill, and finally win the championship to win the double MVP, 8 regular season games a total of 175 points is to create a big3 scoring record, so that many people have seen what is called the sword is not old.
How do you rate Joe Johnson? Mr. Key? Attack kaleidoscope? Maybe it's not accurate, maybe it's more appropriate to use the word dreamcatcher, he pursues his own dreams, and that outside effort, from the moment he was traded by the Celtics, he tried to prove his excellence, to prove that he deserved hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, deserved to get higher league status, get rid of those so-called doubts, but most of the time, until he retired he did not get the respect he deserved.