Jalen “Jriple Jouble” Johnson vs the Wizards: 30 PTS | 12 REB | 12 AST | 2 STL | 10⁄18 FG | 2⁄5 3FG | 8⁄8 FT
Source: https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-was-0022500351/box-score
This guy is an absolute freak
He’s no CJ vs Hawks but yes
He’s a taller Kemba vs the Hawks
Remember Terrance Ross?
Jalen getting injured and only playing half the season is a big reason for the Hawks lack of success last year.
Some might say the biggest lol
The Freak brothers would make for a great duo
he’s turning out into a shorter Kevin Garnett
we need to get him a good nickname
Are you trying to say Jalen “Jriple Jouble” Johnson isn’t a great nickname that easily rolls off the tongue?
It’s Jrue
Nah. he’s in portland
Jrue’s on first?
nah hes on holiday
I like it but it must stay strictly online.
Almost as good as “the anomaly” or “player a”
I hate reddit trying to make a bad nickname stick
I’ve got it, how about “Magic” Johnson
Let ‘em cook
Yeah right, Magic Johnson sounds like the nickname for a wizard with hexed dingaling, nobody’s gonna call him that on tv.
Was sorcery penis taken?
the way he’s handling the ball. Jalen “Fleece” Johnson is right for him
“If Josh Smith didn’t develop CTE”
The Prince
already made him a logo
that’s basically LeBron’s logo though—
oh nvm I see what you did
I do not see what he did beyond make the logo am I stupid
He’s like mini Lebron
Meanwhile Vit has a million nicknames lmao. Jalen Johnson is just a pretty generic name tbh
The best Hawks nickname I’ve ever seen was calling capela “Mega Schröder”.
When they both had that little highlight in their hair lol
I think just JJ works
Does Mr Generic work?
Or The Big Generic
“The anti-KKK”
He wore a Malcolm X shirt yesterday too, fitting. Hopefully that KKK lineup dies when Trae is back
Air Force 1
U seen Jalen “Big” Johnson? 😂😂. It’s so dumb I laughed out loud
Jalen Long Johnson
Big Swingin’ Johnson
Triple Double J
Just Triple J
Jalen “Thee” Johnson?
The Wizard of Wausau
Triple Hawking
Triple J
Big Johnson
Jalen “the calm before the storm” Johnson. At least that’s what his play style reminds me of.
Juicey Juice
J Threat?
or Js’ Threat?
I vote Jalen “Big” Johnson
He’s been a absolute stud this season
His success makes me feel existential dread.
The cosmos don’t allow us to have nice things.
I’m still afraid resslers are going to trade him for like LeBron or some shit
Then you get the first overall pick though
We getting that anyway (pels)
Tbf I think the Resslers have shown they are happy to hold onto beloved star players for too long, rather than dumping them prematurely
So long as you end the season at .500 u should be good
I feel like that’s the only thing keeping us ALL ok.
I’m scared to know what would happen if the balance was lost.
Jalen Johnson has been on a absolute tear this season
Bro I can’t believe this guy is really on the hawks 😭
JJJJ
Ok wtf? This dude is like legit as fuck? I have been looking at his triple double nights as outliers with a skeptical eye. But we have now crossed the threshold from outlier, to potential pattern? Good for him
Not even trying to be biased but if you watch the games it looks legit as hell he’s just playing his game, making the right reads, & not forcing anything. Even his shot looks super clean idk if it’ll be 40% from 3 all year but it’s more than respectable which is all he needs.
He is so smooth. He is like the living phrase “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” - not that that he is slow, just the dude looks like he’s gliding or some shit. Probably my favorite player this season to watch.
Yeah his efficiency will likely drop a bit and with them his points, especially the 3. The rest of it feels sustainable
His rebounding is extremely good. Everything else is coming within the flow of the game and he has high usage right now because Trae is out. His 3P shot has been steadily improving and he’s added a pull up three and he’s shooting them with confidence. Most of the threes are very open but he’ll always get a fair share of those because he’s such a threat off the dribble
he’s top 10 in rebounds and assists this season.
He’s a borderline superstar to me, it’s very clear he has become one of the top players in the league. The only reason he’s not a full fledged superstar is that he just started breaking out like this but if he keeps it up I will find it hard very to keep him out of my top 10.
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Yea why have 2 stars that play together perfectly when we can go back to having 1 and begging for another all star level of help.
Yes agree. Let’s solve the can we bring a second star to Atlanta by trading one
If you watched Dyson Daniels trying to be the primary playmaker as much as we have, you’d know the Hawks actually need Trae badly
Jalen Johnson IS the Hawk’s primary playmaker. At least for now.
And he’s doing a great job btw.
Except for that second half against the Nuggets. Seriously, if people just watched basketball games instead of box score watching, you would see how another offensive star would help when JJ or the rest of the team is failing to produce.
needing a little more offensive dynamism is not the same thing as needing Trae Young. The team cannot regress to playing his style after this period.
I also agree with that, and Snyder seems to realize that too with how Trae was utilized at the start of the season. The issue of whether Trae can change his own role for that to improve the team is definitely a real worry for him, but to think JJ can lead the team by himself to playoff success is ridiculous.
If the Hawks do not get a star as talented offensively as Trae back in a trade, then nothing will change.
Then why are the Hawks so much better statistically without him? Defensively the difference is massive
4 game sample size with the 4 games being some of the hardest on an easy schedule is really cool and significant!!
I’m actually curious, do you genuinely think it’s completely meaningless? You don’t think Trae’s many flaws could cause some of the statistical difference?
Once upon a time people wouldn’t talk about sports games they didn’t watch. I don’t know where your confidence is coming from if you aren’t watching Hawks games.
Correct. I think the 4 game sample size is very insignificant. If the four games are against the raptors thunder magic and very hot to start bulls, while the next 15 games has 10? 12? Teams under .500, not only is looking at the four game pretty silly, but comparing the 4 games to the 15 is even more ridiculous. The sample size of four means very very little especially when you add context.
I will concede that Trae did have a relatively bad 4 game stretch, but he’s always very inefficient at the start of the season and he continuously heats up throughout the season. So as a Trae homer slow starts are not abnormal that he has proven that he improves as the season progresses
I also want to note that a ton of people use on off ratings thinking they understand numbers and data and statistics to push their anti Trae narratives so I’m pretty radicalized on this take low key
have you watched our games where we give up 20pt leads?
Hawks have been a .500 team or below for the entire time Trae has been on the court. I don’t get your point
And your sample size for the games Trae is not on the court, is it close the number for when he’s on?
Very true
Hawks have never lost a game with Trae
And they only have defensive mishaps when he’s on the court?
Endgame situations have been atrociously managed without Trae, so I don’t think that’s a good idea at least for this season. He’ll probably give up the ball to jalen more often like the start of last year(was ~19 ppg/12 apg before Jalen went out for the year).
But why? Why not build around both and Peterson
Because people dont want us to have nice things and seem to forget that JJ was balling with Trae last year before he got hurt.
He’s arguably better with Trae, just puts up insane counting stats without him
Why?
So you’re not reliant on one of the worst defenders in the league to play massive minutes?
I don’t think a team without perimeter creation can do much in the playoffs lol
Hawks trading Trae would make them one of those high floor/low ceiling “team basketball” teams like last year’s Rockets cute regular season squad but that’s all
Well you’d be trading Trae for something not just releasing him. It could definitely make sense
What other perimeter playmaker is better and available
Chris Paul is available
If you can make it make sense
Right. Because you can just trade Trae for a better perimeter player and playmaker. Lemme know when you find out who that is.
Hawks need more ball handling for the playoffs
Why don’t we just keep both
Makes too much sense
I think Atlanta should see them together to see what it looks like until the deadline. If it’s great and they do damage in the East go for the title
Trae Young plays extremely well with Jalen Johnson. I think most Hawks fans will tell you we really want to see what this roster looks like with a healthy Trae before doing anything drastic.
uhh no. Not prepared for DD as secondary ball handler
This guy genuinely might be in mvp conversations if he’s keeping this shit up
remember the post yesterday comparing him to paolo? This guy clears Paolo in every way
Triple Doubles r pretty cool
Jalen Johnson
Jalen’s Johnson
I could see him getting a triple double every game, dude is good at fucking everything
Jalen Johnson is an allstar
All-NBA
This guy might get a quad dub before Wemby
He was 3 steals away like 3 weeks ago
Jalen Johnson might be the 3rd or 2nd best Jalen/Jaylen right now.
Brunson is clearly 1st.
Johnson, Brown, and Healthy Jdub will battle it out for 2nd place - 4th place.
Then Duren is solid 5th.
Sorry Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs. But you are out of Top 5 Jalens/Jaylens for now.
Jalen might be the 3rd or 2nd best Jalen/Jaylen right now.
Jalen is clearly 1st.
Jalen, Jaylen, and Healthy Jalen will battle it out for 2nd place - 4th place.
Then Jalen is solid 5th.
Sorry Jalen and Jalen. But you are out of Top 5 Jalens/Jaylens for now.
Yeah honestly this is what I’m thinking too
So J Dub over Johnson?
I’d take Jaylen Brown over Brunson personally
I’m still taking Brown 2nd but Johnson’s play this year has made him a very close 3rd
The Brown disrespect. Brown is definitely above Jalen Johnson.
Jalen/Jaylen… how about J Lin ?
Yeah this may be legit
He’s special.
Jalen being good means there’s like 4-5 Jalen’s in the league who are all top 20 players and most have a different spelling for their name.
Between Johnson and Duren the All-Jalen team went from a low 40s win team to legit contenders this year.
The all Jalen lineup is a legitimate title threat lol. Brunson, Brown, Jdub, Johnson, and Duren is a great squad that fits together like a glove and has defense and shooting all over the place.
This team would be fun as fuck to watch bruh lmao
Ja(y)len: Brunson, Williams, Brown, Johnson, Duren would win a championship
He’s SO SO SO good lmao top 15-20 player
He’s only 23 btw. We got quite a lot more years of JJ upcoming
Ah man I need a new pair of pants
He’s got some LeBron-esque skills in transition but his half court game has come such a long way. All NBA Team
This is Jalen’s team now.
ATL bout to have a bonafide superstar. Pretty exciting times.
The real ‘Triple J’
Jokic if he had aura
This is insane, wtf. Light skin Lebron?
“Jriple Jrouble”
Don’t say that again.
Imagine at this rate in a few years he’ll have a quadruple double
J “JJ JJ JJ” J
A baby jokic can hide another.
He’s been insane. Superstar type numbers jump.
I need to dig up my RC Optic Auto of him
a turd that rolls down a hill is still a turd
The Hawks have him and potentially the #1 pick next draft. Absolutely gross stuff man
The true JJJ
Jalen johnson is so damn good and im happy more ppl are seeing it now. When the raptors were shopping Siakam and i seen the hawks were interested i looked into more of their younger players and was praying the hawks didnt know what they had in him. I never knew he would be this good.
Jrible?!
The best JJJ, by far.
Thats a terrible nickname.
Such a triple double merchant
Jalen Johnson can be the center piece of a Giannis trade. This dude is a tiny LeBron.
His contract is too good for him to be traded if the Hawks want to compete.
he’s not getting traded
Why would JJ be traded
He could have been before the season. No way the Hawks trade him now.
I think he’s close to untouchable. The combo of the production, age, upside, and contract is just a lot to give up.
Just like Scottie why he won’t be traded for Giannis
Only he’s better than scottie and costs like a hundred million dollars less
Top 5 defender > top 10 offensive player that isn’t an anchor on defense
Cmon JJ clears Scottie.
That’s not really how basketball works, at no point was rudy gobert better than steph curry
Literally wouldn’t trade him straight up. Contract and age are too important
Saying you wouldn’t trade Jalen Johnson straight up for Giannis is one of the most delusional homer things i’ve ever heard LMAO
It’s really not if you’ve paid attention to JJ’s performance this season and understand how important contract value is with the new CBA/aprons. Paying JJ 30m for the next 5 years is a fucking steal compared to paying Giannis who’s 31 double that. Also a player that relies on his athleticism isn’t gonna age well in 3-4 years
At this point LeBron is a tiny Jalen
Jalen is untouchable as it gets
Why in the actual fuck would we do that? lmao
I meant it as a compliment. Jalen is a beast. He’s good enough to trade for Giannis, a top 3 player in the world in the middle of his prime.
Sell high