By Paul M. Banks
Purdue forward/center JaJuan Johnson’s skill sets make him a prototypical Power Forward and NOT a Center in “The League”- should be decide to come out after this season.
Johnson is a 6-10 forward/center from Indianapolis who has been working hard on the fundamentals in order to take his game to the next level. ”This offseason I really tried to get stronger. I improved in the weight room which is really important for me down low in the post,” he said specifically. And conversely, his biggest strength? “My versatility because I can shoot 15 footers, score down low and run the floor pretty well. I feel like I can give other big men a hard time,” JaJuan replied.
JJ had his 8th career double double in a big win over a top ten ranked team West Virginia team recently. Johnson put up a 25,10 in the Boiliers 77-62 win over the #6 Mountaineers. He’s currently the Boilermakers’ 2nd leading rebounder and 3rd leading scorer. Since he’s seen extensive time at both the four and the five in college, I asked JaJuan where he might play in “the league” if he had the choice to play either position.
“I think realistically a lot of teams, if I was fortunate enough to make it, it would probably be the four, so I’ve been working a lot on guarding on the perimeter, because if you’re able to do that, it makes more time for you to be on the court,” Johnson said.
I’m guessing one TSB contributors is going to enjoy this piece on a whole another level than the rest of us will.
Esepcially since the title and questions were geared towards one topic
He’s a borderline first round pick…