Brice Johnson

 He was making Florida States’ whole defense look like a thrown together Pro-Am team.. seemed like every time down the floor Brice was getting loose behind the D on back door cuts or on offensive boards- moves extremely well without the ball and has great instincts cutting and on the glass- which bodes very well for his potential as an NBA player as he excels at scoring when the play breaks down. 

 He was making Florida States’ whole defense look like a thrown together Pro-Am team.. seemed like every time down the floor Brice was getting loose behind the D on back door cuts or on offensive boards- moves extremely well without the ball and has great instincts cutting and on the glass- which bodes very well for his potential as an NBA player as he excels at scoring when the play breaks down. 

 Did the light just suddenly come on for Brice?  I mean if he had been this focused and intense since his sophomore he couldv’e been an all-time Carolina great.  He did this on the road against a good FSU team and a mammoth front line.  This wasn’t against some cupcake.  He was engaged, played hard, didn’t make any dumb fouls, just an insane performance.  There is no reason he shouldn’t get 20 and 10 every night for the rest of the season.  He won’t of course, but I think he just introduced himself into the national player of the year conversation, ACC POY and is a first team all-american as we stand right now.  He did have that 3 point performance against Clemson.  He has the look of "nobody can stop me" right now and that spells serious trouble for the rest of the ACC. 

 Did the light just suddenly come on for Brice?  I mean if he had been this focused and intense since his sophomore he couldv’e been an all-time Carolina great.  He did this on the road against a good FSU team and a mammoth front line.  This wasn’t against some cupcake.  He was engaged, played hard, didn’t make any dumb fouls, just an insane performance.  There is no reason he shouldn’t get 20 and 10 every night for the rest of the season.  He won’t of course, but I think he just introduced himself into the national player of the year conversation, ACC POY and is a first team all-american as we stand right now.  He did have that 3 point performance against Clemson.  He has the look of "nobody can stop me" right now and that spells serious trouble for the rest of the ACC. 

 I agree with you that the FSU bigs are pretty awful.  I guess "mammoth" was the wrong word to use.  They have one of the tallest teams in the nation averaging 6’9′ I think I saw.  That one skinny guy who threw the ball into the stands after getting frustrated has no business playing D1 basketball.  He is awful.  FSU is a solid team.  You’re right by saying I’d like to see Brice dominate against some NBA size and talent.  He won’t see much in the ACC.  Brice is the best power forward by far in the ACC.  Anytime you do 39 and 23, it’s impressive, even if it’s against lesser competiton, it’s impressive.  Thrown in the fact it was on the road in conference and he’s only the 3rd player in NCAA history to do 30 and 20 on the road, it’s big. 

 I agree with you that the FSU bigs are pretty awful.  I guess "mammoth" was the wrong word to use.  They have one of the tallest teams in the nation averaging 6’9′ I think I saw.  That one skinny guy who threw the ball into the stands after getting frustrated has no business playing D1 basketball.  He is awful.  FSU is a solid team.  You’re right by saying I’d like to see Brice dominate against some NBA size and talent.  He won’t see much in the ACC.  Brice is the best power forward by far in the ACC.  Anytime you do 39 and 23, it’s impressive, even if it’s against lesser competiton, it’s impressive.  Thrown in the fact it was on the road in conference and he’s only the 3rd player in NCAA history to do 30 and 20 on the road, it’s big. 

 FSU bigs are terrible haha

 FSU bigs are terrible haha

 Doesn’t this performance, combined with the Clemson performance sum up Johnson and the whole UNC team for about 5 years now. 

When they play their best, they are better than maybe everyone in the country, but at their worst, they are maddeningly inconsistent. 

Makes it hard to be a Tar Heel fan. 

Never thought I’d see a better performance than the Sean May vs. Duke game where May put up like 28 and 26 on the Landlord. I straight up fell in love with UNC that year mostly because of May—man I wish he would’ve been good in the NBA, I was young so I didn’t see it then, there was no way he’d make it as a 6’9 "below the rim" center. 

I think Johnson could carve out a nice career as a 3rd-4th NBA big. A solid backup who can come in and give a team 12-18 minutes, score 5-8 points, grab a couple of rebounds and fill in at times. Like a Dante Cunningham or a poor man’s Jordan Hill. 

 Doesn’t this performance, combined with the Clemson performance sum up Johnson and the whole UNC team for about 5 years now. 

When they play their best, they are better than maybe everyone in the country, but at their worst, they are maddeningly inconsistent. 

Makes it hard to be a Tar Heel fan. 

Never thought I’d see a better performance than the Sean May vs. Duke game where May put up like 28 and 26 on the Landlord. I straight up fell in love with UNC that year mostly because of May—man I wish he would’ve been good in the NBA, I was young so I didn’t see it then, there was no way he’d make it as a 6’9 "below the rim" center. 

I think Johnson could carve out a nice career as a 3rd-4th NBA big. A solid backup who can come in and give a team 12-18 minutes, score 5-8 points, grab a couple of rebounds and fill in at times. Like a Dante Cunningham or a poor man’s Jordan Hill. 

It’ll be interesting to see what he can do this year against Duke assuming Amile Jefferson is 100%. He makes Duke better defensively and on the boards. He and Marshall Plumlee could give him some trouble. NC State may be able to do well against him 

It’ll be interesting to see what he can do this year against Duke assuming Amile Jefferson is 100%. He makes Duke better defensively and on the boards. He and Marshall Plumlee could give him some trouble. NC State may be able to do well against him 

 Duke has been killing UNC on the recruiting trail recently and are defending national champions.  That being said, it is ridiculous to say that Marshall Plumlee could give Brice Johnson any trouble the way Brice is playing.  Amille Jefferson is the huge key here.  If he is out, Brice could go off again.  If Ingram plays the four, Brice would eat him alive.  Amille is the only low post threat Duke has,  Plumlee is playing out of necessity.  If Duke had anybody decent down low, he would be on the bench,  Chase Jeter is a ways away from contributing at the college level. 

 Duke has been killing UNC on the recruiting trail recently and are defending national champions.  That being said, it is ridiculous to say that Marshall Plumlee could give Brice Johnson any trouble the way Brice is playing.  Amille Jefferson is the huge key here.  If he is out, Brice could go off again.  If Ingram plays the four, Brice would eat him alive.  Amille is the only low post threat Duke has,  Plumlee is playing out of necessity.  If Duke had anybody decent down low, he would be on the bench,  Chase Jeter is a ways away from contributing at the college level.