04-16-2007, 09:24 AM
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 Re: Amir Johnson - Detroit Piston Tracker
Can AJ prove C-Bill wrong and turn the NBA into his personal D-League?
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Amir's night
The only point of interest for the Pistons was the play of second-year forward Amir Johnson .
He nearly posted a triple-double (12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks), but he almost fouled out and missed nine of his 12 shots.
"He came to the bench, and Chauncey hit him on the head and said, 'This ain't the D-League,' " Saunders said.
Johnson had his first two shots blocked by Samuel Dalembert . But he retrieved the second before it went out of bounds, and kicked it out to Hamilton who swished a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired.
"This was a wake-up call for him," Billups said. "It let him know he ain't in the D-League anymore. Those two shots he got blocked were probably buckets in the D-League. But he adjusted, and he was great."
Johnson is taking his lessons well. "Like 'Sheed told me, you can't shoot over people like you can in the D-League," Johnson said. "It took me two years to get to the level where my game is now. "I am getting better and better, and along the way I am starting to feel more comfortable."
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