Hollinger's player rating/ profile on Amir Johnson:

It sounds like I rip on Amir a lot but I'm actually in his corner. I like the part about him developing in to the next Marcus Camby! - That would be RAD!

If Amir is 7' then Sheed must be 7'3............

Then we should have kept Nazr...he must be about 7'6.

Flip Saunders, February 28, 2008:

"You have to give Amir credit for keeping on fighting. He didn't give up on things even though Maxie was playing well, getting lots of accolades. Amir just kept on fighting through things, and when he got an opportunity, he's taken advantage of it."

Um, that's actually good to hear. When Amir plays, good things happen -- keep giving this guy some burn!

Flip Saunders, two days later, following a loss in Utah in which Amir didn't play:

“But we made a mistake — we should have played him. We got in a situation where they were making such a run, and we thought at that point it was too late. First thing I said afterwards was, ‘We should have played Amir, and we didn’t.’"

Considering you just admitted how well Amir has played, yeah, giving him a DNP was a head-scratcher. But at least you realize your mistake, right?

Flip Saunders in the same article:

“We have people who are saying, ‘Start Amir.’ But they don’t know that Antonio McDyess has been one of the leading rebounders in minutes played in the NBA over the last month. You can’t always look at superficial things.”
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From Free darko.com

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I always found Flip to be illogical. His thoughts seemed scattered.

Charlie V is listed at 6'11" and Amir is at least one if not two inches shorter than him. Either way he was definitely shorter than Villanueva.

Why's it so quiet around here ... ?

Amir did everything I expected last night. He ran the floor well, made a few solid defensive plays, blew some defensive assignments ... pretty much what I expected.

It's impossible to comment on the things off the stat sheet when you only hear it on the radio.

I'm really starting to appreciate my low-def TV.

Amir looked to me like a player that is trying to hard to make a play to solidify his position in the starting role. It is almost like he feels he needs to make every possible play which is putting him out of position and in a hurry. Almost like a puppy that has been staring out the window on the back door for months and finally gets let outside without a leash. He is running all over the place not sure what to do first.

I guess with his recent history he may feel that if he doesn't make a huge impact immediately he will be relegated back to the pine for another season. I think it is imperative for MC to reiterate to him that he needs to slow down and try not to be a "superstar" right away. He can excel with the first unit but he needs to play under more control.

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