J.J. Hickson Could Become Cleveland’s Amar’e Stoudemire
As important as Antawn Jamison is going to be for the Cavaliers, it speaks volumes that Cleveland was torn between parting with their sophomore forward J.J. Hickson, even if it meant that they could get perennial All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire in return. Check out this dope video of J.J. and answer this: How good can this guy be?
February 19th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Cavs1643 says:
I think the answer to this question is he can be okay. I think this video best shows his talents. He can cut and jump. It seems he has a good feel of where to be on the court (which is an underated ability), but he seems to be limited offensivily and has no where the amount of talent Amare has or even the amount amare had at 19 years old. And to even question if he deserves more time then Jamison is just nuts. Jamison scores 20ppg of cuts, putbacks, and setup jump shots. Hes never played with as good of a passer as LeBron, and he will thrive with this system. J.J. is goona be an okay player in the right system, but he will never be as good as Jamison and especially not as good as Amare. Silly question.
February 19th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Seany T says:
JJ like them two handed dunks! At least in this video…
February 19th, 2010 at 11:54 am
control says:
After watching that video, I have more of an appreciation for LeBron’s passing and court vision than Hickson. Hickson seems pretty good all things considered, but LeBron’s play making is just off the fucking charts.
February 19th, 2010 at 11:56 am
yentron says:
so he gets wide open dunks from lebron like stt gets wide open dunks from steve
February 19th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
sweetv0mit says:
that spin move on the 2:01 clip is pretty good… didnt think he’s that athletic but this video changed my mind
February 19th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
sweetv0mit says:
@yentron consider this is only his second year in the league… dont be hatin
February 19th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
davis says:
what is this video trying to prove? we get that he’s a pretty athletic guy. That’s all we see. A couple of blocks and some dunks. Probably around 90% of the guys in this league could do what he did if they had a great player like Lebron. No shots, no post moves, and nothing he created on his own. I’m not sold at all. Although STAT has had Nash, there’s no way Hickson (at least at this point) is anywhere near Amare.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
In-N-Out Lucas says:
Great mix, I never thought Hickson could be this good this soon. As far as the comparison, he’s very much like Amar’e but better defensively!
February 19th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
@EVERYBODY says:
I am the newest member who will be commenting regularly so give me a warm welcome folks lol….but seriously, Hickson is a nice player, and his best attribute is prob his athleticism. I do think he’ll be capable of maybe 16 and 10 in this league someday. He is somewhat like Amare in the sense of athleticism, but let’s be serious. He’s not and won’t ever be Amare. and i agree strongly with the point that he’s benefiting greatly from Levenon James (Lebron)’s passing.
February 19th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
trey bing bay says:
I do wonder what his jump shot is like?
February 19th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Franchise Baller says:
i say he could be nasty. I remember the first year of the Elite 24 game and he scored 32 points while coppin the MVP trophy
February 19th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Heckler says:
at best, JJ Hickson is LeBrons Horace Grant
February 19th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
karizmatic says:
I’ve been saying this for a while…. in fact I think I said it on this site and you guys stole the idea from me. He’s not Amare, but he’s Amare lite and he could get better with time, I like the fact that he always looks to attack the basket, he’s really the type of complementary player that Lebron needs. I still think they need a shooting guard, but by keeping Hickson and still managing to get Jamison they are going to be a huge problem, especially once they get Z back. But if JJ can add a 15 foot jumper to his arsenal, he will be basically giving them what they would expect from Stoudamire, obviously not as much of it, but also minus the ego. And he might actually work harder on defense.
February 19th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
CJ says:
Wow sweet a bunch of two handed dunks! This guy could be so good!
February 19th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Bigbz says:
remember Chris Wilcox? Neither do I
February 19th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
jzsmoove says:
this dude aint no horace grant. Horace knocked down the elbow jumper when he had to. Plus I’m inclined to think dude has small hands. He always finished with 2 hands, even on a breakaway. His athletic ability is nice and all but this collage is a product of his teammate’s creative ability than his own. Bottom line, above average role player. Suitable for a Lebron-led squad.
February 20th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
PHECKZ!? says:
* Amare’s dee is highly underrated.. As the main big n basically only big man on a team who’s offense is based around a point guard who run’s the court n expect’s a shot within the first 15 seconds from the rebound, as a coach, your obviously not looking to win by playing defense, Hence, *NO CHIP*.. As we all know defense wins CHAMPIONSHIPS! With Amar’e out of the game, their whole offense get’s switched up from the pace, to the tempo that Nash wants to play at. With Lopez in their, i can see Nash getting frustrated waiting for ol’ boi to catch up. Bottom line, Mar’s strategy is to stay in the game as long as possible, while outscoring other teams, rather than stop them from scoring. ONce again, hence the lack of defensive intensity. N don’t even get me started on how the NBA’s restriction on defense obviously to market the athleticism of the player’s and marketing that to the masses. Hence, you get the picture
*With that said, Amar’e would be a good fit if the offense was run thru Lebron as the Nash, looking to score off the rebound everytime instead of holding it up for a half court setup. As a fan, i would love to have watched the way they would bring showtime every game, averaging 110ppg.
*When they did run the half court offense, they would have Amar’e one on one on the block either hitting that 15 foot jumper consistantly, or pump faking and ramming it on any dude in his way.
In what way COULD Hickson be any way near Amar’e as an overall player. I mos definitely see the ahteleticism in JJ resembling that of Mar, but his jumper is not even close to that of Mar. Any NBA athlete can play defense, but that doesn’t get them endorsements, money, popularity, no marketability for a defensive player. All it adds up to is recognition as a great defensive player. As we do know now that the Donaghy case came bout, David Stern despised Bowen for shutting the star, messing with all the marketability in the game therefore drop in the ratings.
BOTTOM LINE, DEFENSE IS HIGHLY OVERRATED IN THE NBA. ALL IT GETS YOU IS A SEAT ON THE SIDELINE, N BAD REP WITH THE BOSS. THIS IS A BUSINESS, AND DEFENSE ISN’T MARKETED IN THE NBA OF THER THAN THEIR HYPOCRITE F*IN COMMERCIAL. SO WHY IS AMAR’E BEING HATED ON FOR THIS??? NO RELEVANCY WHAT SO EVER!!!
AMARE COMPARED TO JJ HICKSON??? THEIR SHOULD B NO COMPARISONS THEIR, UNLESS YOU ARE MEASURING VERTICAL LEAPS. WOW, JJ HAS HAD A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ON D-WADE, I BET U 8 OTHER TIMES JJ WOULD OF GOTTEN CRAMMED ON!!!
AMAR’E IS TOP 3 POWER FORWARD IN THE LEAGUE RIGHT NOW, AND LOOKING TO BE THE TOP WITHIN 5 YEARS WITH TIM DUNCAN AND K.G. AGING EVERY GAME BEFORE OUR EYES.
NEXT IN LINE, BLAKE GRIFFIN!!! BUT HE’LL BE CRAMMING ON DUDES N HITTING PURE JUMPERS, BUT HE’LL GET OUSTED FOR NOT BLOCKING GUARDS COMING TO THE HOLE….
***pheckzTHEGODblogger****
February 21st, 2010 at 1:56 am
Rich says:
Comparing Hickson to Grant is a huge insult to Horace…
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:29 pm
congo cash says:
dj mbenga > hickson
hickson has no jumpshot
mbenga is money from 12-20 ft.
mbegan can do all that stuff hickson did
March 12th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Matt says:
I’m a hardcore Cleveland fan who has been watching Hickson for a while now. You guys need to stop the hating and get on board. He’s good, really good. At just 19 minutes a game, he gets about 8 points and 5 boards as a sophmore. And while he may benefit from LeBron’s passing gift, you also have to remember he has to share points and rebounds with the other great players the Cavs have. Give him a little time, and I promise all you haters will be sorry. He could be as good as Amare.