[Paint Touches] Jayce Johnson: Beast of the boards

[PaintTouches]

I've Tweeted about Jayce's prowess on the glass a few times, but he deserved his own write-up. The numbers when he's grabbed an offensive rebound in conference play are absurd.

https://painttouches.com/2020/01/22/jayce-johnson-beast-of-the-boards/

The sample is small still, but we've never seen anything like him over the last 12 years.

[Marcus92]

Great article. Couldn't agree more on Jayce's contribution to the team. (Not a big surprise, given my post earlier this week.) His offensive rebounding percentage isn't just the best by any Marquette player over the past 12 years; it's the best by any MU player since at least the 2001-02 season (as far back as KenPom.com tracks statistics).

BTW, so far in Big East conference play, Jayce's assist rate is 14.4% -- third best on the team behind Markus and Koby.

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=59780.0

[PaintTouches]

Great article. Couldn't agree more on Jayce's contribution to the team. (Not a big surprise, given my post earlier this week.) His offensive rebounding percentage isn't just the best by any Marquette player over the past 12 years; it's the best by any MU player since at least the 2001-02 season.

BTW, so far in Big East conference play, Jayce's assist rate is 14.4% -- third best on the team behind Markus and Koby.

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=59780.0

Thanks for the added context, that's wild.

And he's never has an ARate in his career higher that 5. Currently at 8.6. It's been a wonderful surprise.

[Cheeks]

Great article. Couldn't agree more on Jayce's contribution to the team. (Not a big surprise, given my post earlier this week.) His offensive rebounding percentage isn't just the best by any Marquette player over the past 12 years; it's the best by any MU player since at least the 2001-02 season (as far back as KenPom.com tracks statistics).

BTW, so far in Big East conference play, Jayce's assist rate is 14.4% -- third best on the team behind Markus and Koby.

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=59780.0

He had two kickouts last night (one to McEwen) that were great. Has a high bball IQ.  Works hard.  Definitely not a smooth athlete, but the desire and work attitude overcomes that.

The chef is cookin!