Remember that story where Tyler Johnson said he puked after he saw that 4-year 50-million contract the Nets offered him? I was just reminded of it because I saw that he’s getting paid 19 million dollars this year (apparently it was a severely backloaded contract) and I puked. So me and him are really alike! We both puke when we think about how much money he’s making. And I’m sure a lot of Heat fans have the same reaction as well.
Johnson is playing about as good as he has since he signed that contract. It’s not like he’s getting way worse or anything. He’s definitely not getting better, though. If Heat fans were hoping that with a huge bundle of money would come a couple 17 ppg seasons, they are surely disappointed. Nope, he’s just the same Tyler Johnson this year, except with Dwyane Wade lurking around telling him how to have a retirement tour where no one even realizes that it’s happening.
He went off in the third quarter tonight. Absolutely dominated the Magic (who are easy to dominate these days, but still, someone’s gotta do it and it’s not going to be James Johnson) who had to be wondering what was going on. So many threes! This video would’ve been about a million times better with Tony Fiorentino muttering “oh man” and “oh boy” and giggling to himself, though. This new guy is just so BLAND.