Yes, but please note that 90% of these are 'running' dunks where he gets some lift from his speed. Furthermore, 90% are more or less uncontested. Jonas simply doesn't dunk over people or finish well in traffic. He's a stretch guy who can nail some open shots, hustle and play D. As long as he plays within himself he's a good role player. Outside of his role he looks pretty bad for the most part.
I would wager by reading this that you could never dunk and simply watched sports. Dunking over guys looks great but it can be risky. Guys sometimes never get their aggression back, it is plain and simple. A lot of guys do not like to dunk in traffice.
You said, he could not jump, you were wrong.
So you change the subject and say that a guy who is a bench player ( not a starter) who hits shots, hustle and play D, looks bad outside his role. Think about that, he is not expected to dunk in traffic or dominate as he is bench guy. I think he is right where he needs to be for an end of the bench guy. Your statement is humorous to me. What are you Donald Trump's speechwriter?
Excuse me, why the personal attacks? I find them amazing as we don't even seem to be in any serious disagreement.
I'll do my part, and try to stick to the facts:
* I never said Jonas "could not jump". I said that he didn't have "much lift" and generally needs speed. To clarify: With "not much lift" I mean "nothing special, perhaps average or slightly below for an NBA player".
* I never said that dunking over people is necessarily a good thing. I just stated that Jonas does not do that. Personally I'm not impressed by dunks or basketball that relies solely on athleticism. I rather watch the Spurs than the Clips.
* I do think that being able to finish in traffic is a good thing. I just stated that Jonas has never been very good at that. Which is what this thread is about, isn't it?
Now on to facts that cannot be verified, you'll just take my word for it:
* In my youth I played basketball for 10 years. I was a 6" point guard and could only dunk with a tennis ball. So you are right, I could never dunk properly.
* I have recently coached youth basketball for 8 years.
* I also played organized soccer for 15 years, and a bit of handball, table tennis, skiing, gymnastics. When I think about it, I may have put in more hours in doing sports than watching it, at least when I was active playing.
* I have followed Jonas since watching him in the Swedish playoffs the 2006-2007 season, through the time in Angelico and Detroit, and now as a C. I actually root for him a lot, he's our first Swedish NBA player (and currently the only) after all. But I try to be unbiased in my opinions about his strengths and weaknesses as a player. And as I said, we seem to me very much in agreement on what they are.
