From the episode

I have Emmett Johnson, but Emmett Johnson is not reliable enough... I'm close to playing Emmett Johnson just for the upside, but I'm not going to do it.

STACKED’s take

Negative signalRole

Johnson lacks reliability despite some upside potential.

Emmett Johnson is not reliable enough to start despite having some upside; the speaker considered playing him for upside but decided against it in favor of Omar Cooper.

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