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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4474671, member: 1414"] I think abysmal is more than a bit strong. His initial 68 minutes weren't really worse than Hawkins' initial 68 minutes, with the exception of Auburn. Hawkins' D was unplayably bad. We needed shooting, and so Hawk was allowed to play and fix things. We had 3 guys at the 4 spot, including 2 super seniors and a junior, so Johnson's minutes mostly came as a backup 5. He wasn't well equipped for that role and he fouled too much. He's much stronger now, understands the game better and like his fellow African and former HS teammate Sanogo, hasn't been playing long. I think we will see similar rapid improvement that we have seen with Sanogo. I don't think you can judge kids like him the way you might an American who starting playing before kindergarten in terms of impact as a freshman. [/QUOTE]