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Message: [QUOTE="Bazz2014, post: 4847343, member: 10369"] Newton and Johnson have been the overall “losers” in the time without Donovan. Tristen is at his best when he’s able to play in PnR with big Don to start the game- defense picks either getting slaughtered on lobs or dropping to cover Clingan and letting Tristen pull up or get to the rim. When he starts his game in this action every other part of his game opens up. He seems really out of sorts and it’s making him play like the worst version of himself. Johnson just isn’t as effective when we need him for long periods of time from start to finish. He’s at his best coming off the bench, playing loose and being a disruptive energy boost. He seems totally in his head about trying to stay out of foul trouble and it’s having the complete opposite effect- he’s out of position constantly on D, late to help and committing fouls/getting abused on the boards anyways. Think this role is just a bit too much for him at this stage of his career. The winner of the time without Donovan has got to be Stewart. Castle has been incredible but he was going to get back to these types of minutes without or without Don, so I don’t think losing DC really created an opportunity for him the way it did JS. Jaylin has blossomed with slowly increased gametime. He was [B]great[/B] this whole week, not stuffing the stat sheet but his defense is much improved, he no longer seems “lost” out there, made the right plays on offense to put a few on the board. Generally looks like he belongs. Ball has hit some kind of freshman wall. Hopefully the staff can help him find a way over the hump. Just doesn’t seem to know what his role should be anymore. Hopefully a lot of this naturally sorts itself out when Donovan is back. The fact that we’re tied for top of the Big East and have not had a full game from DC in league play is no small feat. [/QUOTE]

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