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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 5210974, member: 9355"] i do think Johnson played well against Marquette in that first meeting and earned the playing time he was given. Johnson is more comfortable playing defense away from the basket than Tarris and Gould will be hanging by the 3 pt line. Having said that, I do wonder if Tarris should get more playing time because Gould really is not that great of a 3 pt shooter, although UConn doesn't want to just leave him all alone to shoot 3s, but Tarris on offense can post up Gould and bully him and over power him. This would be create a good volume of 2 pt baskets at a good efficiency rate if Marquette doesn't double, but they surely will, which means Tarris can find open shooters at the 3 pt line. Basically UConn utilizing Tarris in the post against Gould will produce 2 pt baskets or passes for open 3s at a better scoring rate then Ben Gould can take advantage of Tarris on the perimeter. [/QUOTE]