zTTa is half right -- which is a vast improvement over his running average.
When DJ was a redshirt freshman, I wasn't particularly impressed. He was scrawny, seemed out of his element both offensively and defensively and I disagreed with ZTA's assessment of his value. I said at the time that I didn't see him making much of a contribution
that year.
Because of my substantial influence and power over Gopher sports, Jim Molinari (the interim coach at the time) decided not to play Johnson very much that year. It's all my fault that DJ didn't see much PT in that year ... if I hadn't been so critical, he would have been playing 50 minutes a game and been named DPOY in that year. (I had phenomenal power in that season because Molinari and I went to different schools together and he knew I could evaluate talent. Plus I'm a helluva golfer -- if you know what I mean.)
I sincerely apologize to all Gopher fans for having exerted this disproportionate influence. Because Molinari had such a wealth of talent that year, he figured he could afford not to play DJ. If only DJ had played more that year, we would have been in the Dance. Maybe the Final Four. But Coach Molinari jeopardized his own career and caved to my vast power and influence.
(OTOH, if we had achieved those things, we'd still have Molinari as coach and Lord only knows where Tubby would be. And zTTa would still be grousing about Monson being fired.)
Now back to your regular programming.