It was my first time to sit and watch Johnson closely and while his role will vary on this Mount St. Joseph team this winter as he finds his niche, there were a few things I walked away pleased with when it came to his game. Johnson is a downhill guard with a strong frame, which allowed him to initiate, absorb and be undisturbed by as he exploded by his defender and attacked the rim. In the open floor with a clear runway, the lead guard can take off and finish emphatically above the rim. If he wasn’t able to shake his defender in the half court setting, Johnson relied on the physical frame to bump defenders off their spots and confidently rise up for jumpers. He’s sturdy from the point of attack defensively and guarded his yard with pride. In an event where the defensive end can sometimes be less emphasized, you couldn’t tell with the way that Jonson was salivating at any chance of disrupting opposing guards or chasing down long rebounds to spark the break.