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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 2156615, member: 2932"]
I think Johnson is one of the more interesting players to get a handle on in Syracuse history.  He is justifiably very well regarded, and I think generally seen as the star of that 09-10 team, which is obviously (and correctly) seen as one of the best and most enjoyable Syracuse squads.

But he was the beneficiary of being an absolute perfect fit for a perfectly constructed team (pre-AO fall).  I think people lose sight of just how little he really had to do in that offense.  He was playing at all times with four other guys who were capable of creating their own shot (albeit to varying degrees).  He essentially never had to handle the ball - Rautins and Triche/Scoop were in the game at all times - and in fact it was KJ, not Wes, who played the traditional Boeheim role of forward press-breaker.  Onauku and Jackson demanded attention in the paint at all times, meaning Wes was almost never doubled.

Another way of saying this - I think senior-year Nichols was a better player than junior Wes.  One was unlucky enough to be on an awful team, the other on a historically good one.  But Johnson always comes up in these discussions and Nichols never does.
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