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Message: [QUOTE="Pudge, post: 2061065, member: 364"] This is short-sighted. And ... a lesson for many fans. Rodney Purvis is a far better fuller player than when he arrived; but, as I have said many times, his physicality dominance probably waned after about 10th grade. He must have been a wonder as a Soph in HS. At this level, he knows the game better and is a better shooter and a more accomplished mature person. As a UConn hoop player, there hasn't been that steep a upswing in his development. There ... that is the point. Like they say about Asperger's kids, you see one Asperger's kid ... you have seen one Asperger's kid. EACH is different. Brimah is limited. That is the story. We all should have seen that SO, JR years as well. He is a very good rim protector (yet still hasn't learned the Bill Russell subtleties of retaining the ball for his Team); he is not a great rebounder even when he has position. And he doesn't naturally turn to get position. That is infuriating at the high Major level. But that is Brimah. He has no post moves ... except one that might work on instinct. You are not going to find him 5 years out playing in Israel or Spain ... and far better. This is it. He is damn good in some games as he is a energy driver. Facey can progress to a far higher level IMHO. He can grow into his skill set well into his mid 20s. That is why this crap about the NBA ONLY drafts at this younger age is true ... but stupid. Lots of guys are on NBA rosters after developing through their 20s in some foreign or minor pro league. And I think Facey is going to get better. YES ... Kevin Ollie, Miller et all watch lots of film. They think all this. That is what we should expect. Thinking that they haven't tried all the Thabeet methods or talked to JC or others on how to improve every darn kid is just not in my thoughts. KO is living this HC assignment and has a large stakeholder group that he talks to. This year has been a good one for development. And saying that, I reiterate my thoughts of the other night: Kelvin Sampson has a good Houston team. They could be a good MM team in the brackets if they ever made it. YES ... I think they are wildly better than Syracuse or Wake or GA Tech. It is nuts to just believe the national press on some of this ACC dominance. [/QUOTE]

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