Sometimes guys have bad games. Crazy, right?
Last year in 40 games (starting 17) he played 16 minutes/game, averaged 4 points, 3 rebounds, shot 57% from the free throw line, 64% from the field, and 2.3 blocks per game.
This year in 18 games (starting 18) he plays 26 minutes/game, averages 10 points, 5 rebounds, shooting 64.8% from the free throw line, and 69% from the field, and he's averaging 2.7 blocks per game.
His numbers are up across the board. Literally every aspect of his game has improved. And if you want to complain about fouls, last year he averaged 2.9 fouls per game, this year 3.0 (and he's playing 10 more minutes/game). So he's improved there too.
And he's improved all of that after missing just about the entire off-season.
On top of all that, he's one of the biggest cheerleaders on the team (literally and figuratively), always has a positive attitude, and goes 100% every game no matter how he plays.
He's got a lot of work to do, we all see that. But he's put in a lot of work, and it's showing. Complaining about lob dunks when it means a guy can average 10 points/game shooting damn near 70% from the field is fahking idiotic. We're lucky to have him, and anyone who argues the staff isn't helping him improve should be be banned from posting for the remainder of his career at UConn.