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Message: [QUOTE="Onions, post: 2100606, member: 3284"] This was an excellent post but don't expect anyone to let facts get in the way of their narrative. AB is an extremely flawed player, and his flaws are obvious, glaring and at times embarrassing. Watching him flopping around the floor after attempting a hook shot under pressure it is hard to believe that he contributed to the offense, but the fact is he did. The team scored at a higher rate when he was on the floor, and kept opponents scoring at a lower rate. These margins were not small. This may be more of an indictment of Enoch and Facey then a compliment to AB but it is a simple fact none the less. His fouling made his contributions wildly erratic, and I agree that this, more than his lack of offensive growth, was his biggest failure over his 4 years. Despite all his obvious failures Ab was a positive force for Uconn, and there isn't a team in our conference who wouldn't have gladly scarfed him up if he were available. He did not ever achieve what I had envisioned for him over the full course of any game, although he could totally dominate for minutes at a time. He was a frustrating player to be sure, but I will miss him next year. [/QUOTE]