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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyInfinity, post: 5110646, member: 4383"] But that approach did affect winning and is the reason why Andre turned into a borderline first round prospect. When teams started ignoring Andre anytime he attempted a three, he was a net negative on the court and we were a worse off team. From that moment Hurley simplified the things for Andre to focus on in a game and it allowed him to really highlight and prove the skills he already had. There was a noticeable difference in both the performance of the team and how Andre gained recognition as the high end talent in addition to his on court results. As gsmooth said, I am sure they are having these guys practice their deficient skills in practice and more so in the off season to a certain extent but if a guy is allowed to just do anything on the court regardless of the level of that skill that’ll not only negatively affect winning but also the degree to which he can further his development and elongate his career. And obviously the two are correlated but would you rather the program focus just on the overall development of a player or target the things that’ll position them to be a better player (and possible NBA player) and give us the highest chance of winning ? [/QUOTE]