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Message: [QUOTE="Mooch82, post: 4158333, member: 736"] Whaley's lack of confidence offensively around the hoop is puzzling to me. He's had a few times this season (including Saturday) where he basically had layups or very short shots if he just looked at the basket but he is intent on kicking it out every time. I remember the end of his junior year when Akok went out and he became a legit threat offensively around the basket. Had nice touch and also attacked the rim and dunked the ball. Not sure where that guy has gone. Defensively, I'm not quite as concerned as others. I don't think his DPOY was based off his one on one defense...it was more his ability to hedge and cause steals/disruption on defense and his weak side shot blocking. His blocks are a bit down (2.6 to 2.1) but his steals are the same. His defensive strength was never guarding a guy like Richmond one on one. Still would love for him to bring the same energy/fire every game; that does seem to be a bit inconsistent. I do like him coming off the bench because Akok is a better offensive option, so that should help us avoid slow starts, and if Akok is struggling to start the game I can see IW as a guy who comes in and brings a jolt of energy to the team. [/QUOTE]