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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 2973025, member: 37"] I've felt something similar CL. KO struggled to understand that not every kid playing basketball, especially kids with talent, would do every thing in their power to improve. He failed to understand motivation and drive. He mistakenly believed most kids would pursue their development in the way he and Rickey approached the game. That led to a cycle of frustration and incorrect handling of players. Two years ago people indicted KO for being overly aggressive with his coaching approach to players. Haven't seen that accusation brought up in quite some time. That narrative changed last year to an accusation he was indifferent. That latter accusation prevails today and seems to have obscured the viewpoint made two years ago. I believe we ignore it because it puts the entire failure on KO and eliminates the players role in any failure (although good coaches should be able to have the ability to understand player psychology). The various perspectives in this thread concerning Jalen are the first honest efforts by posters to examine a players attributes without the lingering resentment to KO, although that resentment is still evidenced such as by your reluctance to admit KO had anything to do with the development of Bazz, Boat or any of the players on that championship team. KO was more than fine with players who were hungry huskies! [/QUOTE]