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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2089231, member: 488"] I'm not sure about any of that, but I do agree with you on the last part. Next year, I have no doubts he will be special. But he's been as guilty of anyone as holding this team back just like Kemba and Bazz held their teams back, to some degree, when they were sophomores. At a certain point it is tough to dress the numbers up - he shot 38% in conference play, never got to the line, and rated out as mediocre defensively (both by the eye test and the numbers test). Advanced metrics aren't the end all, but his o rating was four points lower than his d rating in conference play. That's not good. I put a lot of that on the coaching staff. I don't think he's been utilized properly for a good chunk of this season. Forcing him into continuous ball screen action with Brimah depressed his efficiency a lot and the workload certainly took a toll on his defense. But if other guys on the team are gonna take heat for under-achieving, he shouldn't be exempt. [/QUOTE]