I liked Stanley, too. They never officially gave reasons for his sabbatical, but reading between the lines, he probably had some bouts with clinical depression -- and easily could have folded up the tents and returned home. It really took being a man to fight through his issues, work in that scrap metal factory and fight his way back onto the team. He got better on the court - he developed a nice little mid-range game (he loved the bank shot as a senior), but he just didn't find ways to harness all of his raw ability. He did play hard and I never really questioned his effort, and I would love to see him make it in the NBA so he doesn't have the added burden in his life of coming so close to his dream and falling short. I usually tend not to look at it as having to be in one player's camp and blaming another - they all share in the success, and when things go wrong, it's usually a collective problem with the team construction or a missing piece or just one of those years when nothing seems to go right and you find ways to lose. I've only really been mad at kids who messed up badly off the court, or who on the court didn't seem to work hard or were overtly selfish, And by selfish, I mean stuff like not hustling back after a missed shot or turnover, sulking after not getting the ball, etc., not simply forcing shots or trying to do too much, since that's more of a basketball issue.
