UChusky916
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As the season approached, before the team was decimated by injuries, the 4 spot was the biggest question mark on the team this year. Funny (and sad because of our injuries) how things work out, as Facey has simply been a ROCK and super-reliable down low at PF for most of the year. Gotta love how his game has blossomed this year.
goshdarn, I absolutely love the player that Facey has become this year. He gives you everything you want from the 4 spot:
-Strong rebounder (especially on the offensive end - creates easy buckets)
-Solid defender
-Reliable offensive threat (this has been his biggest improvement)
We always saw early-season flashes from Kentan, but he always seemed to fade as the season progressed. This year, however, he's asserted himself as our most reliable player after Adams.
So why did it take so long to see this Kentan Facey emerge? You could argue a few reasons:
Really tough to pin-point what the key was to Facey's blossoming development this year. Maybe it was a combination of the factors above. It's just so odd for a player of his age to emerge at this late stage of his college career (He's 23 years old). It's not like Facey grew into his body as many Sophomores/Juniors do at 18-19. Physically, he's pretty much the same player he has been. And he's always shown flashes of the player he is today, he just lacked consistency.
His turning the corner was almost entirely mental. So how could we have 'unlocked' him sooner? How much is the coaching staff to blame for his late emergence? Because, as I said, I don't think there were any doubts that Facey was capable of this play earlier in his career. Is it a knock on our big-man coaches that it took him so long to emerge?
Curious what everyone's thoughts are on Facey's unique development. How is it that someone plagued by consistency has now become a RELIABLE ROCK for us this year? As frustrating as Purvis and Brimah have been as seniors, Facey's development has been equally as pleasing. Really gotta tip your hat to him. He will be missed.
goshdarn, I absolutely love the player that Facey has become this year. He gives you everything you want from the 4 spot:
-Strong rebounder (especially on the offensive end - creates easy buckets)
-Solid defender
-Reliable offensive threat (this has been his biggest improvement)
We always saw early-season flashes from Kentan, but he always seemed to fade as the season progressed. This year, however, he's asserted himself as our most reliable player after Adams.
So why did it take so long to see this Kentan Facey emerge? You could argue a few reasons:
- I've always felt it was a confidence issue with Facey, but this year he's seen minutes out of necessity, and the confidence has CLEARLY not been lacking. Is it simply that he needed more minutes?
- Perhaps injuries to the perimeter players forced our traditional guard-orientated offense to run through the post more than normal?
- Simply a senior stepping-up when the team needs him?
- Maybe Facey losing his Dad last year really affected his play last year more than we realize, and he was due to break out sooner?
Really tough to pin-point what the key was to Facey's blossoming development this year. Maybe it was a combination of the factors above. It's just so odd for a player of his age to emerge at this late stage of his college career (He's 23 years old). It's not like Facey grew into his body as many Sophomores/Juniors do at 18-19. Physically, he's pretty much the same player he has been. And he's always shown flashes of the player he is today, he just lacked consistency.
His turning the corner was almost entirely mental. So how could we have 'unlocked' him sooner? How much is the coaching staff to blame for his late emergence? Because, as I said, I don't think there were any doubts that Facey was capable of this play earlier in his career. Is it a knock on our big-man coaches that it took him so long to emerge?
Curious what everyone's thoughts are on Facey's unique development. How is it that someone plagued by consistency has now become a RELIABLE ROCK for us this year? As frustrating as Purvis and Brimah have been as seniors, Facey's development has been equally as pleasing. Really gotta tip your hat to him. He will be missed.