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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 4558316, member: 9355"] Hopkins is a big time player that can play at all 3 levels and he is very good at grabbing boards too. What he is not is a good defender. The last 2 games for PC he has blown a lot of defensive assignments and gotten beat off the dribble as well with off the ball action. Rightly or wrongly this is why he didn't get much playing time from Calipari. I still think Calipari was foolish in not developing a talent like him, but I understand a little more why. Calipari emphasizes defense and the way Hopkins plays it, or I should say the way he doesn't, would infuriate Calipari [/QUOTE]