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Message: [QUOTE="boog204, post: 2459899, member: 880"] Jalen is a wonderfully talented player. Skill-wise he is as good as some of the greats that came before him. I believe, without hesitation, that if he was on say Kansas with a better surrounding cast and more offensive cohesion he'd be an All-American caliber player. However, I don't see him as that "leader" that you refer to. He's a guy who can get his especially when he needs to. I'm not trying to call him selfish, I just don't think he has that intangible to make everyone around him better and have players raise their level to match his. Bazz, Kemba, Khalid and some others all had "it" to complement their talent. And not everyone does. Super talented, obviously. In some ways he reminds me of Ben Gordon. He was a killer on the court, but he could sulk and be a baby. But Ben had guys around him (Taliek, Emeka, JC) who could get him out of his funk and redirect. Jalen does not have that in really any form, sadly, not even from his coach. [/QUOTE]