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Message: [QUOTE="BobbyJ, post: 4181869, member: 4250"] JMO but my answer to these two questions is yes. You make very good points here and I would add this. UConn attempts and for the most part succeeds at recruiting high level talent out of HS. But until he and his staff get long term access to that talent when they get to campus, even they don't know what they're really getting in terms of BB IQ. Most of the time the HS competition just isn't good enough for the kid to have to exhibit it. With a Bueckers or possibly a Fudd it can be pretty obvious at a young age but I'd consider them outliers or exceptions. They hope that the kid either has that instinct and ability to feel and read the game or can develop a good bit of it over a season or two. If they can have 2 or possibly 3 of those types on the floor most of the time, that's when a team can be special. But when GA sees the physical talent that just doesn't "get it" I can understand him getting frustrated. He can give them the answers to the test but they have to be able to check the right boxes. And the will and passion to really improve their fundamental skills like shooting, passing, and footwork in the offseason is a whole other discussion. [/QUOTE]