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Message: [QUOTE="Hopkins16, post: 5378072, member: 3893"] I agree that his defense is bad, but as a 19 year old, can he learn? I think we should blame the coaches and not the players. Young freshmen are supposed to be taught how to play the game. Pitino is proof of one of the few remaining coaches who deserves that title. He comes up with a system, and in practice teaches and enforces how to play it and hold guys accountable. I’ve said over and over again, that guys who get labeled in our program as not being good on defense, and whether they stay 2, 3, or 4 years, they leave with the same tag as being lousy defensively. Also, to be fair, the portal has given guys an easy out. If players don’t get the minutes they believe they deserve, instead of committing themselves to working harder and getting better, they just transfer. You can look at so many guys who go that route and most of them do not fare better due to lack of accountability. [/QUOTE]