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[QUOTE="AlpharettaCuse, post: 2815390, member: 1466"]
Thought this was interesting

“To refine his offensive repertoire, Christmas kept it simple initially. Hopkins drilled down on what he called the “foot fight”—Christmas wasn’t going to produce if he couldn’t move himself in position to do so—and on perfecting a baby hook with both the left and right hands. From there, Boeheim and his staff grew more comfortable feeding Christmas, with his usage rate doubling from his junior year to his senior year (12.2 percent to 26.3).

“The biggest thing is simplicity, being good at two or three things, and having confidence in that,” Hopkins said. “And then you start just playing. There’s learning based on how the season has progressed”

At least on Tuesday, Christmas did not appear to have a toolbox of nifty moves comparable to, say, that of Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor. He also forced the issue a bit and missed some shots he typically makes—he was 5-of-14 from the floor with six turnovers—due to frustration. But Christmas essentially became a vital offensive player only months ago. And now he can deftly pass out of double-teams or work away from the blocks, as he did in feeding Ron Patterson for a score on a terrific high-low pass in the second half.

[URL="https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/02/25/trying-season-rakeem-christmas-grows-court-and-syracuses-leader"]How Rakeem Christmas has kept Syracuse relevant despite its postseason ban[/URL]
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