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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4528351, member: 40"] Thanks for sharing this first hand practice perspective. When I lived in syracuse, I used to love going to practice to watch our players day after day, and get a true gauge of their capabilities. This situation with Benny is difficult. He was a five-star recruit, but couldn't get off the bench last year and was a negligible contributor, perhaps outside of the Duke game. For a five star, that's a complete bust of a year. And there are several issues with his game and play. First of all, he's a tweener forward. He's got the height to play power forward, but he's too slender and doesn't have the requisite physicality. But by the same token, he lacks the ball handling, driving, and perimeter capabilities required to be a three in our system. The net results is a gangly, skinny player not suited to do the dirty work inside, who gets pushed around because of his lack of bulk, and if they can't get shots consistently. I think JB 100% did the right thing by starting him. The objective was to let him play through mistakes, have some success, and gain confidence. Intermittently, he's produced. But as many others have pointed out in this thread, he's wildly inconsistent. And at the high major college level, that doesn't get it done. Juxtapose that with Brown, who steadily produces, has a terrific feel for the game, and appears to be a plus rebounder. At some point, you have to just go with the guy who plays better, and the high school rating doesn't matter anymore. My fear all along has been at Danny has million dollar athleticism (as you describe) but a 10 cent feel for the game that will inhibit him from ever actualizing anywhere close to his full potential. Would love to be wrong, would love to see him power through the setbacks and continue to improve over the course of his career, but I'm afraid that this is turning into the beginning of an implosion. [/QUOTE]

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