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[QUOTE="Jasoncuse, post: 2439264, member: 470"]
He's been far better than I could have imagined. I thought he was going to provide very little outside of 5 fouls, based on how he looked last year.

He's still not a great basketball player, but he understands his role and is much, much, much more of a presence on the defensive end. While he still gets bodied and isn't strong enough inside, he's using his length to disrupt and prevent scoring changes, not necessarily with blocked shots. Just being tall with his arms up is helpful.

The FT contributions have been stunning considering what he was prior. Although, he still only has made multiple FT's in 3 games at SU, it's encouraging that he turned it around. He was a 60% FT shooter at PC, and I expect the 64% clip he's hit since the Kansas game to be closer to what his true ability is. He's not a 1-15 guy like he started his SU career with.

His improvement and contributions have been amplified by Sidibe's likely season ending injury. We've needed every minutes he's given and he's adding positive contributions to winning games.

I just wish he could finish inside with more regularity. A 7'2" guy shouldn't miss uncontested dunks, ever.
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