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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 4583165, member: 2133"]
That's because he's out of position and not playing a man, but always moving to the ball.  This has been a constant problem among SU centers going back 30 years.  Jesse is actually one of the best centers at avoiding fouls per 100 possessions, which is much more accurate than per game.

Jesse Edwards - 5.4 personal fouls per 100 possessions
Bourama - 11.8
Chukwu - 8.9
Rak Christmas - 6.0
Tyler Lydon - 4.0
Marek - 4.7
Fab Melo -  6.8
BMK - 10.4

Tyler and Marek didn't play center full time. And of those players, Jesse is best at defensive rebounding percent and only 2nd to Fab Melo in block percentage by 0.5% = meaning he's getting into the mix against opposing offensive players and not just hanging around and not challenging.

The blocks, steals, and rebounds is evidence of his physical ability not evidence of him actually playing M2M.  But apparently personal fouls are? In that case, Jesse is one of the best we've had there too.

In the ACC this season, among players with more than 15 total blocks (N=37 and the blocks are used to screen out guards and wings), Jesse is 2nd in rebounding %, first in block %, 4th in steal %, and 4th in PF/G (can't search by per 100 possessions) behind Bacot, Ormier, and Hinson.  He is, without a doubt in my mind, the best defender we've had at SU since Etan.
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