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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1589521, member: 716"]
Joseph really dropped off after he smacked his head during his junior year. I also understand that his work ethic left something to be desired.

C.J. became so inefficient toward the end; I think there were a number of factors at play. For one, despite the fact that he was a heady player, he never developed a passable right hand; this hurt his ability to create his own shot. He played with a freshman point guard who (yeah, we know, NBA, Pittsburgh shot, everyone loves the kid) was limited, didn't run the pick and roll or feed the interior very well. The lack of shooters on that team also hurt Fair, as did our square-peg-in-round-hole offense - Billy Owens he was not, and it was unfortunate to see us run so many isolations for a good kid who didn't have the complete skill set. (edit - none of this explains the black hole phenomenon...I've got no excuses for that problem)

Gbinije is doing a lot of things well right now. We'll see how the offense morphs (or doesn't) and how he's able to take advantage of his size against more peer teams. He's certainly worked hard to get to this point - no easy feat to play three positions in three years. (I'd rather see him exclusively at the 2, for what little that's worth.)
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