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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2213052, member: 40"]
Last season, I expected Frank to make a big jump based upon him playing an increased workload of minutes toward the end of his freshman year, including solid play / shooting during our NCAA tournament Final Four run.  I thought that he'd benefit from that experience, and make the proverbial "sophomore jump."  When we pulled in Gillon, it was readily obvious from summer  / preseason observation that Gillon was a better scorer, shooter, ball handler, and lead guard than Frank despite being 5-9 and not a great defensive fit for our system.  Instead of showing the improvement I expected, Frank imploded as a function of having to compete for a starting role.

Heading into this year, I am far less confident that he'll right the ship, or even show a good attitude.  I'm not from Missouri, but he'll need to show me before I'm comfortable putting any eggs in his basket.  So I certainly don't overlook the possibility that he might shiz the bed again this year.  I'm just not going to completely write him off until we see whether and / or how much he's improved.  If he does, then the team will have a lot of lineup flexibility and another shooter.  If he doesn't, then I won't be surprised.

Here's hoping he steps up.
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