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[QUOTE="Coach Orange, post: 1301278, member: 2260"]
Kaleb is what he is: the #50 overall (ESPN) player in his class (most #50 players are not one-and-dones with polished skill sets) trying to learn how to play the most important position in college basketball. Mind you, this position is not one that he played exclusively prior to college, yet he is logging plenty of game minutes, probably more than a player in his spot would normally get in his first season with a veteran point guard on the team.

No one is denying that he has been up-and-down, having some solid moments and some moments that make a person want to bang his or her head on a wall. That's how learning works, though: lots of starts and stops in the process. It can be frustrating at times, but patience is required to see growth.

By the way, here is what ESPN's Recruiting Nation analyst wrote about him on 2/27/14:

"For all of Joseph's versatile tools, he isn't yet as efficient as he should be. While he currently looks to make plays in spots he needs to learn to develop his overall feel for the game while simultaneously becoming more assertive within the flow of the offense. He must also work to fill out his frame and become more consistent playing against contact on both ends of the floor."

Sounds spot-on to me. So, is it that Kaleb has shockingly underperformed, or is it that some of us expected too much?
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