SWC75
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It absolutely contradicts what you said in your OP: "He's a skilled player but he's not having a great senior year. "
Sure doesn't seem like JB agrees with your assessment. Which largely seems to ignore the added defense focus that comes along with being the focal point of an offense. Nobody is suggesting that CJ is a transcendent talent. I'm also not claiming that it wouldn't be better for the team if he shot better from 3, started taking better care of the ball, etc. He's gone down in some statistical categories this season [up in others], but do you know what Scott Shafer would say about formulating an opinion of player performance solely on the basis of stats?
JB's comments speak volumes. This is a very, very good team. They are capable of making a deep run. And Boeheim feels that not only is CJ the best player on the team, but that his play is one of the main reasons we've been able to accomplish 19-0. Good enough for me.
You missed this: "I'm hoping the development of grant will take some of the defensive pressure off of Fair and make his job a bit easier."
I'm a big CJ fan. I'm not ripping him. I'm looking for ways this team can improve down the stretch because other teams will improve and I want our team to stay ahead of them. And an extra boost from one or more sources is often the key to a good stretch run. I think CJ can play better and maybe also be used a little better. That's something that could give us an extra boost.