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[QUOTE="Coach Orange, post: 1003118, member: 2260"]
I basically agree with this. The only thing I might add is that our player development is not producing the results one might expect from a high-level program. This season is just one example of this continuing problem.

After four seasons, CJ can't use his right hand and can rarely take more than 1-2 dribbles before fumbling the ball. BMK and Christmas are only marginally better players after seven combined seasons. Christmas still doesn't consistently seal his defender in the post and has no "go-to" offensive move in the post. He hit a few jump hooks this season, but not consistently enough to say that is a weapon. Cooney has been here for three seasons and is still little more offensively than a streaky shooter--he doesn't use fakes consistently, isn't an effective passer, and rarely reads screens well. Grant's scoring went up about four points per 40 minutes with his increased playing time, but his rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks barely increased this season based on this statistical measure.

Yes, we have seen some players make major strides in their time in the program, but it is hard to argue that our teams regularly show marked improvement throughout a single season. Moreover, for every player that seems to improve his fundamental skills throughout his time in the program, there are several others that leave here as basically older versions of the player they arrive as.

This suggests that the program's player development curriculum needs revising. Either that, or the staff needs better teachers in the assistant coaching roles.
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