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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 4188047, member: 127"]
I think coaches tend to be harder when they expect more from a player, know that they are capable of improving. He could yell about Jimmy’s defense from now to eternity but he knows his potential is limited - his physical attributes prevent him from being quick enough to do things that say a Benny or Frank etc can. I’m certain Jimmy is well aware of his shortcomings too and would love to be a quick twitch athlete capable of doing more for the team and of course his father. A great coach (not Boeheim) once told me that a player that he didn’t yell at has to realize and worry that the coach has decided he’s getting the most out of that player that he can reasonably expect. I doubt anyone expected Jimmy Boeheim preseason to be averaging 13.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, have more assists than turnovers (46 to 40) , shoot 50% from 2 and 36.1% from 3 at the end of the season.

If you listened to all the different podcasts etc, Arinze said that he was never expected to defend corner 3’s. Guess why? JB knew it wasn’t a possibility with Arinze like it was for other centers he had.
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