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[QUOTE="Ghost, post: 1266762, member: 581"]
I'm not implying he was Wilt.  :)

I think for myself, and just a handful of others, we have been arguing since his Sophomore year that the skillset he displayed in exhibition games, etc. showed he was capable of far more on offense.  As a result we are arguing from a far different side on this one.  We're saying we've been right all along...lol

The argument always was - how can he score if he never touches the ball?  Last year Grant was probably the most adept at feeding the post - our guards just don't seem to have the skill or the interest in doing so.

I would put that on JB fwiw.  We needed more scoring - more movement on offense, and neglecting the post took our offense from middling to downright poor.  That's a far longer argument though.  Although, and I'm not going back a year plus to find it, JB did say in multiple interviews (radio shows) that the guards needed to do more to get the ball into the post in years past.  It never materialized though - not sure who is to blame for that, or if JB was just saying it for the sake of saying it.  Que sera sera...

So, here is the bit from JB's show on SWC's recap dated 12/23/2014 - I even include the bit at the end to help support your reasoning (I could have left it out!):  :)

Ultimately, we agree to disagree - and by no means am I saying I KNOW Rak could have done more - I just sincerely believe he had more to give early on and we never utilized him properly.

So, at the end of the day, I agree with JB.  He could have gotten there earlier, and we never asked him to do anything...or allowed him to.  :)

Nice post Reedny as well - I'm not quoting it though so I figured I would throw this in.  I disagree with your conclusion wholeheartedly (I think he was mishandled in multiple ways), but did think it was a well thought out/good post.
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