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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 1194678, member: 127"]
I really like Rak and think he always has had so much potential. However Rak has been his own worst enemy defensively by picking up early fouls. Last season he averaged about 23 minutes a game and had 4 fouls or fouled out in 16 out of our 34 games. He had 107 fouls last season and 172 rebounds. He had 3 games where he played 12 minutes or less and had 4 fouls twice and 3 fouls in another. Tough for a coach to have confidence in a player when you can't count on him lasting in a game. This doesn't count defensive lapses that don't result in a foul.

Hoping this year he stays focused, motivated and uses good judgement on the defensive end so we can see his offense. He needs to be a little more subtle, polished in his moves to the basket & using his elbows - I think he got caught twice tonight and had 4 in total against an undersized team. We can't afford him being in constant foul trouble with an inexperienced backup center especially if he starts picking them up on the offensive side. Glad to see him do well tonight and hoping he has a monster season.
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