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[QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5661774, member: 8453"]
I think a lot of it is the leadership on the team.
You have a coach who never lets up on what he expects and makes sure they know it.
He would never put up with lack of effort, he would sit those players on the bench.

Secondly, he has a true leader on the team in Doty.  That kid leads by example with his effort and never give up attitude.  He doesn't have the shooting talent of Gerry but he ticks a lot of the other boxes.
Gerry said before he coached a game last year that what drew him to Doty was his leadership and that he could see him developing into the team leader.  He said his team would need that especially.

I think for Gerry, the intangibles are as important as the raw talent.

SU literally has no leader on this team. It should be JJ but it isn't - just isn't his style and temperament.
It is often the senior point guard - but Nate is having a hard enough time doing his job let alone lead.
He is not Sherman Douglas - that is for sure.
Donnie, for whatever reason, doesn't seem willing to do it either.

They had the exact same problem last year and it has not improved.

And Red certainly does not run his team with DART in mind.
His comment in a press conference that only Sadiq White was trying is as much of an indictment of the coach as the player.
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