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Message: [QUOTE="CaptainJ, post: 1077804, member: 1553"] While this may be partially right, i believe Jekelish nailed it. Just because a guard is good at not getting turnovers and gets what the NCAA labels an assist, doesn't necessarily mean he is good at feeding the post. Last year is a prime example. "Good" is just a word, a generalization. Without going back and watching tape and looking away from the ball(how many of us typically do so, let alone look away from the ball during the heat of action? I admit it's not often I do), it might be hard to accurately gauge either sides' assertions. But I definitely saw times Rak had his man sealed with nobody between him and the basket and no attempt was made to pass it to him. As Dave pointed out, Rak also seems to rack up an inordinate amount of fouls establishing position, and this could partly be due to frustration in apparently needing perfect position in order for his teammates to get him the ball, and possibly even lack of name recognition(although that's tough to prove, but still quite plausible). As for top coaches? What have we seen since Bernie Fine was given the broom? When you look at the work Bernie did with very raw talent like Seikaly and a number of bigs after him, as opposed to the development of our bigs after Bernie left, I think it is quite obvious how much Bernie's talents are missed. This isn't necessarily a knock on Hop or whomever is doing it now, but Hop was a guard, and our bigs aren't developing as they should be. Sure we can blame Rak, Fab, Coleman, BMK, and whomever else, but when you have such a pattern at one position it makes sense to examine a common root(unless you feel our scouting is terrible). So no, I would leave top coaching off the list of Rak's assets, as well as great entry passes from last season. I'm not sure if we want to count MCW's jump passes from the previous season, but I'm not arguing that Rak had necessarily gotten that much better by then anyhow. This year he should be able to silence the naysayers. I have faith JB will look to him more due to his longevity/loyalty, and that KJ will be able to get him the ball for a number of easy deuces. [/QUOTE]

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