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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4935902, member: 405"] No, I'm hardly a big fan. But this myth that he was absolutely terrible on defense was created by Boeheim in his press conferences, and just isn't supported by the numbers. If he was "insufficient" on defense, recall that he was also a forward who was also played out of position at center. He played all 34 games for us that year, and he started 21 times. He was only a freshman, and he was a useful piece here. He could have grown into a better player for us, but his mother wanted him home, and Seton Hall interfered. What can you do? He never played as well as he played here. That doesn't mean he sucked. Guys who suck don't get 18 pts, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in about 20 minutes against ACC competition. They have those games against LeMoyne. [/QUOTE]