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Message: [QUOTE="007, post: 4579309, member: 393"] To me, it seems like JB is trying to prove that he can continue to win by doing things his way regardless, or in spite of, what anyone else thinks. He doesn't feel that he needs to "chase" higher end recruits or have to deal with their egos when they get here. He can win with what he has, or least that is what he needs to believe. The same mentality goes for recruiting the portal and playing zone exclusively. Is this narcissism or ego driven behavior, age related decline, laziness, stubbornness, or something else? I still think that JB's behavior is, and always has been, driven by deep rooted insecurity despite the HOF career, NC, and all the winning. The things that he "says" and the outbursts in PCs and interviews, IMO, are often rationalizations triggered by insecurity. I feel for JB. He has been the face of SU basketball for nearly 50 years. This can't be easy for him as he faces the inevitable end of his career. [/QUOTE]