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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 1730030, member: 60"] NBA defenses now are vastly more complex and demanding than, not only college, what NBA teams used to run even a decade or so ago. If you aren't a monster offensive player, and you are even below average on defense, an opposing NBA team will chew you up and spit you out. NBA teams aren't going to hide a role player that can't play defense. They'll find someone that can play defense. NBA offenses, for even the very *best* players, take time to understand and function within. It took LaMarcus Aldridge almost 60 games to truly get comfortable in the Spurs offense, that was tailored to FIT HIM. JB will not change his defense. JB isn't going to drastically change his offense. If you think his O and D choices will be what Mali will be targeted for in the NBA, then by all means, stay. If you think, as I do, that Mali's role will be drastically different on both ends, then he needs to explore his options and try to get a first round guarantee. The era of MJ iso ball is long, long gone. This is the new world order in the NBA and JB, and I never want him to retire - believe me, does not prepare our guys for success in the NBA. He gets the most out of them on a college level. And, Mali isn't developing under a d league coach. He's developing under an NBA organization. Training, nutrition, practice, specialization, etc - 24/7. No Geography class to interrupt him. Listen, I think Mali has to come back, but not because JB will push him to be a better NBA prospect. I think Mali has to come back because he is in a pool of players that are getting drafted to be role players, starters at best. And right now, he can't be sure that he is going to get guaranteed money - and that is even more dangerous with the chance of a lockout on the horizon. He needs a safety net before he commits. [/QUOTE]

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