Right on brother! You beat me to a post similar to what I had in my head, but being overshadowed lately. His "switch" seems to be on overall for these games, oven if it is off and on for stretches during the game, while he lets/helps others to shine.
And the things he says about the team, about Boeheim, the words are all correct and make me happy to have him...even if something about the "feel" of the words or the guy in general seems a bit off like the last couple of post imply. I've often been a bit of an "outsider"(even here, obviously), so I can kind of relate and know the "odd" feeling doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong with the guy. Not all human beings are smooth, especially if in their heads something is preventing them from feeling like a natural fit.
The guy is still evolving, "growing" into the SU mold even though he's played the majority of his 5th season. Even though he had a short time here, I'm glad we got him. After the apparent growth and unity of the team recently, I think both he and they are glad he's here. Although OttoInGrotto is the self-proclaimed arbiter of nicknames, I'm cool with having another guy with "Silent" in his name to replace the beloved "Silent" that has passed on to life beyond the Cuse.
People like to use this "glue" term, so is that what he has recently become, in your folks' opinion?