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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3844163, member: 40"] I'm going to push back a little. This is how board "fact" get established -- someone interprets vague information and then postulates that Kadary and Woody "weren't exactly gymrats," and then it begins to get established as truth. That may be true. Or it might be overblown. Incoming frosh generally have an adjustment period -- because the requirements of playing high major basketball are much different than what they've experienced before, and requires a lot more effort. My belief is that it is incumbent upon the upperclassmen to show leadership, and show younger players the level of effort required [film study, extra work, etc.] to succeed at this level. If younger players aren't putting in the work [hypothetically], then team leaders can and should put pressure on them to correct those habits. What I've heard [again, second hand -- so take it with a grain of salt] is that after Woody returned from COVID and had recovered, but then was out of the lineup, that he responded by having several practices in a row where he was going through the motions to show his unhappiness. JB yelled at him in practice, and like an immature 18 year frosh he stormed off the court and went into the locker room. JB followed him in, they had a huge off-court blowout argument, and the assistant coaches intervened to end the shouting match. After that, JB pocket vetoed Woody seeing the court, despite him having the skill to contribute, which pretty much set the transfer wheels in motion. Now, in a normal year, Woody might have had a more engaging overall college experience. Maybe he wouldn't have wanted to leave if that had been the case. Or if the NCAA hadn't passed the one time transfer waiver to sit out, maybe he also wouldn't have been inclined to leave and sit out. We'll never know. I just hate losing a starting caliber guy who might be NBA caliber over a contest of wills. Woody wasn't a bad seed, he was frustrated. [/QUOTE]

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