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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
It bears repeating that Jabari Brown is the only player who has improved in Haith's entire tenure.
Pressey regressed. Ross stayed the same. Clarkson regressed as the season wore on, as did J3 and Clark.
Even if the roster is full of talented guys, the next coach is going to have to be able to get far more out of their ability than Haith. He's not just terrible during a game and at getting a team to play cohesively; he can't develop basketball players.
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Strongly disagree that Brown is the only player that improved under Haith.
ALL of those seniors AND Mike Dixon AND Phil Pressey improved tremendously in Haith's first year. Oriakhi and Bowers both improved a lot last year. And Brown improved a ton this year.
I don't really buy into an in-season regression argument for freshmen. Higher competition level and the freshman wall is usually more of a factor there.
Pressey was not as good as a junior as he was as a sophomore, but he also had much less help around him at the guard spot. If Mike Dixon can stick to having sex with girls who want to have sex with him, I think Pressey's career ends on a MUCH different note.
Clarkson... again. Maybe some regression. Also maybe some tired legs from having to play 35+ minutes every night. And maybe a step up in competition level/scouting/athleticism of opponents.