Warren2ThaG Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Ajinca's big learning curve"Counterintuitive as this sounds, Charlotte Bobcats forward Alexis Ajinca should start worrying when the coach stops yelling at him. That's not much consolation when Larry Brown is on you more than any teammate. Still, the attention Ajinca is getting in this training camp reflects his potential and the minutes available at power forward. He can either embrace that or shrivel under it. "When coaches don't correct you, then they've probably forgotten about you,'' Brown said of all the yelling he's done with Ajinca. "There's a difference between coaching and criticism,'' Brown continued. "I wouldn't want to play for coaches criticizing all the time. But I also wouldn't want to play for coaches who aren't teaching.'' Brown's classroom has been a loud and animated place for Ajinca. He has so much to learn and so much to offer. With Boris Diaw and Vlade Radmanovic each missing some or all of camp with ankle sprains, Brown has fast-tracked Ajinca at power forward. Ajinca arrived last season as an athletically graceful but painfully thin 7-footer. Some of the things he did well - shooting from the high post, for instance - didn't fit. They want him closer to the basket, to rebound, block shots and set screens. Some of that gets lost in translation. Basketball is an international sport, but that doesn't mean it's played the same way around the world."---http://www.charlotteobserver.com/bobcats/story/985171.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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