re: Blakeney, "Leadership is a problem"

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Everyone wants to point the finger at the coach at I totally get that, but at some point the players have to take some responsibility. This team doesn't have a natural leader that will drag the team and put them on his back.

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At this level, it's up to the coach to develop that leadership, and rarely does that ever come from freshmen. It's also hard to develop leadership when there really isn't a "mission". The team comes down the floor for each offensive set with no idea what they're going to do or who is responsible for triggering the play.