Originally posted by IPC
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The point of no return was when he broke his leg on a fastbreak layup with nobody around him in practice. There were warning signs earlier when he had a hairline fracture detected a couple of times before. But did they change their style of play or ask JF to be lighter no not really. He played in the paint for close to 40 minutes a game even in elims games against farm teams. Junemar made the adjustment himself by halting the Euro step move he favored but probably put pressure on his single leg.
SMC only relented in letting JMF lose some weight, play the outside more and lessened playing time only after he broke his leg.
After a broken leg you cant really expect JMF to improve significantly on defense anymore. Even Paul George was not as good after breaking his leg. JMF still tries to grow his game. But unfortunately after a broken leg his defense will always be suspect.
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