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The key to big men has always been keeping them involved in the offensive end.
If you get them the ball and they score, they come back more engaged on defense. And if you get it to them and they miss, they try to make up for that miss on the other end.
But when they don't get many touches, and becomes just an afterthought, they tend to grow less engaged and aggressive because they don't see what their role is. It's demoralizing.
We actually see the same thing with guards who don't get touches. It's just much more unusual for that to happen.
If you get them the ball and they score, they come back more engaged on defense. And if you get it to them and they miss, they try to make up for that miss on the other end.
But when they don't get many touches, and becomes just an afterthought, they tend to grow less engaged and aggressive because they don't see what their role is. It's demoralizing.
We actually see the same thing with guards who don't get touches. It's just much more unusual for that to happen.