QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jul 21, 2010 -> 01:47 PM)
Although I'm sure Omar has been teaching and mentoring Alexei, sometimes players respond by just playing with better players. If you have a guy like Alexei who has a natural talent, his game can be bettered by simply playing with someone like Omar.
i agree with this. when you have a player as bad as teahan to your right, it's easier to mail it in or justify that it wasn't your fault. When you have one of the greatest defensive players of the last two decades on your right, you don't want to f*** up, because you know he won't.