He had 4 fouls tonight which i expected given the competition. Him fouling out in 17 minutes against lesser competition is something that a foul prone player would do but he hasnt shown that tendency before in his earlier years.
Iv been running a 3-2 zone defense for about the last 3 or so seasons with him typically at PF sometimes at C. His outside defense could be better but given how he did last season against some of the same competition and with about the same number of minutes its odd that overall his defensive ability has grown but so has his fouling frequency. Its disheartening to train someone and feel like maybe youve been wasting your time all along instead of just buying everyone.
Ill keep monitoring it as he continues to grow in his defensive set. Iv stopped training shotblocking already as i know training that too high can have a potentially adverse effect. Inside/outside defense are already high/somewhat decent. Its hard to tell where his fouls are coming from right now because the player wouldnt even let me watch the 4th quarter tonight. Apparently all 4 of his fouls came during that quarter.
Thanks for the thoughtful response