Did you think he'd be one of the team's best passers? One of the most efficient scorers in Big East play?
A player who had never averaged more than two points per game in his career had a chance to get some run, finally. And somewhere along the way, either a light went on inexplicably from the previous year, or the training from new staff activated Balamou. For at times, he was a decent and versatile player - and also, a very different player.
When looking at the holdovers from the previous staff, there's always the question of what the new staff did differently.