05-22-2023, 10:03 AM
(05-22-2023, 09:55 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I must admit I looked at the draft pretty closely that year and was fully ok with DSJ. I didn't even look at Adebayo and looking back I wonder why I just bypassed him. I would never have thought of him being such a creator with the ball, I guess. I discounted Mitchell because he looked like a two foot jumper and I thought that would really hurt him at his size. Also Louisville guys had a spotty record under Pitino. That was clearly a miss though.
I was really high on Adebayo´s defense. But I have to admit that I was just as high on other bigs with a similar build that never turned into anything. Him not producing on offense as probably more about Kentucky´s system. Bigs are rim runners and garbage man on offense. Guards handle the ball. In his case it was even worse. Next to Fox and Monk there simply wasn´t a role for another creator.