04-08-2021, 10:27 AM
(04-08-2021, 09:17 AM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: One thing that has really stood out to me about Richardson after getting a chance to watch him up close for an extended period of time .... he's just really not a great athlete. He's got some length and tenacity that allows him to be pesky on defense, but he's not an elite shut down defender because he has trouble staying in front of faster twitch athletes (ie John Wall, even at this stage of his career). And when his shot isn't falling (which is more the norm than the exception), he has very little ability to create shots or get to the foul line because he just really doesn't have the explosion or ability to put defenders in bad positions off the dribble. Like maybe there was a reason why a long 6'6" guard who played in a large, well scouted SEC program falls to the 2nd round?
I’ll say it again - he’s replaceable