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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Dedric is clearly not the toughest but he's far better than I ever could have imagined. Easily the B12 player of the year. Yeah, he's not the problem.
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Lawson isn't the problem. He's not made of metal, but he's obviously a good player, and it's obvious he wants it. He works hard on the boards and gives effort on the defensive end. He's just limited athletically.
It occurred to me today, as they were talking on the radio about how his stats jump off the page, and he's a good look for B12POY, if he were on a better team, would he be getting the numbers he is? I'd bet not.
The radio said out of the 14 B12 titles, they've had the POY 5 times. Seems to support the argument. A good player on a lesser team can get more stats than an excellent player on an excellent team?
One more point on Lawson, I absolutely love a developed post game. It is ****ing criminal that they can't teach these prospects any nuanced post game other than "DUNK STUPID!" I mean, an efficient post move against an especially lesser opponent is still a valid approach to ****ing basketball, damn it. A few simple lessons in leverage and footwork and some of these incredible ****ing specimens of basketball royalty could get easy ****ing points. Get off my lawn! /old man basketball rant.