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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow
I think most of us agree that he needs talent around him to be successful. But I think what you are missing is that a great player doesn't HAVE to have other people around him to be considered good/great. They are great because they are great.
Let me be clear on my position. HD is not the problem on this team. He is a solid to good player now, and with the right players around him could be a good to very good player.
But he is really unathletic, slow offensively, and gets pushed around a lot for a player that is 7'2" 260. Seeing him power to the basket with a strong move and dunk is like seeing Big Foot. You think you saw it once, but it was so long ago you just can't be certain it wasn't a bear behind a tree.
Now, with all that said, you are going to throw out Kenpom or some other random stat to show he's a great player and I spent the time typing this out for nothing.
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Depends on how loosely you define "great," but every single analyst in the world would say he's a very good player. Imagine how they'd view him if he had some floor spacers and wasn't doubled/tripled all the time.
I keep seeing it repeated that Dickinson underwhelms "for a player his size." Firstly, he's tall (although probably closer to 7'0 than 7'2), but he's not the strongest dude out there. He's pretty skinny. Second, there have been numerous players his height, or even much taller, that were total stiffs or couldn't get off the bench for midmajors.
Yeah, he's pretty slow....that's not unusual for 7+ white guys. What is unusual is his passing ability and shooting ability for a player that size.