C'mon - not that it matters but the evidence is overwhelming that he was born in 1992 not 1994.
I had a lot higher hopes for Luc. For whatever reason it didn't work out.
yeah - all of the evidence should have been a real wake-up call - but somehow the authorities that had to review his info accepted what ever was provided and let it all slide .
My point was - in a variation on the old Football Coach Dennis Green quote - 'he was
NOT who we (or at least many) thought he was (or could become)' -
Looking back at some more of the recruiting info from when Etou was a high school senior - several sites listed him (optimistically) as 6' 8" and 225 lbs ... and it seemed that a lot of chatter mentioned that he had many similarities to his cousin - Serge Ibaka (6'10" 245lbs) and it certainly seemed like there were hope/dreams/projections that this "19 (?) year old high school senior" still had some growing to do - and could grow another 2 inches and put on 20 pounds - and that his game would grow similarly - a lot of 'he will be a monster when he is all grown up' Well - the two years of age question that were swept under the rug may have had a lot more significance - He got to RU & his actual listed height was not augmented with optimism - so he was listed at what he is - 6' 7" and apparently his growth phase = done... and he did not really 'bulk up' ... not a surprise if you look at the evidence that he was actually 21 when he got to RU and was probably pretty close to full physical maturity.
He has potential to be a fine contributor - but - It would appear that a lot of the 'high hopes' and 'high expectations' may have been, in part, fueled by the vision of what he could potentially become - and the vision was a bit distorted by the expectation that he still had some more growth ahead of him.
Hope he can find his role & can simply be himself
