I respect everyone's wrong opinion picking anyone not named Anthony Marshon Davis, Jr. the college version.
Having good lower level tickets (GYERO brag) for the Arkansas game in Rupp that year I had never seen a player before or since occupy the collective mindset of the other team on every possession, both sides of the court. Matt Jones says Willie or Nerlens were equal or better defenders, he's wrong. Every Ark player looked to find him immediately when they touched the ball, even 30 feet from the basket. He would blow up plays just by pretending to help defend. On offense, it was a collective panic to find him and put a body on him at all times. He sucked the basketball energy out of the gym even when he wasn't scoring or blocking a shot (kind of like Steph does in the NBA in a much different way, obvs). His presence alone made everyone on that team jump up a level because the other team had to expend so much energy and time dealing with him.
So, AD is and was good, is my conclusion, lest we forget.
There you go Dk. What else am I going to do on a slow Friday?
Having good lower level tickets (GYERO brag) for the Arkansas game in Rupp that year I had never seen a player before or since occupy the collective mindset of the other team on every possession, both sides of the court. Matt Jones says Willie or Nerlens were equal or better defenders, he's wrong. Every Ark player looked to find him immediately when they touched the ball, even 30 feet from the basket. He would blow up plays just by pretending to help defend. On offense, it was a collective panic to find him and put a body on him at all times. He sucked the basketball energy out of the gym even when he wasn't scoring or blocking a shot (kind of like Steph does in the NBA in a much different way, obvs). His presence alone made everyone on that team jump up a level because the other team had to expend so much energy and time dealing with him.
So, AD is and was good, is my conclusion, lest we forget.
There you go Dk. What else am I going to do on a slow Friday?