(01-06-2023 09:07 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(01-04-2023 11:31 PM)FauqDawg10 Wrote:  Why didn't he play ball between 10 and 16? Red flag considering how many guys with this kind of size and athleticism are just coaxed into it without any real interest.

If his heart is indeed into it, he's still rawer than a blue steak, even in five minutes of highlights (let alone any actual game tape). Certainly no Nathan Knight and probably not even a Mekhel Harvey at this stage and I wouldn't expect meaningful contributions in his first couple years though. After that, though, the right ball of clay is always tantalizing. You don't get seriously skilled bigs at this level anyway, so every school like ours has to take some gambles. Wish him the best.

Actually, I think David Robinson would have met your red flag definition as well.

Of course he would've. David Robinson had a number of red flags. So did several other Hall of Famers, and so did thousands of flameouts.

This kid's tape says he might be anything from zero to stud. But to paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, I watched David Robinson, and this kid is no David Robinson.