Btw, you don't have to be black to be an athlete. Collinsworth is an elite athlete. Haws is not.
If Collinsworth had an above average jump shot, I think he could sniff the NBA. We'll never know what could have been due to his inability to shoot.
At the NBA level, KC would be well below-average in athleticism. But that's not too shabby when you are among the greatest athletes in the world.
To be successful we need guys who can play good defense against good teams. The last team that could do that was Jimmer's senior team. Because they had two historically great defenders (Emery--all time steals leader and Hartsock--2nd all time blocks leader), and then another really great all-around defender in Abouo (I can never spell his name). And that team had KC as well.
We won't see success until then. And you need defense at all positions.
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