A lot of it has to do with the fact he plays for Duke. I don't think it's necessarily personal.It's unbelievable to me that people don't love Zion coverage. How much are you watching ESPN if it's to the point that in a matter of 5 months, you are sick of the freakiest athlete we've ever seen?
got tired of the Tebow praise for the same reason.It's unbelievable to me that people don't love Zion coverage. How much are you watching ESPN if it's to the point that in a matter of 5 months, you are sick of the freakiest athlete we've ever seen?
How overrated do Barrett and Reddish have to be that they couldn't win with Zion. Duke was extremely lucky just to get to elite 8. Then finally they get beat by a supposed lesser team. Duke wasn't as talented as they were hyped to be. Outside of Zion.
He didn't play up to the circus (moreso around him) through the year. For that reason it should be hard for anyone to see it as personal dislike from his end. I don't. The Duke angle is there for sure. The media coverage was over the top and I think that coupled with where he attended school made it an easy target.A lot of it has to do with the fact he plays for Duke. I don't think it's necessarily personal.
I'm not a huge CBB fan, at least compared to CFB, but I became enthralled with Zion when he was still a junior in HS. A co-worker was watching a highlight video of him and I know none of those videos make the player look anything less than phenomenal, but I couldn't believe how well a 15-16 year old kid was moving with the basketball. When he eventually committed to Duke, my overriding thought was "Dammit, I wish he was going somewhere else" and I did find the coverage of him this year, especially when he was hurt and not even playing, to be kind of irritating.
Reddish absolutely is overrated. Dude was the second-ranked player nationally, ahead of Little, Bol, Zion, etc. I'm not sure Barrett is overrated, but he (and the entire Duke team) really needed Zion on the floor and were extremely dependent on him, much more so than I thought they would or should be.How overrated do Barrett and Reddish have to be that they couldn't win with Zion. Duke was extremely lucky just to get to elite 8. Then finally they get beat by a supposed lesser team. Duke wasn't as talented as they were hyped to be. Outside of Zion.
Not much different IMO. When you have a dominate player inside 15 feet and adequate shooters outside the higher percentage big guy is still going to get the majority of the attention.They couldn't hit 3's and that's exactly what you need around Zion. Imagine his stats if opponents aren't packing it into the paint?
This.I watched a couple of shows (ESPN) last nite and today, 90% of the discussion in general and about that game was about Duke/Zion (some Barrett) and their "Carpet ride" of a season they took everyone across the country on. I don't like AU or Pearl for that matter but in a different conversation they were quick to point out that AU really should have lost to NMST in the first round and probably shouldn't have made it to the F4, but never mentioned the fact that Duke slipped by UCF with some aid and barely got by Tech just to get to the G8 before losing. During both discussions, very little was said about State or Izzo winning the game and moving on. For that reason its easy for me to be satisfied and happy that Duke is done.
Agree on both Reddish and Barrett. Zion was on a different level than Barrett and Barrett was on a different level than Reddish.Reddish absolutely is overrated. Dude was the second-ranked player nationally, ahead of Little, Bol, Zion, etc. I'm not sure Barrett is overrated, but he (and the entire Duke team) really needed Zion on the floor and were extremely dependent on him, much more so than I thought they would or should be.
I'm not sure Duke is even a consistent top 10 team this year without Zion. It seems fair to assume they likely would have lost at FSU, to Virginia, and at Louisville if they didn't have him. They might not have beaten Auburn early in the year without him either.
Not much different IMO. When you have a dominate player inside 15 feet and adequate shooters outside the higher percentage big guy is still going to get the majority of the attention.