#PlayerEvaluation

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"the lottery’s history is littered with big men who have busted out of the league. Not only is the supply continually limited, the relative importance of the position used to mean that teams would reach for the ones who were available [..] Even in the NBA’s pace-and-space era, just about every team has at least one mastodon-size player who can move his feet. But for NCAA athletes, it’s a huge transition to go from being the biggest player on the floor to being just one of the guys, and not every player has the game to manage that shift that well. It’s also much harder for a big man to affect the game at the NCAA level, because so much of their success depends on the quality of their teammates. Not many college teams run a good offense or space the floor properly, and even fewer have competent point guard play. Without a floor general who can control tempo, enter the ball into the post, or consistently hit the roll man, life is difficult for a pivot, no matter how talented. Conversely, a big man who plays on a well-coached team with proper spacing and facilitation can post statistics that overstate his talent level."