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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yeah, I’m not sure why so many excuses are being made for this player in particular vs the countless others who have endured the same thing. The knocks on McKenna are not new, they’re just far more apparent right now when he’s not wildly outscoring them. If all the issues with his game emerged only after going the NCAA route, or if he had quickly addressed them, it might be different.
And, all that said, it’s not like McKenna’s abilities are being completely discounted here. It’s become a conversation over whether he’s the defacto 1OA or if he slips to 2/3 and/or needs another year of development. He’s going to be a top pick regardless because of that talent.
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Yeah, I don’t think anyone has suggested he’ll be a bust. Just that he has enough warts in his game that he’s trending towards a top-3 pick rather than a no-brainer #1.