Crazy athleticism.
I know he was only a one-and-done, but he was a model player while at KU and has done nothing but speak highly of his experience there in the meantime. His early departure was a product of the system and culture that exists today, so I don't hold it against him. To the contrary, I root mightily for him in the NBA, and hope that one day he joins the pantheon of all-time greats--knowing that he played at KU and is a walking, talking, explosive recruiting poster for our alma mater.
“With kindest regards to Dr. Forrest C. Allen, the father of basketball coaching, from the father of the game.”
1936 inscription on the portrait of Dr. Naismith, displayed above Phog Allen's office desk at KU.
