Post by Lazy Pete on Sept 19, 2017 10:32:14 GMT -6
Abraham Lincoln
C
22
7'2
260
Illinois
A C C+ B B A
Abe is at times the most gifted prospect in the class and at others the most frustrating. He's an undeniable force on the offensive end, blending his incredible size and surprisingly deft shooting stroke with rare vision. He was a 2-time All-American and national player of the year candidate, and if scouts only watched his offense he would be the clear #1 pick.
But on the other end, he has a tremendous flaw: an absolute and total lack of shot blocking ability. No one is quite sure how someone with his size and length can't protect the rim, but pop in the tapes and you'll see a laundry list of players dunking on Lincoln like he's a bearded Shawn Bradley. Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and Robert Lee each took a turn, but Lincoln had the last laugh in those matchups. They were only precursors to the play of the season, the vicious posterization by John Wilkes Booth in the Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit, which has since been dubbed "The Assassination". That play capped a massive upset and closed Lincoln's career on a disappointing note.
Whoever drafts Abe will have to make peace with the yin and yang of his offensive and defensive game.
