Duke forward busts racial stereotypes by having the courage to combine crazy hops and limited ability.
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Mason Plumlee, a 6'11" forward from Duke, will likely be picked in the mid-to-late first round of the NBA Draft tonight, which is to say, scouts think he's good, but not THAT good.
Plumlee is unquestionably an amazing athlete. He's as strong as an ox and jumps like a genetically-engineered Jumping Ox.
Normally a 6'11" leaper who played for one of the best teams in the country would be considered a candidate to be one of the top two or three picks in the draft. But even after four years of college play, Plumlee isn't very skilled in basketball fundamentals. He can barely shoot; the website Draft Express notes that he only made two jump shots all of last season. Two! And he doesn't dribble well or have the footwork and coordination to score on his own. This, below, is not what NBA teams want to happen when they give the ball to a big man and ask him to score.
