Behind closed doors, absent of fans, Aaron Deloney wows his teammates and coaches on the University of Vermont men's basketball team.
"In practice, he’s unguardable, unstoppable," Isaiah Powell said. "It’s ridiculous."
Some of you clearly missed the context here, so there it is. Yes. Deloney has had a decent stretch...but he's also a junior who averages 3 points per game in 10 mins a game in his career. Classic practice hero. Every team's got them. Whether a guy like him finally gets the consistency down, and manages to commit to both ends of the floor is TBD, but until then he is what we've all seen he is in 50 some odd games: a bench guard.
Every year when they practice or play against one another in a scrimmage, someone causes fans to think the next big thing is about to break out. Sure, you can be patient. It might all happen for them. But, usually, the guys who do can get on the court. Lefebvre can't see the floor on a team that could seriously use another big body if even just for 3-5 mins a game to spell Davis and Powell, and the only guy that the coaches think can do that is Fiorillo in the frontcourt.
Don't tell me it's only because Becker doesn't play young players either. He'll play anyone regardless of their class, and through their struggles too (see Powell and Davis early on as just a few examples).
It comes off like I'm knocking the guy but as I said...not everyone is good enough to play right now. They might be later, or they might never be. Be patient, but be realistic in the now, too. Until they are in games proving they belong, it's safe to generally not think, or ask why they're not factoring in. The reasoning is quite clear.