Saturday, July 30, 2016

Stetson Billings

I was intrigued by this young man from the day we signed him simply because of his first name. It has a certain swaggering style about it - something John Wayne might have been called in one of his movies.

Stetson arrived advertised as an outstanding defensive player, and he has been that, plus he has been an above-average rebounder. Certainly he has been no offensive whiz, and sad to say, it is the scorers who get the lion's share of the attention, and fans complain that defensive specialists are somehow sub-par players. (They never seem to notice if the scorers' defense is like a sieve or if they couldn't snare a rebound with a bushel basket.)

Stetson is a fifth-year senior and is part of a large senior class that ought to supply outstanding leadership for the team. Presumably his role will increase somewhat just because of his experience and maturity. In many ways Stetson is the prototypical Trojan: blue collar, just get it done. I have made no secret of the fact that that is the type of player and team that I like.

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