On Billy Baron
I don’t know if Billy Baron will end up being a star or not. He wasn’t very highly recruited, frankly, but he does appear to be exactly the type of player that will thrive in Tony Bennett’s system. He also appears to be the type of player that UVa fans will enjoy: a hard-nosed kid who plays hard and, perhaps more importantly (given what we’ve seen over the last decade), who plays smart.
There have been times since the New Gillenium began that I would’ve given my kingdom for a few players who didn’t take bad shots and make bad decisions. I’m so tired of that, but I’m very optimistic that Bennett is going to change that.
At any rate, what brought on this rambling post was this Daily Progress profile of Billy Baron. Check it out.
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