Elbert Robinson: how is he developing?

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very good point

He has dropped a lot of weight since getting to LSU and he's still struggling with stamina and quickness. I hope he improves in those areas (and knowing his defensive rotations) bc you can't coach height.

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He was on camera yawning in OT. I don't think he's happy with his current role.

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He looks lost on the floor. Can't catch a pass, is clumsy, can't defend down low, is really slow as someone else mentioned earlier. I really can't find a good thing about his game so far except he eats up space. The game is just way too fast for him right now. Physically he has all the tools, he just needs to develop.

He is not very athletic.

And his role--the big, immobile, aircraft carrier, seven-foot center--is becoming obsolete.

I mean, why have a guy 7-2 clogging up the middle who is slow and ponderous, when someone like Jarrell Martin is 6-10 with a complete game?

Shaq was an all-time great not because he was over 7 feet and huge, but because he was all that and could move, too.

Robinson is a Len Elmore-Rich Kelley-type center.

And the old classic, post-up, in-the-paint center is becoming as extinct as the passenger pigeon.

There is just not much place in this modern up-tempo game for them.

He needs time with the right work ethic he could be very good. At times you can see flashes of his potential.

He's very clumsy right now but he can grow out of that. They had a loose ball 3 games ago and he looked like a 70 year old man going after it!
I'm thinking if he's lost 50 pounds or whatever he's lost how did he even function before? He will be a monster in the future!

if he's got the dedication to lose that much weight, there's no doubt he has a good work ethic and can certainly fix his game up.......i think it takes a strong person to be able to change their lifestyles like this and shows a lot about their character

Robinson will start to get a few more mins in the coming weeks.