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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 2145797, member: 2133"] Honestly? One of the biggest difference makers for Lydon is how well he does relative to players older than him. Remember he was the leading rebounder on the under 18 team. Lydon did in his freshman year what Wilson did in his junior year all while playing 36+ mpg and mostly out of position. That all counts. The younger you are relative to your peers (at the development stage), the more weight is given to playing well. A 23-yo senior dominating 19-yo freshman isn't considered as talented as a 19-yo playing that can just compete with 22 and 23 year olds. And that 23 year old is going to have to put up video game numbers to be taken seriously. Which is why a freshman with talent doesn't need to be all-conference first team to get past the sniff test for NBA development scouts. They don't need to see him put 20 and 10 against weak competition as senior. [/QUOTE]